School of Engineering
ENGCHEM Midterm Exam
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1. Which of the following is a physical change? E. mixing powdered zinc and sulfur at room
A. milk turns sour temperature
B. battery cables corrode 12. The melting point of bromine is -7 °C. What is
C. sugar when heated becomes brown this in °F?
D. when cooled, liquid water becomes ice A. 39.0 °F B. -28.1 °F C. -12.6 °F D. 19.4 °F
E. hard-boiling an egg E. none of these are within 3 °F of the right answer
2. Table salt (sodium chloride) is 42.7 % sodium. 13. Rutherford's experiment with alpha particle
How many grams of salt contain 76.0 g sodium? scattering by gold foil established that:
A. 32.5 g salt B. 178 g salt C. 3245 g salt A. electrons have a negative charge.
D. 1.78 g salt E. 1.78 x 104 g salt B. protons are 1840 times heavier than electrons
3. Which one of the following is a chemical change? C. protons are not evenly distributed throughout
A. cutting a bar of sodium metal into pieces with a an atom.
knife D. atoms are made of protons, neutrons and
B. lard when heated changes to liquid electrons.
C. a freshly cut apple turns brown E. the nucleus contains protons and neutrons.
D. mixing sugar and cinnamon 14. Which of the following elements is most likely
E. water disappears from a beaker in a few days at to be a good conductor of electricity?
room temperature A. Ca B. C C. Ne D. I E. S
4. The SI units tera and milli represent, 15. An atom of the isotope chlorine-39 consists of
respectively: how many protons, neutrons, and electrons? (p =
A. 106 and 10-3 B. 1012 and 103 C. 10-3 and 1012 proton, n= neutron, e = electron)
D. 108 and 103 E. 1012 and 10-3 A. 17 p, 17 n. 22 e B. 39 p, 38 n, 39 e
5. Liquid nitrogen boils at 77.0 K. What C. 22 p, 17 n, 17 e D. 17 p, 39 n, 17 e
temperature is this in °F? E. 17 p, 22 n, 17 e
A. -353°F B. 139°F C. 42.8°F 16. How many protons and electrons are present in
D. -321°F E. 152°F a Ca2+ ion?
6. Which of the following is the greatest mass? A. 18 protons, 20 electrons
A. 2.0 x 105 cg B. 10.0 dg C. 0.0010 kg B. 20 protons, 18 electrons
D. 1.0 x 106 mg E. 3.0 x 102 mg C. 20 protons, 21 electrons
7. How many significant figures are there in 5.0390 D. 20 protons, 19 electrons
g? E. 22 protons, 20 electrons
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 2 E. 3 17. What is the formula for the ionic compound
8. Calculate the volume of 450 g of gold (density = formed by the calcium ion and the phosphate ion?
19.3 g/cm3) A. CaPO4 B. Ca2(PO4)2 C. Ca(PO4)3
A. 23.3 cm3 B. 8685 cm3 D. Ca3PO4 E. Ca3(PO4)2
C. 19.3 cm3 D. 45.0 cm3 18. The chemical name for SO32- is sulfite ion.
9. How many significant figures does the sum of the Therefore, the name of H2SO3 is:
following contain? 8.3801 + 2.57 A. dihydrosulfuric acid B. sulfuric acid
A. 5 B. 7 C. 3 D. 6 E. 4
C. dihydrogen sulfite D. sulfurous acid
10. How many cubic inches are there in 2.00 liter?
A. 787 in3 B. 310 in3 C. 122 in3 E. hyposulfurous acid
D. 250 in 3
E. none of them 19. Consistent with vanadium being a transition
11. Which one of the following is a chemical metal, the name for VClO3 should be:
change: A. vanadium chloride B. vanadium (I) chlorate
A. mixing salt and water C. vanadium (II) chlorate D. vanadium chlorite
B. melting butter E. vanadium (III) chlorate
C. cooling liquid water to form ice
20. The Stock system name for Cu2S
D. bread rising when baking
A. copper (II) sulfide B. cupric sulfide D. CuAs2 E. Cu3As2
C. copper (I) sulfate D. copper (I) sulfide 28. Naturally occurring argon consists of three
E. copper (II) sulfate isotopes, the atoms of which occur in the
21. The correct name for CuSO4 · 5 H20 following abundances: 0.34% 36Ar (35.9676 u),
A. cuprous sulfate pentahydrate 0.07% 38Ar (37.9627 u), and 99.59% 40Ar (39.9624
B. copper (I) sulfate pentahydrate u). The calculated atomic weight of argon is:
C. cuprous sulfate tetrahydrate A. 39.95 u B. 37.96 u C. 38.96 u
D. copper (II) sulfate tetrahydrate D. 39.64 u E. none of the above
E. copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate 29. The correct formula for chromium(III) nitrite is:
22. The Stock system name for Fe2O3 A. Cr3(NO2)2 B. CrNO3 C. Cr2(NO2)3
A. iron (III) oxide B. iron (II) oxide D. Cr(NO3)3 E. Cr(NO2)3
C. diiron trioxide D. iron trioxide 30. The empirical formula for napthalene C10H8 is:
E. iron (III) trioxide A. CH B. C10H8 C. C15H12 D. C5H4 E. C20H16
23. Which of the following elements does not occur 31. Which pair of elements would be most likely to
naturally as a diatomic molecule? form an ionic compound?
A. chlorine B. sulfur C. fluorine A. P and Br B. Zn and K C. C and O
D. hydrogen E. nitrogen D. Al and Rb E. F and Al
24. Which of the following are not isotopes: 32. What is the formula for the simple ionic
I. Atoms of an element having different numbers of compound formed by magnesium and chlorine?
electrons A. MgCl B. Mg2Cl C. MgCl2
II. Atoms of an element having different numbers D. MgCl3 E. Mg3Cl
of neutrons 33. Which of the following is the correct name for
the binary compound, Fe2O3?
III. and A. Iron (II) oxide B. Ferric oxide
C. Iron (III) oxide D. A and B E. B and C
IV. and
A. I and IV B. III only C. II only 34. A neutral atom of the element potassium
D. II and III E. IV only has:
25. Which of the following is not an example of a A. 19 e, 19 p, 21 n B. 40 e, 40 p, 19 n
halogen: C. 19 e, 21 p, 19 n D. 40 e, 19 p, 21 n
A. Cl B. F C. I D. Be E. Br E. 21 e, 19 p, 19 n
26. The correct name for CoCl3 is: 35.
A. cobaltous chloride B. cobalt(III) chloride
C. cobalt trichloride D. cobalt chloride
E. cobalt(III) trichloride
27. The correct formula for copper(I) arsenide is
(use the periodic table as a guide):
A. CuAs B. Cu3As C. Cu2As
1. d 29. 57.
2. b 30. 58.
3. c 31. 59.
4. e 32. 60.
5. d 33.
6. a 34.
7. b 35.
8. a 36.
9. c 37.
10. c 38.
11. d 39.
12. d 40.
13. c 41.
14. a 42.
15. e 43.
16. b 44.
17. e 45.
18. d 46.
19. b 47.
20. d 48.
21. e 49.
22. a 50.
23. b 51.
24. b 52.
25. d 53.
26. b 54.
27. 55.
28. 56.
