chem

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____    1.   According to the kinetic-molecular theory, gases condense into liquids because of

a.

gravity.

c.

forces between molecules.

b.

atmospheric pressure.

d.

elastic collisions.

 

 

____    2.   An ideal gas is a hypothetical gas

a.

not made of particles.

b.

that conforms to all of the assumptions of the kinetic theory.

c.

whose particles have zero mass.

d.

made of motionless particles.

 

 

____    3.   A real gas

a.

does not obey all the assumptions of the kinetic-molecular theory.

b.

consists of particles that do not occupy space.

c.

cannot be condensed.

d.

cannot be produced in scientific laboratories.

 

 

____    4.   What determines the average kinetic energy of the molecules of any gas?

a.

temperature

c.

container volume

b.

pressure

d.

molar mass

 

 

____    5.   Which is an example of gas diffusion?

a.

inflating a flat tire

b.

the odor of perfume spreading throughout a room

c.

a cylinder of oxygen stored under high pressure

d.

All of the above

 

 

____    6.   Which substance has the lowest density?

a.

H2O(g)

c.

Hg(l)

b.

H2O(l)

d.

Hg(g)

 

 

____    7.   What happens to the volume of a gas during compression?

a.

The volume increases.

b.

The volume decreases.

c.

The volume remains constant.

d.

It is impossible to tell because all gases are different.

 

 

____    8.   Under which conditions do real gases most resemble ideal gases?

a.

low pressure and low temperature

c.

high pressure and high temperature

b.

low pressure and high temperature

d.

high pressure and low temperature

 

 

____    9.   The particles in a liquid are usually

a.

closer together and lower in energy than those in a solid.

b.

farther apart and higher in energy than those in a gas.

c.

closer together and lower in energy than those in a gas.

d.

farther apart and lower in energy than those in a solid.

 

 

____  10.   Which of these best describes vaporization?

a.

the process by which a liquid changes to a gas

b.

the process by which a solid changes to a gas

c.

Both (a) and (b)

d.

Neither (a) nor (b)

 

 

 

____  11.   Which term best describes the process by which particles escape from the surface of a nonboiling liquid and enter the gas state?

a.

sublimation

c.

surface tension

b.

evaporation

d.

aeration

 

 

____  12.   Particles within a solid

a.

do not move.

c.

move about freely.

b.

vibrate about fixed positions.

d.

exchange positions easily.

 

 

____  13.   Forces holding particles together are strongest in a

a.

solid.

c.

gas.

b.

liquid.

d.

vapor.

 

 

____  14.   At about what temperature does water reach its maximum density?

a.

0ºC

c.

4ºC

b.

2ºC

d.

6ºC

 

 

____  15.   Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

a.

water

c.

whole wheat bread

b.

a sugar-water solution

d.

sugar

 

 

____  16.   Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture of substances in a single phase?

a.

a solution

c.

a compound

b.

a colloid

d.

a suspension

 

 

____  17.   Increasing the surface area of the solute

a.

increases the rate of dissolution.

b.

decreases the rate of dissolution.

c.

has no effect on the rate of dissolution.

d.

can increase, decrease, or have no effect on the rate of dissolution.

 

 

____  18.   Stirring increases the rate of dissolution because it

a.

raises the temperature.

b.

lowers the temperature.

c.

brings fresh solvent into contact with the solute.

d.

decreases the surface area of the solute.

 

 

____  19.   In a solution at equilibrium,

a.

no dissolution occurs.

b.

the rate of dissolution is less than the rate of crystallization.

c.

the rate of dissolution is greater than the rate of crystallization.

d.

the rate of dissolution and the rate of crystallization are equal.

 

 

____  20.   The solubility of a substance at a given temperature is generally expressed as

a.

amount of solute.

c.

amount of solute per amount of solvent.

b.

amount of solvent.

d.

amount of water per 100 g of solute.

 

 

____  21.   Solubilities, expressed as grams/100. g of water,

a.

must be determined experimentally.

b.

can be easily predicted.

c.

vary directly with the rate at which solids dissolve.

d.

do not vary with temperature.

 

 

____  22.   The rate of dissolution is

a.

directly related to solubility.

c.

related to the square of the solubility.

b.

inversely related to solubility.

d.

not related to solubility.

 

 

____  23.   In the expression "like dissolves like," the word like refers to similarity in molecular

a.

mass.

c.

energy.

b.

size.

d.

polarity.

 

 

____  24.   What is the molality of a solution that contains 5.10 mol KNO3 in 4.47 kg water? (molar mass of KNO3 = 101.11 g/mol)

a.

0.315 m

c.

1.02 m

b.

0.779 m

d.

1.14 m

 

 

____  25.   What is the molarity of a solution that contains 125 g NaCl in 4.00 L solution? (molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol)

a.

0.535 M

c.

8.56 M

b.

2.14 M

d.

31.3 M

 

 

____  26.   What is the molality of a solution that contains 31.0 g HCl in 5.00 kg water? (molar mass of HCl = 36.46 g/mol)

a.

0.062 m

c.

0.170 m

b.

0.425 m

d.

15.5 m

 

 

____  27.   How many moles of HCl are present in 0.70 L of a 0.33 M HCl solution? (molar mass of HCl = 36.46 g/mol)

a.

0.23 mol

c.

0.38 mol

b.

0.28 mol

d.

0.47 mol

 

 

____  28.   The concentration of a water solution of NaCl is 2.48 m, and it contains 806 g of water. How much NaCl is in the solution? (molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol)

a.

2.00 g

c.

117 g

b.

89.3 g

d.

224 g

 

 

____  29.   An NaOH solution contains 1.90 mol of NaOH, and its concentration is 0.555 M. What is its volume? (molar mass of NaOH = 40.00 g/mol)

a.

0.623 L

c.

1.05 L

b.

0.911 L

d.

3.42 L

 

 

____  30.   What mass of water must be used to make a 1.35 m solution that contains 8.20 mol of NaOH? (molar mass of NaOH = 40.00 g/mol)

a.

6.07 kg

c.

11.1 kg

b.

7.44 kg

d.

14.5 kg

 

 

____  31.   How many milliliters of a 0.171 M solution contain 1.00 g of NaCl? (molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol)

a.

100. mL

c.

171 mL

b.

1000. mL

d.

17.1 mL

 

 

____  32.   A reaction in which products can react to re-form reactants is

a.

reforming.

c.

buffered.

b.

reversible.

d.

impossible.

 

 

____  33.   Under suitable conditions, roughly what proportion of all chemical reactions are reversible?

a.

none

c.

about half

b.

less than half

d.

nearly all

 

 

____  34.   At equilibrium,

a.

the forward reaction rate is lower than the reverse reaction rate.

b.

the forward reaction rate is higher than the reverse reaction rate.

c.

the forward reaction rate is equal to the reverse reaction rate.

d.

no reactions take place.

 

 

____  35.   What two processes are at equilibrium in a saturated sugar solution?

a.

evaporation and condensation

c.

decomposition and synthesis

b.

dissolving and crystallization

d.

ionization and recombination

 

 

____  36.   At equilibrium, the total amount of the product(s)

a.

is always equal to the total amount of the reactants.

b.

is always greater than the total amount of the reactants.

c.

is always less than the total amount of the reactants.

d.

may be equal to, greater than, or less than the total amount of the reactants.

____  37.   What symbol represents the equilibrium constant?

a.

k

c.

c

b.

K

d.

R

 

 

____  38.   A very low value of K indicates that

a.

equilibrium is reached slowly.

c.

reactants are favored.

b.

products are favored.

d.

equilibrium has been reached.

 

 

____  39.   A very high value of K indicates that

a.

equilibrium is reached slowly.

c.

reactants are favored.

b.

products are favored.

d.

equilibrium has been reached.

 

 

____  40.   A value of K near 1 indicates that at equilibrium probably

a.

only products are present.

b.

only reactants are present.

c.

significant quantities of both products and reactants are present.

d.

the reactions occur at a moderate rate.

 

 

____  41.   In the equation , what represents the concentrations of the reactants?

a.

[Y] and [Z]

c.

b.

[W] and [X]

d.

 

 

____  42.   In the equation, what represents the concentrations of the products?

a.

[Y] and [Z]

c.

b.

[W] and [X]

d.

 

 

____  43.   What is the chemical equilibrium expression for the equation

2A2B + 3CD  A4D + C3B2?

a.

c.

b.

d.

 

 

____  44.   An equilibrium mixture of SO2, O2, and SO3 gases at 1500 K is determined to consist of 0.344 mol/L SO2, 0.172 mol/L O2, and 0.56 mol/L SO3. What is the equilibrium constant for the system at this temperature? The balanced equation for this reaction is

2SO2(g) + O2(g)  2SO3(g).

a.

0.41

c.

6.7

b.

2.8

d.

15

 

 

____  45.   If the system 2CO(g) + O2(g)  2CO2(g) has come to equilibrium and then more CO(g) is added,

a.

[CO2] increases and [O2] decreases.

c.

[CO2] decreases and [O2] decreases.

b.

[CO2] increases and [O2] increases.

d.

both [CO2] and [O2] remain the same.

 

 

____  46.   If the pressure on the equilibrium system 2CO(g) + O2(g)  2CO2(g) is increased,

a.

the quantity of CO(g) increases.

b.

the quantity of CO2(g) decreases.

c.

the quantity of CO2(g) increases.

d.

the quantities in the system do not change.

 

 

____  47.   If the temperature of the equilibrium system CH3OH(g) + 101 kJ  CO(g) + 2H2(g) increases,

a.

[CH3OH] increases and [CO] decreases.

b.

[CH3OH] decreases and [CO] increases.

c.

[CH3OH] increases and [CO] increases.

d.

the concentrations in the system do not change.

 

 

____  48.   If more CO(g) is added to the system 2CO(g) + O2(g)  2CO2(g) at constant temperature, K

a.

increases.

c.

increases or decreases.

b.

decreases.

d.

does not change.

 

 

____  49.   The common-ion effect promotes

a.

dissolving.

c.

boiling.

b.

precipitation.

d.

ionization.

 

 

____  50.   The common-ion effect is a consequence of

a.

Boyle's law.

c.

Avogadro's principle.

b.

Le Châtelier's principle.

d.

chemical kinetics.

 

 

____  51.   What is the acid-ionization expression for the ionization of acetic acid, shown in the reaction represented by the equation CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(l)  H3O+(aq) + CH3COOH(aq)?

a.

[H3O+] [CH3COOH]

c.

b.

d.

 

 

____  52.   To what degree does water ionize?

a.

completely

c.

slightly

b.

to a large extent

d.

not at all

 

 

____  53.   What is the value of the ion-product constant for water?

a.

0

c.

10–7

b.

10–14

d.

55.4

 

 

____  54.   What is the symbol for the ion-product constant for water?

a.

Kw

c.

K

b.

Ka

d.

Ksp

 

 

____  55.   An example of a good buffer is

a.

HCl and NaCl.

c.

HNO2 and NaNO2

b.

HNO3 and NaCl.

d.

CH3COOH and NaC.

 

 

____  56.   The anion of the salt of a weak acid and a strong base is the

a.

conjugate acid of the strong base.

c.

hydronium ion.

b.

conjugate base of the weak acid.

d.

hydroxide ion.

 

 

____  57.   The cation of the salt of a strong acid and a weak base is the

a.

hydronium ion.

c.

conjugate acid of the weak base.

b.

hydroxide ion.

d.

conjugate base of the strong acid.

 

 

____  58.   What is the solubility-product constant of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2? Its solubility is 9.0 ´ 10–4 g/100 g H2O. The molar mass of Mg(OH)2 is 58.32 g/mol.

a.

1.8 ´ 10–6

c.

1.5 ´ 10–11

 

 

b.

4.5 ´ 10–9

d.

6.2 ´ 10–12

 

 

____  59.   What is the solubility in mol/L of silver iodide, AgI? Its Ksp value is 8.3 ´ 10–17.

a.

4.9 ´ 10–11

c.

8.6 ´ 10–7

b.

9.1 ´ 10–9

d.

5.5 ´ 10–7

 

 

____  60.   What is the solubility in mol/L of calcium carbonate, CaCO3? Its Ksp value is

1.4 ´ 10–8.

a.

1.2 ´ 10–4

c.

6.2 ´ 10–8

b.

2.4 ´ 10–6

d.

8.2 ´ 10–10

 

 

____  61.   Calculate the ion product for mixing 100.0 mL of 0.0030 M CaCl2 with 100 mL of 0.0020 M Na2CO3. Ksp for CaCO3 is 1.4  10–8. Does a precipitate form?

a.

1.8  10–9; no

c.

1.5  10–6; no

b.

1.8  10–9; yes

d.

1.5  10–6; yes

 

 

____  62.   Acids generally release H2 gas when they react with

a.

nonmetals.

c.

active metals.

b.

semimetals.

d.

inactive metals.

 

 

____  63.   Acids react with

a.

bases to produce salts and water.

c.

water to produce bases and salts.

b.

salts to produce bases and water.

d.

neither bases, salts, nor water.

 

 

____  64.   Bases feel

a.

rough.

c.

slippery.

b.

moist.

d.

dry.

 

 

____  65.   Bases react with

a.

acids to produce salts and water.

c.

water to produce acids and salts.

b.

salts to produce acids and water.

d.

neither acids, salts, nor water.

 

 

____  66.   Which of the following is a binary acid?

a.

H2SO4

c.

HBr

b.

CH3COOH

d.

NaOH

 

 

____  67.   Which of the following is not an oxyacid?

a.

H2O2

c.

HClO4

b.

H2SO4

d.

HClO2

 

 

____  68.   Which of the following is perchloric acid?

a.

HClO

c.

HClO3

b.

HClO2

d.

HClO4

 

 

____  69.   Which of the following is chlorous acid?

a.

HClO

c.

HClO3

b.

HClO2

d.

HClO4

 

 

____  70.   Which acid is produced in the stomach?

a.

hydrochloric acid

c.

nitric acid

b.

phosphoric acid

d.

sulfuric acid

 

 

____  71.   An Arrhenius acid contains

a.

hydrogen that does not ionize.

b.

hydrogen that ionizes to form hydrogen ions.

c.

oxygen that ionizes to form hydroxide ions.

d.

oxygen that ionizes to form oxygen ions.

 

 

____  72.   Which of the following is not a strong acid?

a.

HNO3

c.

H2SO4

b.

CH3COOH

d.

HCl

 

 

____  73.   Which of the following is a weak base?

a.

NH3

c.

NaOH

b.

KOH

d.

Ba(OH)2

 

 

____  74.   Which of the following is a strong base?

a.

KOH

c.

NH3

b.

H2

d.

HCl

 

 

____  75.   Which of the following is a triprotic acid?

a.

H2SO4

c.

HCl

b.

CH3COOH

d.

H3PO4

 

 

____  76.   A Brønsted-Lowry acid is a(n)

a.

electron-pair acceptor.

c.

proton acceptor.

b.

electron-pair donor.

d.

proton donor.

 

 

____  77.   In the equation HCl(g) + H2O(l) ® H3O+(aq) + Cl(aq), which species is a Brønsted-Lowry acid?

a.

HCl

c.

Cl

b.

H2O

d.

None of the above

 

 

____  78.   A Lewis acid is

a.

an electron-pair acceptor.

c.

a proton acceptor.

b.

an electron-pair donor.

d.

a proton donor.

 

 

____  79.   An electron-pair donor is a

a.

Arrhenius acid.

c.

Brønsted-Lowry base.

b.

Brønsted-Lowry acid.

d.

Lewis base.

 

 

____  80.   A conjugate acid is the species that

a.

remains after a base has given up a proton.

b.

is formed by the addition of a proton to a base.

c.

is formed by the addition of a proton to an acid.

d.

remains after an acid has given up a proton.

 

 

____  81.   A species that remains when an acid has lost a proton is a

a.

conjugate base.

c.

strong base.

b.

conjugate acid.

d.

strong acid.

 

 

____  82.   In the reaction represented by the equation   , a conjugate acid-base pair is

a.

HF and H2O.

c.

H3O+ and H2O.

b.

F and H3O+.

d.

HF and H3O+.

 

 

____  83.   In the reaction represented by the equation   , a conjugate acid-base pair is

a.

F and H2O.

c.

H3O+ and HF.

b.

HF and F.

d.

HF and H2O.

 

 

____  84.   The conjugate of a strong acid is a

a.

strong acid.

c.

strong base.

b.

weak acid.

d.

weak base.

 

 

____  85.   Which of the following is amphoteric?

a.

H3PO4

c.

b.

H+

d.

 

 

____  86.   In the reaction represented by the equation    acts as a(n)

a.

acid.

c.

spectator species.

b.

base.

d.

salt.

 

 

____  87.   In the reaction represented by the equation    acts as a(n)

a.

acid.

c.

spectator species.

b.

base.

d.

salt.

 

 

____  88.   In the reaction represented by the equation     acts as a(n)

a.

acid.

c.

spectator species.

b.

base.

d.

salt.

 

 

____  89.   What is the concentration of H3O+ ions in pure water?

a.

10–7 M

c.

55.4 M

b.

0.7 M

d.

107 M

 

 

____  90.   Which expression represents the concentration of H3O+ ions in solution?

a.

10–14 – [OH]

c.

10–14 ¸ [OH]

b.

10–14 ´ [OH]

d.

[OH] ¸ 10–14

 

 

____  91.   Which expression represents the pH of a solution?

a.

log[H3O+]

c.

log[OH]

b.

–log[H3O+]

d.

–log[OH]

 

 

____  92.   What is the pH of a neutral solution at 25ºC?

a.

0

c.

7

b.

1

d.

14

 

 

____  93.   The pH scale in general use ranges from

a.

0 to 1.

c.

0 to 7.

b.

–1 to 1.

d.

0 to 14.

 

 

____  94.   The pH of an acidic solution is

a.

less than 0.

c.

greater than 7.

b.

less than 7.

d.

greater than 14.

 

 

____  95.   The pH of a basic solution is

a.

less than 0.

c.

greater than 7.

b.

less than 7.

d.

greater than 14.

 

 

____  96.   What is the pH of a 10–5 M KOH solution?

a.

3

c.

9

b.

5

d.

11

 

 

____  97.   If [H3O+] = 1.7 ´ 10–3 M, what is the pH of the solution?

a.

1.81

c.

2.42

b.

2.13

d.

2.77

 

 

____  98.   If [H3O+] = 8.26 ´ 10–5 M, what is the pH of the solution?

a.

2.161

c.

4.083

b.

3.912

d.

8.024

 

 

____  99.   What is the pH of a 0.027 M KOH solution?

a.

6.47

c.

12.92

b.

12.43

d.

14.11

 

 

____ 100.   What is the pH of a 0.001 62 M NaOH solution?

a.

3.841

c.

9.923

b.

5.332

d.

11.210