Chemical Engineering Refresher Exam
ChE 602 – Physical and Chemical Principle
For numbers 1 to 3…
An isotope with atomic number 64 and mass number 158 is found to have a mass ratio relative to that of
carbon-12 of 13.16034.
1.) What is the isotope?
a. Euporium-158 c. Gadolinium-158
b. Copper-64 d. Zinc-64
2.) What is its atomic mass?
a. 157. 76720 u c. 158.00025 u
b. 157.92408 u d. 158.00001 u
3.) If oxygen-16 has a mass of 15.9949 u, what is the atomic mass of the isotope relative to oxygen-16?
a. 9.8636 c. 9.8728
b. 9.8734 d. 9.8781
4.) The two naturally occurring isotopes of lithium, lithium-6 and lithium-7, have isotopic masses of 6.01512
u and 7.01600 u, respectively. If the atomic mass of lithium is 6.941 u, what is the percent natural
abundance of lithium-7?
a. 92.51% c. 7.49%
b. 90.22% d. 9.78%
5.) The two naturally occurring isotopes of boron, boron-10 and boron-11, have masses of 10.0129370 u
and 11.0093054 u, respectively. Which of the two occurs in greater abundance?
a. Boron-10 b. Boron-11
6.) Bromine has two naturally occurring isotopes. One of them, Bromine-79, has a mass of 78.9183 u and
an abundance of 50.69%. What must be the mass of the other isotope, bromine-81?
a. 77.59 u c. 80.92 u
b. 79.98 u d. 81.04 u
7.) ________ quantum number describes the orientation of the orbital in space.
a. Principal c. Magnetic
b. Angular momentum d. Spin
8.) Can an orbital have the quantum numbers (n, l, ml) = (2, 2, 2)?
a. Yes b. No
9.) Can an orbital have the quantum numbers (n, l, ml) = (3, 0, 0)?
a. Yes b. No
10.) For orbitals with n = 3 and ml = 1, what is/are the possible values(s) of l?
a. 0 only c. 1 or 2
b. 0 or 1 d. 0,1, or 2
11.) Rochelle salt is a double salt of and organic acid that is commonly present in grapes. This salt
has a chemical formula of:
a. KNaC3H2O4 ∙ 7H2O c. KNaC4H4O6 ∙ 4H2O
b. KNaC4H4O4 ∙ 10H2O d. KHC4H4O6
12.) Ferrous Sulfate Heptahydrate is commonly known as:
a. Copperas c. Blue vitriol
b. Epsom Salt d. Hematite
13.) Who is the person behind carbon-dating method?
a. George Stoney c. Antoine Henri Becquerel
b. Paul Villard d. Charles Libby
14.) Who discovered vulcanization?
a. Leonard Sadi Carnot c. Joseph Proust
b. Charles Goodyear d. None of these
15.) The atomic mass unit is defined as:
a. The weighted-average mass of a carbon atom
b. The weighted-average mass of one mole of carbon atoms
c. Exactly 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom
d. Exactly 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-14 atom
16.) _______ states that whenever orbitals of equal energy are available, electrons occupy these
orbitals singly before any pairing of electrons occurs.
a. Aufbau principle
b. Pauli exclusion principle
c. Hund’s rule of multiplicity
d. None of these
17.) Arrange the following atoms in decreasing atomic radius.
a. Se > Sc > Ba c. Ba > Sc > Se
b. Ba > Se > Sc d. Se > Ba > Sc
18.) Which of the following has a larger radius?
a. Na atom c. Both have equal radii
+
b. Na ion d. Cannot be determined
19.) Arrange the following atoms in order of increasing ionization energy.
a. Sn < As < Sr < Br c. Sn < Sr < As < Br
b. Sr < As < Sn < Br d. Sr < Sn < As < Br
20.) Sorbitol, used as a sweetener in some “sugar-free” foods, has a molecular mass of 182 u and a
mass percent composition of 39.56% C, 7.74% H, and 52.70% O. What is the molecular formula of
sorbitol?
a. C6H16O6 c. C6H14O
b. C6H30O5 d. C5H26O6
21.) Phosphorus trichloride, PCl3, is a commercially important compound used in the manufacture of
pesticides, gasoline additives, and a number of other products. Liquid PCl3 is made by the direct
combination of phosphorus and chlorine.
P4(s) + 6Cl2(g) → 4PCl3
What is the maximum mass of PCl3 that can be obtained from 125 g P4 and 323 Cl2?
a. 377 g c. 280 g
b. 501 g d. 417 g
22.) Using the two equilibrium systems given below and their respective equilibrium constants,
determine the equilibrium constant for the oxidation of a mole of N2O(g) to form NO(g).
N2(g) + ½ O2(g) = N2O K1 = 5.4x10-19
N2(g) + O2(g) = 2NO(g) K2 = 4.6x10-31
a. 5.4x10-19 c. 2.5x10-49
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b. 8.5x10 d. 1.2x1012
23.) At 1065°C, for reaction 2H2S(g) = 2H2(g) + S2(g), Kp = 1.2x10-2. What is the value of Kc for the
reaction H2(g) + ½ S2(g) = H2S at the same temperature?
a. 87 c. 41
b. 33 d. 96
24.) Which radioactive nucleus would undergo decay to produce 58Ni and a positron?
a. Nickel- 59 c. Copper-58
b. Zinc-62 d. None of these
25.) Which radioisotope of thallium would undergo electron capture to yield mercury-202 and an
emission of X-rays?
a. Thallium-201 c. Thallium-204
b. Thallium-202 d. Thallium-206
26.) Which particle is being emitted in the neutron bombardment of cobalt-59 to produce
manganese-56?
a. Alpha particle c. Neutron
b. Beta particle d. Positron
For numbers 27 to 30…
The phosphorus isotope 32P is used in biochemical studies to determine the pathways of phosphorus
atoms in living organisms. Its presence is detected through its emission of β- particles. Phosphorus-32
has a half-life of 14.3 days.
27.) What is the decay constant for 32P?
a. 4.6x10-8 s-1 c. 2.0x10-4 s-1
b. 6.7x10-5 s-1 d. 5.6x10-7 s-1
28.) What is the activity of a 1.00-mg sample 32P?
a. 1.1x1014 atoms/s c. 3.2x1013 atoms/s
b. 4.0x1014atoms/s d. 2.8x1014 atoms/s
29.) Approximately what mass of 32P will remain in the original 1.00-mg sample after 57 days?
a. 0.4 mg c. 0.06 mg
b. 0.04 mg d. 0.002 mg
30.) What will be the rate of radioactive decay after 57 days?
a. 4.7x1015 atoms/s c. 8.0x1019 atoms/s
b. 6.6x1011 atoms/s d. 2.2x1012 atoms/s
31.) Which of the following is not a reducing sugar?
a. Glucose c. Sucrose
b. Fructose d. Maltose
32.) A 35.0-mL sample of 0.20 M LiOH is titrated with 0.25 M HCl. What is the pH of the solution
after 23.0 mL of HCl have been added to the base?
a. 1.26 c.12.33
b. 1.67 d. 12.74
33.) A 25.0-mL sample of 0.35 M HCOOH is titrated with 0.20 M KOH. What is the pH of the solution
after 25.0 mL of KOH has been added to the acid? Ka = 1.77x10-4
a. 4.00 c. 3.63
b. 3.88 d. 3.51
34.) A 10.0-mL sample of 0.75 M CH3CH2COOH is titrated with 0.30 M NaOH. What is the pH of the
solution after 22.0 mL of NaOH have been added to the acid? Ka = 1.3x10-5
a. 5.75 c. 4.83
b. 4.94 d. 4.02
35.) A 25.0-mL sample of 0.10 M C2H3NH2 (ethylamine) is titrated with 0.15 M HCl. What is the pH of
the solution after 9.00 mL of acid has been added to amine? Kb = 6.5x10-4
a. 11.08 c. 10.74
b. 10.88 d. 10.5
For 36 to 38…
A 30.00-mL sample of 0.100 M NH3 (Kb =1.8x10-5) is diluted with water to 400.00 mL. The resulting
solution is titrated with 0.100 M HCl. Calculate the pH at the following points of titration:
36.) Before the addition of any HCl.
a. 12.67 c. 5.71
b. 10.57 d. 2.64
37.) After addition of 30.00 mL of HCl.
a. 12.67 c. 5.71
b. 10.57 d. 2.64
38.) After addition of 40.00 mL of the HCl.
a. 12.67 c. 5.71
b. 10.57 d. 2.64
39.) A 0.9092-g sample of wheat flour was analysed by the Kjeldahl procedure. The ammonia was
treated with 50 mL of 0.05063. M HCl. A back titration with 7.46 mL of 0.04917 M NaOH was required.
Calculate the percentage of protein in the flour. For wheat, the Jones factor is equal to 5.83.
a. 23.86% c. 9.12%
b. 4.77% d. 19.45%
40.) The coldest place in the universe.
a. Krobelus c. Enigma
b. Boomerang Nebula d. Venomancer
