Chemistry Midterm Review

Chemistry Midterm Review
Terms (you need to know these- look them up)

Measurement, Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment, Scientific law, theory, Compound,
Element,physical change, chemical change, homogeneous mixture, heterogeneous
mixture, ionic compound,isotopes, anion, cation, binary compound
Questions
1. Give 2 examples of a physical change and 2 examples of a chemical change.
Physical: Boiling Water, Melting Candle
Chemical: wood burning, metal rusting
2. On the periodic table where are the metals located? Left of staircase
3. On the periodic table where are the nonmetals located? Right of staircase
4. On the periodic table where are the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition
metals, halogens, and noble gases located? Group 1, Group 2, groups 3-12, group 17,
group 18
5. How are the elements arranged on the periodic table?
Elements are arranged by its atomic number (horizontally), and similar properties
(vertically).
6. Who developed the periodic table like we have it arranged today?
Dimitri Mendeleev
7. What is a family on the periodic table?
A vertical column on the periodic table.
8. Write the name and atomic number for each of the following elements:
a. He - helium 2 c. Se- selenium 34 e. P- phosphorus 15
b. B boron 5 d. Ba- barium 56 f. Sr- strontium 38
9. For each of the following pairs of ions, write the formula for the ionic compound.
a. Rb+ S2- Rb2S b. Fe2+ Cl - FeCl2 c. Al3+ O2- Al2O3
10. How many oxygen atoms are there in the following compounds?
a. CO 1 b. NH4NO3 -3 c. Al(NO3)3 9 d. N2O3 3
11. What are the three fundamental particles that compose all atoms? Indicate the
electrical charge and where is each type of particle found in the atom?
Particle Charge Location
Proton + nucleus
Neutron 0 nucleus
Electron - orbits nucleus
12. The atomic number tells us how many _protons__ are in the nucleus of an atom.
13. The mass number of an isotope is the sum of _protons and neutrons___.
14. Give the common ions that the following elements form.
15.a. K - K+ b. O- O2- c. Ca- Ca2+ d. Cl- Cl15. In ionic compounds, is the metal or nonmetal named first?
Metal
16. What are the standard SI units? Meter, liter, gram
17. Know the metric prefixes. Kilo, hecta, deca, BASE, deci, centi, milli
18. For each of the following, make the indicated conversion.
a. 5.993 10-4 to ordinary decimal notation 0.0005993
b. 4.321 104 to ordinary decimal notation 43210
c. 5240000000 to standard scientific notation 5.24 x 109
d. 0.0000009814 to standard scientific notation 9.814 x10-7

19. How many significant figures are there in the following numbers?
a. 0.0034570 5
b. 1234000 4
c. 0.0560789 6
d. 123056.00 8
e. 1.25 x 1034 3
20. Evaluate each of the following mathematical expressions, being sure to express the
answer to the
correct number of significant figures.
a. 10.20 + 4.1 + 26.0001 + 2.4 42.7
b. 1.091 0.991 1.2 -1.1
c. (67.21) (1.003) (2.4) 160
d. (1.674) / (1.1236) 1.490
21. Make the indicated temperature conversions.
a. 541 K to Celsius degrees 268 K
b. 221 C to kelvins 494 oC
c. 50.1C to Fahrenheit degrees -58.2 oF
d. 30.7 F to Celsius degrees -34.8 oC
22. Given the following mass, volume, and density information, calculate the missing
quantity.
a. mass = 121.4 g; volume = 42.4 cm3; density = ? g/cm3 2.86 g/cm3
b. mass = ? g; volume = 124.1 mL; density = 0.821 g/mL 102 g
c. mass = 142.4 g; volume = ? mL; density = 0.915 g/mL 156 ml
23. For each of the following, make the indicated conversion
a. 88.5 cm to millimeters (100 cm=1m) (1000mm= 1m) 885 mm
b. 8.25 m to inches (100cm= 1m) (2.54cm= 1in) 325 in
c. 4.25 kg to pounds (1kg= 2.205lbs) 9.37 lbs
d. 4.21 in. to centimeters (2.54cm= 1in) 10.7 cm
24. Name each of the following compounds.
NaCl sodium chloride
MgBr2 magnesium bromide
SnO2 tin (IV) oxide
B2O3 diboron trioxide
HCl hydrochloric acid/ hydrogen chloride
AlI3 aluminum iodide
CO carbon monoxide
NH4NO3 ammonium nitrate
FeCl3 iron (III) chloride
Al(NO3)3 aluminum nitrate
N2O3 dinitrogen trioxide
BaCl2 barium chloride
Ni3(PO4)2 nickel (II) phosphate
CuO copper (II) oxide
25. Write the formulas for the following compounds:

Ammonium chloride NH4Cl
sulfur dioxide SO2
Magnesium oxide
MgO
copper (II) sulfate
CuSO4
Dinitrogen tetroxide N2O4
carbon tetrafluoride CF4
26. Write the electron configuration using all three methods (orbital notation, standard, shorthand) for Fe. 1s22s22p63s23p64s23d6
[Ar]4s23d6
27. Write the electron configuration using short-hand notation for the following:
a. argon [Ne]3s23p6
c. calcium [Ar]4s2
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b. copper [Ar]4s 3d
d. chlorine [Ne]3s23p5

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d. 0.0000009814 to standard scientific notation 9.814 x10-7

25. Write the formulas for the following compounds:

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