EASY PACKET 1 ANSWER KEY

1. Write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion of hexane (C6H14)

2C6H14 + 19O2 → 12CO2 + 14H2O

2. What are the reducing and oxidizing agents for the following reaction: 2 CuSO4 + 4 KI
→ 2 CuI + I2 + 2 K2SO4

CuSO4 is the oxidizing agent and KI is the reducing agent

3. How many moles are there in a 49 gram sample of CH3OH? Round your answer two
decimal places?

49 g CH3OH x (1 mol CH3OH / 32.04 g/mol) = 1.53 mol CH3OH

EASY PACKET 2 ANSWER KEY
1. Arrange the following atoms in order of increasing electronegativity: Na, P, S

Na < P < S

2. Draw the lewis structure for H2SO4

Answer:

3. Rank the following atoms and ions in order of decreasing first ionization energy:

Li- > Li > Li+

EASY PACKET 3 ANSWER KEY
1. What is the molecular shape (VSEPR) of CO32-

Trigonal planar

2. Identify the Brønsted-Lowry conjugate acid base pair in the following reaction:

C6H5COOH(aq) + H2O(l) → C6H5COO-(aq) + H3O+(aq)

Acid: C6H5COOH(aq) or H3O+(aq)

Base: H2O(l) or C6H5COO-(aq)

*C6H5COOH(aq) needs to be paired with C6H5COO-(aq) and H2O(l) needs to be paired

with H3O+(aq)

3. A Zn2+ ion has a total spin of 0 and has no unpaired electrons. True or False: It is in the

ground state.

True
EASY PACKET 4 ANSWER KEY
1. The actual gas pressure calculated inside of the container exceeds the pressure calculated

by PV=nRT. What kind of forces dominate? Circle the correct answer.

Attractive Repulsive

Repulsive

2. The lewis structure of capsaicin is given below. Determine the hybridization of the
circled atoms.

1-sp2
2-sp2
3-sp3
4-sp3

3. What is the molecular geometry of BrF5?

Square pyramidal
EASY PACKET 5 ANSWER KEY
1. State the full electron configurations of the elements below
a. Al-2
b. As+3
c. Ba

i- 1s22s22p63s23p3
ii- 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d10
iii- 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p65s24d105p66s2

2. Considering the rusting of iron in air with the presence of water, identify the following:
a. Oxidizing agent: 𝑂2
b. Reducing agent: Fe
2+
c. The product of oxidation half reaction: 𝐹𝑒
−
d. The product of reduction half reaction: 𝑂𝐻

3. What is the Oxidation number of Oxygen in H2O2? (Answer: -1)

EASY PACKET 6 ANSWER KEY
1. Is CaCO3 soluble in water? (Answer: No)

2. What does STP stand for? (Answer: Standard Temperature and Pressure)

3. What is the formula for perchloric acid? (Answer: HClO4)

EASY PACKET 7 ANSWER KEY
1. Does atomic radius increase, decrease, or stay the same moving from left to right across
the periodic table? (Answer: decrease)

2. How many lone pairs does an atom with trigonal pyramidal geometry have? (Answer: 1)

3. Rank the following intermolecular forces from weakest to strongest: Dipole-dipole,

London Dispersion, and Hydrogen Bonding? (Answer: London Dispersion <
Dipole-dipole < Hydrogen Bonding)
EASY PACKET 8 ANSWER KEY
1. A mechanism for the reaction of nitric oxide with hydrogen to form water and nitrogen
gas is proposed below. What rate law is predicted by this mechanism?

2 NO(g) ⇄ N2O2(g) fast, unfavorable equilibrium

N2O2(g) + H2(g) → N2O(g) + H2O(g) slow, irreversible
N2O(g) + H2(g) → H2O(g) + N2(g) fast, irreversible

Rate = k[NO]2[H2]

2. What are the units of k if the rate law of a reaction is rate = k[X]0[Y]0?
M s–1

3. Name the molecular geometry of NH3.

Trigonal pyramidal
EASY PACKET 9 ANSWER KEY
1. How many valence electrons are present in PCl5?
40

2. Knowing that 2𝑆𝑂2(𝑔) + 𝑂2(𝑔) ↔ 2𝑆𝑂3(𝑔), after a mol of 𝑆𝑂2 and b mol of 𝑂2 finish
reacting within a closed container with the volume of V L. What is the ratio between the
number of sulfur atoms and the number of oxygen atoms in terms of a and b.
𝑎
2𝑎+2𝑏

3. Rank the polarity question. Rank the polarity of the following molecules
H2O, BF3, HF

__________ < ___________ < ___________

Least polar Most polar

Key:
___BF3____ < ___H2O____ < ____HF_____
Least polar Most polar
EASY PACKET 10 ANSWER KEY
1. Given the coordination complex, what is the charge of the metal?
a. [Ag(NH3)2]+
b. [HgI4]2-
c. [Ni(H2O)6]Cl2

a. [Ag(NH3)2]+ Ag: +1
b. [HgI4]2- Hg: +2
c. [Ni(H2O)6]Cl2 Ni: +2

2. Rank the bond angles of the following molecules in order from least to greatest:
H2O SF6 CO2

SF6 (90, octahedral) < H2O (<109, bent) < CO2 (180, linear)

3. What is the name of the compound Fe2O3?

Iron (III) Oxide

EASY PACKET 11 ANSWER KEY
1. Balance the following reaction: FeCl3 + NaOH → Fe(OH)3 + NaCl

1 FeCl3 + 3 NaOH → 1 Fe(OH)3 + 3 NaCl

2. Write out the chemical formula of hydrobromic acid.

HBr

3. A strongly acidic solution has a very _________ (small/large) pKa value.

Small
EASY PACKET 12 ANSWER KEY
1. Rank the following elements in order of increasing electronegativity: Cl P F
P < Cl < F

2. How many valence electrons does sulfuric acid have?

32

3. Balance the following reaction: CH4 + O2 → CO2 + H2O

1 CH4 + 2 O2 → 1 CO2 + 2 H2O
EASY PACKET 13 ANSWER KEY
1. What is the molecular geometry of CH4?
Tetrahedral

2. Rank the following elements in order of increasing atomic radius: Rb C O Ca

O < C < Ca < Rb

3. If the reaction quotient, Q, is less than the equilibrium constant, K, the reaction will
proceed towards the ________ (reactants or products) to reach equilibrium.
Products
EASY PACKET 14 ANSWER KEY
1. Write out the chemical formula of the following compound: Vanadium (IV) carbonate.
V(CO3)2

2. How many valence electrons are there in titanium? (4)

3. Does Mg or Al have a higher 2nd ionization energy? (Al)

EASY PACKET 15 ANSWER KEY
1. What’s the systematic name of Cu(SO4)
Copper (II) sulfate

2. What’s the systematic name of H2SO4 (Sulfuric acid)

3. What’s the systematic name of HNO2 (Nitrous acid)

EASY PACKET 16 ANSWER KEY
1. What’s the systematic name of PCl5 (Phosphorus pentachloride)

2. Write the chemical formula of phosphoric acid (H3PO4)

3. Write the chemical formula of nitric acid (HNO3)

EASY PACKET 17 ANSWER KEY
1. Balance the following reaction:
P4O10 + H2O → H3PO4
(P4O10 + 6 H2O → 4 H3PO4)

2. Balance the following reaction:

CO2 + H2O → C6H12O6 + O2
(6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2)

3. Draw the lewis dot structure of CH2O. Include all lone pairs as dots in the diagram
EASY PACKET 18 ANSWER KEY
1. What is the name of the type of resonance structure that can be drawn for molecules with
SN5 and SN6 molecular geometries?
Hyperconjugative resonance structures

2. What’s the specific molecular geometry of sulfur hexafluoride? (octahedral)

3. What kind of geometry is obtained when a central atom is attached to four lone pairs and
two other atoms?
Linear
EASY PACKET 19 ANSWER KEY
1. Order the following bonds from least polar to most polar
C-O, H-H, K-F
(H-H, C-O, K-F)

2. Order the following elements/ions from smallest to largest

Na+, F-, Ne, Mg2+, S, Cl
(Mg2+, Na+, Ne, F-, Cl, S)

3. How many pi bonds are in HCN? (2)

EASY PACKET 20 ANSWER KEY
1. Balance the following combustion reaction
C3H6O + O2 -> CO2 + H2O
(C3H6O + 4O2 -> 3CO2 + 3H2O)

2. Draw all equivalent resonance structures of C6H6

3. In any process, energy can be changed from one form to another, and energy can be
transferred between a system and its surroundings. Suppose the circle in the diagram
shown below represents a system in which matter is unable to flow in or out.

Is this an isolated, closed, or open system? Closed

EASY PACKET 21 ANSWER KEY
1. Which of the following molecules has a shorter N-O bond?
NO2, NO3- (NO2)

2. Which of the following molecules has the greatest bond order in the S-O bond?
SO2, SO3-, SO42- (SO42-)

3. Rank the following atoms from lowest to highest electron affinity

N, O, P
(P, N, O)
EASY PACKET 22 ANSWER KEY
1. How many pi bonds are in benzene (C6H6)? (3)

2. How many pi bonds are in CO2? (2)

3. How many sigma bonds are in ethene (C2H4)? (5)