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Chapter 2
Elements, Compounds, and the Periodic Table
Multiple Choice Questions
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
1. All of the following are alkali metals except
a. Sr
b. Na
c. Fr
d. Cs
e. Rb
Answer: a
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
2. Which element is a halogen?
a. Te
b. O
c. Se
d. Uuh
e. I
Answer: e
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
3. Each statement accurately describes the noble gases except for which one?
a. They were once known as the inert gases.
b. He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn, and Uuo are part of the group.
c. Their heavier elements do react with other elements.
d. They belong to group VIIIA (or 18).
e. They contain at least one metalloid.
Answer: e
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Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
4. The transition metals take up ___ periods of the periodic table.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 1
e. 5
Answer: c
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
5. In which family of elements does Ca belong?
a. alkali metals
b. alkaline earth metals
c. halogens
d. noble gases
e. transition metals
Answer: b
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
6. The elements in a column of the periodic table are known as
a. metalloids.
b. a period.
c. noble gases.
d. a group.
e. nonmetals.
Answer: d
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Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
7. The elements in a row of the periodic table are known as
a. metalloids.
b. a period.
c. noble gases.
d. a group.
e. nonmetals.
Answer: b
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
8. Which of these elements have the most chemical properties that are similar to sulfur?
a. calcium
b. oxygen
c. phosphorus
d. bromine
e. nitrogen
Answer: b
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
9. Which of these elements have the most chemical properties that are similar to magnesium?
a. calcium
b. sodium
c. aluminum
d. iron
e. cesium
Answer: a
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Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
10. Which of these elements have the most chemical properties that are similar to silicon?
a. aluminum
b. phosphorus
c. nitrogen
d. silver
e. germanium
Answer: e
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
11. Some elements have properties that lie between true metals and true nonmetals. These elements are
known as:
a. metals
b. nonmetals
c. halogens
d. alkaline earth metals
e. metalloids
Answer: e
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
12. Which metal is a liquid at room temperature (about 25oC)?
a. hydrogen
b. bromine
c. tungsten
d. mercury
e. chromium
Answer: d
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Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
13. Which compound is a gas at room temperature (about 25oC)?
a. hydrogen
b. bromine
c. tungsten
d. mercury
e. chromium
Answer: a
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
14. Diamond and graphite are different forms of which element?
a. sodium
b. carbon
c. mercury
d. gold
e. calcium
Answer: b
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
15. Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a. They have a shine called a metallic luster.
b. They are good conductors of electricity.
c. They are generally poor conductors of heat.
d. They can be rolled into thin sheets.
e. Some metals are quite hard, while some are soft.
Answer: c
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Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
16. Classify the following three elements as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal: P, Si, Al.
a. P, metal; Si, metalloid; Al, nonmetal
b. P, metal; Al, metalloid; Si, nonmetal
c. Al, metal; P, metalloid; Si, nonmetal
d. Si, metal; Al, metalloid; P, nonmetal
e. Al, metal; Si, metalloid; P, nonmetal
Answer: e
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
17. Classify the following three elements as a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal: Ti, S, Sb.
a. Ti, metal; S, metalloid; Sb, nonmetal
b. Sb, metal; S, metalloid; Ti, nonmetal
c. S, metal; Sb, metalloid; Ti, nonmetal
d. Sb, metal; Ti, metalloid; S, nonmetal
e. Ti, metal; Sb, metalloid; S, nonmetal
Answer: e
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
18. Which of these element types are usually tend to be poor conductors of heat and electricity?
a. metals
b. metalloids
c. nonmetals
d. alkaline earth metals
e. alkali metals
Answer: c
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Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: easy
19. Which of the following is used to represent elemental bromine?
a. Be
b. B
c. 2Br
d. Br2
e. Br
Answer: d
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
20. Which combination is used to represent molecular hydrogen, and atomic hydrogen, respectively?
a. H2, H
b. He, Hc. H, H
d. 2H, H+
e. Hy, H
Answer: a
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
21. Which compound exists as a diatomic molecule in the free state?
a. magnesium
b. managanese
c. silicon
d. arsenic
e. chlorine
Answer: e
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Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
22. Which compound exists as a diatomic molecule in the free state?
a. C
b. N
c. Ga
d. Ge
e. P
Answer: b
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
23. Which compound exists as a diatomic molecule in the free state?
a. helium
b. fluorine
c. neon
d. argon
e. xenon
Answer: b
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
24. Which compound is correctly represented as a hydrate?
a. C2H5OH2+
b. MgSO4ยท7H2O
c. FeH2(CO)4
d. O2S(OH)2
e. [CrCl(H2O)5]Cl
Answer: b
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
25. Which compound is correctly represented as a hydrate?
a. CuSO4ยท5H2O
b. HC2H3O2
c. O2S(OH)2
d. H2S2O7
e. C6(H2O)6
Answer: a
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
26. How many oxygen atoms are in one molecule of Mg(NO3)2?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
e. 6
Answer: e
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
27. How many oxygen atoms are in one formula unit of Mg(NO3)2?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
e. 6
Answer: e
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: easy
28. How many hydrogen atoms are in one molecule of HC2H3O2?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5
Answer: d
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: easy
29. How many carbon atoms are in one molecule of C6H6?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
e. 12
Answer: d
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
30. The number of atoms in one formula unit of the substance, CO(NH2)2, is
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
e. 8
Answer: e
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
31. The number of atoms in one formula unit of C2H4(COOH)2 is
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 14
e. 16
Answer: d
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
32. The number of atoms in one formula unit of the substance Cs2SO4ยท5H2O is
a. 4
b. 17
c. 22
d. 25
e. 33
Answer: c
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
33. How many oxygen atoms are in one formula unit of Cu(NO3)2ยท5H2O?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6
e. 11
Answer: e
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
34. The number of atoms in one formula unit of the substance (NH4)3Co(CN)6 is
a. 21
b. 26
c. 28
d. 31
e. 33
Answer: c
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
35. How many atoms are there in one formula unit of (NH4)4Fe(CN)6?
a. 15
b. 25
c. 28
d. 33
e. 35
Answer: d
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
36. How many atoms are there in one formula unit of NiSO4๏7H2O?
a. 9
b. 14
c. 27
d. 28
e. 33
Answer: c
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
37. How many atoms of each element are in the formula, H2S2O7?
a. 2H, 2S, 7O
b. 1H, 2S, 4O
c. 2H, 1S, 1O
d. 2H, 4S, 4O
e. 1H, 1S, 1O
Answer: a
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
38. How many atoms of each element are in the formula, Ni(ClO4)2?
a. 2Ni, 1Cl, 4O
b. 1Ni, 2 Cl, 8O
c. 2Ni, 1 Cl, 1O
d. 2Ni, 4 Cl, 4O
e. 1Ni, 1 Cl, 8O
Answer: b
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
39. How many hydrogen atoms appear on the right side of the equation, 4NH3 + 3O2 โ 2N2 +
6H2O?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 10
e. 12
Answer: e
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
40. How many atoms are in one molecule of Mo2(O2CC(CH3)3)4?
a. 17
b. 30
c. 60
d. 66
e. 64
Answer: d
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
41. How many atoms of each element appear on each side of the arrow in the following chemical
equation? 2Fe(NO3)3 + 3Na2CO3 โ Fe2(CO3)3 + 6NaNO3
a. 2Fe, 6N, 18O, 6Na, 3C
b. 2Fe, 6N, 27O, 6Na, 9C
c. 2Fe, 6N, 27O, 6Na, 3C
d. 2Fe, 6N, 27O, 9Na, 3C
e. 2Fe, 6N, 21O, 18Na, 3C
Answer: c
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
42. How many atoms of each element appear on each side of the arrow in the following chemical
equation? 3Cl3BNH2CH3 + 6(CH3)3N โ 6(CH3)3NHCl + B3N3Cl3(CH3)3
a. 9Cl, 3B, 9N, 54H, 6C
b. 9Cl, 3B, 9N, 69H, 21C
c. 3Cl, 3B, 9N, 15H, 21C
d. 9Cl, 1B, 9N, 54H, 9C
e. 3Cl, 3B, 9N, 69H, 18C
Answer: b
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
43. A student attempts to balance a chemical equation and comes up with the following result:
8KClO3 + C12H22O10 โ 8KCl + 12CO2 + 11H2O
Turns out he wrote the initial equation wrong so he could not balance the equation. Which
element(s) are not balanced in this result?
a. Cl
b. O
c. H
d. O and H
e. C
Answer: b
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
44. Which of these pairs of elements would be most likely to form an ionic compound?
a. P and Br
b. Cu and K
c. C and O
d. O and Zn
e. Al and Rb
Answer: d
Difficulty Level: easy
45. Which of these pairs of elements would be most likely to form a molecular compound?
a. P and Br
b. Cu and K
c. K and O
d. O and Zn
e. Al and Rb
Answer: a
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
46. The formula for the phosphate ion is
a. PO42b. PO43c. PO4d. P2O4e. P2O42Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
47. The correct formula for the carbonate ion is
a. C2H3O2b. C2O42c. CO2d. CO3e. CO32Answer: e
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
48. When barium metal reacts with chlorine gas, it forms an ionic compound, BaCl2. In the course of the
reaction, each Ba atom
a. loses two protons
b. loses two electrons
c. gains two protons
d. gains two electrons
e. loses two neutrons
Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
49. When barium metal reacts with chlorine gas, it forms an ionic compound, BaCl2. In the course of the
reaction, each Cl atom
a. loses one proton
b. loses one electron
c. gains one proton
d. gains one electron
e. loses one neutron
Answer: d
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
50. Write the formula for the ionic compound formed from magnesium and sulfur.
a. MgS2
b. MgS
c. Mg2S
d. Mg3S2
e. MgS3
Answer: b
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
51. Write the most likely formula for the ionic compound formed from magnesium and phosphorus.
a. MgP2
b. Mg3P
c. Mg2P
d. Mg3P2
e. MgP3
Answer: d
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
52. Write the most likely formula for the ionic compound formed from calcium and selenium?
a. CaSe
b. Ca2Se
c. CaSe2
d. Ca3Se
e. CaSe3
Answer: a
Difficulty Level: medium
53. Write the most likely formula for the ionic compound formed from magnesium and iodine?
a. MgI
b. Mg2I
c. MgI2
d. MgI3
e. Mg3I
Answer: c
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
54. An alkaline earth metal, which we will represent by the symbol X, reacts with a halogen, which we
will represent by the symbol Q. What would be the formula of the resulting compound?
a. XQ
b. XQ2
c. XQ4
d. X2Q
e. X4Q
Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
55. Aluminum reacts with a second element, which we will represent by the symbol E, to form a
compound whose formula is AlE3. Element E is most probably
a. an actinide element.
b. an alkali metal.
c. a chalcogen.
d. a halogen.
e. a transition metal.
Answer: d
Section 32.5
Difficulty Level: medium
56. Aluminum reacts with another element, which we will represent by the symbol Gr, to form a
compound whose formula is AlGr. Element Gr is most probably
a. an actinide element.
b. group 2A element.
c. a chalcogen.
d. group 5A element.
e. a transition metal.
Answer: d
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
57. Bromine reacts with a metal, which we will represent by the symbol M, to form a compound whose
formula is M2Br. Element M is most probably
a. a metalloid.
b. group 2A element.
c. a chalcogen.
d. group 5A element.
e. a metallic element not currently known.
Answer: e
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
58. Oxygen reacts with a metal, which we will represent by the symbol Wp, to form a compound whose
formula is Wp2O. Element Wp is most probably
a. a metalloid.
b. group 2A element.
c. a chalcogen.
d. group 1A element.
e. a metallic element not currently known.
Answer: d
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
59. Which formula is correct because it represents a known ionic compound?
a. Li2Br
b. Pb2I2
c. KBr2
d. Rb2Se4
e. Al2S3
Answer: e
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
60. Which formula is correct because it represents a known ionic compound?
a. Be2Br4
b. Ca2I2
c. K2S
d. Rb2Br
e. Ca2S3
Answer: c
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
61. Which formula is incorrect because it does not represent a known ionic compound?
a. BeCl2
b. CaI2
c. K2S
d. RbBr
e. Ca2O3
Answer: e
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
62. Which formula is incorrect because it does not represent an ionic compound written correctly?
a. BaCl2
b. Al2F3
c. Na2O
d. RbBr
e. CaO
Answer: b
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: hard
63. Select the examples in which the formulas for the ionic compound are not written correctly (Or
cannot exist as written).
I. (NH4)2As
II. CuO
III. Mg(C2H3O)2
IV. Na3(HCO3)2
a. I only
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. I and IV
e. I, II and IV
Answer: d
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
64. What is the formula for the oxalate ion?
a. CO32b. C4O22c. C4O42d. C2O42e. C2H3O2Answer: d
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
65. The formula of the compound formed from the calcium ion and acetate ion is
a. CaC2H3O2
b. Ca2C2H3O2
c. Ca2(C2H3O2)4
d. Ca(C2H3O2) 2
e. Ca(C2H3O2) 3
Answer: d
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
66. Write the most likely formula for the ionic compound formed from calcium ions and nitrate ions?
a. Ca3N2
b. Ca(NO3)2
c. Ca2NO3
d. Ca2NO2
e. Ca(NO2)2
Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
67. The formula of the compound formed from the strontium ion and chromate ion is
a. SrCrO3
b. SrCrO4
c. Sr2CrO4
d. Sr(CrO4) 2
e. Sr2(CrO4) 3
Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
68. Which compound below has its formula written incorrectly?
a. Al(H2PO4)3
b. Al(HCO3)3
c. Ca(HCO3)2
d. KHPO4
e. Ca(NO3)2
Answer: d
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
69. Which compound below has its formula written incorrectly?
a. Al(H2CO3)3
b. Al(H2PO4)3
c. Ba(HCO3)2
d. KH2PO4
e. Ca(NO2)2
Answer: a
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
70. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the ion, 57Fe3+?
a. 27 protons, 30 neutrons, and 30 electrons
b. 26 protons, 31 neutrons, and 23 electrons
c. 29 protons, 28 neutrons, and 26 electrons
d. 26 protons, 31 neutrons, and 29 electrons
e. 25 protons, 32 neutrons, and 22 electrons
Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
71. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the ion, 129Te2-?
a. 52 protons, 77 neutrons, and 50 electrons
b. 53 protons, 76 neutrons, and 55 electrons
c. 52 protons, 77 neutrons, and 54 electrons
d. 50 protons, 79 neutrons, and 52 electrons
e. 51 protons, 78 neutrons, and 53 electrons
Answer: c
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
72. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the ion, 37Cl-?
a. 37 protons, 18 neutrons, and 37 electrons
b. 18 protons, 37 neutrons, and 17 electrons
c. 17 protons, 20 neutrons, and 18 electrons
d. 37 protons, 20 neutrons, and 18 electrons
e. 17 protons, 17 neutrons, and 37 electrons
Answer: c
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
73. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the cation of the compound, 55MnP?
a. 25 protons, 30 neutrons, and 25 electrons
b. 23 protons, 33 neutrons, and 28 electrons
c. 28 protons, 27 neutrons, and 25 electrons
d. 23 protons, 32 neutrons, and 26 electrons
e. 25 protons, 30 neutrons, and 22 electrons
Answer: e
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
74. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons are in the anion of the compound, CrCl337?
a. 17 protons, 20 neutrons, and 18 electrons
b. 18 protons, 23 neutrons, and 21 electrons
c. 21 protons, 21 neutrons, and 16 electrons
d. 14 protons, 23 neutrons, and 17 electrons
e. 17 protons, 17 neutrons, and 20 electrons
Answer: a
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
75. List the ions, including the number of each type present in the compound, (NH4)3PO4.
a. 4N3-, 12H+, PO42b. 3NH4+, 4PO43c. N3-, 12H+, P3- ; 4O2d. 3NH4+, PO43e. 4NH+, 3PO43Answer: d
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
76. List the ions, including the number of each type present in the compound, Fe2(C2O4)3ยท2H2O.
a. 2Fe3+, 6C4+, 12O2b. 3Fe4+, 2CO43- ; 2OHc. 3Fe2+, 3C2O42d. 3Fe4+, 2CO43- ; 2H2O2e. 2Fe3+, 3CO22- ; 2 H2O
Answer: c
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: easy
77. Which compound below is correctly indicated as magnesium sulfate heptahydrate?
a. CaSO4ยท2H2O
b. MgSO4ยท7H2O
c. CuSO4ยท5H2O
d. CoCl2ยท6H2O
e. MnSO4ยท2H2O
Answer: b
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
78. The name of the compound Al(SO4)3 is
a. there is no compound with that formula – it must be written incorrectly.
b. aluminum sulfate
c. aluminum trisulfate
d. aluminum(III) sulfate
e. aluminum sulfite
Answer: a
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
79. What is the name of the compound, V(NO3)3?
a. vanadium trinitrate
b. vanadium nitrite
c. vanadium(III) nitrite
d. vanadium nitrate
e. vanadium(III) nitrate
Answer: e
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
80. What is the name for the compound, Ba(NO3)2?
a. barium dinitrate
b. barium dinitrite
c. barium nitrate
d. barium(II) nitrite
e. barium(II) nitrate
Answer: c
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
81. Which compound is correctly written as a hydride?
a. CoCl2ยท6H2O
b. HC2H3O2
c. NaOH
d. CaH2
e. C6H12O6
Answer: d
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
82. What is the name for the compound V2O5?
a. divanadium pentoxide
b. vanadic oxide
c. vanadium(V) oxide
d. vanadium(V) pentoxide
e. vanadous oxide
Answer: c
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
83. What is the name for the compound NaCl3?
a. sodium chlorate
b. sodium chlorite
c. sodium perchloride
d. sodium trichloride
e. There is no such compound.
Answer: e
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
84. What is the name for the compound CuBr2?
a. copper(I) bromide(II)
b. copper(II) bromide
c. copper(II) bromite
d. copper dibromide
e. cuprous bromide
Answer: b
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
85. What is the correct name for the compound Na2O?
a. disodium oxide
b. sodium oxide
c. sodium(I) oxide
d. sodium peroxide
e. sodium superoxide
Answer: b
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
86. Which is the correct name for the compound FeBr3?
a. ferrous bromide
b. iron(III) bromide
c. iron bromite
d. iron tribromide
e. iron tribromine
Answer: b
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
87. What is the formula for the compound iron(II) sulfate?
a. FeSO4
b. Fe(SO4)2
c. Fe2SO4
d. Fe2(SO4)3
e. Fe3(SO4)2
Answer: a
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
88. Which is a correct name for the compound Hg2Cl2?
a. dimercury dichloride
b. mercuric chloride
c. mercury(I) chloride
d. mercury(II) dichloride
e. there is no correct name, the formula should be HgCl
Answer: c
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
89. Which is a correct name for the compound CoF3?
a. cobalt fluoride
b. cobalt trifluoride
c. cobalt(III) fluoride
d. cobaltic trifluoride
e. cobaltous fluoride
Answer: c
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
90. A correct name for SnF4 is
a. stannic tetrafluoride
b. stannous fluoride
c. stannous(IV) fluoride
d. tin(IV) fluoride
e. tin tetrafluoride
Answer: d
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
91. The correct formula for tin(II) nitrate is
a. Sn(NO2)2
b. Sn(NO3)2
c. Sn(NO3)3
d. Sn(NO3)4
e. Sn2NO3
Answer: b
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
92. What is the formula for magnesic perchlorate?
a. MgClO3
b. Mg(ClO3)2
c. Mg2ClO3
d. MgO(ClO3)2
e. There is no such compound.
Answer: e
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
93. What is the name for Na2Cr2O7?
a. sodium chromium(VII)-ate
b. sodium dichromate
c. sodium dichromium heptaoxide
d. sodium heptaoxochromate
e. sodium perchromate
Answer: b
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
94. The compound Na2S2O3 is used extensively in photographic film processing. What is its chemical
name?
a. sodium bisulfite
b. sodium disulfur trioxide
c. sodium oxosulfate(IV)
d. sodium thiosulfate
e. sodium trioxosulfite
Answer: d
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
95. If the NtO42- ion is called nortonate, what is the correct name for the compound K2NtO4?
a. dipotassium nortonium tetraoxide
b. dipotassium nortonate
c. potassium nortonate
d. potassium(I) nortonate
e. potassium(II) nortonate
Answer: c
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
96. What is the name for Cu2SO3?
a. copper(I) sulfite
b. copper(II) sulfite
c. copper thiosulfate
d. cuprous sulfate
e. dicopper sulfur trioxide
Answer: a
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
97. What is a correct name for the FeCrO4?
a. iron(II) chromate
b. iron dichromate
c. iron(III) chromium tetraoxide
d. iron monochromate
e. ferrous chrome
Answer: a
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
98. What is the name for CuC2H3O2?
a. copper(I) acetate
b. carbon hydrocarbonate
c. copper monocarbonate
d. copper(I) oxalate
e. dicarbon acetate
Answer: a
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
99. What is a correct name for KHCr2O7?
a. potassium bichromite
b. potassium bichromate
c. potassium dichromic acid
d. potassium monohydrogen chromite
e. potassium monohydrogen dichromate
Answer: e
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
100. What is the name for LiHPO4?
a. lithium monohydrogen phosphate
b. lithium hydrogen phosphoric acid
c. lithium hydrogen phosphorus tetraoxide
d. lithium monohydrogen phosphite
e. There is no known ionic compound with that formula.
Answer: e
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
101. What is the name for Li2HPO4?
a. lithium monohydrogen phosphate
b. There is no compound with that formula.
c. dilithium monohydrogen phosphate
d. lithium hydrogen phosphorus tetraoxide
e. lithium phosphoric acid
Answer: a
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
102. What is the name for CuHSO4?
a. copper(I) hydrogen sulfate
b. copper(II) bisulfate acid
c. copper hydrogen sulfur tetraoxide
d. copper hydrogen sulfate
e. copper sulfuric acid
Answer: a
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
103. Which compound is correctly indicated as cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate?
a. CoCl2ยท6H2O
b. CaSO4ยท2H2O
c. CuSO4ยท5H2O
d. NiSO4ยท6H2O
e. Na2CO3ยท10H2O
Answer: a
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: hard
104. Which is a correct formula for mercury(I) phosphate?
a. HgPO3
b. HgPO4
c. Hg3PO4
d. Hg2PO3
e. (Hg2)3(PO4)2
Answer: e
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: hard
105. Select the examples in which the formulas do not correctly match the names of the compounds
indicated.
I. Sodium thiosulfate
Na2SO3
II. Barium oxalate
BaC2O4
III. Iron(II) sulfate hexahydrate
FeSO4ยท6H2O
IV. Calcium phosphate
Ca3PO4
a. II only
b. II and III
c. I, II and IV
d. I and IV
e. II, III and IV
Answer: d
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: hard
106. Select the examples in which the names do not correctly match the formulas of the compounds
indicated.
I. Fe2(CO3)3
II. Cr2(C2O4)3
III. Mg (C2H3O)2
IV. PbSO3
iron(III) carbonate
chromium(III) oxalate
magnesium hydrogencarbonate
lead sulfate
a. II only
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. I and IV
e. I, II and IV
Answer: c
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: hard
107. Select the examples in which the names do not correctly match the formulas of the compounds
indicated.
I. NaClO3
II. (NH4)2CO3
III. Cd(H2PO4)2
IV. KMnO4
Sodium chlorate
Ammonium(I) carbonate
Cadmium dihydrogen phosphate
Potasium-manganese(VII) oxide
a. II only
b. II and IV
c. III and IV
d. I and IV
e. I, II and IV
Answer: b
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Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: easy
108. Which compound is correctly classified as a hydrocarbon?
a. C6H12O6
b. C8H16
c. HC2H3O2
d. NaHCl
e. C2H5OH
Answer: b
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
109. One of the components of kerosene is an alkane with 16 carbon atoms. Which formula is an alkane?
a. C16H12
b. C16H22
c. C16H32
d. C16H34
e. C16H40
Answer: d
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
110. The common name for the compound, CH4, is
a. carbon(IV) hydride
b. carbon tetrahydride
c. hydrocarbonate
d. methane
e. carbonic acid
Answer: d
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Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
111. The common name for the compound, C2H6, is
a. carbon hydride
b. carbon hexahydride
c. ethane
d. methane
e. propane
Answer: c
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
112. Which of the following is the correct formula for the hydrocarbon hexane?
a. CH4
b. C2H4
c. CH6
d. C6H14
e. C2H5OH
Answer: d
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
113. Which compound is not a hydrocarbon?
a. C6H12
b. C8H16
c. C2H6
d. C5H5N
e. C3H6
Answer: d
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Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
114. The formula for the compound formed between arsenic (As) and hydrogen is
a. AsH
b. As2H
c. AsH2
d. As3H
e. AsH3
Answer: e
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
115. The most likely formula for the compound formed between antimony and chlorine is
a. SbCl
b. SbCl2
c. SbCl3
d. SbCl4
e. SbCl6
Answer: c
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: easy
116. What is the name of the compound, HI(g)?
a. hydriodic acid
b. hydrogen monoiodide
c. hydrogen iodide
d. iodic acid
e. monohydrogen monoiodide
Answer: c
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Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
117. What is the name of the compound, IBr3?
a. bromic iodide
b. iodine bromate
c. iodine tribromide
d. iodine tribromine
e. monoiodine tribromite
Answer: c
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
118. What is the name of the compound, S2Cl2?
a. disulfur chlorate
b. disulfur dichloride
c. disulfur dichlorine
d. sulfur(I) chloride
e. sulfur(II) chlorine(II)
Answer: b
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
119. What is the name of the compound, HCN(g)?
a. hydrocarbonitride
b. hydrocyanic acid
c. hydrogen carbonitride
d. hydrogen cyanate
e. hydrogen cyanide
Answer: e
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Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
120. A typographical error on an exam produced the formula, P4Se7, in one of the questions. How would
you name this compound?
a. tetraphosphorus hexaselenide
b. tetraphosphorus heptaselenide
c. phosphorus heptaselenite
d. phosphorus(IV) selenide
e. phosphorus(VII) selenide
Answer: b
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: hard
121. Select the examples in which the formulas do not correctly match the names of the compounds
indicated.
I. dichlorine heptoxide
II. iodine heptafluoride
III. dinitrogen difluoride
IV. tetraarsenic hexoxide
Cl2O6
I2F7
N2F2
As4O8
a. II only
b. II and III
c. I, II and IV
d. I and IV
e. II, III and IV
Answer: c
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Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: hard
122. Select the examples in which the names do not correctly match the formulas of the compounds
indicated.
I. PF5
II. N2O4
III. XeO4
IV. Cl2O5
potassium pentafluoride
dinitrogen(IV) oxide
xenon tetroxide
dichlorine pentoxide
a. II only
b. II and III
c. III and IV
d. I and II
e. I, II and IV
Answer: d
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
123. What is the name of the compound, N2O5(g)?
a. nitrogen oxide
b. dinitrogen tetroxide
c. nitrogen pentoxide
d. dinitrogen pentoxide
e. trinitrogen pentoxide
Answer: d
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
124.
The vertical columns in the periodic table are numbered sequentially, 1 through ______ using
Arabic numerals.
Answer: 18
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: easy
125. Selenium is found in which group of the periodic table? ________
Answer: group VIA
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Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: medium
126. The group 1 elements form compounds with oxygen that dissolve in water to give solutions that
are strongly_______________.
Answer: alkaline
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
127. Which group of nonmetallic elements is called โinertโ ?______________
Answer: noble gases
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
128. Metalloidsโ electrical conductivity tends to be lower than metals, but they can have higher
conductivity than many metals when they are used in materials called ___________.
Answer: semiconductors
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
129. The symbol Te belongs to a metalloid in group ___________.
Answer: VIA, 16
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
130. An element is found to have a high conductivity in its pure form, is malleable, and is ductile. Based
on these properties this element would be best classified as ________________.
Answer: metal
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: medium
131. An element is found to be a solid with low electrical conductivity but does conduct electricity. It also
has a high density, is shiny, and also brittle, shattering when hit with a hammer. Based on these
properties this element would be best classified as ________________.
Answer: metalloid
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Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
132. Two atoms of nitrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form one compound, whereas two atoms
of nitrogen combine with five atoms of oxygen to form another compound. The ratio of the masses
of oxygen in the two compounds must be________.
Answer: 1/5
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
133. What formula is used to represent molecular chlorine? ______
Answer: Cl2
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: easy
134. List the seven molecules that are the most stable form of their given element.
Answer: H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
135. To show how atoms are connected in certain compounds, the chemical symbols are used to represent
the atoms, and dashes are used to indicate the chemical bonds. The resulting formula is therefore
referred to as _____________.
Answer: a structural formula
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: hard
136. Write the formula for the compound that has the atoms and, or groups in the order given: 3 Fe, and
two groups made up of 1 As and 4 O. _____________
Answer: Fe3(AsO4)2
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: hard
137. Write the formula for the hydrated compound that has the atoms and, or groups in the order given: 1
K, 1 Al, two groups of 1 S and 4 O, and twelve groups made up of 2 H and 1 O. _____________
Answer: KAl(SO4)2ยท12 H2O
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: easy
138. List how many of each type of element are present in one molecule of sucrose, C12H22O11.
_____________
Answer: 12 carbon, 22 hydrogen, 11 oxygen
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: easy
139. List how many oxygen atoms are present in one molecule of H3PO4. _____________
Answer: 4
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
140. List how many oxygen atoms are present in one formula unit of CoSO4ยท6H2O. _____________
Answer: 10
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
141. How many hydrogen atoms are present in the formula, (NH4)3PO4? ______
Answer: 12
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
142. How many hydrogen atoms appear on the reactant side of the equation, 4NH3 + 3O2 โ 2N2 + 6H2O?
______
Answer: 12
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
143. How many of each type of atoms are needed on the left to balance the equation? ___
3H2SO4 + ?? โ Al2(SO4)3 + 6H2O
Answer: 2Al, 6H, 6O
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
144. How many additional hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms are required on the right side to balance the
given equation? Ba(OH)2ยท8H2O + 2NH4NO3 โ 2NH3 + H2O + Ba(NO3)2 ______
Answer: 18H, 9O
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
145. What molecule is missing that would balance the given equation? 2AgBr + 2NaOH + C6H6O2 โ
2Ag + ?? + 2NaBr + C6H4O2. Balance the equation by entering the correct coefficient and formula
for the missing molecule.______
Answer: 2H2O
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
146. What molecule is missing that would balance the given equation? 4Au + 8NaCN + ?? + 2H2O โ
4NaAu(CN)2 + 4NaOH. If a coefficient other than one is needed provide the coefficient.______
Answer: O2
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
147. Balance the following equation:
VCl3 + Na + CO โ V(CO)6 + NaCl
Answer: VCl3 + 3Na + 6CO โ V(CO)6 + 3NaCl
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
148. Balance the following equation:
CoS + CO + Cu โ Co2(CO)8 + Cu2S
Answer: 2CoS + 8CO + 4Cu โ Co2(CO)8 + 2Cu2S
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
149. What is the charge on all the ions of metals of Group IIA? ______
Answer: 2+
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
150. What is the charge on all the ions of non-metals of Group VIIA? ______
Answer: -1
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
151. What is the formula for the sulfide ion? ______
Answer: S2-
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
152. How many protons and electrons are in the N3- ion? ______
Answer: 7 protons; 10 electrons
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
153. How many protons and electrons are in the S2- ion? ______
Answer: 16 protons; 18 electrons
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
154. How many protons and electrons are in the Ca2+ ion? ______
Answer: 20 protons; 18 electrons
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
155. How many electrons are lost when aluminum forms a cation? ______
Answer: 3
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
156. How many electrons are lost when zinc forms a cation? ______
Answer: 2
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
157. How many electrons are gained when sulfur forms an anion? ______
Answer: 2
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
158. The correct formula for the compound formed from the lithium ion and PO43- is ______ .
Answer: Li3PO4
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
159. The formula for the compound formed from the barium ion and SO32- is ______.
Answer: BaSO3
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
160. The formula formed from the calcium ion and ClO2- is ______ .
Answer: Ca(ClO2)2
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
161. What is the formula of the compound formed from Cr3+ and H2PO4-? ______
Answer: Cr(H2PO4)3
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
162. What is the formula of the compound formed from the calcium ion and HCO3-? ______
Answer: Ca(HCO3)2
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
163. What is the name of the following compound: (NH4)2SO4? _______
Answer: ammonium sulfate
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
164. What is the name of the following compound: Cr2(SO4)3? ___
Answer: chromium(III) sulfate
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
165. What is the name of the following compound: V3(PO4)4? ____
Answer: vanadium(IV) phosphate
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
166. What is the name of the following compound: Mn2O7? ____
Answer: manganese(VII) oxide
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
167.
What is the name of the following compound: NH4NO3? ____
Answer: ammonium nitrate
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
168.
What is the name of the following compound: Ba(OH)2? ____
Answer: barium hydroxide
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
169. What is the name of the following compound: KHCO3? ____
Answer: potassium hydrogen carbonate or potassium bicarbonate
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
170. What is the correct formula for lead(IV) chloride? ____
Answer: PbCl4
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
171. What is the correct formula for calcium phosphate? ____
Answer: Ca3(PO4)2
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
172. What is the correct formula for magnesium sulfate? ____
Answer: MgSO4
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
173. What is the correct formula for sodium sulfide? ____
Answer: Na2S
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
174. What is the correct formula for chromium(VI) oxide? ____
Answer: CrO3
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
175. Predict the formula of the compound formed between sulfur and hydrogen ______.
Answer: H2S
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
176. Predict the formula of the compound formed between sulfur and hydrogen ______.
Answer: H2S
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
177. Hydrocarbons are organic compounds which have general formula ______ .
Answer: CnH2n+2
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Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: medium
178. Write the formula of the alkane hydrocarbon with seven carbon atoms____ .
Answer: C7H16
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: easy
179. What is the name for the compound PBr3? ______
Answer: phosphorus tribromide
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: easy
180. What is the name for the compound Si3N4? ______
Answer: trisilicon tetranitride
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
181. The name for As4S10 is __________________________________.
Answer: tetraarsenic decasulfide
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
182. What is the formula for dichlorine heptoxide?
Answer: Cl2O7
True and False Questions
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: medium
183. The alkali metals like sodium and potassium are soft metals, so they are unreactive towards water.
____
Answer: False
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Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: medium
184. The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, determines the order of elements in the periodic
table. ____
Answer: True
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: medium
185. Due to their properties, and where they exist in nature, the group 2A metals are called the
lanthanides. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.1
Difficulty Level: medium
186. Elements that are part of the actinides are all composed of radioactive gases. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
187. Some of the nonmetals are solids at room temperature. ____
Answer: True
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
188. Metalloids are capable of conducting an electric current. ____
Answer: True
Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
189. From left to right, across a row on the periodic table, there is a gradual change in properties from
nonmetallic to metallic properties. ____
Answer: False
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Section 2.2
Difficulty Level: easy
190. Metalloids tend to be malleable and ductile in nature. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: easy
191. The formula, N2, is used to represent elemental nitrogen. ________
Answer: True
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: easy
192. When interpreting the formula, CO(NH2)2, it should be noted that the group of atoms within the
parentheses, occurs twice. ________
Answer: True
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
193. An important characteristic of a compoundโs formula is it specifies the atomic composition of the
compound. _____
Answer: True
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: easy
194. When iron and sulfur combine chemically, the properties of the resulting compound are similar to
that of each of the elements.
Answer: False
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
195. Four molecules of the only product formed in the incomplete equation below are needed to ensure
that the equation is balanced. P4O10 + 6H2O โ ?? ___
Answer: True
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: easy
196. Ionic compounds are generally formed when metals react with nonmetals. ____
Answer: True
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
197. The phosphide ion has 18 electrons and 18 protons. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: medium
198. The subscripts in the formulas do not normally produce an electrically neutral formula unit in
ionic compounds. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: easy
199. The name of MnCl3 is magnesium(III) chloride. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
200. It is important to specify how many cations and anions are present in ionic compounds. ____
Answer: False
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
201. The formula for magnesium phosphide is Mg3P2. ____
Answer: True
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: easy
202. As a general rule, molecular compounds are formed when nonmetallic elements combine. _____
Answer: True
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: easy
203. The elements, carbon and oxygen, can combine to form only one compound. _____
Answer: False
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Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: easy
204. Phosphorus can combine with hydrogen to form the compound, PH3.
Answer: True
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: easy
205.
The compound N2O4, is named nitrate tetraoxide. ___
Answer: False
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: easy
206. The name for ZnBr2, is zirconium bromide. ___
Answer: False
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
207.
A name for the compound P4Se10 is phosphorus(IV) selenium. ___
Answer: False
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
208. A name for CrBr2, is chromic bromide. ___
Answer: False
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
209. The name for RbClO4, is rubidium(I) perchlorate. ___
Answer: False
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
210. A name for Ni(OCl)2 is nickel(II) hypochlorite. ___
Answer: True
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Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
211. A name for the compound Mn(ClO4)2, is magnesium chlorate. ___
Answer: False
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
212. The name for K2Cr2O7, is potassium dichromium heptaoxide. ___
Answer: False
Critical Thinking Questions
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: medium
213. A compound is known to contain one C atom for each water molecule (H2O). If the compound has
six carbon atoms, what is the general formula representing the compound?
Answer: C6H12O6
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: hard
214. How many silicon and oxygen atoms are in the formula, Ca3Mg5(Si4O11)2(OH)2 ?
a. 3 Si, 5 O
b. 8 Si, 24 O
c. 4 Si, 11 O
d. 2 Si, 2 O
e. 5 Si, 3 O
Answer: b
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Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: hard
215. What is the total number of atoms represented by the following formula? Mg5Al(OH)8AlSi3O10
a. 36
b. 28
c. 8
d. 24
e. 42
Answer: a
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: hard
216. What is the total number of atoms represented by the following? 3Co(NO3)2 ยท6H2O
a. 35
b. 28
c. 8
d. 81
e. 42
Answer: d
Section 2.3
Difficulty Level: hard
217. Through analysis it was found that an unknown molecule contains 19.8 g of nitrogen for every 65.0
g of the molecule. How many grams of nitrogen would 1.35 grams of the molecule contain?
a. 0.305 g
b. 3.28 g
c. 0.411 g
d. 0.0681 g
e. 0.226 g
Answer: c
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: medium
218. What is the total number of atoms reacting in the chemical reaction below?
2C6H14 + 19O2 โ 12CO2 + 14H2O
a. 35
b. 82
c. 41
d. 78
e. 21
Answer: d
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
219. How many hydrogen atoms are on the reactant side of the chemical equation below?
2(NH4)3PO4 + 3Ba(C2H3O2)2 โ Ba3(PO4)2 + 6NH4C2H3O2
a. 35
b. 28
c. 8
d. 24
e. 42
Answer: e
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
220. What single coefficient is needed to balance the following chemical equation?
As2O3 + 6KI + 6HCl โ 2AsI3 + 6KCl + H2O
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
Answer: b
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Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
221. What single coefficient is needed to balance the following chemical equation?
C2H5OH + 3O2 โ 2CO2 + H2O
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. 6
Answer: b
Section 2.4
Difficulty Level: hard
222. Write the formula of the single product in the reaction below, if its coefficient is 5.
3P4O10 + 2P4S10 โ 5 ???
a. P6O6S5
b. P4O6S4
c. P4O16S6
d. P8O3S8
e. P12O3S10
Answer: b
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
223. Two elements, Qr and E, combine to form an ionic compound whose formula is QrE2. Qr also
combines with element Z to form an ionic compound, Qr3Z2. Based on this information, what is a
reasonable value for the charge on E? (Assume that Qr has the same charge in both compounds.)
a. 1+
b. 1c. 2+
d. 2e. 3Answer: b
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Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
224. Two elements, Qr and Z, combine to form an ionic compound containing simple ions whose formula
is Qr2Z3. Calcium also combines with element Z to form an ionic compound containing simple ions
whose formula is CaZ. Qr combines with a third element, E, to form an ionic compound containing
simple ions whose formula is QrE3. Based on this information, what is a reasonable formula for the
compound formed when magnesium combines with element E to form a simple ionic compound?
(Assume that Qr has the same charge in both compounds.)
a. MgE
b. Mg2E
c. MgE2
d. Mg2E3
e. Mg3E2
Answer: c
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
225. Vitellium phosphate has the formula, Vi3(PO4)2, while sodium nortonate has the formula, Na2NtO4.
Which of the following would be the expected formula for vitellium nortonate? (Imaginary elements
are used in this question.)
a. ViNtO4
b. Vi2NtO4
c. Vi(NtO4)2
d. Vi2(NtO4)3
e. Vi3(NtO4)2
Answer: a
Section 2.5
Difficulty Level: hard
226. Engrium sulfate has the formula, En2(SO4)3, while sodium nortonite has the formula Na2NtO3.
Based on these names and formulas, what would you expect for the formula of engrium nortonate?
(Imaginary elements are used in this question.)
a. EnNtO4
b. En2NtO4
c. En(NtO4)2
d. En2(NtO4)3
e. En3(NtO4)2
Answer: d
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Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
227. What is the name for the ionic compound CuH2CrO4?
a. copper(I) hydrogen chromate
b. copper(II) bichromic acid
c. copper hydrogen chromate tetraoxide
d. copper hydrogen sulfate
e. There is no known ionic compound with this formula.
Answer: e
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
228. What is the formula for manganese(III) monohydrogen phosphate?
a. MnHO4
b. MnHPO4
c. MnHPO3
d. Mn2(HPO4)3
e. Mn3HPO4
Answer: d
Section 2.6
Difficulty Level: medium
229. What is the formula for cobalt(III) dihydrogen phosphate?
a. Co3HPO4
b. Co2H(PO4)3
c. Co(H2PO4)3
d. Co(H2PO4)3
e. CoH3PO4
Answer: d
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: hard
230. What are the likely formulas of three different hydrocarbons each with 12 hydrogen atoms?
a. C12H12; COH12 ; C5H12
b. C12H12; C7H12 ; CH12
c. C5H12; C6H12; C7H12
d. C12H12; C9H12 ; CH12
e. CH12; C12H12 ; C8H12
Answer: c
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Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: hard
231. What are the likely formulas of three different hydrocarbons each with 5 carbon atoms?
a. C5H2; C5H12 ; C5H14
b. C5H12; C5H10 ; C5H8
c. C5H12; C5H19; C5H11
d. C5H12; C5H19 ; C5H30
e. C5HO3; C5H12 ; C5H22
Answer: b
Section 2.7
Difficulty Level: hard
232. Starting with the hydrocarbon, C6H14, what is the most likely formula of the alcohol formed from
this hydrocarbon?
a. C6H15(OH)2
b. C6HOH
c. C5H14OH
d. C6H13OH
e. C5H12OH
Answer: d
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
233. What is the most likely name for BrF?
a. bromine monofluoride
b. bromine fluorine
c. monobromide fluoride
d. bromine difluorine
e. bromide fluorine
Answer: a
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
234. What is the best name for the I2O5 molecule?
a. diiodine pentoxide
b. iodine pentoxygen
c. pentoxygen iodide
d. iodine dioxide
e. diiodide oxide
Answer: a
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Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
235. What is the most likely name for IF7?
a. diiodine pentafluoride
b. iodine heptafluoride
c. pentafluorine iodide
d. iodine fluoride
e. diiodide hexafluoride
Answer: b
Section 2.8
Difficulty Level: medium
236. What is the formula for the compound named hydrogen sulfide? ____
Answer: H2S
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