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UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

FINAL EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2015

CHEMISTRY 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry I

Instructors: A01 CRN 10416 Dr. S. Briggs; A02 CRN 10417 & A03 CRN 10418 Dr. S. McIndoe

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This exam consists entirely of multiple choice questions. There are 66 multiple choice questions.

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Chemistry 101 Final Examination Dec. 16, 2015; of 15

The answers must be coded on the optical sense form (bubble sheet) using a pen or soft pencil.

Select the best response for each question below.

To the right is the energy level diagram for

an electron in a hydrogen atom (not to

scale).

Answer questions 1 to 4 with reference to

this diagram.

1. Which transition represents the ionization of the hydrogen

atom?

A. R B. S C. V D. Y E. Z

2. Which transition(s) emit a visible photon (400-800 nm)?

A. R B. T, U, & X C. R & Z

D. R, T, U, W, X, & Z E. S

3. Which transition(s) emit photons with an energy greater than 1 × 10–18

J?

A. R B. S C. T, U, & X D. R, T, U, W, X, & Z E. R & Z

4. Which transition can be caused by absorption of an infrared photon?

A. R B. S C. V D. W E. Y


5. A krypton (Kr) atom has how many electrons with the quantum numbers n = 3, l = 2?

A. 2 B. 6 C. 10 D. 18 E. 32

6. A gold (Au) atom has how many electrons with the quantum numbers n = 4, ml = -3?

A. 2 B. 6 C. 10 D. 18 E. 32

7. The electrons used in electron microscopy have a velocity of 70% of the speed of light. What is their

wavelength in nm?

A. 3.47 × 103 B. 2.43 × 10

-3 C. 2.43 × 10

3 D. 3.47 × 10

-3 E. 3.47 × 10

-5

8. A heated sample of an element emits only some frequencies of light and not others. This is because:

A. Electrons orbit nuclei in circular orbits, and only orbits of certain radii are allowed.

B. Electrons are excited to higher energy levels and emit light in the process.

C. Electrons excited by the heat energy emit light when falling to lower energy levels, and only certain energy

levels are allowed.

D. The nature of the measuring instrument causes lines to appear.

E. The Uncertainty Principle says we cannot know about the in-between frequencies.

9. Identify the ion that has the following electron configuration.

1s22s

22p

63s

23p

63d

9

A. Co+ B. Cu

+ C. Cu

2+ D. Ni

2+ E. Zn

2+


10. Which of the orbitals below is NOT a d orbital?

11. The electron configuration for a ground state Fe2+

ion is:

A. [Ar] 3d6

4s2 B. [Ar] 3d

8 C. [Ar] 3d

6 D. [Ar] 3d

5 4s

1 E. [Ar] 3d

4 4s

2

12. Which element from the ones shown below has the highest first ionization energy (I1) ?

A. Cs B. Zr C. Mn D. P E. Cl

13. Which element from the ones shown below has the highest second ionization energy (I2) ?

A. Ar B. Cl C. P D. Al E. Mg

14. Why is the electron affinity of P less negative than either Si or S? That is, why is adding an electron to a

neutral phosphorus (P) atom less exothermic (less favourable) than adding an electron to a silicon or sulfur

atom?

A. P has a lower Zeff than both Si and S.

B. P has a higher Zeff than both Si and S.

C. Adding an electron to an already-occupied s orbital is energetically unfavourable.

D. Adding an electron to an already-occupied p orbital is energetically unfavourable.

E. P starts with an odd number of electrons, but both Si and S have an even number.

15. Which electron configuration is INCORRECT for the ground state atom listed?

A. Na = [Ne] 3s1

B. Ga = [Ar] 4s2 3d

10 5p

1

C. Sb = [Kr] 5s2 4d

10 5p

3

D. Pm = [Xe] 6s2 4f

5

E. Lu = [Xe] 6s2 4f

14 5d

1


16. Given the following bond distances, estimate the bond length (in pm) in the molecule X-Y.

A. 100 B. 120 C. 150 D. 160 E. 170

17. Which of the following dipole moment vectors best reflects the molecular polarity of SiF4?

18. Which one of the following ions has nonbonding valence electrons at the central atom?

A. SiF62–

B. GeCl5– C. CO3

2– D. SF3

+ E. ClO4

–

19. Which of these AB4 molecular geometries is observed for XeF4?


Questions 20-28 concern the molecule acrylonitrile, C3H3N

(structure shown to the right).

20. How many nonbonding valence electrons are there in a molecule of acrylonitrile?

A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 6 E. 8

21. The H-C-C and C-C-C bond angles in a molecule of acrylonitrile are closest to what pair of values

respectively?

A. 109.5°,

109.5°

B. 120°,

120°

C. 109.5°,

120°

D. 120°,

109.5°

E. 120°,

180°

22. How many sp hybrid orbitals are there in a molecule of acrylonitrile?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 6

23. How many sp2 hybrid orbitals are there in a molecule of acrylonitrile?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8 E. 16

24. A molecule of acrylonitrile has how many sigma (σ) and how many pi (π) bonds?

A. 4 σ, 5 π B. 6 σ, 2 π C. 6 σ, 3 π D. 7 σ, 1 π E. 7 σ, 2 π

25. Acrylonitrile contains how many unhybridized p orbitals?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6

26. Acrylonitrile contains what type of functional group?

A. alkane B. alkene C. alkyne D. aldehyde E. amide


27. Acrylonitrile has a higher boiling point (77°C) than butane (0°C) despite a slightly lower molecular weight,

due mainly to what type of intermolecular force?

A. ionic

bonding

B. ion-dipole C. dipole-

dipole

D. hydrogen

bonding

E. London

dispersion

28. Polyacrylonitrile forms from acrylonitrile in a reaction called?

A. combustion

B. condensation polymerization

C. addition polymerization

D. crystallization

E. solidification

29. There are 5 different (isomeric) alkanes with the formula C6H14. Which one has the highest boiling point?

A. hexane

B. 2-methylpentane

C. 3-methylpentane

D. 2,3-dimethylbutane

E. 2,2-dimethylbutane

30. Which of the following alkanes does NOT have the molecular formula C7H16?

A. cycloheptane

B. 2-methylhexane

C. 3-ethylpentane

D. 2,2,3-trimethylbutane

E. 2,4-dimethylpentane

31. Inspect the following incomplete resonance structures, and identify the INCORRECT statement about the

nitrous oxide molecule.

A. The molecule is linear.

B. The N-N bond is shorter than the N-O bond.

C. The right-hand structure has a greater weighting (is more important) than the left-hand one.

D. The central nitrogen atom is sp hybridized.

E. There is another possible Lewis structure for this molecule, but it is less important than either of the two

shown


32. Consider the molecules OCO, SCS, OCS, NNO and NNS, which all have the same number of valence

electrons. (The atoms are connected in the order given.) How many of these molecules are non-polar?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

33. The bond order in SO32–

is

A. 1 B. 1.33 C. 1.5 D. 1.67 E. 2

34. The bond order in He22+

is

A. 0 B. 0.25 C. 0.5 D. 0.75 E. 1

35. Combustion of methane, CH4, produces water and carbon dioxide according to the following reaction.

CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2H2O (g)

Using bond energies, estimate the energy change for this reaction in kJ mol-1.

A. -826 B. -359 C. -1524 D. -862 E. 108


Questions 36-38 refer to the figures below. All of these structures have five (5) electron domains.

36. Which of these molecular shapes best represents the shape of the molecule SeF4?

37. Which of the shapes above can lead to a molecule with an overall dipole moment vector of 0 (i.e. a non-

polar molecule)?

A. A only B. E only C. A and E D. B, C and D E. None of them

38. Which element M will lead to an MF3 molecule with shape D above?

A. Ga B. Ge C. As D. Se E. Br

39. Which of the following compounds of xenon has exactly one nonbonding pair of electrons on the xenon

atom?

A. XeF2 B. XeF4 C. XeOF4 only D. XeO3 only E. XeOF4 and XeO3


40. Which phase is missing from the figure below?

A. Chlolesteric liquid crystal

B. Nematic liquid crystal

C. Smectic liquid crystal

D. Liquid

E. Solid

41. In the figure in question 40 above, what is increasing in the direction of the arrow?

A. Temperature

B. Pressure

C. Order

D. Intermolecular forces

E. Strength of covalent bonds

42. What is the systematic name of the molecule

shown at the right?

A. 2,6-diethyl-4,6-dimethyloctane

B. 2,6-diethyl-3,5-dimethyloctane

C. 3,4,6-trimethyl-6-ethylnonane

D. 3,5,7,8-tetramethyldecane

E. 3,4,6,8-tetramethyldecane

43. There are several different isomers of trifluorobenzene, C6H3F3. How many are there exactly, and how

many of those are non-polar (in that order)?

A. 2, 1 B. 2, 2 C. 3, 0 D. 3, 1 E. 4, 1


44. A plot of change in potential energy versus distance for two H atoms combining to form H2 is

shown below. At what point (A, B, C, D or E) is this two-atom system the most stable?

45. How many isomers of C4H8O that contain a carbonyl group (i.e. C=O) are there?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

46. The structural formula of vitamin C is shown at

the right. The functional groups in vitamin C are:

A. Alcohol, alkene, ester

B. Hydroxyl, carbonyl, alkene

C. Alcohol, carbonyl, ether, alkene

D. Ketone, alkene, alcohol

E. Carboxylic acid, alkene

47. Vitamin C contains how many chiral centres?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4


48. The following sketches indicate the s-d bands of five different metals. Predict which of them would

exhibit the weakest metallic bonding and therefore have the lowest melting point.

49. Carbon can be found in many different material forms (allotropes). Which of these statements about carbon

is incorrect?

A. The carbon atoms in diamond are sp3 hybridized.

B. The carbon atoms in graphite and carbon nanotubes are sp2 hybridized.

C. The carbon atoms in graphene are sp hybridized.

D. Diamond is a covalent network solid.

E. Graphite is an effective solid lubricant.

50. Doping small amounts of boron (B) atoms into silicon (Si) creates what sort of substance?

A. insulator

B. p-type semiconductor

C. n-type semiconductor

D. metal

E. ionic lattice

51. The molecule C60 is called “buckminsterfullerene”. Look at the structure carefully and select the

INCORRECT statement from the list below.

A. The carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized.

B. There are 20 five-membered rings in the structure.

C. The pi electrons are delocalized throughout the structure.

D. The average bond order is 1.33 between each carbon atom.

E. There are 60 unhybridized p-orbitals in this structure.


52. A certain solid is moderately hard and has a high melting point. The solid does not

conduct electricity but the liquid formed when it is melted does conduct electricity. What

class of solid is this substance?

A. polymer B. ionic C. metallic D. molecular E. covalent network

Polyethylene naphthalate (structure shown below) is a polymer with very good barrier properties against

oxygen, making it good for bottling beverages that are susceptible to oxidation, such as beer. Examine the

structure below, and answer questions 53 – 56.

53. What is the smallest repeating unit in polyethylene naphthalate? (The repeating unit begins with the square

bracket on the far left and goes to the lettered square bracket on the right.) Choose from A-E in the figure

above.

54. What kind of polymer is polyethylene naphthalate?

A. Polyester

B. Polyamide

C. Polycarbonate

D. Polyethylene

E. Nylon

55. Which of these is a monomer used in the production of polyethylene naphthalate?

A. 1,2-ethanediol

B. ethylene (ethene)

C. 2-propanol

D. carbon dioxide

E. ethylethanoate

56. In which of these applications do semiconducting materials NOT play a key part?

A. Solar energy cells

B. Light-emitting diodes

C. Computer chips

D. Liquid crystals

E. Miniaturized transistors


Examine the molecules in the figure below, and answer questions 57-63.

57. Which molecule has an isomer present amongst the other molecules?

A. Q B. R C. T D. X E. Z

58. Which molecule can be produced by reaction of two of the other molecules?

A. R B. T C. V D. W E. Y

59. How many of these molecules contain sp2 hybridized atoms?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 E. 7

60. How many of these molecules are ethers?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

61. How many of these molecules can form hydrogen bonds with other molecules like themselves?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4


62. How many of these molecules have chiral centres in them?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

63. How many ketones are there?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

64. Which of these statements about techniques that chemists use is INCORRECT?

A. X-ray crystallography provides information on bond lengths and angles

B. Mass spectrometry provides information on molecular weight

C. Infrared spectroscopy provides information on molecular vibrations

D. Nuclear magnetic resonance provides information on molecular structure

E. Visible light spectroscopy provides information on electron spin

65. Which of the following will NOT make a polymer more rigid?

A. Increased crystallinity B. Addition of plasticizers C. Vulcanization D. Cross-linking

E. Increased molecular mass

66. If the velocity of an electron travelling at 2.10 × 108 m s-

1 in an electron microscope is known to within

0.0005%, how accurately (in nanometers, nm) can we possibly know its position? (This is a little less than one

seventh of the shortest wavelength we can see with the naked eye.)

A. 55 B. 28 C. 173 D. E. 0.55

END of EXAM

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