Chemistry 120 2011, Practice Exam I 1. Which one of these is an example of a physical property? A. B. C. D. E.

dynamite explodes meat rots if it is not refrigerated honey tastes sweet ice floats on top of liquid water a silver platter tarnishes

2. Which one of these represents a chemical change? A. B. C. D. E. lard when heated changes to liquid water disappears from a beaker in a few days at room temperature sugar dissolving in water milk turns sour in a few days at room temperature water boils below 100C on a mountain

3. An atom of the isotope sulfur-31 consists of how many protons, neutrons, and electrons? (p = proton, n = neutron, e = electron) A. B. C. D. E. 15 p, 16 n, 15 e 16 p, 15 n, 16 e 16 p, 31 n, 16 e 32 p, 31 n, 32 e 16 p, 16 n, 15 e

4. An aluminum ion, Al3+, has: A. B. C. D. E. 13 protons and 13 electrons 27 protons and 24 electrons 16 protons and 13 electrons 13 protons and 10 electrons 10 protons and 13 electrons

5. Which pair of elements would be most likely to form an ionic compound? A. B. C. D. E. P and Br Zn and K F and Al C and S Al and Rb

6. What is the formula for the ionic compound formed by magnesium and iodine? A. B. C. D. E. MgI Mg2I MgI2 MgI3 Mg3I

7. The correct name for Ba(OH)2 is A. B. C. D. E. barium hydrogen oxide. boron hydroxide. barium hydrate. beryllium hydroxide. barium hydroxide.

8. The formula for magnesium sulfate is A. B. C. D. E. MnS MgS MnSO3 MgSO4 MnSO3

9. Rutherford's experiment with alpha particle scattering by gold foil established that A. B. C. D. E. protons are not evenly distributed throughout an atom. electrons have a negative charge. electrons have a positive charge. atoms are made of protons, neutrons, and electrons. protons are 1840 times heavier than electrons.

10. Calculate the frequency of visible light having a wavelength of 486.1 nm. a. 2.06 1014 /s b. 2.06 106 /s c. 6.17 1014 /s d. 1.20 1015 /s e. 4.86 107 /s 11. A possible set of quantum numbers for the last electron added to complete an atom of gallium Ga in its ground state is n a. b. c. d. e. 4 3 4 3 4 l 0 1 1 1 2 ml 0 0 0 1 1 ms - - + + +

12. How many orbitals are allowed in a subshell if the angular momentum quantum number for electrons in that subshell is 3? A. B. C. D. E. 1 3 5 7 9

13. Draw the orbital diagram for a ground state nitrogen atom. 1s2 2s2 2p3

14. Write the ground state electron configuration for the following atoms or ions P: [Ne] 3s2 3p3 P 3-: [Ar] Se: [Ar] 4s2 3d10 4p4 Mo: [Kr] 5s1 4d5 Al 3+: [Ne] 15. Calculate the wavelength, in nanometers, of the light emitted by a hydrogen atom when its electron falls from the n = 7 to the n = 4 principal energy level. (RH = 2.18 x 10 -18 J; h = 6.63 x 10 -34 J s, c = 3.00 x 10 8 m/s). 2.17 103 nm