Name: __________________________ Date: _____________

Columbia UNI:

Instructions: You will have 75 minutes to answer the questions on this exam. It consists of 25
multiple choice questions, each worth 1 point. You will be permitted to use a calculator and the
attached reference sheet. GOOD LUCK!

1. Heavy nuclides with too few neutrons to be in the band of stability are most likely to
decay by what mode?
A) α-particle production.
B) fission
C) positron production
D) β production
E) none of these

2. Which of the following processes decreases the atomic number by 2?

A) gamma-ray production
B) beta production
C) positron-particle production
D) alpha-particle production
E) proton production

3. What is the most likely decay for the Mn-57 nucleus?

A) β decay
B) positron emission
C) α decay
D) γ-ray emission
E) proton emission

Use the following statement to answer question 4:

The U-238 nucleus decays to form Pb-206 by α and β decays.

4. Calculate the number of α decays.

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
E) none of these

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5. When the Pd-106 nucleus is struck with an alpha particle, a proton is produced along
with a new nucleus. What is this new nucleus?
A) Cd-112
B) Cd-109
C) Ag-108
D) Ag-109
E) none of these

6. It is desired to determine the blood volume of a live mouse. To do this, 0.10 mL of a

saline suspension of red blood cells labeled with 59
26 Fe is injected into the tail vein.

Before injection the gamma rays were counted for this 0.10-mL solution, and the count
rate was found to be 1.0 × 104 counts per minute (cpm). After a sufficient time for the
blood to be thoroughly mixed, 0.10 mL of blood is removed and counted. The sample is
found to have a count rate of 476 cpm. What is the approximate blood volume of the
mouse?
A) 0.48 mL
B) 21 mL
C) 4.8 mL
D) 4.7 mL
E) 2.1 mL

7. The half-life for electron capture for 40

19 K is 1.30 × 109 years. What percent of the
40
original 19 K remains after 3.90 ×109 years?
A) 33.3%
B) 12.5%
C) 50.0%
D) 25.0%
E) 75.0%

8. Choose the compound with the most ionic bond.

A) LiBr
B) RbF
C) NaCl
D) RbI
E) KCl

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 9. This molecule is the most polar.
A) CH3CHO
B) CO2
C) CH3Cl
D) C2H6
E) none of these

10. Which of the following molecules has a nonzero dipole moment?

A) CH4
B) SiBr4
C) CS2
D) SO3
E) PBr3

11. Choose the molecule with the strongest bond.

A) CH4
B) H2O
C) NH3
D) HF

12. Given the following information:

N2 bond energy = 941 kJ/mol
F2 bond energy = 154 kJ/mol
1/2N2(g) + 3/2F2(g) → NF3(g) ΔH° = –103 kJ/mol
calculate the N–F bond energy.
A) 113 kJ/mol
B) 268 kJ/mol
C) 317 kJ/mol
D) 66 kJ/mol
E) none of these

13. This molecule shows the smallest number of lone pairs in its Lewis structure.
A) CH3CHO
B) CO2
C) CH3Cl
D) C2H6
E) none of these

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Consider the compound crotonaldehyde, whose skeleton structure is
H H H H
H C1 C2 C3 C4 O
H

14. How many total electrons (bonding and nonbonding) must be shown in the correct
Lewis structure of this molecule?
A) 12
B) 18
C) 24
D) 28
E) 32

15. The Lewis structure for H3BO3 is

A) H O B O H
O
H

B) H O B O H
O
H

C) H O B O H
O
H

D) H O B O H
O
H

E) H O B O H
O
H

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16. Select the correct molecular structure for PO33–.
A) Trigonal pyramidal
B) tetrahedral
C) square planar
D) octahedral
E) none of these

17. Which of the following is not a valid resonance structure for N3–?
A) -
N N N
B) -
N N N
C) -
N N N
D) -
N N N
E) All are valid.

18. Of the following, which molecule has the largest bond angle?
A) SO3
B) SF2
C) XeF2
D) H2S
E) NF3

19. How many of the following molecules have all of their atoms in the same plane?
H2C = CH2 PCl5 H2CO NH3 CO2 BeCl2 CH4
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6
E) 7

20. Select the correct molecular structure for I3–.

A) linear
B) bent
C) pyramidal
D) tetrahedral
E) none of these

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21. What is the hybridization of the central atom in SF6?
A) sp
B) sp2
C) sp3
D) dsp3
E) d2sp3

22. What is the hybridization of the central atom in SF4?

A) sp
B) sp2
C) sp3
D) dsp3
E) d2sp3

23. What is the hybridization of the central atom in ICl5?

A) sp
B) sp2
C) sp3
D) dsp3
E) d2sp3

24. Which of the following has a central atom that is dsp3 hybridized?
A) SeBr4–
B) SeBr4
C) CBr4
D) SBr6
E) SO2

25. What is the hybridization of the phosphorus atom in PBr4+?

A) dsp2
B) sp2
C) d2sp3
D) sp2d
E) sp3

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W1403 – General Chemistry I
Professor Savizky
Useful information
c = 3*108 m/s
h = 6.626*10-34 J*s
NA = 6.022*1023 /mol
RH = 1.097*107 /m
me = 9.11*10-31 kg
mp = 1.67*10-27 kg
e = 1.602*10-19 C
R = 0.0821 L*atm/(mol*K) = 8.314 J/mol*K

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Bondlength (pm) and bond energy (kJ/mol)
Bond Length Energy Bond Length Energy
H--H 74 436 H--C 109 413
C--C 154 348 H--N 101 391
N--N 145 170 H--O 96 366
O--O 148 145 H--F 92 568
F--F 142 158 H--Cl 127 432
Cl-Cl 199 243 H--Br 141 366
Br-Br 228 193 H--I 161 298
I--I 267 151 C--C 154 348
C--C 154 348 C=C 134 614
C--N 147 308 C≡C 120 839
C--O 143 360 O--O 148 145
C--S 182 272 O=O 121 498
C--F 135 488 N--N 145 170
C--Cl 177 330 N≡N 110 945
C--Br 194 288 C--I 214 216

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 Periodic Table with Electronegativities
1A 2A 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 1B 2B 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A

1 2
H He
2.1

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 3.0

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.4 2.8 3.0

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.6

55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4

87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112

Fr Ra Ac Rf Ha Sg Ns Hs Mt Uun Uuu Uub
0.7 0.9 1.1

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
1.3 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5

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Answer Key

1. A
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. E
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. E
11. D
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. A
17. A
18. C
19. B
20. A
21. E
22. D
23. E
24. B
25. E

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