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Avogadro 2019

1.
The ion of one particular isotope of cobalt (Co) has 25 electrons and a mass number of 59. How many
neutrons does the ion have, and what is the ionic charge?

32 neutrons and a +2 charge

27 neutrons and a +2 charge

25 neutrons and a +2 charge

27 neutrons and a −2 charge

32 neutrons and a −2 charge

2.
Which of the following is not an ionic compound?

(NH4)2CO3

CH3OH

MgCl2
CH3ONa

K2O

3.
What are the products with correct stoichiometric coefficients for the following reaction?

Zn(NO3)2   +   2 KOH       products

Zn(OH)2 + K(NO3)2

ZnO + 2 NO2 + H2O + K2O + 1/2 O2

ZnOH + 2 KNO3

Zn(OH)2 + 2 KNO3

ZnOH + 2 K(NO3)2

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4.
Vitamin C is the common name for ascorbic acid, C6H8O6. How many moles of vitamin C are there in a 0.50
g sample?

88.1 mol
2.59×10−3 mol
2.84×10−3 mol
1.62 ×10−3 mol
74.2 mol

5.
What is the charge on Zr in zirconium sulfate, Zr(SO4)2?

−2
−1
+1
+2
+4

6.
A naturally occurring amino acid has a molar mass of 75.1 g mol−1 and is 32.0% carbon, 18.7% nitrogen,
42.6% oxygen and 6.7% hydrogen by mass. What is the molecular formula of this amino acid?

C2H7N2O
C2H5NO2
CHNO3
C3H7NO2
CH3N2O2

7.
What mass of sodium chloride is required to prepare 250.0 mL of 0.154 mol L−1 NaCl(aq)?

36.0 g
1.95 g
2.25 g
9.00 g
2.54 g

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8.
What are the spectator ions in the following reaction?

AgNO3(aq)   +   HBr(aq)       HNO3(aq)   +   AgBr(s)

Ag+ and NO3−

H+ and Br−
Ag+ and Br−
H+ and NO3−
NO3− and Br−

9.
What is the volume of 15.4 kg of CO2(g) at 0 oC and 101.3 kPa? The molar mass of CO2 is 44.01 g mol−1.

346 L
808 L
15.4 L
7.85×103 L
3.46×103 L

10.
Which of the following correctly lists Al, N, Ca, and P in order of increasing electronegativity (from smallest
to largest electronegativity)?

Al, N, Ca, P
Ca, Al, P, N
P, N, Al, Ca
Al, Ca, N, P
Ca, P, Al, N

11.
Compared to a manganese (Mn) atom in its lowest energy state, the Mn3+ ion in its lowest energy state has

a larger radius
a higher ionization energy
a higher nuclear charge
the same number of electrons in the 4s orbital
a greater number of unpaired electrons

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12.
In which of the following is hexane, CH3(CH2)4CH3, most soluble?

aqueous sodium chloride, NaCl(aq) 

hexanol, CH3(CH2)5OH(l)
vinegar, CH3CO2H(aq)
benzene, C6H6(l)
water, H2O(l)

13.
The image below shows two identical cylinders, one containing N2(g) and the other containing Ar(g). Each
cylinder contains the same number of moles of gas but the pressure in cylinder 2 is greater than the pressure
in cylinder 1.

With the assumption that both gases behave ideally, which of the following statements is correct?

The two cylinders have the same total mass.

For cylinder 1, the attractive forces between gas particles are not negligible.
For both cylinders, the distance between gas particles is much larger than the gas particle radius.
For cylinder 2, the attractive forces between gas particles are not negligible.
The two cylinders have the same temperature.

14.
How many bonding pairs and lone pairs of electrons are there on each nitrogen atom in the N2H2 molecule?

three bonding pairs and one lone pair

two bonding pairs and two lone pairs
four bonding pairs
one bonding pair and three lone pairs
three bonding pairs and two lone pairs

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15.
A solution is prepared by dissolving 0.250 g of solid NaOH in water to give a total volume of 50.0 mL at 25
oC. What is the pH of the resulting solution?

11.8
13.1
12.4
10.8
10.1

16.
If 2.943 g of a pure element contains 2.789×1022 atoms, what is the element? 

nitrogen, N
copper, Cu
potassium, K
argon, Ar
fluorine, F

17.
An 8.50 L fire extinguisher stored at 25.0 oC contains CO2 at a pressure of 55.0 atm. What is the mass of
CO2 inside the fire extinguisher?  The molar mass of CO2 is 44.01 g mol−1.

191 g
228 g
841 g
472 g
932 g

18.
Which of the following equations is incorrect?

Cl2(g)   +   energy       2 Cl(g)

NaF(s)  +  energy      Na+(g)   +   F−(g)
C(g)   +   e−       C−(g)   +  energy   
Br2(l)       Br2(s)   +   energy
O−(g)   +   e−       O2−(g)   +   energy

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19.
A solution is prepared by dissolving 5.0 g of calcium chloride in water to give a total volume of 2.5 L. How
many chloride ions are there in exactly 500 mL of this solution?

2.2×1022
4.3×1022
1.1×1022
5.4×1022
5.8×1022

20.
What volume of 0.120 mol L−1 NaOH(aq) is required for the complete neutralization of 20.0 mL of 0.0400
mol L−1 H2SO4(aq)?

6.67 mL
13.3 mL
20. 0 mL
26.7 mL
60.0 mL

21.
If 0.500 mL of 2.50 mol L−1 of an aqueous solution of glucose, C6H12O6, is diluted with water to a total
volume of 10.0 mL, what is the concentration of C6H12O6 in the diluted solution?

1.25 mol L−1
2.00 mol L−1
0.500 mol L−1
0.200 mol L−1
0.125 mol L−1

22.
Examine the following reactions involving methanol, CH3OH. 

       Reaction 1:   2 CH3OH +  3 O2    2 CO2  + 4 H2O

       Reaction 2:   CH3OH    2 H2  +  CO

       Which one of the following statements is correct?

Reaction 1 is an acid-base reaction.

Reaction 2 is a combustion reaction.
Both reactions are addition reactions.
Reaction 2 is a decomposition reaction.
Reaction 1 is a double displacement reaction.
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23.
Iron metal reacts with copper (II) sulfate to produce copper metal and iron (II) sulfate. Which of the
following equations correctly represents this reaction?

Fe  +  Cu(SO4)2       Cu  +  Fe(SO4)2

Fe  +  2 CuSO4       2 Cu  +  Fe(SO4)2
Fe  +  CuSO4       Cu  +  FeSO4
2 Fe  +  CuSO4       Cu  +  Fe2SO4
Fe  +  Cu2SO4       2 Cu  +  FeSO4

24.
The image below shows the initial and final readings on a burette for a titration. What volume of solution was
added?  Choose the correct volume with the correct number of significant digits.   

11.82 mL
11.7 mL
11.37 mL
13.73 mL
13.8 mL

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25.
Examine the following pairs.

For each of the pairs above, select the number that indicates the stronger covalent bond.

1, 3, and 6
1, 4, and 6
1, 4, and 5
2, 3, and 6
2, 3, and 5

26.
Which of the following combinations does not yield a precipitate?   

KCl(aq) and Pb(NO3)2(aq)

AgNO3(aq) and Nal(aq)
BaCl2(aq) and Na2CO3(aq)
CaCl2(aq) and Na3PO4(aq)
NH4Cl(aq) and NaNO3(aq)

27.
What is produced when magnesium metal is treated with dilute aqueous sulfuric acid, H2SO4(aq)?

MgSO4, O2 and H2O

Mg(OH)2 and SO3
Mg(OH)2 and SO2
MgSO4 and H2
MgS, H2O and O2

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28.
What is the maximum mass of Al2O3 that can be obtained from 6.50 g of Al and excess O2?

4 Al(s)   +   3 O2(g)       2 Al2O3(s)

Molar Masses, in g mol−1: 

Al,  26.98     O2,  32.00     Al2O3,  101.96

12.3 g
49.1 g
85.0 g
61.4 g
96.7 g

29.
After O2  gas was added to a 25.0 L cylinder containing 2.50 atm of N2 gas at 25 oC, the final total pressure
in the cylinder was measured as 3.15 atm.   What mass of O2 was added?  Assume no change in volume.

103 g
21.3 g
10.6 g
18.2 g
184 g

30.
What is the mass of a solid mixture that contains 1.20 moles of potassium bromide and 1.80 moles of sodium
iodide?  

197 g
591 g
807 g
182 g
413 g

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31.
Which of the following compounds results from the combination of two elements that have valence electrons
matching those of X and Y below?

CaBr2
AlCl3 
NI3
PBr3
MgO2

32.
What is the net ionic equation for the reaction between Pb(NO3)2(aq) and KI(aq)?

Pb+(aq)  +  I−(aq)    PbI(s)

+ −
K (aq)  +  NO3 (aq)    KNO3(s)
Pb2+(aq)  +  2 I−(aq)     PbI2(s)
Pb2+(aq)  +  2 I−(aq)    Pb(s) +  I2(s)
K+(aq)  +  NO3−(aq)    K(s)  +  NO(g)  + O2(g)

33.
What is the concentration of Na+ ions in solution after 35.0 mL of 0.284 mol L−1 Na2SO4(aq) and 45.0 mL
of 0.196 mol L−1 NaNO3(aq) are mixed?

0.234 mol L−1

0.172 mol L−1
0.248 mol L−1
0.359 mol L−1
0.382 mol L−1

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34.
An oxide of iron is 30.1% oxygen by mass.  What is the empirical formula of this oxide?

FeO
FeO2
FeO3
Fe2O3
Fe3O4

35.
When the reaction below is balanced using the smallest whole number coefficients, what are the coefficients
of O2 and CO2?

C2H4   +   O2      CO2   +   H2O 

2 O2 and 2 CO2
3 O2 and 2 CO2
3 O2 and 4 CO2 
2 O2 and 1 CO2
4 O2 and 4 CO2

36.
Sodium hydroxide reacts with chlorine gas according to the following equation.

2 NaOH  +  Cl2    NaCl  +  NaClO  +  H2O

What is the maximum mass of NaClO that can be produced from a reaction mixture containing 50.0 grams of
NaOH and 71.0 grams of Cl2?   

46.5 g
93.1 g
74.5 g
186 g
121 g

37.
A balloon containing 2.0 L of nitrogen gas is cooled from 100 oC to 30 oC at constant pressure. What is the
final volume of the balloon?

0.60 L
1.62 L
1.80 L
2.46 L
36.2 L
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38.
What is the pH of a 250 mL sample of an aqueous solution that contains 1.18×10−4 moles of hydrogen ions?

3.33
2.19
3.93
6.32
4.53

39.
The reaction below can be used as the basis of synthesizing 2-chlorobutane (C4H9Cl).

C4H10O  +  SOCl2     C4H9Cl  +  SO2  +  HCl

In a particular experiment, 10.0 mL of C4H10O and 10.0 mL of SOCl2 produced 6.25 g of C4H9Cl as a clear,
colourless liquid.  What is the percent yield for the experiment?

Data: 

     
   SO2    HCl
 C4H10O  SOCl2  C4H9Cl
Molar mass, in g  
   74.12   118.97    92.57   36.46
mol−1:  64.07
density, in g mL−1:    0.806    1.64    0.873

62.1 %
80.3 %
50.1 %
99.0 %
48.9 %

40.
What are the minimum volumes of N2(g) and H2(g) required to produce 100 L of NH3 at 315 oC and 5.25
atm?

N2(g)   +   3 H2(g)       2 NH3(g)

50 L of N2 and 50 L of H2
200 L of N2 and 67 L of H2
50 L of N2 and 150 L of H2
25 L of N2 and 75 L of H2
30 L of N2 and 60 L of H2

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