Practice Exam 2

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1 Instructions: You have 75 minutes to answer the questions on this exam. It consists of 25 multiple choice questions, each worth 1 point. You are permitted to use a calculator and the attached reference sheets. GOOD LUCK! Note: U nless otherwise indicated, use c = 3.0 × 10 8 m/s for the speed of light. 1. From the following list of observations, choose the one that most clearly supports the conclusion that electrons have wave properties. a. the scattering of alpha particles by metal foil b. the photoelectric effect c. the emission spectrum of hydrogen d. diffraction e. cathode "rays" 2. What is the wavelength, in nanometers, of a photon of light whose frequency is 5.40 × 10 14 Hz? a. 19 × 10 –7 nm b. 2.72 × 10 2 nm b. 5.56 × 10 2 nm d. 1.80 × 10 2 nm e. 3.68 × 10 2 nm 3. What determines the intensity of a beam of light? a. The frequency of the photons b. The wavelength of the photons c. The color of the photons d. The number of photons e. The velocity of the photons 4. Consider an atom traveling at 1% of the speed of light. The de Broglie wavelength is found to be 3.31 × 10 –3 pm. Which element is this? a. P b. Ca c. He d. F e. Be
2 5. In Bohr's atomic theory, when an electron moves from one energy level to another energy level more distant from the nucleus, f. energy is emitted g. energy is absorbed h. light is emitted i. no change in energy occurs j. none of these 6. The ionization energy for a hydrogen atom is 1.31 × 10 6 J/mol. What is the ionization energy for He + ? a. 2.18 × 10 –18 J/mol b. 1.31 × 10 6 J/mol c. 5.25 × 10 6 J/mol d. 8.72 × 10 –18 J/mol e. 2.63 × 10 6 J/mol 7. A perfect black body a. Absorbs all the incident radiation b. Allow all the incident radiation to pass through it c. Reflects all the incident radiation d. Has its surface coated with graphite e. Absorbs only visible light 8. Select the correct molecular geometry for SO 2 . a. tetrahedral b. square pyramidal c. linear d. bent e. None of these 9. What are the oxidation numbers of chromium in CrO 4 2- and Cr 2 O 7 2- , respectively? a. +2, +6 b. -4, -6 c. -4, -4 d. +4, +4 e. +6, +6
3 10. Which of the following frequencies corresponds to light with the longest wavelength? a. 9.12 × 10 12 s –1 b. 3.20 × 10 9 s –1 c. 8.50 × 10 20 s –1 d. 3.00 × 10 13 s –1 e. 4.12 × 10 5 s –1 11. Select the correct molecular geometry for NH 3 . a. linear b. tetrahedral c. trigonal pyramidal d. bent e. None of these 12. Light has a wavelength of 560 nm. What is the energy of a photon of this light? a. 2.53× 10 18 J b. 3.95 × 10 –20 J c. 1.24 × 10 –18 J d. 1.18 × 10 –19 J e. 3.55 × 10 –19 J 13. Consider an atom traveling at 1% of the speed of light. The de Broglie wavelength is found to be 1.48 × 10 -2 pm. Which element is this? a. Pb b. O c. Mg d. Cr e. Be 14. Select the correct molecular geometry for XeOF 4 . a. square pyramidal b. trigonal bipyramidal c. octahedral d. tetrahedral e. none of these 15. Which of the following molecules does not have a dipole moment? a. H 2 O b. H 2 S c. H 2 Xe d. All of these have a dipole moment. e. None of these has a dipole moment.
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4 16. For which of the following transitions does the light emitted have the longest wavelength for a Bohr hydrogen atom? a. n = 2 to n =1 b. n = 4 to n =3 c. n = 3 to n =2 d. n = 4 to n =2 e. n = 4 to n =1 17. In which of the following compounds does nitrogen have the most negative oxidation state? a. NH 4 Cl b. N 2 O c. NO 2 d. HNO 3 e. NaNO 2 18. How many of the following molecules and ions contain double or triple bonds? N 2 H 2 CO C 2 H 4 C 2 H 6 SCN a. 5 b. 1 c. 4 d. 2 e. 3 19. The Cl–Kr–Cl bond angle in KrCl 4 is closest to f. 120° g. 109° h. 150° i. 90° j. 360° 21. Of the following, which molecule has the smallest bond angle? a. NH 3 b. CH 4 c. BH 3 d. XeF 2 e. H 2 S
5 22. What is the wavelength of light that is emitted when an excited electron in the hydrogen atom falls from the n = 5 level to the n = 2 level? a. 5.82 × 10 –7 m b. 6.50 × 10 –7 m c. 4.34 × 10 –7 m d. 5.12 × 10 –7 m e. none of these 23. What is the energy quanta of the pendulum of a grandfather clock? a. 3.34 J b. 9 × 10 -15 J b. 6.62 × 10 -34 J c. 1 J d. the energy of the pendulum is continuous 24. What is the correct formula for lead(IV) oxide? a. PbO 4 b. PbO 3 c. PbO d. Pb 4 O e. PbO 2 25. Which of the following is not a valid resonance structure for N 3 ?