Chemistry Subjective Midterm Exam Study Guide 2009

1. Properties of Light Natalie’s favorite station has a wavelength of 1.503 m

a. What is the frequency of her favorite radio station in MHz?

b. Calculate the energy emitted by this wavelength.

2. Isotopes How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are found in Carbon-14,
Carbon-16, Carbon-18?

3. Scientific Method A Biology student wants to conduct a study of how the amount
of sunlight other than the regular 8 hrs affects the length of sleep for mice. She
sets up four cages with a mouse in each cage.

Mouse 1 Mouse 2 Mouse 3 Mouse 4

Size of cage 30cm x 30cm 30cm x 30cm 30cm x 30cm 30cm x 30cm
Amount of Water per 50 mL 50 mL 50 mL 50 mL
Day
Amount of food per 1 serving per day, 1 serving per day, 1 serving per day, 1 serving per day,
day 25 grams 25 grams 25 grams 25 grams
Temperature in cage 20 °C 20 °C 20 °C 20 °C
Amount of Sunlight 12 hours 8 hours 15 hours 18 hours
per Day
Exercise wheel? Yes yes Yes yes
a. What is the independent variable?
b. What is the dependent variable?

c. Identify the control.

d. What are the constants identify at least 3.

4. Law of Conservation of Mass magnesium reacts with oxygen to form

magnesium oxide. In the reaction, 5g of magnesium react to produce 20 grams of
magnesium oxide. After the reaction 6g of oxygen remained unreacted.

a. Write the equation for the chemical reaction.

b. How much oxygen was used/reacted?

c. What is the percent by mass of oxygen in the magnesium oxide? Percent of

magnesium in magnesium oxide?

d. What is the density of magnesium if when dropped in a cylinder containing

30 mL of water, it raises the level of the water to 32.3 mL
5. Electrons in atoms For the elements listed in a and b give following:

e. Alkaline Earth metal in period 3

f. Halogen that is a liquid at room temperature

i. The name of the element

ii. Electron Configuration

iii. Orbital notation

iv. Electron dot structure