C h e mi c a l E q u a tio ns Pr a c ti c e T e st

C h e mistry
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
1) Which compound is a variable charge binary ionic compound?
A) Cr2O3 B) MgBr2 C) K2O D) LiCl

2) Which of the following ionic compounds is named without using a Roman numeral?
A) CaO B) PbO C) AuCl3 D) CuS

3) The correct name for the ionic compound SnS2 is ________.

A) selenium sulfide B) sodium sulfide C) tin(IV) sulfide D) tin(II) sulfide

4) For the compound CrO3, what is the correct Roman numeral in the name, chromium(__) oxide?
A) III B) II C) IV D) VI

5) Which one of the following polyatomic ions does not contain oxygen?
A) sulfate B) hydroxide C) nitrate D) ammonium

6) A student wrote the formula for the compound aluminum phosphate as AlPO4 . What is wrong with this formula?
A) There cannot be three different atom types in a chemical formula.
B) Aluminum is a nonmetal so it cannot form an ionic compound.
C) The formula should be Al(PO4) .
D) The compound is not charge-neutral.
E) Nothing is wrong with the formula.

7) The selenate ion, SeO32-, is classified as which of the following?

A) polyatomic cation
B) monoatomic anion
C) polyatomic anion
D) monoatomic cation
E) none of the above

8) What is the chemical formula for the copper(I) ion?

A) Cu2+
B) Co+
C) Co2+
D) Cu+
E) none of the above

9) What is the systematic name for PO43-?

A) phosphide ion
B) tetraphosphate ion
C) phosphite ion
D) phosphate ion
E) none of the above

10) Identify the missing words in the following statement: ʺFor an ordinary chemical reaction the mass of the products is
________ the mass of the reactants.ʺ
A) usually less than B) always less than
C) always equal to D) usually more than

11) What is the term for a type of reaction in which a more active metal displaces a
less active metal from a solution?
A) combination
B) double replacement
C) decomposition
D) single replacement
E) neutralization

12) What is the term for a digit in front of a chemical formula that helps to balance a chemical equation?
A) coefficient B) subscript C) superscript D) exponent

13) What is the term for a particle composed of two nonmetal atoms?
A) monoatomic ion
B) diatomic molecule
C) polyatomic ion
D) formula unit
E) none of the above

14) What is the term for a substance undergoing a chemical change?

A) compound
B) reactant
C) product
D) catalyst
E) none of the above

15) What term refers to an insoluble solid substance that is produced from a chemical reaction in aqueous solution?
A) suspension
B) precipitate
C) condensate
D) salt
E) none of the above

16) Which of the following formulas represents an element in its natural state?
A) O2
B) N2
C) H2
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

17) How many oxygen atoms are there in 5 molecules of Al2(SO4)3?

A) 5 B) 12 C) 18 D) 60

18) Which of the following equations is not balanced?

A) CaCO3 CaO + CO2
B) 2NaHCO3 + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2H2O + CO2
C) 2NO + O2 2NO2
D) 2Mg + O2 2MgO

19) Balance the following equation. What is the sum of the coefficients?
________P4 +________S8 ________P4S10
A) 12 B) 19 C) 13 D) 14

20) When the equation C8H18 + O2 CO2 + H2O is correctly balanced, the coefficient in front of O2 is ________.
A) 12 B) 18 C) 25 D) 16

21) In the following reaction, which species is present in the liquid state?
NaHCO3 (s) + HCl (aq) --> NaCl (aq) + CO2 (g) + H2O (l)
A) NaHCO3 B) NaCl C) H2O D) CO2

22) What is the coefficient of carbon dioxide after balancing the following equation?

__KHCO3(s) __K2CO3(s) + __H2O(g) + __CO2(g)

A) 2
B) 4
C) 1
D) 3
E) none of the above

23) What is the coefficient of ammonia gas after balancing the following equation?
__N2(g) + __H2(g) → __NH3(g)
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) 1
E) none of the above

24) What is the coefficient of chlorine gas after balancing the following equation?
__Fe(s) + __Cl2(g) → __FeCl3(s)
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
E) none of the above

25) What is the coefficient of hydrogen gas after balancing the following equation?
__Pb(s) + __HNO3(aq) → __Pb(NO3)4(aq) + __H2(g)
A) 4
B) 2
C) 1
D) 3
E) none of the above

26) What is the coefficient of water after balancing the following equation?
__Li(s) + __H2O(l) → __LiOH(aq) + __H2(g)
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 1
E) none of the above

27) What type of chemical reaction is illustrated in the following example?

N2(g) + H2(g) → NH3(g)
A) decomposition reaction
B) single-replacement reaction
C) combination reaction
D) neutralization reaction
E) double-replacement reaction

28) What type of chemical reaction is illustrated in the following example?

Sr(s) + H2O(l) → Sr(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)
A) decomposition reaction
B) neutralization reaction
C) single-replacement reaction
D) combination reaction
E) double-replacement reaction

29) Which of the following reactions is incorrectly classified?

A) Mg (s) + 2 HCl (aq) MgCl2 (aq) + H2 (g) (single-replacement)
B) PbO (s) + C (s) Pb (s) + CO (g) (double-replacement)
C) CaO (s) + H2O (l) Ca(OH)2 (aq) (synthesis)
D) Pb(NO3)2 (aq) + 2 LiCl (aq) 2 LiNO3 (aq) + PbCl2 (s) (double-replacement)

30) Which of the statements below best describes the following reaction?
 Na2CO3(s) Ni(NO2)2(s) + O2(g)
A) Nickel(II) nitrate decomposes to nickel(II) nitrite and oxygen gas.
B) Nickel(II) nitrate decomposes to nickel(II) nitrite and oxygen.
C) Solid nickel(II) nitrate is heated to give solid nickel(II) nitrite and
oxygen gas.
D) Nickel(II) nitrate is heated to give nickel(II) nitrite and oxygen.
E) Nickel(II) nitrate decomposes with heat.

31) Which of the statements below best describes the following reaction?
Na2CO3(s) Na2O(s) + CO2(g)
A) Sodium carbonate is heated to give sodium oxide and carbon dioxide.
B) Sodium carbonate decomposes with heat.
C) Sodium carbonate decomposes to sodium oxide and carbon dioxide gas.
D) Solid sodium carbonate is heated to give solid sodium oxide and
carbon dioxide gas.
E) Sodium carbonate decomposes to sodium oxide and carbon dioxide.

32) What is the predicted product from the following combination reaction?
Sr(s) + Br2(l)
A) SrBr2 B) Sr2Br3 C) Sr2Br D) Sr3Br2 E) SrBr

33) What is the formula of the predicted product from heating magnesium metal
and nitrogen gas?
A) MgN B) MgN2 C) Mg3N2 D) Mg2N3 E) Mg2N

34) What are the products from the following single-replacement reaction?
Mg(s) + H2SO4(aq) →
A) no reaction
B) MgO and H2S
C) MgO and H2SO3
D) MgSO4 and H2
E) MgSO4 and H2O

35) What are the products from the following double-replacement reaction?
BaCl2(aq) + K2SO4(aq) →
A) BaSO3 and KCl
B) BaS and KClO4
C) BaSO3 and KClO4
D) BaSO4 and KClO4
E) BaSO4 and KCl
1) A 2) A 3) C 4) D
5) D 6) E 7) C 8) D
9) D 10) C 11) D 12) A
13) B 14) B 15) B 16) D
17) D 18) B 19) C 20) C
21) C 22) C 23) A 24) D
25) B 26) A 27) C 28) C
29) B 30) C 31) D 32) A
33) C 34) D 35) E