CHEM 101 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatBisBtheBchemicalBformulaBforBIronBOxide?BWhatBromanBnumeralBneedsBtoBgoBwithBit?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-Fe2O3
IronB(III)BOxide
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBaBcompoundBwithBtheBchemicalBformulaBN2O5?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DinitrogenBpentoxide.
CalculateBtheBnewBvolumeBwhenBtheBpressureBonB5.0LBofBgasBatB1.8BatmBisBincreasedBtoB4.5Batm.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-P1V1=P2V2
(1.8)(5)=(4.5)(x)
xB=B2
NewBvolumeBisB2BL.
90%BofBtheBuniverseBtodayBisBmadeBupBofBtwoBelements.BWhatBareBthey?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBfirstBtwoBelementsBonBtheBperiodicBtable.
HydrogenB(H)BandBHeliumB(He).
NameBtheBhalogens.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
FluorineB(F),BChlorineB(Cl),BBromineB(Br),BIodineB(I),BAstatineB(At)
FunnyBClownsBBroilBInnocentBAnts.
ConvertB8.3Bx10^7BinchesBtoBmeters.
1BmeterB=B39.4BinchesB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-InBcalculator:B(8.3x10^7)/39.4
Ans:B2,106,598.98B
, CorrectBSigBfigs:B2,100,000BORB2.1x10^6
Reminder:BalwaysBbeBextraBcarefulBusingBscientificBnotationBinByourBcalculator.BI'dBsuggestBalwaysB
usingBparentheses.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBhomogeneousBmixture?
SaltBwater
PureBsulfur
BubbleBteaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-saltBwater
aBhomogenousBmixtureByouBcanBthinkBofBaB"blended"BmixtureBorBaBdissolvedBsolution.
ABheterogenousBmixtureBisBmoreBlikeBiceBcubesBinBwater,BorBbobaBandBmilkBtea.
WhatBisBtheBchemicalBformulaBofBAluminumBsulfide?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Al2S3
WhatBisBtheBchargeBofBaBbariumBion?BBaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Ba^2+
HowBmanyBprotons,Bneutrons,BandBelectronsBareBinBaBcalciumBatom?B
HowBmanyBinBaBcalciumBion?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBatomicBnumberBisB20.BCalciumBhasB20Bprotons.B
TheBmassBisB40.08,BwhichBaccountsBforBtheBnumberBofBprotonsB+Bneutrons.B#BprotonsB-
BatomicBmassB=B#Bneutrons
40.08B-B20B=B20Bneutrons.
20Belectrons.BElectronsBshouldBalwaysBbeBtheBsameBamountBasBtheBprotonsB(soBtheBatomicBnumbe
r).BUNLESSBit'sBaBchargedBion.
CaBionBhasBaB2+BchargeBmeaningBitBhasBTWOBLESSBelectrons,BmakingBitBmoreBpositive.
InBthisBcase,BtheBnumberBofBprotonsBandBneutronsBdon'tBchange,BbutBtheBnumberBofBelectronsBdec
reasesBbyBtwo,BleavingB18BelectronsBforBtheBCa++Bion.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
WhatBisBtheBchemicalBformulaBforBIronBOxide?BWhatBromanBnumeralBneedsBtoBgoBwithBit?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-Fe2O3
IronB(III)BOxide
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBaBcompoundBwithBtheBchemicalBformulaBN2O5?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
DinitrogenBpentoxide.
CalculateBtheBnewBvolumeBwhenBtheBpressureBonB5.0LBofBgasBatB1.8BatmBisBincreasedBtoB4.5Batm.B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-P1V1=P2V2
(1.8)(5)=(4.5)(x)
xB=B2
NewBvolumeBisB2BL.
90%BofBtheBuniverseBtodayBisBmadeBupBofBtwoBelements.BWhatBareBthey?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBfirstBtwoBelementsBonBtheBperiodicBtable.
HydrogenB(H)BandBHeliumB(He).
NameBtheBhalogens.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
FluorineB(F),BChlorineB(Cl),BBromineB(Br),BIodineB(I),BAstatineB(At)
FunnyBClownsBBroilBInnocentBAnts.
ConvertB8.3Bx10^7BinchesBtoBmeters.
1BmeterB=B39.4BinchesB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-InBcalculator:B(8.3x10^7)/39.4
Ans:B2,106,598.98B
, CorrectBSigBfigs:B2,100,000BORB2.1x10^6
Reminder:BalwaysBbeBextraBcarefulBusingBscientificBnotationBinByourBcalculator.BI'dBsuggestBalwaysB
usingBparentheses.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBhomogeneousBmixture?
SaltBwater
PureBsulfur
BubbleBteaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-saltBwater
aBhomogenousBmixtureByouBcanBthinkBofBaB"blended"BmixtureBorBaBdissolvedBsolution.
ABheterogenousBmixtureBisBmoreBlikeBiceBcubesBinBwater,BorBbobaBandBmilkBtea.
WhatBisBtheBchemicalBformulaBofBAluminumBsulfide?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Al2S3
WhatBisBtheBchargeBofBaBbariumBion?BBaB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Ba^2+
HowBmanyBprotons,Bneutrons,BandBelectronsBareBinBaBcalciumBatom?B
HowBmanyBinBaBcalciumBion?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBatomicBnumberBisB20.BCalciumBhasB20Bprotons.B
TheBmassBisB40.08,BwhichBaccountsBforBtheBnumberBofBprotonsB+Bneutrons.B#BprotonsB-
BatomicBmassB=B#Bneutrons
40.08B-B20B=B20Bneutrons.
20Belectrons.BElectronsBshouldBalwaysBbeBtheBsameBamountBasBtheBprotonsB(soBtheBatomicBnumbe
r).BUNLESSBit'sBaBchargedBion.
CaBionBhasBaB2+BchargeBmeaningBitBhasBTWOBLESSBelectrons,BmakingBitBmoreBpositive.
InBthisBcase,BtheBnumberBofBprotonsBandBneutronsBdon'tBchange,BbutBtheBnumberBofBelectronsBdec
reasesBbyBtwo,BleavingB18BelectronsBforBtheBCa++Bion.