Thursday, June 5, 2014

Comprehensive Exam Review

With the Comprehensive Exam only a few days away, here are some questions to help you practice:
Just a reminder, the Chemistry Exam is Tuesday June 17th.

 
1. Define the six-branches of Chemistry.

 

2. A cube has a volume of 3.56 cubic centimeters and a mass of 15.6 grams. The density of the cube is   best expressed as: (Hint: Answer must have correct number of significant figures.)

a) 0.228 g/mL                                                                                b) 4.38 g/mL

c) 0.23 g/mL                                                                                  d) 4.382 g/mL

 

3. Please indicate the number of significant figures for the following questions:

 

4000. g                                                                                                                                                       

 

4000 L                                                                                                                                                        

 

33.0 mL                                                                                                                                                      

 

4.00000000000 m                                                                                                                                   

 

0.00000000000004 mg                                                                                                                          

 

48,067 mg                                                                                                                                                 

 

4. Write the electron configuration for potassium.

 

5. Who was the father of the Periodic Table?

               a) Gregor Mendel                                                          c) John Dalton

               b) Dmitri Mendeleev                                                     d) Ernest Rutherford

6. List the scientists who discovered the subatomic particles and their tools.

 

7. Find the percentage composition of Cu2S.

 

8. Find the empirical formula of a compound made up of 32.38% sodium, 22.65% sulfur, and 44.99% oxygen.

 

9. Write the Lewis and structural formula, the type of bond, and the shape of CCl4.

 

10. How many grams are there in 8.76 x 1017 molecules of ammonium chlorate?

 

11. Balance the following equation: C9H20 +O2 à CO2 + H2O

 

12. How many moles of AlBr3 are produced if I have 700. grams of Br2, according to the following equation?

 

                                             Al + Br2 à AlBr3 (unbalanced)

 

13. If the pressure of a gas is 4364.333 kPa, what is the gas in atm?

 

               a) 4364.333 atm                              c) 3.316893 x 106 atm

               b) 5.742543 atm                              d) 43.07262 atm

 

14. A sample of hydrogen gas occupies a volume of 562 mL at 17oC. What would the volume be if the temperature was increased to 31oC?

 

15. What is the mass, in kilograms, of 17.8 L of Chlorine gas at STP?

 

16. Which principle describes the process of a system to counter a stress made upon it so that the system can return to equilibrium?

               a) Heisenberg’s Principle                c) Le Chatelier’s Principle

               b) Einstein Principle                                        d) Equilibrium Principle

 

17. A solution was prepared using 42.3 g of sugar, C12H22O11, mixed with 444 g of water. Find the molal concentration of the solution.

 

18. ***Three part question*** 9.12 L of H2 reacts with CuO at STP according to the following equation:

                                             CuO + H2 à Cu + H2O

How many moles of H2 react? How many moles of Cu are produced? How many grams of Cu are produced?

 

19. C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + heat

If heat was removed to the system above, how would the system react?

               a) Shift to the Right                                        c) Stay the Same

               b) Shift to the Left           

 

20. Why can’t water dissolve oil? What quote did we mention to help determine when a substance will dissolve another substance?

 

21. For the following equations, please complete the following. A) Determine the products. B) List each element as soluble or insoluble (you can simply put aq or s next to each compound). C) Write the total ionic equation. D) List the spectator ions. E) Write the net ionic equation.

sodium carbonate + calcium chloride

 

22. List the definition of an Arrhenius acid and base, Bronsted-Lowry acid and bas, and Lewis acid and base. I would prefer a chart.

 

23. What is the pH of a solution whose hydronium ion concentration is                                                                                  3.30 x 10-12?

                 a)  12.0   b) 11.5  c) 12.5   d) 2.5

 

24. A 6.7 g sample of a plastic was heated from 256 K to 279 K and absorbed 49 J of energy as heat. What is the specific heat of the plastic?

 

25. For the reaction: C (s) + O2 (g) à CO2 (g) + 401.24 kJ at 301 K, ∆S= 0.544 kJ/(mol x K). Will this reaction occur?

 

26. For the following equation, please list the oxidation numbers of each element, then break up into the proper oxidation/reduction reaction with the proper number of electron either gained or lost. Write neatly or else points will be taken off for things I cannot read!

 

                                             3 Cu + 2 HNO3 + 6 H+ → 3 Cu2+ + 2 NO + 4 H2O

 

27. For this question, please list given, the K formula (without numbers), show all work (with numbers) and the answer.

For the following equilibrium equation: 4HCl + O2 2Cl2 + 2H2O at 650oC, K= 83.4, [HCl]= 5.1 x 10-2 mol/L; [O2]= 3.0 x 10-2 mol/L; and [H2O]= 9.1 x 10-3 mol/L. What is the concentration of Cl2?

 

28. Draw the following compound: 3-ethylheptane