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 |
c. |
1.5 |
b. |
1.8 |
d. |
1.5 |
____ 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 |