Chemistry330PracticeExam1C

V.L.Colvin(2016)Ifyouwanttotakethispracticeexamundercircumstancesthatapproximatetheactual
midterm,limityourselfto75minutes.Youwillhaveaccesstoaperiodictable,atableofconstants,andyour
notesheet.

Problem1.(A)Hydrogenatomsareexcitedbylighttothen=4stateandthentheyareallowedtoemit
photons.Whatisthemaximumnumberofdistinctspectrallines(linesofdifferentwavelengths)arisingfrom
then=4statethatcanbeobservedfromthissystem?(B)Calculatethewavelengthinnmforeachofthese
transitions(C)WouldthewavelengthsofthesetransitionsbelongerorshorterforHe+?Explain.(D)Calculate
thefirstandsecondionizationenergiesofHeusingtheBohrequation.
Problem2.Youhaveasampleofanunknownmetaloxide;testsrevealthatthemetalinquestionisa+2
cation.Thesamplecontains28.53%bymassoxygen.Whatistheidentityoftheunknownmetal?
Problem3.DrawLewisDotstructuresandMOdiagramsforthemoleculesCN+,CN,andCN.[Hint:thefilling
patternforthismoleculeisthesameasforN2].AccordingtotheLewismodelwhichismorestable?According
toMOtheorywhichismorestable?Dothetwotheoriesagree?

Problem4.Shortanswer.Pleasewriteclearlyandifnecessarycircletheansweryouwouldlikegraded.
1. Whatisthecorrectelectronconfigurationforsilver?_________________________________
2. WritethemolecularelectronconfigurationforN2+?_______________________________
3. (A)FindtheLewisdotstructure(s)fortheacetateion,CH3COO(Neitheroxygenisboundtoa
hydrogen).Identifythemoleculargeometryforthecentralcarbonatoms.

(B)FindtheLewisdotstructure(s)forNI3,identifyitsmoleculargeometryanddrawtheshape.

4. Fillintheblanksbelow,providingeitherthemolecularformulaorthecorrectwrittenname,and
indicateifitsbondingispredominantlyionicorcovalent.
Name
MolecularFormula
Bonding

BariumOxide

K3PO4

PotassiumPermanganate

SCl4

Problem5.Forthemultiplechoicebelow,theremaybezero,one,twoormorecorrectanswers.Wrong
answerswillcountas.25sodonotguess!
7.1Youaretoldanatomicorbitalhas3radialnodesand1angularnode.Whichofthefollowingstatements
abouttheorbitalmustbetrue?
(A)Itisaporbital
(B)Itisadorbital
(C)Itsprincipalquantumnumberis4
(D)Itsprincipalquantumnumberis5
(E)Itsprincipalquantumnumberis3
7.2WhatisthemolecularformulaofacompoundwithanempiricalformulaC2H3Oandamolecularweightof
172.2amu?
(a)C2H3O
(b)C10H4O3
(c)C4H6O2
(d)C8H12O4
(e)C6H9O3
7.3 Whichoftheparticlesbelowweighthemost?
(A) Theneutron
(B) Theelectron
(C) Theproton
(D) Aneutralhydrogenatom
(E) Acationichydrogenatom
7.4Anunknownelementhas8protons,9neutronsand8electrons.Whatmustbetrue:
(A) TheunknownelementisOxygen
(B) Theunknownelementisacation.
(C) TheunknownelementisFluorine.
(D) TheunknownelementcanbedescribedasOxygen17
(E) TheunknownelementcanbedescribedasFluorine9
7.5:Whichofthefollowingisnotanappropriateempiricalformula:
(A) C1/2H2
(B) C5H10
(C) N2O4
(D) SO1/2
(E) P2O4
7.6:Nitrogenhasanatomicweightof14.007amu.Fromthisinformationyoucanconclude:
(A) Nitrogenhas7protons.
(B) Nitrogenhas7electrons.
(C) Themostlikelystableisotopesofnitrogenare14Nand13N
(D) Nitrogenexistsmainlyas7N
(E) Themostlikelystableisotopesofnitrogenare14Nand15N

Problem7,continued

7.7Theatomicradiusofmaingroupelementsgenerallyincreasesdownagroup(e.g.verticallydownthe
periodictable)because________.
(A)effectivenuclearchargedecreasesdownagroup
(B)effectivenuclearchargeincreasesasyoumovedownagroup
(C)theprincipalquantumnumberofthevalenceelectronsincreases
(D)botheffectivenuclearchargeandtheprincipalquantumnumberofthevalenceelectronsincrease.
7.8Identifythesubshellinwhichelectronswiththequantumnumbersn=5andl=3arefound.
(a)3h
(b)3d
(c)5f
(d)5d
(e)5g
7.9Howmanyelectronsinanargonatom(Ar)haveamagneticquantumnumberml=1?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)4
(d)6
(e)0
7.10Amongindividualatomsofthefollowingelements,whichhasthegreatestnumberofdelectrons?
(a)Ti
(b)Cu
(c)S
(d)Y
(e)In
7.11UseLewisdotstructurestodeterminewhichofthefollowingspeciescontainsatriplebond.
(a)CO2
(b)C2H4
(c)C22
(d)H2CO
(e)NH3
7.12UsingVSEPRtheory,predictthemolecularshapeofBrF5.
(a)tetrahedral
(b)octahedral
(c)Tshaped
(d)squarepyramidal
(e)noneoftheabove

Problem7,Continued
7.13UsingVSEPRtheory,predictthemolecularshapeofAsH3.
(a)tetrahedral
(b)trigonalplanar
(c)Tshaped
(d)trigonalbipyramidal
(e)trigonalpyramidal
7.14Whichofthefollowingatoms/ionswillhavethesmallestradius?
(a)Ba2+
(b)Xe
(c)I
(d)Te2
(e)La3+
7.15Whichofthefollowingatomshasthelargestradius?
(a)F
(b)S
(c)Cl
(d)Ne
(e)Br
7.16Whatisthemaximumnumberofelectronsthatcouldbeheldintheatomicorbitalscorrespondingto
n=3?
(a)2
(b)8
(c)18
(d)28
(e)42
(f)noneoftheabove
7.17Whichofthefollowingatomshasthehighestionizationenergy?
(a)Si
(b)Al
(c)S
(d)Mg
(e)P
7.18Whatistrueaboutthenodesofdorbitals?
(a)Thenumberofradialnodesneverexceedsthenumberofangularnodes.
(b)Thereisonlyoneplanarnode.
(c)Thenumberofradialnodesdependsonthequantumnumbern
(d)Therearealwaystworadialnodes.
(e)Therearealwaystwoplanarnodes.

Problem7,continued

7.19Whichofthefollowinghaspolarbonds?
(A) O2
(B) H2O
(C) SO3
(D) NO2
(E) SO2

7.20Whohastheshorterwavelengthwhenrunningatthesamespeed:
(A)Apersonweighing130pounds.
(B)Apersonweighing100pounds.
(C)Youcantcalculateawavelengthforpeople.

7.21Whichorbitalbelowbestdescribesapi2Pantibondingorbital?(*2p)
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

7.22

Belowareradialdistributionfunctionsfortwoatomicorbitals.Thebottomorbitalisan=2orbital.Fromthis
informationwhatarereasonableassignmentsforthetopand
bottomorbitals?

(A) Topbottom:3p,2p
(B) Topbottom:3s,2s
(C) Topbottom:3d,2d