Week 4 Practices with Answers
Answers are posted at the end on the last page. You will need a periodic table, calculator and scratch
paper.
1. Balance the following equation: B2O3(s) + HF(l) BF3(g) + H2O(l)
A) B2O3(s) + 6HF(l) 2BF3(g) + 3H2O(l) D) B2O3(s) + H6F6(l) B2F6(g) + H6O3 (l)
B) B2O3(s) + 2HF(l) 2BF3(g) + H2O(l) E) B2O3(s) + 3HF(l) 2BF3(g) + 3H2O(l)
C) B2O3(s) + 6HF(l) 2BF3(g) + 6H2O(l)
2. What is the coefficient of H2O when the following equation is properly balanced with the smallest set of whole
numbers? ___ Na + ___ H2O ___ NaOH + ___ H2
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5
3. What is the coefficient of H2O when the following equation is properly balanced with the smallest set of whole
numbers? ___ Al4C3 + ___ H2O ___ Al(OH)3 + ___ CH4
A) 3 B) 4 C) 6 D) 12 E) 24
4. What is the coefficient of H2SO4 when the following equation is properly balanced with the smallest set of
whole numbers? ___ Ca3(PO4)2 + ___ H2SO4 ___ CaSO4 + ___ H3PO4
A) 3 B) 8 C) 10 D) 11 E) None of these
5. 35.0 mL of 0.255 M HNO3 is added to 45.0 mL of 0.328 M Mg(NO3)2. What is the concentration of nitrate
ions in the final solution?
A) 0.481 M B) 0.296 M C) 0.854 M D) 1.10 M E) 0.0295 M
6. Based on the solubility rules, which one of these compounds should be insoluble in water?
A) NaCl B) MgBr2 C) FeCl2 D) AgBr E) ZnCl2
7. Based on the solubility rules, which one of these compounds should be insoluble in water?
A) Na2SO4 B) BaSO4 C) CuSO4 D) MgSO4 E) Rb2SO4
8. Based on the solubility rules, which one of these compounds should be soluble in water?
A) Hg2Cl2 B) Na2S C) Ag2CO3 D) Ag2S E) BaSO4
9. Based on the solubility rules, which one of these compounds should be soluble in water?
A) AgBr B) AgCl C) Ag2CO3 D) AgNO3 E) Ag2S
10. Which of the following is insoluble in water?
A) Li2CO3 B) NaOH C) PbCl2 D) Ba(OH)2 E) (NH4)2S
11. Which of the following is soluble in water?
A) AgCl B) MgSO4 C) Hg2I2 D) CaSO4 E) PbBr2
12. Based on the solubility rules, which of these will occur if solutions of CuSO4(aq) and BaCl2(aq) are mixed?
A) CuCl2 will precipitate; Ba2+ and SO42 – are spectator ions.
B) CuSO4 will precipitate; Ba2+ and Cl – are spectator ions.
C) BaSO4 will precipitate; Cu2+ and Cl– are spectator ions.
D) BaCl2 will precipitate; Cu2+ and SO42 – are spectator ions.
13. In the following reaction, what ions, if any, are spectator ions?
Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NaCl(aq) → PbCl2(s) + 2 NaNO3(aq)
2+ –
A) Pb (aq), Cl (aq) C) Pb2+(aq), NO3– (aq) E) There are no spectator ions.
+ –
B) Na (aq), NO3 (aq) D) Na+(aq), Cl–(aq)
14. Select the precipitate that forms when the following reactants are mixed. Na2CO3(aq) + BaCl2(aq) →
A) Ba2CO3 B) BaCO3 C) NaCl D) NaCl2 E) BaO
15. Select the precipitate that forms when the following reactants are mixed. Mg(CH3COO)2(aq) + LiOH(aq) →
A) LiCH3COO B) Li(CH3COO)2 C) MgOH D) Mg(OH)2 E) CH3OH
16. Select the precipitate that forms when aqueous ammonium sulfide reacts with aqueous copper(II) nitrate.
A) CuS B) Cu2S C) NH4NO3 D) NH4(NO3)2 E) CuSO4
17. Select the correct set of products for the following reaction. Ca(OH)2(aq) + HNO3(aq) →
A) CaN2(s) + H2O(l) D) Ca2O(s) + NO2(g) + H2O(l)
B) Ca(NO3)2(aq) + H2O(l) E) No reaction occurs.
C) Ca(s) + H2(g) + NO2(g)
18. Which of these choices is the net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when solutions of Pb(NO3)2 and
NH4Cl are mixed?
A) Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2 NH4Cl(aq) → NH4NO3(aq) + PbCl2(s)
B) Pb2+(aq) + 2 Cl–(aq) → PbCl2(s)
C) Pb2+(aq) + 2 NO3– (aq) + 2 NH(aq) + 2 Cl–(aq) → 2 NH(aq) + 2 NO3– (aq) + PbCl2(s)
D) NH4+(aq)+ NO3– (aq) → 2 NH4NO3(s)
19. The common constituent in all acid solutions is
A) H2 B) H+ C) OH– D) H2SO4 E) Cl–
20. What is the correct formula of the salt formed in the neutralization reaction of HCl with Ca(OH)2?
A) CaO B) CaCl C) CaH2 D) CaCl2 E) CaClH
21. How many moles of H+(aq) ions are present in 750 mL of 0.65 M HCl?
A) 1.5 mol B) 0.98 mol C) 0.87 mol D) 0.65 mol E) 0.49 mol
22. How many moles of H+(aq) ions are present in 750 mL of 0.65 M H3PO4?
A) 1.5 mol B) 0.98 mol C) 0.87 mol D) 0.65 mol E) 0.49 mol
23. A standard solution of 0.243 M NaOH was used to determine the concentration of a hydrochloric acid
solution. If 46.33 mL of NaOH is needed to neutralize 10.00 mL of the acid, what is the molar concentration
of the acid?
A) 0.0524 M B) 0.888 M C) 1.13 M D) 2.26 M E) 2.43 M
24. A 34.62 mL of 0.1510 M NaOH was needed to neutralize 50.0 mL of an H2SO4 solution. What is the
concentration of the original sulfuric acid solution?
A) 0.0229 M B) 0.218 M C) 0.0523 M D) 0.209 M E) 0.105 M
25. What is the oxidation number for oxygen in KMnO4?
A) +1 B) –8 C) +5 D) –2 E) +3
26. What is the oxidation number for N in K3Fe(NO3)6
A) +3 B) –3 C) +4 D) +5 E) +1
27. Calculate the oxidation number of iodine in I2.
A) –1 B) 0 C) +1 D) +7 E) –7
28. Which one of these equations is a redox reaction?
A) 2 Al(s) + 3 H2SO4(aq) → Al2(SO4)3(aq) + 3 H2(g) B) 2 KBr(aq) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) → 2 KNO3(aq) + PbBr2(s)
C) CaBr2(aq) + H2SO4(aq) → CaSO4(s) + 2 HBr(g) D) H+(aq) + OH– (aq) → H2O(l)
2– – – 2–
E) CO3 (aq) + HSO4 (aq) → HCO3 (aq) + SO4 (aq)
29. Which of the following is oxidized in the following reaction? Fe + Ag2O → FeO + 2Ag
A) Ag B) Ag2O C) Fe D) FeO E) 2Ag
30. Which of the following is the reducing agent in the following reaction? Fe + Ag2O → FeO + 2Ag
A) Ag B) Ag2O C) Fe D) FeO E) 2Ag
1A, 2B, 3D, 4A, 5A, 6D, 7B, 8B, 9D, 10C, 11B, 12C, 13B, 14B, 15D, 16A, 17B, 18B, 19B, 20D, 21E, 22A, 23C,
24C, 25D, 26D, 27B, 28A, 29C, 30C
