86) Which species below is the nitrate ion?
A) NO2–
B) NH4+
C) NO3–
D) N3–
E) N3-
87) Which species below is the nitrite ion?
A) NO2–
B) NH4+
C) NO3–
D) N3–
E) N3-
88) Barium reacts with a polyatomic ion to form a compound with the general formula Ba3(X)2. What
would be the most likely formula for the compound formed between sodium and the polyatomic ion X?
A) NaX
B) Na2X
C) Na2X2
D) Na3X
E) Na3X2
89) Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula
Al2X3. Element X must be from Group __________ of the Periodic Table of Elements.
A) 3A
B) 4A
C) 5A
D) 6A
E) 7A
90) The formula for a salt is XBr. The X-ion in this salt has 46 electrons. The metal X is __________.
A) Ag
B) Pd
C) Cd
D) Cu
E) Cs
91) The charge on the copper ion in the salt CuO is __________.
A) +1
B) +2
C) +3
D) -1
E) -2
92) The charge on the iron ion in the salt Fe2O3 is __________.
A) +1
B) +2
C) +3
D) -5
E) -6
93) Which formula/name pair is incorrect?
A) Mn(NO2)4 manganese(II) nitrite
B) Mg(NO3)2 magnesium nitrate
C) Mn(NO3)2 manganese(II) nitrate
D) Mg3N2 magnesium nitrite
E) Mg(MnO4)2 magnesium permanganate
94) Which formula/name pair is incorrect?
A) FeSO4 iron(II) sulfate
B) Fe2(SO3)3 iron(III) sulfite
C) FeS iron(II) sulfide
D) FeSO3 iron(II) sulfite
E) Fe2(SO4)3 iron(III) sulfide
95) Which one of the following is the formula of hydrochloric acid?
A) HClO3
B) HClO4
C) HClO
D) HCl
E) HClO2
96) The suffix -ide is used primarily __________.
A) for monatomic anion names
B) for polyatomic cation names
C) for the name of the first element in a molecular compound
D) to indicate binary acids
E) for monoatomic cations
97) Which one of the following compounds is chromium(III) oxide?
A) Cr2O3
B) CrO3
C) Cr3O2
D) Cr3O
E) Cr2O4
98) Which one of the following compounds is copper(I) chloride?
A) CuCl
B) CuCl2
C) Cu2Cl
D) Cu2Cl3
E) Cu3Cl2
99) The correct name for MgF2 is __________.
A) monomagnesium difluoride
B) magnesium difluoride
C) manganese difluoride
D) manganese bifluoride
E) magnesium fluoride
100) The correct name for NaHCO3 is __________.
A) sodium hydride
B) persodium carbonate
C) persodium hydroxide
D) sodium bicarbonate
E) carbonic acid
101) A correct name for Fe(NO3)2 is __________.
A) iron nitrite
B) ferrous nitrite
C) ferrous nitrate
D) ferric nitrite
E) ferric nitrate
102) The correct name for HNO2 is __________.
A) nitrous acid
B) nitric acid
C) hydrogen nitrate
D) hyponitrous acid
E) pernitric acid
103) The proper formula for the hydronium ion is __________.
A) H–
B) OH–
C) N-3
D) H3O+
E) NH4+
104) The charge on the __________ ion is -3.
A) sulfate
B) acetate
C) permanganate
D) oxide
E) nitride
105) Which one of the following polyatomic ions has the same charge as the hydroxide ion?
A) ammonium
B) carbonate
C) nitrate
D) sulfate
E) phosphate
106) Which element forms an ion with the same charge as the ammonium ion?
A) potassium
B) chlorine
C) calcium
D) oxygen
E) nitrogen
107) Which element forms an ion with the same charge as the sulfate ion?
A) magnesium
B) copper
C) iron
D) phosphorus
E) oxygen
108) When a fluorine atom forms the fluoride ion, it has the same charge as the __________ ion.
A) sulfide
B) ammonium
C) nitrate
D) phosphate
E) sulfite
109) The formula for the compound formed between aluminum ions and phosphate ions is __________.
A) Al3(PO4)3
B) AlPO4
C) Al(PO4)3
D) Al2(PO4)3
E) AlP
110) Which metal does not form cations of differing charges?
A) Na
B) Cu
C) Co
D) Fe
E) Sn
111) Which metal forms cations of differing charges?
A) K
B) Cs
C) Ba
D) Al
E) Sn
112) The correct name for Ni(CN)2 is __________.
A) nickel (I) cyanide
B) nickel cyanate
C) nickel carbonate
D) nickel (II) cyanide
E) nickel (I) nitride
113) The correct name for Na2O2 is __________.
A) sodium oxide
B) sodium dioxide
C) disodium oxide
D) sodium peroxide
E) disodium dioxide
114) Which metal is not required to have its charge specified in the names of ionic compounds it forms?
A) Mn
B) Fe
C) Cu
D) Ca
E) Pb
115) What is the molecular formula for 1-propanol?
A) CH3OH
B) C2H5OH
C) C3H7OH
D) C4H9OH
E) C5H11OH
2.2 Bimodal Questions
1) Methane and ethane are both made up of carbon and hydrogen. In methane, there are 12.0 g of carbon
for every 4.00 g of hydrogen, a ratio of 3:1 by mass. In ethane, there are 24.0 g of carbon for every 6.00
g of hydrogen, a ratio of 4:1 by mass. This is an illustration of the law of __________.
A) constant composition
B) multiple proportions
C) conservation of matter
D) conservation of mass
E) octaves
2) __________ and __________ reside in the atomic nucleus.
A) Protons, electrons
B) Electrons, neutrons
C) Protons, neutrons
D) none of the above
E) Neutrons, only neutrons
3) 200 pm is the same as __________ Å.
A) 2000
B) 20
C) 200
D) 2
E) 0.0002
4) The atomic number indicates __________.
A) the number of neutrons in a nucleus
B) the total number of neutrons and protons in a nucleus
C) the number of protons or electrons in a neutral atom
D) the number of atoms in 1 g of an element
E) the number of different isotopes of an element
5) The nucleus of an atom contains __________.
A) electrons
B) protons, neutrons, and electrons
C) protons and neutrons
D) protons and electrons
E) protons
6) In the periodic table, the rows are called __________ and the columns are called __________.
A) octaves, groups
B) staffs, families
C) periods, groups
D) cogeners, families
E) rows, groups
7) Which group in the periodic table contains only nonmetals?
A) 1A
B) 6A
C) 2B
D) 2A
E) 8A
8) Horizontal rows of the periodic table are known as __________.
A) periods
B) groups
C) metalloids
D) metals
E) nonmetals
9) Vertical columns of the periodic table are known as __________.
A) metals
B) periods
C) nonmetals
D) groups
E) metalloids
10) Elements in Group 1A are known as the __________.
A) chalcogens
B) alkaline earth metals
C) alkali metals
D) halogens
E) noble gases
11) Elements in Group 2A are known as the __________.
A) alkaline earth metals
B) alkali metals
C) chalcogens
D) halogens
E) noble gases
12) Elements in Group 6A are known as the __________.
A) alkali metals
B) chalcogens
C) alkaline earth metals
D) halogens
E) noble gases
13) Elements in Group 7A are known as the __________.
A) chalcogens
B) alkali metals
C) alkaline earth metals
D) halogens
E) noble gases
14) Elements in Group 8A are known as the __________.
A) halogens
B) alkali metals
C) alkaline earth metals
D) chalcogens
E) noble gases
15) Potassium is a __________ and chlorine is a __________.
A) metal, nonmetal
B) metal, metal
C) metal, metalloid
D) metalloid, nonmetal
E) nonmetal, metal
16) Lithium is a __________ and magnesium is a __________.
A) nonmetal, metal
B) nonmetal, nonmetal
C) metal, metal
D) metal, metalloid
E) metalloid, metalloid
17) Oxygen is a __________ and nitrogen is a __________.
A) metal, metalloid
B) nonmetal, metal
C) metalloid, metalloid
D) nonmetal, nonmetal
E) nonmetal, metalloid
18) Calcium is a __________ and silver is a __________.
A) nonmetal, metal
B) metal, metal
C) metalloid, metal
D) metal, metalloid
E) nonmetal, metalloid
19) __________ are found uncombined, as monatomic species in nature.
A) Noble gases
B) Chalcogens
C) Alkali metals
D) Alkaline earth metals
E) Halogens
20) When a metal and a nonmetal react, the __________ tends to lose electrons and the __________
tends to gain electrons.
A) metal, metal
B) nonmetal, nonmetal
C) metal, nonmetal
D) nonmetal, metal
E) None of the above, these elements share electrons.
21) The empirical formula of a compound with molecules containing 12 carbon atoms, 14 hydrogen
atoms, and 6 oxygen atoms is __________.
A) C12H14O6
B) CHO
C) CH2O
D) C6 H7O3
E) C2H4O
22) __________ typically form ions with a 2+ charge.
A) Alkaline earth metals
B) Halogens
C) Chalcogens
D) Alkali metals
E) Transition metals
23) What is the formula of the compound formed between strontium ions and nitrogen ions?
A) SrN
B) Sr3N2
C) Sr2N3
D) SrN2
E) SrN3
24) Magnesium reacts with a certain element to form a compound with the general formula MgX. What
would the most likely formula be for the compound formed between potassium and element X?
A) K2X
B) KX2
C) K2X3
D) K2X2
E) KX
25) The charge on the manganese in the salt MnF3 is __________.
A) 1+
B) 1-
C) 2+
D) 2-
E) 3+
26) Aluminum reacts with a certain nonmetallic element to form a compound with the general formula
AlX. Element X is a diatomic gas at room temperature. Element X must be __________.
A) oxygen
B) fluorine
C) chlorine
D) nitrogen
E) sulfur
27) Sodium forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 1+
B) 1-
C) 2+
D) 2-
E) 0
28) Potassium forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 2+
B) 1-
C) 1+
D) 2-
E) 0
29) Calcium forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 1-
B) 2-
C) 1+
D) 2+
E) 0
30) Barium forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 1+
B) 2-
C) 3+
D) 3-
E) 2+
31) Aluminum forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 2+
B) 3-
C) 1+
D) 3+
E) 1-
32) Fluorine forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 1-
B) 1+
C) 2+
D) 3+
E) 3-
33) Iodine forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 7-
B) 1+
C) 2-
D) 2+
E) 1-
34) Oxygen forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 2-
B) 2+
C) 3-
D) 3+
E) 6+
35) Sulfur forms an ion with a charge of __________.
A) 2+
B) 2-
C) 3+
D) 6-
E) 6+
36) Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from sodium and fluorine.
A) NaF
B) Na2F
C) Na F2
D) Na2F3
E) Na3F2
37) Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and fluorine.
A) Mg2F3
B) MgF
C) Mg2F
D) Mg3F2
E) MgF2
38) Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and oxygen.
A) Mg2O
B) MgO
C) MgO2
D) Mg2O2
E) Mg3O2
39) Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from aluminum and oxygen.
A) AlO
B) Al3O2
C) Al2O3
D) AlO2
E) Al2O
40) The correct name for K2S is __________.
A) potassium sulfate
B) potassium disulfide
C) potassium bisulfide
D) potassium sulfide
E) dipotassium sulfate
41) The correct name for Al2O3 is __________.
A) aluminum oxide
B) dialuminum oxide
C) dialuminum trioxide
D) aluminum hydroxide
E) aluminum trioxide
42) The correct name for Ca H2 is __________.
A) hydrocalcium
B) calcium dihydride
C) calcium hydroxide
D) calcium dihydroxide
E) calcium hydride
43) The correct name for SO is __________.
A) sulfur oxide
B) sulfur monoxide
C) sulfoxide
D) sulfate
E) sulfite