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AP Chem Semester I Diagnostic part 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Unit 1

A 45g sample of a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen is found to contain 36g of carbon. It has a molar mass of 30.0g/mol. What is its molecular formula?

a)

CH3

b)

C3H8

c)

C2H6

d)

C2H4

2.

Unit 2

What is a substitutional alloy?

a)

A mixture with two nonmetal elements

b)

A metal mixture with two elements of similar size

c)

A metal mixture with two elements of very different sizes

d)

A metal mixture with layers of different elements

3.

Unit 2/3

In a polar covalent bond, the electrons gather around...

a)

The atom with the Greatest Electronegativity

b)

The atom with the Lowest Electronegativity

c)

Each atom Equally

d)

None of the Above

4.

Unit 2/3

The polarity of a bond is determined by...

a)

The sum of the electronegativities of the two atoms

b)

The difference in the electronegativities of the two atoms

c)

The charges of the atoms

d)

None of the Above

5.

Unit 2

For carbonate ions, how many resonance structures can be drawn ?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

6.

Unit 2

The bond angle for a trigonal planar molecule is

a)

90 Degrees

b)

109.5 Degrees

c)

120 Degrees

d)

180 Degrees

7.

Unit 2

Draw the Lewis Dot structure for PCl5 and determine the predicted molecular geometry

a)

octahedral

b)

trigonal pyramidal

c)

seesaw

d)

trigonal bipyramidal

8.

Unit 2

Based on formal charge and the the Lewis dot structure rules, which of the following would be correct Lewis structure for N2O?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Unit 2

What type of bonding below typically exhibits the greatest melting point and boiling point?

a)

ionic

b)

metallic

c)

polar covalent

d)

nonpolar covalent

10.

Semester 1:

If you want to have a high Coulombic attraction you would want...

a)

high charge, high distance

b)

low charge, low distance

c)

low charge, high distance

d)

high charge, low distance

11.

Unit 3

A student extracts the colour from some green smarties and uses paper chromatography to separate components colours. She finds blue has a Rf =0.38 and yellow Rf =0.75 this suggests

a)

the yellow is more strongly adsorbed onto the stationary phase and is less solublein the mobile phase.

b)

the yellow is more strongly adsorbed onto the stationary phase and is more soluble in the mobile phase.

c)

the blue is more strongly adsorbed onto the stationary phase and is less soluble in the mobile phase.

d)

the blue is more strongly adsorbed onto the stationary phase and is more soluble in the mobile phase.

12.

Unit 1

What is the average atomic mass for this element?

a)

10.8 amu

b)

10.2 amu

c)

19.9 amu

d)

11 amu

13.

Unit 3

Which of the substances would experience hydrogen bonding?

a)

pentane

b)

pentene

c)

pentanol

d)

none of them

14.

Unit 3

Pentane has 5 carbons. Heptane has 7 carbon atoms, and propane has 3. Which will experience the most London-dispersion forces?

a)

pentane

b)

heptane

c)

propane

d)

none; they will only experience ion-dipole forces

15.

Unit 3

Which of the following best represents a magnesium ion in solution?

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

Unit 2/3

Determine the type of intermolecular force present in sand, SiO2.

a)

dipole dipole

b)

london dispersion

c)

ionic bonding

d)

covalent network

17.

Unit 3

Which substance has the weakest intermolecular forces?

a)

Substance A, boiling point of 75 °C

b)

Substance B, boiling point of 105 °C

c)

Substance C, boiling point of 25 °C

d)

Substance d, boiling point of 45 °C

18.

Unit 3

Which substance will have the highest vapor pressure?

a)

CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3

b)

H2O

c)

CH4

d)

CH3F

19.

Unit 3

When water condenses (goes from a gas to a liquid)

a)

hydrogen bonds are broken

b)

covalent bonds are formed

c)

ionic bonds are broken

d)

hydrogen bonds are formed

20.

Unit 2

Which of the following diagrams best depicts an alloy of Ni and B?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Unit 1

Atoms of an element X have the electron configuration [Ne] 3s23p1. The compound this element would form with Oxygen would have which of the following formulas?

a)

XO

b)

X2O

c)

XO2

d)

X3O2

e)

X2O3

22.

Unit 1

Examine this table of the ionization energies 1-5 of a unknown element. Based on these values, how many electrons are in the valence shell of this element?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

e)

Cannot tell from this information

23.

Unit 1

What is the orbital notation for this PES?

a)

1s22s22d63s23d3

b)

1s22s22p63s23p1

c)

1s22s23s62p23p3

d)

1s22s22p63s23p3

24.

Unit 2

In the resonance structures shown here for ozone, O3, what is the bond length on either side of the central oxygen?

a)

the length of an O-O single bond

b)

the length of an O=O double bond

c)

A length halfway in between an O-O and an O=O

25.

Unit 2

A sample of a solid substance does not conduct electricity in either the solid or liquid phase. The solid is soluble in water. Which of the following types of interactions is most likely found between particles in the pure substance?

a)

ionic bonds

b)

metallic bonds

c)

network covalent bonds

d)

dipole-dipole forces

26.

Unit 3

Based on Coulomb’s Law and the data in the table above, which of the following would have the weakest interactions with an adjacent water molecule in an aqueous solution?

a)

Hg2+

b)

Ba2+

c)

Mg2+

d)

Al3+

27.

Unit 2

Which of the statement is TRUE?

a)

s orbital overlap with p orbitals to form sp hybrid orbital

b)

s orbital with two p orbitals to form one sp2 hybrid orbital

c)

s orbital with two p orbitals to form two sp2 hybrid orbital

d)

s orbital with two p orbitals to form three sp2 hybrid orbital

28.

Unit 2

Pi bonds are formed by

a)

side to side overlap of s orbitals

b)

end to end overlap of s orbitals

c)

side to side overlap of p orbitals

d)

end to end overlap of p orbitals

29.

Unit 3

NH4NO3(s) → N2O(g) + 2 H2O(g)


A 0.03 mol sample of NH4NO3(s) is placed in a 1 L evacuated flask, which is then sealed and heated. The NH4NO3(s) decomposes completely according to the balanced equation above. The total pressure in the flask measured at 400 K is closest to which of the following? ( The value of the gas constant, R, is 0.082 L atm mol–1 K–1)

a)

3 atm

b)

1 atm

c)

0.5 atm

d)

0.1 atm

30.

Unit 2

What is the hybridization of the Carbon atom indicated by the arrow?

a)

sp hybridization

b)

sp2 hybridization

c)

sp3 hybridization

d)

dsp3 hybridization

31.

Unit 1

Use the data for germanium in the table above to identify the most probable values for the atomic radius and electronegativity of selenium from the choices below.

a)

Atomic Radius:155 pm, electronegativity: 2.55

b)

Atomic Radius:120 pm, electronegativity: 2.55

c)

Atomic Radius:155 pm, electronegativity: 1.85

d)

Atomic Radius:120 pm, electronegativity: 1.85

32.

Unit 1

For the reaction represented by the equation Cl2 + 2KBr → Br2 + 2KCl, how many grams of potassium chloride can be produced from 356 grams potassium bromide?

a)
749 g
b)
225 g
c)
479 g
d)
814 g
33.

Unit 2

What is the molecular shape of the following?

a)

Hexahedral

b)

Square Pyramidal

c)

Octahedral

d)

T-Shape

34.

Unit 2

What is the molecular shape of the following?

a)

T-Shape

b)

See-Saw

c)

Trigonal Planar

d)

Octahedral

35.

Unit 3

Which is correct about this drawing? Choose 2 answers.

a)

A is pointing to a covalent bond

B is pointing to a hydrogen bond

b)

A is pointing to a hydrogen bond

B is pointing to a covalent bond

c)

A would take more energy to break compared to B

d)

B would take more energy to break compared to A