OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Course Title:General Chemistry I Course Code: CHM 101 No of Units: 3

TYPE B Time Allowed – 1hr 30 min

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xy C. 1 D. xy
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2. The reaction N2 + 3H2 2NH3 has an equilibrium constant (K c) of 0.062, [NH3] = 0.01M, [N2] = 0.1M at
500oC, calculate the concentration of H2 A. 0.016M B. 1.16M C. 2.05M D. 0.25M
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3. If the partial pressure of H2 in a 2 L container at 448 C is 0.0592 atm, what is its concentration? R = 0.08206
A. 0.005 B. 0.004 C. 0.002 D. 0.001
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4. If [I2] = 0.002M at 105 C, its partial pressure is A. 0.052 B. 0.062 C. 0.072 D. 0.042. R = 0.08206
Use the information below to answer questions 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46
Consider this exothermic reaction; 2H2O2 2H2O + O2 ∆H = -108 kJ
5. Addition of H2O will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
6. A decrease in temperature will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
7. An increase in temperature will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
8. An increase in pressure catalyst will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
9. Increase in volume will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
10. Removal of H2O2 will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
11. An acid is a pair of electron acceptor is defined by A. ArrheniusB. Lewis C. Bronsted D. Lowry
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12. In this reaction, H2O + NH3 H3O + NH2 , the respective acid and conjugate base are
A. H2O and NH3 B. NH3 and NH2- C. H3O+ and NH3 D. H2O and NH2-
13. All these are pairs to prepare buffer solutions except A. CH3COOH and NaOH B. NH3 and NH4Cl C. CH3COOH
and CH3COONaD. Na2HPO4 and NaH2PO4
14. The type of buffer prepared by adding solutions of Na2HPO4 and NaH2PO4 is A. acidic B. BasicC.alkalineD. neutral
15. Which of the following expressions is true for ionic product of water?
A. [H3O+][H+] = 1x10-14 B. [H3O+][OH-] = 1x10-14 C. [H3O+][OH-] = 1x10-7 D. [H+][OH-] = 1x10-7
16. The pH of 0.05M H2SO4 is A. 1 B. 1.31C. -1D. -1.31
17. What is [OH-] if the pH is 11.7 A. 0.004M B. 0.04M C. 0.005M D. 0.05M
Use the information below to answer questions 18 and 19
A 0.5M solution of periodic acid has a Ka of 2.3x10-2.
18. What is the pH of the solution? A. 0.09 B. 0.9 C. 0.097 D. 0.97
19. What is the percentage dissociation of the acid? A. 1.07 B. 2.14 C. 21.4 D. 10.7
20. What is the dimension of force? A. Kg/s2m B. gm/s2. C. Kgm-3. D kgm/s2
21. Express 7.8x10-7m in nanometer A. 0.78nm B. 78nm. C. 0.078nm. D 7.8nm
22. Find the volume in litres of 20kg of CCL4, whose density is 1.60g/cm3 A. 12.5 L B. 25 L. C. 2.5 L. D 0.25 L
23. What is the mass concentration of 4g of NaOH dissolved in 100ml of distilled water?

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A. 0.04 g/dm3 B. 4.0 g/dm3. C. 40 g/dm3. D 0.4g/dm3
24. One mole of a compound MHCO3 has a mass of 84g calculate the relative atomic mass of M
A. 61 B. 42. C. 26. D 23
25. What is the empirical formula of an organic compound containing 40% carbon and 6.67% hydrogen by mass? A.
CH2 B. CH3. C. CH2O. D CH3O
26. In the reaction CaC2(s) + 2H2O(l) Ca(OH)2(s) + C2H2(g). what is the mass of solid CaC2 needed to produced
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5.6 dm of ethyne at S.T.P? A. 8g B. 9g. C. 16g. D 18g
27. How many grams of HCl will be required to react with 5g ofNaOH? A. 10.1g B. 4.6g. C. 9.2g. D 18.4g
Use the information to answer questions 28 to 30
0.07g of hydride of carbon occupies 56 cm3 at STP when vaporized and contain 14.29 % by mass of hydrogen
28. What is the number of moles of the Hydrocarbon? A. 2.5 B. 0.25 C. 0.0025 D. 0.025
29. What is the relative molar mass of the hydrocarbon? A. 25 B. 28 C. 30 D. 40
30. What is the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon?A. C2H2 B. C3H4C. C2H6D. C2H4
31. How many moles of glucose C6H12O6 are there in 1.09 g of the substance? A. 0.00556 B. 0.0245 C. 2.45 D. 0.245
32. How many moles of NH3 gas are there in 500 cm3 of the gas? A. 2.23 B. 22.32 C. 0.022 D. 0.31
33. How many grams of PbCl2 can be prepared from 10 g of Pb(NO3)2 according to the equation
Pb(NO3)2 + 2NaCl PbCl2 + 2NaNO3 (Pb= 207) A. 8.40 g B. 8.19 C. 7.32 D. 3.29
34. The formula which expresses the actual number of atom of the various elements present in a molecule of the compound is
known as A. Structural formula B. empirical formula C. Molecular formula D isotopic formula
35. One of these is not a derived quantity A. force B. density. C. volume. D mass
36. The instrument used to measure the relative isotopic masses of an element is?
A. photometer B. spectrometer. C. radiometer. D polarimeter
37. The rate of a chemical reaction depends on the following except A. the presence of a catalyst B. the concentrations
(or pressures) of the reacting species C. the shape of the reacting molecules D. nature of the reacting species
38. Molecularity of a reaction is defined as the A. number of reacting molecules involved in a reaction B. the sum of
powers of the concentration terms in the rate law C. increment in the number of reacting molecules involved in a
reaction D. bombardment of the reacting molecules with the wall of their container
39. The major differences that distinguish the order of a reaction from molecularity of a reaction include the following
except A. order of a reaction is experimentally determined B. order of a reaction is always whole number C. order of
a reaction can change with the experimental conditions D. order of a reaction can assume zero
40. One of the following is incorrect of a catalyst/catalytic reaction A. catalysts are not generally specific in their
actionsB. a catalyst is more effective when finely dividedC. a catalytic reaction is affected by change in temperature
D. a catalyst cannot, in general, initiate a reaction
41. The definition, “the change in enthalpy that takes place when 1 mole of a compound is formed from its elements, all
substances being in their standard states” is for A. heat of reaction B. heat of combustionC. heat of formation D.
standard heat of formation
42. Consider the reaction: CH4(g) + 2O2(g)→CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)a = -21 kcal.
“a” represents change in heat of A. formation B. reaction (enthalpy) C. combustion D. none of options A to C
43. The change in enthalpy that occurs when 1 mole of a solid crystalline substance is formed from its gaseous ions is
termed A. lattice energy B. heat of combustion C. heat of formation D. standard heat of formation
The reaction of nitric oxide with hydrogen at 1280°C is 2NO(g) + 2H2(g)→ N2(g) + 2H2O(g) and produced these data
Experiment [NO] (×10-3 M) [H2] (×10-3 M) Initial rate (×10-5 M/s)
1 5.0 2.0 1.3
2 10.0 2.0 5.0
3 10.0 4.0 10.0

Use the experimental information and data below to answer questions44 to 47:
44. The rate law is expressed as A. rate = k[NO]2[H2] B. rate = k[NO][H2] C. rate = k[NO][H2]2 D. rate = k[NO]1/2[H2]1/2

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45. The rate constant of the reaction isA. 3.5 × 102 M-2 s-1 B. 3.5 × 102 M-1 s-1 C. 2.5 × 102 M-1 s-1 D. 2.5 × 102 M-2 s-1
46. The reaction is a A. zero-order reaction B. first-order reaction C. second-order reaction D. third-order reaction
47. The rate of the reaction when [NO] = 12 × 10-3 M and [H2] = 6 × 10-3 M A. 1.1 × 10-4 Ms-1 B. 2.2 × 10-4 Ms-1 C.
3.3 × 10-4 Ms-1 D. 4.2 × 10-4 Ms-1
The conversion of cyclopropane to propene in the gas phase is a first-order reaction with a rate constant of 6.7 × 10-4 s-1 at
500°C. Use the information to answer questions48 to 50
48. How long (in minutes) will it take for the concentration of propane to decrease from 0.25 M to 0.15 M? A. 13 min
B. 10 minC. 18 min D. 25 min
49. If the initial concentration of cyclopropane was 0.25 M, what is the concentration after 528 s? A. 0.40 M B. 0.18 M
C. 0.12 M D. 0.45 M
50. How long (in minutes) will it take to convert 74% of the starting material? A. 29 min B. 39 min C. 13.5 minD. 33.5
min
51. The decomposition of ethane (C2H6) to methyl radicals is a first-order reaction with a rate constant of 5.36 × 10-4s-1
at 700°C: C2H6(g)→2CH3(g). The half-life of the reaction in minutes isA. 21.5 minB. 34 min C. 18 minD. 15 min
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Consider a second-order reaction, “A → product”. Using calculus, the expression [ A ] =kt+ [ A ] is obtained for the
t o
reaction; k = the reaction rate constant, [A] O and [A]tare the initial concentration of “A” and concentration of “A” at time
“t”, respectively. Use the information to answer questions 52 and 53 on the second-order reaction:
I(g) + I(g)→ I2(g); the rate constant for the reaction is 7.0 × 109 M-1 s-1
52. If the initial concentration of I was 0.086 M, calculate the concentration after 20 min A. 3.2 × 10-6M B. 3.2 ×
10-12M C. 1.2 × 10-6M D. 1.2 × 10-12M
53. Calculate the half-life of the reaction if the initial concentration of I is 0.6 M A. 1.2 × 10-10M B. 6 × 10-10M
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C. 4 × 10 M D. 2.4 × 10 M
54. What is the wavelength of a beam of protons having a velocity of 13.8 x 10 6 cm/s? The mass of the proton is 1.67 x
10-24 g A. 28.8 x 10-11 m B. 28.8 x 10-12 m C. 28.8 x 10-13 m D. 28.8 x 10-14 m (h = 6.63 x 10-34 kgm2s-1).
55. Which of the quantum numbers describes the orbital orientation? A. Principal B. Subsidiary C. Magnetic D. Spin
56. Which of the quantum numbers describes the orbital shape? A. Principal B. Subsidiary C. Magnetic D. Spin
57. The condition required for corrosion to take place is the presence of A. water and carbon (iv) oxide B. water, carbon
(iv) oxide and oxygen C. oxygen and carbon (iv) oxide D. water and oxygen.
58. Suggest mass of oxygen to an analytical chemist who has interest in accuracy: A.16 unit B. 16.050 unit C. 16.005
unit D. 16.500 unit
59. There are basic particles from which matter could be made except A. Salt B. Atom C. Ion D. Molecules.
60. No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers. This is a statement of A. Hund B.
Pauli C. Aufbau D. Heisenberg.
61. How many unpaired electrons are in the p-orbitals of a fluorine atom? A. 3 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2
62. The coloured nature of transition metal ions is associated with their partially filled A. f-orbital B. s-orbital C. p-
orbital D. d-orbital.
63. The percentage of oxygen in Sulphur IV oxide (S = 32, O = 16) is A. 5% B. 50% C. 500% D. 75%
64. The electronic configuration of Mg+2 is A. 1S22S22P63S23P2 B. 1S22S22P63S2 C. 1S22S22P6 D. 1S22S22P4 .
65. The element with the electronic configuration 1s22s22p3 is A. Calcium B. Chlorine C. Oxygen D.Nitrogen.
66. Moving from left to right across a period, the general rise in the first ionization energy can be attributed to the A.
decrease in nuclear charge B. increase in nuclear charge C. decrease in screening effect D. increase in screening
effect.
67. 0.1Faraday of electricity was passed through a solution of Copper (ii) sulphate.Themaximum weight of copper
deposited on the cathode would be A. 64.0g B. 32.0g C. 16.0g D. 63.2g (CU=64).
68. What quantity of electricity is consumed when 10 amperes was consumed in 1 hour during electrolysis? A. 36 kilo
coulombs B. 3600 coulombs C. 7200 coulombs D. 72 kilo coulombs.

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69. If a given quantity of electricity librates 0.65g of Zn 2+, what amount of Hg2+ would be liberated by the same quantity
of current? A. 1.00g B. 2.01g C. 4.02g D. 8.04g {Zn=65, Hg=201}
70. How long would it take to deposit 0.08g of copper from CuCl 2 solution by passing a current of 0.5A? A. 6 mins B. 8
mins C. 24 mins D. 48 mins [Cu = 64, F = 96500 C mol-1]