DAY 1 PRETEST Flashcards
If aspirin is made using the raw materials salicylic acid and acetic anhydride with a yield of 75%, how many grams of aspirin will be produced?
a. 1
b. 30
c. 15
d. 25
d. 25
Classify each of the following as homogeneous or heterogeneous:
I. a door
II. the air you breathe
III. a cup of coffee (black)
IV. the water you drink
V. salsa
VI. your lab partner
a. homo, homo, hetero, hetero, homo, hetero
b. hetero, homo, homo, homo, hetero, hetero
c. homo, homo, homo, homo, hetero, homo
d. hetero, hetero, homo, homo, homo, hetero
b. hetero, homo, homo, homo, hetero, hetero
How many beta particles are emitted in the decomposition of 238 92U to 206 82Pb?
a. 8
b. 2
c. 6
d. 4
c. 6
Give the mass empirical formula of the following compound if a sample contains 57.8%C, 36%H, and 38.6%O by mass.
a. C8H6O4
b. C12H9O6
c. C4H3O2
d. C2HO
c. C4H3O2
The decomposition of iodoethane in the gas phase proceeds according to the following reactions:
C2H5I (g) –> C2H4 (g) + HI (g)
At 660 K, k = 7.2x10-4 /s and at 720 K, k = 1.70x10-2/s. If the initial pressure of iodoethane is 894 torr at 2450C, what is the pressure of iodoethane after three half-lives?
a. 356 torr
b. 112 torr
c. 508 torr
d. 429 torr
b. 112 torr
Where in the body does fatty acid synthesis occur?
Group of answer choices
a. Golgi apparatus
b. Cytoplasm
c. Ribosomes
d. Mitochondrion
b. Cytoplasm
A solution of an unknown base was titrated with 0.150 M HCl, and 22.0 mL of acid was needed to reach the end point of the titration. How many moles of the unknown base were in the solution?
Group of answer choices
a. 1.2x10^-3 ml
b. 2.2x10^-3 ml
c. 3.3x10^-3 ml
d. 0.9x10^-3 ml
c. 3.3x10^-3 ml
Suppose you have a phosphate buffer of pH 7.21. If you add more solid NaH2PO4 to this buffer, would you expect the pH of the buffer to increase, decrease, or remain unchanged?
Group of answer choices
a. increase
b. either increase or decrease
c. remain the same
d. decrease
d. decrease
A water sample contains 60 mg/L of calcium, 60 mg/L of magnesium and 25 mg/L of sodium. What is the total hardness in mg/L as CaCO3?
a. 7.9
b. 85
c. 145
d. 395
d. 395
What is the theoretical oxygen demand in liters of air for 300 mg/L solution of methylamine, CH3NH2, to decompose completely?
Group of answer choices
a. 2.9 L
b. 3.6 L
c. 4.2 L
d. 5.8 L
c. 4.2 L
Calculate the degree of deprotonation of the side chain of cysteine at pH 7.30, given that the side chain –SH group has pKa = 8.20.
Group of answer choices
a. 0.86
b. 0.14
c. 0.27
d. 0.73
a. 0.86
A stream flowing with a velocity of 2 mph contains no BOD, but has an oxygen deficit of 6 mg/L. Ten miles downstream this deficit has been reduced to 4 mg/L through adsorption from the atmosphere. The stream conditions are uniform throughout its length. Assuming the rate of aeration is proportional to the deficit, what would be the deficit 35 miles downstream from the original point?
Group of answer choices
a. 1.46 mg/L
b. 3.22 mg/L
c. 4.14 mg/L
d. 2.11 mg/L
a. 1.46 mg/L
What structural characteristics do citric acid and malic acid have in common?
Group of answer choices
a. Both has three moieties of carboxylic acid
b. They are both hydroxy acids
c. They are heterocyclic compounds
d. They contain an alkene bridge
b. They are both hydroxy acids
If each mole of ATP yields 7.3 kcal of energy upon hydrolysis, how many kilocalories of energy would you get from 1 g of CH3COO- entering the citric acid cycle?
Group of answer choices
a. 2.2 kcal
b. 3.9 kcal
c. 1.5 kcal
d. 0.7 kcal
c. 1.5 kcal
What is the difference between a coenzyme and a cofactor?
Group of answer choices
a. Coenzyme activator is inorganic while cofactor is organic
b. Cofactor is more generic; it means a nonprotein part of an enzyme. A coenzyme is an organic factor.
c. Coenzyme needs allosteric activator while cofactor requires conformational induction
d. Cofactor contains heme groups, coenzyme has disulfide bridge
b. Cofactor is more generic; it means a nonprotein part of an enzyme. A coenzyme is an organic factor.
Who discovered phenolphthalein?
Group of answer choices
a. Louis-Jacques Thenard
b. Adolf von Baeyer
c. Albert Hofmann
d. Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
b. Adolf von Baeyer
How many high-energy phosphate bonds are in the ATP molecule?
Group of answer choices
a. 0
b. 2
c. 1
d. 3
b. 2
Classify each of the following as an element, a compound, or a mixture.
a) diamond
b) sea water
c) gasoline
d) wine
e) a pebble
f) bronze
Group of answer choices
a. element, compound, compound, element, compound, compound
b. compound, mixture, compound, mixture, mixture, element
c. element, mixture, mixture, mixture, mixture, mixture
d. compound, compound, mixture, compound, compound, mixture
c. element, mixture, mixture, mixture, mixture, mixture
Which has higher absolute entropy at a temperature of 250C, cyclopropane or propylene? Why?
Group of answer choices
a. Both have the same absolute entropy at normal temperature.
b. Propylene due to the free rotation around the carbon-carbon single bond.
c. None of these
d. Cyclopropane due to the free rotation around the carbon-carbon double bond.
b. Propylene due to the free rotation around the carbon-carbon single bond.
Applying the Octet Rule, determine how many electrons each must each atom gain or loss to acquire an electron configuration identical to the noble gas nearest to it in atomic number; Sr, S and Si.
Group of answer choices
a. none of these
b. krypton; argon, argon and krypton
c. neon; argon and krypton; krypton
d. argon; krypton, krypton and argon
b. krypton; argon, argon and krypton
When 1.61 x 10-3 moles of phenolphthalein indicators in dissolved in one liter of water plus ethanol. Estimate the the concentration at equilibrium of [Hphth], [H3O+] and [phth-].
Group of answer choices
a. None of these
b. [Hpth] = 0.913 x 10-5 M; [H30+] = 6.99 x 10-8 M; [phth-1] = 6.72 x 10-6 M
c. [Hpth] = 1.599 x 10-3 M; [H30+] = 8.0 x 10-7 M; [phth-1] = 8.0 x 10-7 M
d. [Hpth] = 1.512 x 10-4 M; [H30+] = 7.82 x 10-6 M; [phth-1] = 6.07 x 10-6 M
c. [Hpth] = 1.599 x 10-3 M; [H30+] = 8.0 x 10-7 M; [phth-1] = 8.0 x 10-7 M
A large stream has a reoxygenation constant of 0.4 day−1 and a velocity of 0.85 m/s. At the point at which an organic pollutant is discharged, it is saturated with oxygen at 10 mg/L (DO = 0). Below the outfall the ultimate demand for oxygen is found to be 20 mg/L, and the deoxygenation constant is 0.2 day−1. What is the dissolved oxygen 48.3 km downstream?
Group of answer choices
a. 6.5 mg/L
b. 5.0 mg/L
c. 7.8 mg/L
d. 2.2 mg/L
c. 7.8 mg/L
Glucose is the only carbohydrate compound that the brain can use for energy. Which pathway is mobilized to supply the need of the brain during starvation?
Group of answer choices
a. none of these
b. gluconeogenesis
c. glycogenesis
d. glycolysis
b. gluconeogenesis
Predict whether each of the following nuclides is stable or unstable (radioactive). If the nuclide is unstable, predict the type of radioactivity you would expect it to 45K, 56Fe, 11Na, 194Tl.
Group of answer choices
a. stable, stable, stable, stable
b. stable, unstable-alpha production, unstable-electron capture, unstable-alpha production
c. unstable-alpha production, unstable-positron production, stable, unstable-electron capture
d. unstable-beta production, stable, unstable-positron production, unstable-alpha production
d. unstable-beta production, stable, unstable-positron production, unstable-alpha production
Mercury poisoning is a debilitating disease that is often In the human body, mercury reacts with essential enzymes leading to irreversible inactivity of these enzymes. If the amount of mercury in a polluted lake is 0.4 microgram Hg/mL, what is the total mass in kilograms of mercury in the lake? (The lake has a surface area of 100 mi2 and an average depth of 20 ft.)
Group of answer choices
a. 55.7x10^5
b. 64.5x10^5
c. 27.1x10^4
d. 80.3x10^4
a. 55.7x10^5
Crystals of a material are suspended in the middle of a cup of water at 2 deg C. How might you enable the crystals to rise to the surface of the water so that you can harvest them?
Group of answer choices
a. Decrease the temperature of water to 0 deg C
b. Add more crystals
c. Add more water
d. Increase the temperature of water to 4 deg C
d. Increase the temperature of water to 4 deg C
What is the organic formula of lindane, chlorinated pesticide which has been banned? It is composed of 24.781% carbon, 2.082% hydrogen, 73.142% chlorine and has a molecular mass of 290.834.
Group of answer choices
a. C3H6Cl6
b. C6H12Cl6
c. C3H6Cl12
d. (CHCl)6
d. (CHCl)6
Consider the system
A (g) = B (g)
at 250C.
Assuming GA0 = 8996 J/mol and GB0 = 11718 J/mol, calculate the value of equilibrium constant for this reaction.
Group of answer choices
a. 2.56
b. 0.33
c. 0.50
d. 1.98
b. 0.33
Predict the order of the melting points of triglycerides containing fatty acids, as follows:
I. Palmitic, palmitic, stearic
II. Oleic, stearic, palmitic
III. Oleic, linoleic, oleic
Group of answer choices
a. I < III < II
b. II < I < III
c. II < III < I
d. III < II < I
d. III < II < I
A reported synthesis of the transuranium element bohrium (Bh) involved the bombardment of berkelium-249 with neon-22 to produce bohrium-267. The half-life of bohrium-267 is 15.0 seconds. If 199 atoms of bohrium-267 could be synthesized, how much time would elapse before only 11 atoms of bohrium-267 remain?
Group of answer choices
a. 50 s
b. 79 s
c. 44 s
d. 63 s
d. 63 s
How many molecules are in one drop of water?
Group of answer choices
a. 1.7x10^24
b. 1.7x10^21
c. 1.0x10^21
d. 1.0x10^24
b. 1.7x10^21
Which of the following objects are chiral (assume that there is no label or other identifying mark)?
a) Pair of scissors
b) Tennis ball
c) Paper clip
d) Beaker
e) The swirl created in water as it drains out of a sink or bathtub
a. achiral, chiral, chiral, achiral, chiral
b. chiral, chiral, chiral, chiral, chiral
c. chiral, achiral, achiral, achiral, chiral
d. chiral, achiral, chiral, chiral, achiral
c. chiral, achiral, achiral, achiral, chiral
Consider the reaction 2O(g) –> O2 (g). Predict the signs of deltaH and Would the reaction more spontaneous at high or low temperatures?
Group of answer choices
a. deltaH = -, delta S = -, low
b. deltaH = +, deltaS = -, low
c. deltaH = +, deltaS = +, high
d. deltaH = -, deltaS = +, high
a. deltaH = -, delta S = -, low
A sample of municipal sewage is diluted to 1% by volume prior to running a BOD5 After 5 days the oxygen consumption is determined to be 2.00 mg · L−1. What is the BOD5 of the sewage?
Group of answer choices
a. 300 mg/L
b. 200 mg/L
c. 250 mg/L
d. 150 mg/L
b. 200 mg/L
In each case, tell whether the bond is ionic, polar covalent, or nonpolar covalent: Br2, BrCl, HCl, SrF2, SiH4, CO, N2, CsCl
Group of answer choices
a. polar covalent, ionic, polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, nonpolar covalent, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, polar covalent
b. nonpolar covalent, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, ionic, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, ionic
c. nonpolar covalent, nonpolar covalent, ionic, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, ionic
d. nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, polar covalent, ionic, polar covalent
b. nonpolar covalent, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, ionic, nonpolar covalent, polar covalent, nonpolar covalent, ionic
How to differentiate alkane alkene and alkyne?
Group of answer choices
a. nature of carbon and its branching
b. combustion on an empty beaker
c. reaction with Br2
d. all of these
c. reaction with Br2
Carbon tetrachloride, CCl4, has a vapor pressure of 213 torr at 400C and 836 torr at 800 What is the normal boiling point of CCl4?
Group of answer choices
a. 60degC
b. 58degC
c. 77degC
d. 49degC
c. 77degC
The initial ultimate BOD after mixing of the Bergelmir River is 0 mg- L−1. The DO in the Bergelmir River after the wastewater and river have mixed is at saturation. The river temperature is 10◦C. At 10◦C, the deoxygenation rate constant (kd) is 0.30 day−1, and the reaeration rate constant (kr) is 0.40 day−1. Determine the critical DO.
Group of answer choices
a. 5.4 mg/L
b. 6.8 mg/L
c. 7.5 mg/L
d. 4.1 mg/L
c. 7.5 mg/L
How many carbon atoms in olvanil?
Group of answer choices
a. 15
b. 38
c. 40
d. 26
c. 40
These compounds are formed by the reaction of acids with alcohol.
Group of answer choices
a. Bases
b. Enzymes
c. Esters
d. Ethers
c. Esters