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ACS Chem Final
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
05/06/2014

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_____and _____have most of the mass of the atom but occupy very little volume of the atom.
Definition
protons and neutrons
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Atoms can only be isoelectronic with atoms that are?
Definition
"bigger" than them
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Look at _____not____when it asks to determine which one has the same number of electrons.
Definition
ions, atoms
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Transition metals have electrons corresponding to their_____. If it is an ion, then add or subtract based on if it is a cation or an anion.
Definition
atomic number
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How does an atom of Magnesium (Mg) differ from a magnesium ion (Mg 2+)?
Definition
a magnesium ion has an inert gas electron configuration; the atom does not
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HOw is the a sodium ion different from a sodium atom?
Definition
a sodium ion has fewer electrons than the atom
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An atom of the element with atomic number 84 and mass number 199 emits an alpha particle. The residual atom after this charge has an atomic number of ____and a mass number of ____.
Definition
82, 195
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In effecting nuclear changes by bombarding target nuclei with positively charged alpha particles, it is necessary to accelerate these particles to high speed because it is necessary to ______.
Definition
overcome the force of repulsion of the nucleus
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What did Milkman determine?
Definition
the magnitude of the charge of an electron
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The maximum number of electrons that can occupy an orbital labeled dxy is ___.
Definition
2
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HOw many unpaired electrons would there be in an Fe 2+ ion?
Definition
4
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The existence of discrete (quantized) energy levels in an atom may be inferred from _____.
Definition
atomic line spectra
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Which set of quantum numbers is consistent with n=4?
Definition
l=3 m=-3 ms= +1/2 (l is always one less than n)
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The orbitals of 2p electrons are often represented as being _____
Definition
dumbbell shaped
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The molecule of the type ML4 consists of 4 single bonds and no lone pairs. What structure is it expected to assume?
Definition
tetrahedral
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The shape that most correctly desribes the NF3 molecule is _____
Definition
trigonal pyrimidal
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What is an example of a planar molecule?
Definition
CO3 ^2-
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What is an example of a linear molecule?
Definition
CO2
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What is the shape of the XeF4 molecule?
Definition
square planar
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Which concept describes the formation of 4 equivalent, single, covalent bonds by carbon it is compound that resemble methane CH4?
Definition
hybridization
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Which type of hybrid orbital is used in CO2?
Definition
sp
Term
Which compound would be exepected to have the largest dipole moment?
Definition
SO2 (bent)
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youtube bond angles
Definition
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Knowing that F is more electronegative than either B or P, what conclusion can be drawn from the fact that BF3 has no dipole moment but PF3 does?
Definition
The BF3 molecule must be trigonal planar
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How many valence electrons are represented in the Lewis dot structure for SO2?
Definition
18 (sulfur has 6 and oxygen has 6x2=12)
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What is unique about compounds NO2 and XeF4?
Definition
they both violate the octet rule
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The boiling point of H20 is different than other members of the group VIA hydrides can be explained by ______
Definition
hydrogen bonding
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What is an example of something that has both covalent and ionic bonds?
Definition
Mg(CN)2
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The complete lewis structure of COCl2 will have ____.
Definition
at least one double bond
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The limiting reagent in a particular reaction can be recognized because it is the reagent that is ______ in a reaction.
Definition
used up first
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The amount of product that will be formed if all of the limiting reagent is used up is called the _____.
Definition
theoretical yield
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A particular solid is soft, a poor conductor of heat and electricity, and has a low melting point. Generally, such a solid is classified as _____
Definition
molecular
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Carbon dioxide, CO2, in the form of dry ice would be classified as _____.
Definition
molecular solid
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The melting point of an impure compound is generally _____.
Definition
lower than that of a pure solid
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What factor affects the vapor pressure of a liquid?
Definition
temperature
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A gas or vapor may be liquified only at temperatures ______
Definition
at or below the critical tempertaure
Term
Which set of temperature and pressure conditions will cause a gas to exhibit the greatest deviation from ideal gas behavior?
Definition
-100 degrees C and 4atm
Term
What is the number of nearest neighbors in a body centered cubic lattice?
Definition
8
Term
When a material in the liquid state is vaporized and then condensed to a liquid, the steps in the process are respectively______and_____.
Definition
endothermic and exothermic
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More heat is derived from cooling one gram of steam at 100 degrees Celsius to water at 50 degrees Celsius than from cooling one gram of liquid water at 100 degrees celsius to 50 degrees celsius because ______.
Definition
the heat of condensation is evolved
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In a bomb calorimeter, reactions are carried out at _____.
Definition
constant volume
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The standard enthalpy change for the formation of silver chloride from its elements is ______than the enthalpy change for the formation of silver bromide.
Definition
more exothermic
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In what process is entropy decreased?
Definition
freezing water
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When a liquid evaporates, which is true about the signs of the enthalpy and entropy changes?
Definition
delta H is postive and delta S is positive
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A particular chemical reaction has a negative delta H and a negative delta S. what does this mean?
Definition
the reaction becomes spontaneous as temperature decreases
Term
What metal reacts with concetrated NaOH to produce hydrogen gas?
Definition
aluminum
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What gas is most effectively collected by the displacement of water?
Definition
oxygen
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What gas is the least soluble in water?
Definition
H2
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What gas is the predominant nitrogen-containing pollutant in the atomosphere?
Definition
NO2
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Helium is preferable to hydrogen for filling baloons because helium is ______.
Definition
chemically inert
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Forming colored compounds, showing a variety of oxidation states, having individual atoms with one or more unpaired electrons are all characterstics of ______.
Definition
transition metals
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Potassium permanganate and iodine are similar in _____.
Definition
color
Term
Which natural process tends to change the free nitrogen into fixed nitrogen?
Definition
lightning storms
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When glucose (C6H12O6) is completely oxidized with excess oxygen what are the products?
Definition
H2O and CO2
Term
What iion may form a scummy precipitate with ordinary soap?
Definition
Ca2+
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What statement best reflects the orginization of the modern periodic table?
Definition
NOnmetallic properties tend to predominate for elements at the far right portion of the table
Term
An element forms a baic oxide with the formula XO and a hydride with the formula XH2.The hyrdride reacts with water to give oxygen.The element X could be ____.
Definition
Calcium
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The size of metal atoms does what in realtion to the periodic table....
Definition
generally increases from top to bottom in a group in the periodic table
Term
What is the periodic trend for atomic radius?
Definition
it increases as you move to the left and the down the periodic table
Term
What happens when a bromine atom becomes a bromide ion?
Definition
the bromide ion is larger than the bromine atom
Term
youtube first ionization energy and oxidation states
Definition
Term
When an acid soution is titrated with a standard base solution, separate burets are sometimes used for each solution. Which mistake would necessitate emptying and refilling burets, and starting the tritration over?
Definition
allowing drops of distilled water to stay in the burets while filling them
Term
adding and subtracting sig figs?
Definition
least number of decimal places
Term
To deliver a 25.00 mL liquid sample most precisely, which piece of glassware would you use?
Definition
volumetric pipet
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A student determined the percent water in a sample. In four trials, values of 16.145, 16.156, 16.160, and 17.279 were obtained for the percent water in a sample. How would you chose a value to report for the percent water in the sample?
Definition
average the three "sixteen" values because they are all near each other
Term
accuracy is how close something is to the expected value. precision is how often sometthing is near the same number
Definition
Term
What experimental evidence clearly illustrates teh oxidizing property of chlorine, Cl2?
Definition
the reaction of chlorine with sodium bromide solution, resulting in the displacement of bromine
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The best method of transferring a coarsely powdered solid to a six inch test tube is to:______.
Definition
pour it from a creased square of paper
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You have a beaker nearly full of gasoline on your laboratory table and it catches on fire. What should you do?
Definition
cover the beaker with a wet cloth
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