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1. Which of the following is not an SI base unit?

A. Hour *
B. kilogram
C. second
D. kelvin

2. Which of the following SI base units is not commonly used in

chemistry?
A. kilogram
B. kelvin
C. candela *
D. mole

3. Which of the following prefixes means 1/10?

A. kilo
B. deci *
C. centi
D. milli

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4. What temperature is 90 °F when converted to degrees Celsius?
A. 63.5 °C
B. 32.2 °C *
C. 194 °C
D. 15 °C

5. What temperature is 5 °F when converted to kelvin?

A. 258.15 K *
B. 99.15 K
C. 278.15 K
D. 67 K

6. What temperature is 80 K when converted to degrees Celsius?

A. –296 °C
B. 105.15 °C
C. –193.15 °C *
D. 25.15 °C

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7. What is 22.6 m when converted to decimeters?
A. 0.226 dm
B. 2.26 dm
C. 226 dm *
D. 2.26 x 10–3 dm

8. What is 25.4 mg when converted to kilograms?

A. 2540 kg
B. 2.54 x10–5 kg *
C. 2.54 kg
D. 2.54 x 104 kg

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9. At what temperature does the numerical reading on a Celsius
thermometer equal that on a Fahrenheit thermometer?
A. 0 °C
B. –40 °C *
C. 100 °C
D. –32 °C

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10. The SI prefixes milli and mega represent, respectively:
A. 10-9 and 10-6.
B. 106 and 10-3.
C. 103 and 10-3.
D. 10-3 and 106. *
E. 10-9 and 10-3

11. Lithium is the least dens metal known (density= 0.53 g/cm3 ). What
is the volume occupied by 1.2x103 g of lithium?
A. 0.0875 cm3
B. 11.4 cm3
C. 0.44x10-3 cm3
D. 2.26x103 cm3 *

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12. Convert 77 °C to °F ?
A. 170.6 °F *
B. -212.6 °F
C. -28.1 °F
D. 25 °F

13. Express 7.5 µg as Tg

A. 7.5 X10-18Tg *
B. 75 X1024 Tg
C. 0.75 Tg
D. 7.5 X1021 Tg

14. The SI prefixes kilo and micro represent, respectively:

A. 10-9 and 10-6.
B. 106 and 10-3.
C. 103 and 10-3.
D. 103 and 10-6.*
E. 10-9 and 10-3.

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15. Which of the following prefixes is not correct?
A. Kilo- k 10-3 *
B. micro-µ 10-6
C. nano- n 10-9
D. deci- d 10-1

16. Candela (cd) is the SI base unit of

A. time
B. length
C. luminous intensity *
D. electrical current

17. Express 5500 nm as picometers.

A. 5.5 X 10-6 pm
B. 55.0 pm
C. 550 pm
D. 5.5 X 106 pm *

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18. The SI prefix nano represents:
A. 10-6
B. 106
C. 103
D. 10-9 *

19. Which of the following prefixes means 106 ?

A. Mega *
B. nano
C. Tera
D. Milli

20. Which of the following SI base units is used to measure Electrical Current?
A. candela
B. kelvin
C. Ampere *
D. Mole

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21. Which of the following prefixes means 1/100?
A. kilo
B. deci
C. Centi *
D. Milli

22. Which of the following SI base units is not commonly used in chemistry?
A. kilogram
B. kelvin
C. ampere *
D. mole

23. The diameter of an atom is approximately 1 x 10-7 dm. What is this diameter when
expressed in nanometers?
A. 1 x 10-18 nm
B. 1 x 10-15 nm
C. 1 x 10-9 nm
D. 1 x 10 nm*

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24. Express 75 Gg as pg
A. 7.5 pg
B. 75 X1021 pg *
C. 0.75 pg
D. 75 X10-24 pg

25. The SI unit of time is the

A. hour
B. Second *
C. minute
D. ampere

26. Express 2200 nm as picometers.

A. 2.2X10-7 pm
B. 22.0 pm
C. 220 pm
D. 2.2X106 pm *

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27. The SI prefixes kilo and milli represent, respectively:
A. 10-9 and 10-6
B. 106 and 10-3
C. 103 and 10-3 *
D. 109 and 10-6
E. 10-9 and 10-3

28. The density of octane is 0.702 g/cm3. what is the mass of 65 mL of octane?
A. 45.6 g *
B. 92.6 g
C. 22.5 g
D. 110 g

29. How many cubic centimeters are there in exactly one cubic decimeter?
A. 1 x 10-6 cm3
B. 1 x 10-3 cm3
C. 1 x 10-2 cm3
D. 1 x 103 cm3 *

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30. 6.0 m is how many micrometers?
A. 6.0 x 106 µm *
B. 1.7 x 10-7 µm
C. 6.0 x 109 µm
D. 1.7 x 10-4 µm

31. How many pm2 are there in exactly m2 ?

A. 1 x 10-6 pm3
B. 1 x 10-3 pm3
C. 1 x 10-2 pm3
D. 1 x 1024 pm2 *

32. Which of these quantities represents the largest mass?

A. 2.0 x 102 mg
B. 0.0010 kg
C. 1.0 x 105 µg
D. 2.0 x 102 cg *

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33. Which of these quantities represents the smallest mass?
A. 2.0 x 102 mg
B. 0.0010 kg
C. 1.0 x 105 µg *
D. 2.0 x 102 cg

34. Convert -90 ˚F to kalvin ?

A. 212.6 K
B. -212.6 K
C. 205.372 K *
D. +13.5 K

35. Which of the following prefixes is not correct

A. deci- d 10 *
B. kilo- K 103
C. Pico - p 10-12
D. micro- µ 10-6

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36. A lead sphere has a mass of 1.2x104 g, and its volume is 1.05x103 cm3. Calculate the
density of lead ?
A. 0.0875 g/cm3
B. 11.4 g/cm3 *
C. 1.26x107 g/cm3
D. 0.0875 g/cm3

37. The melting point of mercury is -36.00F. Express this temperature in degrees of Celsius
and Kelvin.
A. -1260C and 147K
B. -380C and 235K*
C. -330C and 252K
D. 390C and 314K

38. Candela (cd) is the SI base unit of

A. time
B. mass
C. electrical current
D. Luminosity *

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39. How many mL in 0.005 L
A. 5 mL*
B. 0.5 mL
C. 50 mL
D. 0.000005 mL

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1. A cation is defined as
A. a charged atom or group of atoms with a net negative charge.
B. a stable atom.
C. a group of stable atoms.
D. an atom or group of atoms with a net positive charge. *
2. Atoms that have the same mass number (A) with different atomic number (Z) are called
A. ions.
B. neutrons.
C. isobaric. *
D. isotopes.
3. How many neutrons are there in an atom of Manganese 25Mn whose mass number is 55?
A. 55
B. 30*
C. 25
D. 80
E. none of them

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4. An atom of the isotope carbon-14 consists of how many protons, neutrons, and electrons?
(p = proton, n = neutron, e = electron)
A. 6 p, 6 n, 6 e
B. 6 p, 8 n, 6 e *
C. 6 p, 7 n, 6 e
D. 14 p, 14 n, 14 e

5. A sodium ion, Na+, has

A. 12 protons and 13 electrons.
B. 11 protons and 11 electrons.
C. 11 protons and 10 electrons.*
D. 12 protons and 11 electrons.

6. A phosphorus ion, P3- , has:

A. 18 protons and 18 electrons
B. 18 protons and 15 electrons
C. 15 protons and 14 electrons
D. 15 protons and 18 electrons *

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7. Which compound has the same empirical formula as C6H12O6?
A. C12H24O12 *
B. C3H3O3 C6H12O6 ‫ماهو املركب الذي له نفس الصيغة االولية مثل املركب‬
C. CH2ON
D. CHO2
8. Which of the following compounds is named lithium carbonate?
A. Na2CO3
B. LiHCO3
C. LiCO
D. Li2CO3 *
9. What is the formula for ammonium sulfate?
A. NH4SO4
B. NH4(SO4)2
C. (NH4)2SO4 *
D. NH4S

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10. 40
Ca and 39K both have the same
A. number of electrons
B. atomic number
C. mass number
D. number of neutrons*
11. Give the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in 16
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S
A. 16 p, 16 n, 16 e
B. 16 p, 33 n, 17 e
C. 16 p, 17 n, 16 e *
D. 16 p, 19 n, 16 e
12. which of the following is a metalloid
A. Bi
B. Cu
C. Ca
D. As *
13. an example of a diatomic molecule is
A. H2O
B. HCl *
C. Ba2+
D. O3

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 14. Which of the following expressions represents two molecules of water?
A. H2O
B. H2O2
C. 2 H2O *
D. 2 HO2
15. Which molecule from the following has the largest mass
A. HBr
B. HCl
C. HF
D. HI *
16. Which of these compounds is a diatomic compound?
A. NaCl *
B. MgSO4
C. NaOH
D. HCN
17. the species S2-, F-, and Cl- are all
A. cations
B. anions *
C. isotopes
D. Halogens

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18. An example of a monoatomic gas
A. Br2
B. HCl
C. NO
D. Ar *
19. Atoms with the same number of electrons and number of protons are called…
A. ions
B. isotopes
C. neutral atoms *
D. different atoms
20. Al 3+ is an example of one of the following:
A. monatomic anion
B. monatomic cation *
C. polyatomic cation
D. polyatomic anion
21. Which of the following molecule is a diatomic molecule ?
A. N2O
B. N2O4
A. NO2
B. NO *

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22. One of the following molecule is not a polyatomic molecule:
A. NH3
B. CH4
C. H2O
D. HCl *
23. SO42- is an example of one of the following:
A. a monatomic anion
B. monatomic cation
C. a polyatomic cation
D. a polyatomic anion *
24. The Stock system name for FeCl3
A. Iron (II) chloride
B. Iron (III) trichloride
C. Iron (III) chloride *
D. monoiron trichloride
25. Which of these ions is a monoatomic ions ?
A. Na+ *
B. SO42
C. NO3-
D. NH4+

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26. A magnesium ion, 12Mg2+, has
A. 12 p and 13 e.
B. 24 p and 26 e.
C. 12 p and 10 e. *
D. 24 p and 22 e.
27. Which of these pairs of elements would be most likely to form an ionic compound?
A. P and Br
B. Cu and K
C. C and O
D. Cl and Mg *
E. Al and Rb
28. Which of these elements is most likely to be a good conductor of electricity?
A. S
B. He
C. Cl
D. Ag *

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29. What is the formula for the ionic compound formed by barium ions and nitrate ions?
A. Ba3N2
B. Ba(NO3)2 *
C. Ba2NO3
D. Ba2NO2
30. Which of these pairs of elements would be most likely to form a molecular compound?
A. Na and Br
B. Ca and O
C. N and O *
D. Zn and O
31. An atom of the isotope 8O-18 consists of how many protons, neutrons, and electrons?
(p = proton, n = neutron, e = electron)
A. 8 p, 8 n, 18 e
B. 8 p, 10 n, 8 e *
C. 16 p, 9 n, 8 e
D. 18 p, 18 n, 8 e

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32. Which is the correct formula for mercury (II) phosphate?
A. Hg2PO4
B. Hg3(PO4)2 *
C. Hg2PO3
D. Hg(PO4)2

33. The correct name for NH4NO3 is

A. ammonium nitrate. *
B. ammonium nitrogen trioxide.
C. ammonia nitrogen oxide.
D. hydrogen nitrogen oxide.

34. The correct name for N2O5 is

A. mononitrogen pentoxide
B. pentanitrogen dioxide
C. dinitrogen pentaoxide
D. dinitrogen pentoxide *

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35. Which is the formula for the dinitrogen pentoxide
A. NO2
B. N2O5 *
C. N2O7
D. N2O2
36. The name for the group of those elements (F, Cl, Br, I) is:
A. Halogen group *
B. Nobel gas
C. Alkaline group
D. Transition metal group
37. Which of the following is the only empirical formula:
A. P2O5 *
B. O3
C. Na2O2
D. C3H6

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1. How many atoms are there in 3.2 moles of sulfur (16S=32 amu)?
A. 3.07 x 1024
B. 19.27 x 1023 *
C. 6.02 x 1023
D. 9.82 x 1025
2. Determine the mass percent of Nitrogen in Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3:
A. 58.7 % N
B. 0.2 % N
C. 58 % N
D. 29.3 % N *
3. Which of the following organic compounds has the highest molecular weight?
A. C3H8
B. C6H10O2 *
C. C2H10O3
D. C2H6O

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4. 2Mg + O2 2MgO this equation can be read as:
A. 2 atoms of magnesium combine with 1 molecule of oxygen to form 2 molecules of
magnesium oxide.
B. 2 moles of magnesium combine with 1 mole of oxygen to form 2 moles of magnesium
oxide.
C. Both A and B are true. *
D. None of the above.
5. How many moles are present in 6.02 x 1010 atoms of copper (Cu)?
A. 1 x 10-13 *
B. 9.9 x 10-13
C. 1.89 x 1024
D. 6.02 x 1033
6. The correct coefficients for the balanced equation below are:
Al + H2SO4 Al2(SO4)3 + H2

A. 2,3,1,3 *
B. 2,1,2,3
C. 1,1,2,3
D. 2,1,1,1

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7. What is the empirical formula of a compound that contain 50% Sulfur and 50% Oxygen.
A. S2O
B. SO2 *
C. SO
D. S2O3
8. What is the molecular formula of a compound that has a molar mass 213 g/mol, and an empirical
formula C2HNO2.
A. C2HNO2
B. C4H2N2O4
C. C6H3N3O6 *
D. C10H4N4O6
9. Calculate the molar mass of Li2SO4
A. 109.044 g/mol *
B. 66.95 g/mol
C. 54.556 g/mol
D. 96.02 g/mol

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10. How many molecules of ethane (C2H6) are present in 0.25 g of C2H6?
A. 2.01 x 1023
B. 4.8 x 1021 *
C. 4.96 x 1022
D. 8.89 x 1020
11. All of the substances listed below are fertilizers that contribute nitrogen to the soil. Which of
these is the richest source of nitrogen on a mass percentage basis?
A. Urea, (NH2)2CO
B. Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3
C. Guanidine, HNC(NH2)2
D. Ammonia, NH3 *

12. What is the mass in grams of a single atom of As?

A. 1.244 x 10-22 g *
B. 2.217 x 10-26 g
C. 8.039 x 1021 g
D. 4.510 x1025 g

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13. How many moles of Fe are present in 22.8 g of The Fe2S3 compound?
A. 2.13 mol
B. 0.456 mol
C. 0.11 mol
D. 0.22 mol *
14. How many grams of sulfur (S) are needed to react completely with 120 g of mercury (Hg) to
form HgS?
A. 19.175 g *
B. 24.6 g
C. 9.66 × 103 g
D. 0.516 g

15. Tin(II) fluoride (SnF2) is often added to toothpaste as an ingredient to prevent tooth decay.
What is the mass of F in grams in 24.6 g of the compound?
A. 18.6 g
B. 24.3 g
C. 5.97 g *
D. 75.7 g

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16. Determine the number of moles of magnesium in 87.012 g of Mg.
A. 0.279 mol
B. 3.58 mol *
C. 7.43 mol
D. 6.02 x 1023 mol

17. Which of the following samples contains the greatest number of atoms?
A. 100 g of Pb
B. 2.0 mole of Ar *
C. 5 g of He
D. 20 million O2 molecules

18. How many sulfur atoms are present in 6 g of Al2(S2O3)3?

A. 0.393
B. 6
C. 3.95 x 1022
D. 7.90 x 1022
E. 0.542 x 1023 *

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19. Which of the following equations is balanced?
A. 2C + O2 CO
B. 2CO + O2 CO2
C. H2 + Br2 2HBr *
D. 2K + H2O 2KOH + H2

20. Hydrochloric acid can be prepared by the following reaction:

2NaCl(s) + H2SO4(aq) 2HCl(g) + Na2SO4(s)
How many grams of HCl can be prepared from 2.00 mol H2SO4 and 150 g NaCl?
A. 7.30 g
B. 93.5 g *
C. 146 g
D. 150 g
E. 196 g

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21. What is the theoretical yield of chromium that can be produced by the reaction of 40.0 g of
Cr2O3 with 8.00 g of aluminum according to the chemical equation below?
2Al + Cr2O3 Al2O3 + 2Cr
A. 7.7 g
B. 15.4 g *
C. 27.3 g
D. 30.8 g
E. 49.9 g

22. Hydrogen fluoride is used in the manufacture of Freons (which destroy ozone in the
stratosphere) and in the production of aluminum metal. It is prepared by the reaction
CaF2 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + 2HF
In one process 6.00 kg of CaF2 are treated with an excess of H2SO4 and yield 2.86 kg of HF.
Calculate the percent yield of HF.
A. 93.0 % *
B. 95.3 %
C. 47.6 %
D. 62.5 %

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23. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is also called “laughing gas.” It can be prepared by the thermal
decomposition of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3). The other product is H2O. The balanced
equation for this reaction is:
NH4NO3 N2O + 2H2O
How many grams of N2O are formed if 0.46 mole of NH4NO3 is used in the reaction?
A. 2.0 g
B. 3.7 x101 g
C. 2.0 x101 g *
D. 4.6 x10-1 g

24. Nitric oxide (NO) reacts with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a dark-brown gas:
2NO(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g)
In one experiment 0.886 mole of NO is mixed with 0.503 mole of O2. Calculate the number of
moles of NO2 produced (note: first determine which is the limiting reagent).
A. 0.886 mol *
B. 0.503 mol
C. mol
D. 1.77 mol

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25. The fertilizer ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2SO4] is prepared by the reaction between ammonia
(NH3) and sulfuric acid:
2NH3(g) + H2SO4(aq) (NH4)2SO4(aq)
How many kilograms of NH3 are needed to produce 1.00 x 105 kg of (NH4)2SO4?
A. 1.70 ˟ 104 kg
B. 3.22 ˟ 103 kg
C. 2.58 ˟ 104 kg *
D. 7.42 ˟ 104 kg
26. What is the number of oxygen atoms in 3 mol of SO2 ?
A. 5X1024
B. 3.6X1024 *
C. 2X1023
D. 6
27. How many grams of NO2 are there in 1.55 mol of NO2 ?
A. 71.32 g *
B. 199 g
C. 80.01 g
D. 200 g

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28. Calculate the percent of nitrogen in Mg(NO3)2
A. 18.89% *
B. 9.44%
C. 17.10%
D. 16%
29. Reaction of 1.00 mole CH4 with excess Cl2 yields 96.8 g CCl4. What is the percent yield of CCl4 ?
(Atomic weights: C = 12.01, Cl = 35.45).
CH4 + 4 Cl2 CCl4 + 4 HCl
A. 64.3%
B. 57.3%
C. 65.9%
D. 62.9% *

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1. What mass of K2CO3 is needed to prepare 200. mL of a solution having a potassium ion
concentration of 0.150 M?
A. 4.15 g
B. 10.4 g
C. 13.8 g
D. 2.07 g *
2. A 35.0 mL sample of 0.6 M NH4NO3 is diluted with water to a total volume of 250.0 mL. What is
the ammonium nitrate concentration in the resulting solution?
A. 21.8 M
B. 0.459 M
C. 2.18 x 10-2 M
D. 8.4 x 10-2 M *
3. A 3.5 g sample of KClO3 is dissolved in enough water to give 500 mL of solution. What is the
chlorate ion concentration in this solution? (MMKClO3= 122.548)
A. 4.41 x 10-2 M
B. 0.118 M
C. 1.65 x 10-2 M
D. 5.8 x 10-2 M *

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4. How many milliliters would you need to prepare 40 mL of 0.200M HNO3 from a stock solution of
4.00M HNO3?
A. 2 mL *
B. 240 mL
C. 24 mL
D. 1000 mL
5. What volume, in mL, of a 3.89 x 10-2 M solution is required to provide 2.12 g of KBr? (Atomic
weights: K = 39.10, Br = 79.90).
A. 520 mL
B. 458 mL *
C. 389 mL
D. 325 mL
6. Calculate the concentrations of Al+3 and SO4-2 in an aqueous solution of 2.0 M Al2(SO4)3 ?
A. [Al+3]= 2.0 M, [SO4-2]= 6.0 M

B. [Al+3]= 4.0 M, [SO4-2]= 6.0 M *

C. [Al+3]= 2.0 M, [SO4-2]= 2.0 M

D. [Al+3]= 4.0 M, [SO4-2]= 4.0 M

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7. Calculate the concentrations of K+ and CrO4-2 in an aqueous solution of 4.0 M K2CrO4 ?
A. [K+]= 8.0 M, [CrO4-2]= 16.0 M

B. [K+]= 4.0 M, [CrO4-2]= 4.0 M

C. [K+]= 8.0 M, [CrO4-2]= 4.0 M *

D. [K+]= 4.0 M, [CrO4-2]= 4.0 M

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