Department of Chemistry

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

CEM1008F - CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

FIRST CLASS TEST: March 2023

60 MINUTES, 50 MARKS

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your name and student registration number on the computer

answer sheet.

2. An additional 5 minutes are afforded at the start of the test for reading. No
writing may occur during this period.

3. Record your answers CLEARLY and UNAMBIGUOUSLY.

There is only ONE CORRECT RESPONSE to each question. You will be
given a ZERO score for a question if (there is NO NEGATIVE MARKING):

a) you give more than one response to a question,

b) you give an incorrect response or
c) you give no response.

4. There are 19 questions. Check that your paper is complete.

5. Hand in your computer answer sheet only.

6. You may use the reverse blank pages of the question paper for your
calculations.

7. A periodic table, aqueous solubility rules and a formula sheet are

provided separately.

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Question 1
When a student evaluates the expression below (all values are measurements), the
result should be expressed as:
(9.447 + 3.23) x 1.95
470
A. 0.05260
B. 0.052
C. 0.05259606383
D. 0.053
E. 0.0526
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Question 2
The chemical name of FeCl3·3H2O is:

A. iron chloride hydrate

B. iron chloride(III) trihydrate
C. monoiron trichloride trihydrate
D. iron(III) chloride trihydrate
E. iron(III) chloride hydrate
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Question 3
The phosphate ion has a 3- charge. The formula for phosphorous acid is:

A. H3PO5
B. H3PO4
C. H3PO3
D. H3PO2
E. H3PO
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Question 4
The mass percent of carbon in Al2(CO3)3 is closest to:

A. 15.40
B. 33.33
C. 36.03
D. 7.143
E. 12.01
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Question 5
A certain monoatomic species has a mass number of 80, 46 neutrons and 36
electrons. The monoatomic species is:

A. Kr
B. Se2−
C. Se
D. Sr2+
E. Hg

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Question 6
Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers n, l, ml is allowed for a 3p orbital?

A. 3 2 3
B. 3 2 1
C. 3 1 ½
D. 3 1 2
E. 3 1 -1

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Question 7
A certain atom in its ground state has 100% of its 2p orbitals filled and 50% of its 3d
orbitals filled. The total number of 2p and 3d electrons is:

A. 11
B. 6
C. 10
D. 16
E. 5
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Question 8
Which one of the following options correctly ranks the first ionisation energies of O, F,
Ne, Na and Mg from the highest to the lowest?
A. O > F > Ne > Na > Mg
B. Mg > Na > Ne > F > O
C. Na > Ne > Mg > F > O
D. Ne > F > O > Mg > Na
E. Ne > Na > Mg > O > F
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Question 9
The main reason for the difference in size between a S atom and a S2- ion is:
A. S and S2- have different numbers of protons.
B. There is no size difference.
C. The outer electrons of S occupy orbitals with a different principal quantum
number to those of S2-.
D. S2- has more electrons than S, therefore its outer electrons are more shielded
from the nuclear charge.
E. The molar mass number of S is different to that of S2-.
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Question 10
A certain volatile organic compound used in the manufacturing of electronic materials
contains only C, H and O. When 7.381 g of this compound was subjected to
combustion analysis it produced 17.53 g CO2 and 8.972 g H2O. The empirical formula
for the compound is:
A. C5H10O2
B. C4H7O3
C. C2H3O4
D. C4H10O
E. C10H8O
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Question 11
4.274 x 1023 Ag ions are present in a certain mass of a Ag 2S sample. Thus, the total
mass (in grams) of the Ag2S sample is closest to:
A. 107.9
B. 87.97
C. 175.9
D. 121.3
E. 74.51
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Question 12
The number of moles of ammonium ions present in 360 mL of a 0.842 M ammonium
phosphate solution is closest to:
A. 0.909
B. 1.21
C. 0.303
D. 2.34
E. 0.842
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Question 13
A mixture of two oxides of iron, FeO and Fe2O3, of total mass 1.432 g was heated in
a current of hydrogen and reduced to elemental Fe of which a total of 1.046 g was
formed. The mass of FeO (in grams) in the original mixture is closest to:

A. 1.377
B. 0.697
C. 0.570
D. 1.082
E. 1.275
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Question 14
Suppose you have access to an unlimited volume of a 0.750 M Na2SO4 stock solution.
How would you prepare 300. mL of a 0.150 M solution of Na2SO4?

A. Pipette 12.5 mL of the stock solution into a 300. mL flask and add water to the
mark.
B. Pipette 25.0 mL of the stock solution into a 300. mL flask and add water to the
mark.
C. Pipette 50.0 mL of the stock solution into a 300. mL flask and add water to the
mark.
D. Pipette 150. mL of the stock solution into a 300. mL flask and add water to the
mark.
E. Pipette 60.0 mL of the stock solution into a 300. mL flask and add water to the
mark.
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Question 15
When 5.70 g SrH2 (s) and 4.75 g H2O (l) are reacted to form Sr(OH)2 (s) and H2 (g) the
masses of excess reactant and H2 (g) theoretically present at the end of the reaction
are closest to:

A. 3.12 g SrH2 (s) and 0.174 g H2 (g)

B. 2.47 g H2O (l) and 0.256 g H2 (g)
C. 1.57 g H2O (l) and 0.256 g H2 (g)
D. 3.12 g SrH2 (s) and 0.128 g H2 (g)
E. 3.47 g H2O (l) and 0.128 g H2 (g)
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Question 16
Fe2O3 is converted to iron through the following reaction:
Fe2O3 (s) + 3 CO (g) → 2 Fe (s) + 3 CO2 (g)
When a certain amount of Fe2O3 was reacted with excess CO, it produced 96.8 g of
Fe, which corresponded to a yield of 68.8%. The mass of Fe2O3 (in grams) that was
present at the start of the reaction is closest to:
A. 66.6
B. 402
C. 201
D. 141
E. 48.4
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Question 17
Which one of the following pairs of ions in the reaction below is part of the net ionic
reaction? Note: the phases of the products are not given.

Ba(NO3)2 (aq) + K2SO4 (aq) → BaSO4 + 2 KNO3

A. Ba2+ (aq) and SO42− (aq)

B. K+ (aq) and NO3− (aq)
C. Ba2+ (aq) and NO3− (aq)
D. K+ (aq) and SO42− (aq)
E. All the ions are part of the net reaction.
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Question 18
Select the false statement relating to the following reaction:

8 H+ (aq) + 5 Fe2+ (aq) + MnO4− (aq) → 5 Fe3+ (aq) + Mn2+ (aq) + 4 H2O (l)

A. Fe2+ is oxidized to Fe3+.

B. Mn in MnO4- is reduced to Mn2+.
C. H+ is neither reduced nor oxidized.
D. The oxidation state of Mn in MnO4− is +9.
E. This is a redox reaction.
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Question 19
Citric acid, a weak acid with the formula C6H8O7, reacts with sodium hydroxide to form
sodium citrate and water. Which one of the statements below is true about the
complete ionic equation?

A. Citric acid is present in its dissociated form on the reactant side of the chemical
equation.
B. Na+ (aq) is not a spectator ion.
C. H+ (aq) + OH−(aq) → H2O (l) is the net ionic equation after omitting the
spectator ions in the complete ionic equation.
D. All species are present in their undissociated forms.
E. C6H7O7− (aq) is not a spectator ion.
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END OF TEST

TOTAL MARKS: 50