1) Bombardment of uranium-238 with a deuteron (hydrogen-2) generates
neptunium-237 and ________ neutrons.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
2) The reaction used to inflate automobile airbags ________.
A) produces sodium gas
B) is a combustion reaction
C) is a combination reaction
D) violates the law of conservation of mass
E) is a decomposition reaction
3) Which one of the following is a monosaccharide?
A) fructose
B) lactose
C) sucrose
D) maltose
E) none of the above
4) Trans-[Fe(H2O)2Cl4]2- must be ________.
A) tetrahedral
B) octahedral
C) square planar
D) trigonal bipyramidal
E) linear
5) Which statement about hydrocarbons is false?
A) The smallest alkane to have structural (constitutional) isomers has 4 carbon atoms.
B) Cyclic alkanes are structural isomers of alkenes.
C) Alkanes are more reactive than alkenes.
D) Alkanes can be produced by hydrogenating alkenes.
E) Alkenes can be polymerized.
6) In the past, CFCs were not used in ________.
A) spray cans
B) plastic manufacturing
C) air conditioners
D) refrigerators
E) dry cleaning
7) Of the following equilibria, only ________ will shift to the left in response to a
decrease in volume.
A) H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2 HCl (g)
B) 2 SO3 (g) 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)
C) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)
D) 4 Fe (s) + 3 O2 (g) 2 Fe2O3 (s)
E) 2HI (g) H2 (g) + I2 (g)
8) Calculate the kinetic energy in joules of an automobile weighing 2135 lb and
traveling at 55 mph.
(1 mile = 1.6093 km, 1lb = 453.59 g).
A) 1.2 x 104 J
B) 2.9 x 105 J
C) 5.9 x 105 J
D) 3.2 x 106 J
E) 3.2 x 10-6 J
9) A gas in a 325 mL container has a pressure of 695 torr at 19 °C. There are ________
mol of gas in the flask.
A) 1.24 x 10-2
B) 1.48 x 10-2
C) 9.42
D) 12.4
E) 80.6
10) Which compounds do not have the same empirical formula?
A) C2H2, C6H6
B) CO, CO2
C) C2H4, C3H6
D) C2H4O2, C6H12O6
E) C2H5COOCH3, CH3CHO
11) The molecular geometry of the BrO3
– ion is ________.
A) trigonal pyramidal
B) trigonal planar
C) bent
D) tetrahedral
E) T-shaped
12) Which one of the following is a metal?
A) Li
B) S
C) I
D) He
E) Si
13) Which one of the following substances found in the atmosphere will absorb
radiation in the infrared portion of the spectrum?
A) N2
B) O2
C) Kr
D) H2O
E) He
14) Elements in the modern version of the periodic table are arranged in order of
increasing ________.
A) oxidation number
B) atomic mass
C) average atomic mass
D) atomic number
E) number of isotopes