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1. In terms of their nuclear structure, how do isotopes of the same element differ? A. Different numbers of neutrons B. Different numbers of electrons C. Different numbers of protons D. Different numbers of orbitals 2. Which of the following is true? A. Atomic weight is the mass of a specific isotope of an element B. Atomic mass is the mass of the most common isotope of an element C. Atomic weight is the weighted average of all isotopes of an element D. Atomic mass is the weighted average of all isotopes of an element 3. Which of the following is the approximate mass of an electron in grams? A. 1.6762129*10-24 g B. 9.1093826*10-28 g C. 2.4569123*10-26 g D. 6.6439781*10-27 g 4. What do periods (rows) represent on the periodic table? A. Number of electrons B. Number of electron shells C. Valence D. Secondary quantum number 5. Group VIA (group 16), or the oxygen family, is also known by what name? A. Alkali metals B. Noble gases C. Chalcogens D. Pnictogens

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6. What percentage of the elements on the current standard periodic table occurs naturally? A. 78% B. 82% C. 63% D. 98% 7. What is the molar mass of pioglitazone (C19H20N2O3S)? A. 356.44 g/mol B. 340.34 g/mol C. 402.67 g/mol D. 359.23 g/mol 8. An unknown substance has a composition of 52% carbon, 13% hydrogen, and 35% oxygen by weight. If the molar mass of this substance is 92 g/mol, what is the formula of the substance? A. C2H5OH B. C4H12O2 C. C6H4O D. None of the above 9. What volume of 0.4 M Ba(OH)2 is needed to exactly neutralize 100 mL of 0.2 M HBr? A. 25 mL B. 50 mL C. 100 mL D. 200 mL 10. Balance the following equation: __ NH3 + __O2 __NO + __H2O What are the coefficients in order from left to right? A. B. C. D. 4, 5, 4, 6 1, 2, 3, 2 5, 3, 5, 7 4, 6, 4, 5

11. A 100-mL solution containing AgNO3 was treated with excess NaCl to completely precipitate the silver as AgCl. If 5.7 g AgCl was obtained, what was the concentration of Ag + in the original solution? A. 0.03 M B. 0.05 M C. 0.30 M D. 0.40 M

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12. Given the following equation: 2Na + Cl2 2NaCl + 822 kJ How much heat is released by the above reaction if 0.5 mole of sodium reacts completely with chlorine? A. 205 kJ B. 411 kJ C. 822 kJ D. 1644 kJ 13. Which of the following will never be possible in a spontaneous reaction? A. Positive enthalpy, positive entropy B. Negative enthalpy, negative entropy C. Negative enthalpy, positive entropy D. Positive enthalpy, negative entropy 14. Which of the following is true: A. Greater stability indicates higher entropy B. Lower stability indicates lower energy C. Greater stability indicates higher energy D. Lower stability indicates higher entropy 15. Given the following heats of formation and equation: C6H12O6: -1273 kJ/mol, H2O: -286 k/mol, CO2: -393 kJ/mol C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O What is the change in enthalpy for the whole reaction in kJ/mol? A. -3000 kJ/mol B. -393 kJ/mol C. -2801 kJ/mol D. 0 kJ/mol 16. The basic principle that electrons tend to occupy the lowest energy orbital available is called: A. Pauli exclusion principle B. Aufbau principle C. Hunds rule D. Heisenberg uncertainty principle

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17. Orbital shapes are denoted by which quantum number? A. Principal quantum number B. Magnetic quantum number C. Spin quantum number D. Azimuthal quantum number 18. What is the electron configuration for Uranium? A. 1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p6d10f14 5s2p6d10f3 6s2p6d1 7s2 B. 1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p6d10f14 5s2p6d10f3 6s2p6d1 C. 1s2 2s2p6 3s2 D. 1s2 2s2p6 3s2p6d10 4s2p6d10f14 5s2p6d10f3 6s2p6d2 7s2 19. The expression , where is frequency and is wavelength, is equivalent to what constant? A. The Rydberg constant B. The speed of an alpha particle C. The speed of light D. Plancks constant 20. What is the range of values for the magnetic quantum number given that the principal quantum number is n? A. [0, n-1] B. [1-n, n-1] C. [-, ] D. [-n, n] 21. Beta decay leads to what changes in nuclear structure? A. Loss of a proton B. Conversion of a neutron into a proton C. Conversion of a proton into a positron D. Ionization 22. X-ray emission most commonly accompanies what kind of radioactive decay? A. Alpha B. Beta C. Positron emission D. Electron capture

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23. A nucleus that has too many protons and too few neutrons will generally undergo what type of radioactive decay? A. Alpha B. Beta C. Positron emission D. Gamma 24. What is the most electronegative element? A. Hydrogen B. Francium C. Astatine D. Fluorine 25. Ionization energy tends to increase in what direction on the periodic table? A. Up-left B. Down-left C. Down-right D. Up-right 26. Which of the following is nonpolar? A. CO B. NaCl C. C3H8 D. NH3 27. What is the weakest type of intermolecular force? A. Hydrogen bonding B. Dipole-dipole forces C. Dispersion forces D. Resonance 28. The gas law that only relates pressure and temperature is: A. Boyles law B. Gay-Lussacs law C. Charless law D. Ideal gas law 29. What volume will be occupied by 0.5 mol of an ideal gas at 30C and 3 atm pressure? A. Less than 1 L B. 5 L C. 10 L D. 15 L

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30. Which of the following will not dissolve in water? A. NaCl B. C6H12O6 C. KClO4 D. Ag2S 31. Which of the following will produce the greatest boiling point elevation per mole dissolved in water? A. C6H12O6 B. NaCl C. CaCl2 D. Na3SO4 32. A closed mixture of helium, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide gases are at a pressure of 1200 torr in a 4-L container. There are a total of 24 moles of gas molecules in the container. If the helium concentration is 2 moles/L and the hydrogen concentration is 1.5 moles/L, which of the following expresses the approximate partial pressure of the carbon dioxide in torr? A. 50 torr B. 100 torr C. 150 torr D. 500 torr 33. Freezing is a: A. Exothermic process B. Endothermic process C. Oxidative process D. Precipitating process 34. Which of the following does not describe a gas under the kinetic molecular theory? A. Particles interact with each other B. Particles are under constant random motion C. All gases have average kinetic energy at a given temperature D. Elastic collisions between particles 35. Which of the following would not increase the rate of a reaction? A. Increasing the concentration of reactants B. Adding a catalyst C. Increasing temperature D. None of the above

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36. Give the equilibrium expression (Keq) of the following reaction: BF3 (g) + 2H2O (l) 3HF (aq) + H2BO3 (aq) A. B. C. D. [HF]3[H2BO3]/[BF3][H2O]2 [HF]3[H2BO3]/[BF3] [HF]3[H2BO3]/[H2O]2 [HF][H2BO3]/[H2O]

37. sGiven the following reaction at equilibrium: 2SO3 2SO2 + O2 A sudden increase in the concentration of O2 will result in: A. B. C. D. Increased concentration of SO2 and decreased concentration of SO3 Increased concentration of SO2 and increased concentration of SO3 Decreased concentration of SO2 and increased concentration of SO3 Decreased concentration of SO3 and increased concentration of SO2

38. What is the conjugate acid of NH3? A. NH2B. NH3 C. NH4+ D. None of the above 39. What is the pKa of HCl? A. 2.21312*10-2 B. 1.12455*10-4 C. 1.55437*10-1 D. N/A 40. The oxidation state of manganese (Mn) in the compound potassium permanganate (KMnO4) is A. +7 B. +4 C. 0 D. 4 41. An addition reaction between 1-butene and hydrogen chloride will result in A. 1-chlorobutane B. 2-chlorobutane C. 1-chlorobutene D. 1-chloro-1-methylpropane

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A. B. C. D.

bicycloheptane Bicyclo[1.2.2]heptane Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Bicycle[3.3.2]heptane

43. Which of the following cannot be used to approximate wave function solutions to the Schrodinger equation? A. Density functional theory B. Pople-type basis sets C. Moller-Plesset perturbation theory D. Nuclear magnetic resonance 44. Transition states in chemical reactions represent what on energy curves? A. Absolute energy minima B. Local energy minima C. Absolute energy maxima D. Local energy maxima 45. Which of the following is not a typical crystal lattice for nickel? A. Simple cubic B. Face-centered cubic C. Body-centered cubic D. Hexagonal-closed packing 46. What is the term for different structural forms of the same element? A. Isotopes B. Ions C. Allotropes D. Colloids

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47. What process does a bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction typically induce in terms of the structure of the organic molecule? A. Inversion B. Racemization C. Retension D. None of the above 48. What is a general name for sulfhydryl-containing compounds? A. Alkynes B. Mercaptans C. Sulfides D. Sulfates 49. How many unique 13C signals are produced in a nuclear magnetic resonance of cyclobutane? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 50. True or false: It is possible to solve the Schrodinger equation. A. True B. False