Liquids and Solids Practice Test

 

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    1. On Mount Everest, in Tibet, the atmospheric pressure is equal to 242 torr.  At what temperature does water boil?
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      2. 0oC
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      4. 54oC
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      6. 70oC
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      8. 78.4oC
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      10. 300oC

       

    2. What has a higher boiling point C2H5OH  or CH3OH?
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    4. Which of the following is the correct order of boiling points for NaNO3, CH3OH, C2H6, and Ne?
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      2. Ne<CH­3OH<C2H6<NaNO3
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      4. NaNO3<CH3OH<C2H6>Ne
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      6. Ne<C2H6<NaNO3<CH3OH
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      8. Ne<C2H6<CH3OH<NaNO3
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      10. C2H6<Ne<CH3OH<NaNO3

       

       

    5. Would the following molecules have the same or different viscosity? If different, who would have the higher viscosity?

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    7. An atom with mass 10-25 grams forms a cubic crystal with a density of 0.2 g/cm3 and a unit cell with a 10-24 cm3 volume.  The crystal structure is:
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      2. BCC
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      4. FCC
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      6. simple cubic
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      8. none of the above

       

       

    8. The unit cell in a certain lattice of atoms X and Y consists of a cube formed by a Y at each corner of the cube, an X at the center of the cube and an X at the center of each face.  The empirical formula of the compound is:
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      2. X2Y3
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      4. X5Y6
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      6. X4Y
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      8. XY

       

       

    9. Which of the following should have the highest boiling point?
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      2. Na2O
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      4. HF
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      6. NH3
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      8. N2
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      10. H2O

       

       

    10. Which one of these liquids would you expect to have the highest vapor pressure at room temperature?
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      2. water, H2O
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      4. methanol, CH3OH
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      6. ethanol, CH3CH2OH
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      8. diethyl ether, CH3OH2–O–CH2CH3
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      10. ethylene glycol, HO–CH2–CH2–OH

       

       

    11. Consider the following data concerning four different substances:

       

      Label the four substances as either ionic, network metallic, or molecular solids.
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    13. The temperature inside a pressure cooker is 115oC.  Calculate the vapor pressure of water inside the pressure cooker.
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    15. Mn crystallizes in the same type of cubic cell as Cu.  Assuming that the radius of Mn is 5.6% larger than the radius of Cu and the density of Cu is 8.96 g/cm3, calculate the density of Mn.