CHE 101 Tutorial Questions

1. What is the fundamental unit of an element according to modern atomic theory?

2. Who proposed the modern atomic theory in the early 20th century?

3. What is the charge of a proton?

4. Which subatomic particle is located outside the nucleus?

5. What is the mass of an electron compared to a proton?

6. The nucleus of an atom is composed of:

9. The principal quantum number (n) represents:

10. According to the Pauli Exclusion Principle:

11. What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the p sublevel?

12. Which element has the electron configuration 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s² 3p⁶ 4s² 3d¹⁰ 4p⁶?

13. The shape of an s orbital is best described as:

14. What is the charge of an ion formed when an atom gains an electron?

15. Which of the following elements is a halogen?

16. The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of:

17. What is the primary factor that determines the chemical properties of an element?

19. What is the name of the particle with no charge found in the nucleus?

20. What is stoichiometry?

21. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction: H2 + O2 → H2O?

22. How many moles of oxygen (O2) are required to completely react with 3 moles of
hydrogen (H2) in the following balanced equation: 2 H2 + O2 → 2 H2O?

23. What is the molar mass of water (H2O)?

24. If 2 moles of methane (CH4) react with 4 moles of oxygen (O2), how many moles of
carbon dioxide (CO2) are produced in the combustion reaction?

25. What is the concept behind the mole ratio in stoichiometry?

26. Which term represents the mass of one mole of a substance?

27. In the reaction 2 H2 + O2 → 2 H2O, what is the stoichiometric coefficient of oxygen

(O2)?

28. What is the product of the reaction between calcium chloride (CaCl2) and sodium
carbonate (Na2CO3)?

29. If 5 moles of hydrogen gas (H2) react with excess oxygen, how many moles of water
(H2O) will be produced in the combustion reaction?

30. What is the purpose of a balanced chemical equation in stoichiometry?

31. How many atoms are present in one mole of oxygen molecules (O2)?

32. What is the empirical formula of a compound composed of 40% carbon, 6.7%
hydrogen, and 53.3% oxygen?

33. If 2 moles of potassium react with excess chlorine, what is the formula of the compound
formed?

34. What is the relationship between the coefficients in a balanced chemical equation and
the mole ratios of the reactants and products?

35. What is the mass of one mole of sodium chloride (NaCl)?

36. In the reaction 2 CO + O2 → 2 CO2, if 4 moles of CO react, how many moles of O2 are

37. What is the fundamental assumption of the kinetic theory of matter?

38. According to the kinetic theory, the temperature of a substance is directly related to the:

39. In the kinetic theory, the gas pressure is caused by:

40. Which of the following statements is true about the kinetic theory of gases?

i. Gas particles have fixed positions

ii. Gas particles do not interact with each other
iii. Gas particles have negligible volume compared to the container
iv. Gas particles have constant velocity

41. The average kinetic energy of gas particles is directly proportional to:

42. What happens to the average kinetic energy of gas particles when the temperature of the
gas increases?

43. The root mean square speed of gas particles is directly proportional to the square root
of:
44. Which of the following gases would have the highest root mean square speed at the
same temperature?

45. At constant temperature, if the volume of a gas is doubled, what happens to the
pressure?

46. Which state of matter has definite volume but no definite shape?

47. The phenomenon of diffusion is most rapid in:

48. What is the relationship between the pressure and volume of a given amount of gas at
constant temperature?

49. Which of the following is a postulate of the kinetic theory of matter?

- A) Particles possess potential energy
- B) Particles have infinite mass
- C) Particles occupy significant volume
- D) Particles move in straight lines

50. The Celsius and Kelvin scales have the same size degree. What is the difference
between them?

51. Which gas law describes the relationship between the pressure and temperature of a gas
at constant volume?

52. The state of matter characterized by a definite shape and volume is:

53. Which of the following is a characteristic property of gases?

- A) Definite shape
- B) Definite volume
- C) Low compressibility
- D) High compressibility

54. What does the kinetic molecular theory say about the nature of gas particles?

55. Which law explains the relationship between the volume and temperature of a gas at
constant pressure?

56. A compound is analyzed for its bromine content by converting all bromine to AgBr. If a
sample of the compound of mass 0.295 g gave 0.668 g of AgBr on analysis, what was the
mass percent of bromine present?

57. Write a balanced equation for the reaction of ethane (C2H6) with oxygen to yield H2O
and CO2
58. How many moles of Ca(OH)2 are required to react with 1.36 mol of H3PO4 to produce
Ca3(PO4)2 according to the equation 3Ca(OH)2 + 2H3 PO4 ⟶ Ca3 (PO4)2 + 6H2O

59. What mass of oxygen gas, O2, from the air is consumed in the combustion of 702 g of
octane, C8H18, one of the principal components of gasoline?

60. Upon reaction of 1.274 g of copper sulfate with excess zinc metal, 0.392 g copper
metal was obtained according to the equation: CuSO4 (aq) + Zn (s) ⟶ Cu (s) + ZnSO4
(aq) What is the percent yield?

61. Write the electronic configuration of oxygen

62. Boron carbonate decomposes into boron oxide and carbon dioxide. How many moles
of CO2 are produced when 5.0 mol of boron carbonate decomposes completely?
B2(CO3)3 → B2O3 + 3CO2

63. Calculate the empirical formula of a compound containing 40.2 % K, 26.9% Cr and
the remaining being O [K = 39.0, Cr = 52.0, and O = 16.0 g/mol]

64. What is the mole fraction of Ar in a gaseous mixture of s sample of air with the
following partial pressures: 419.5 mmHg SO2; 207.8 mmHg NO2; 40.9 mmHg CO2 and
78.5 mmHg Ar

65. How many grams of NaCl can be produced from 4.2 moles of Cl2? 2 Na + Cl2 →
2NaCl

66. 45.7 cm3 OF 0.5 M H2SO4 is required to react completely with 20 cm3 of NaOH
solution. What is the concentration of the NaOH solution in g/dm3

67. According to the modern atomic theory, the energy of an electron in an atom is
determined by its:

68. What mass of gallium oxide, Ga2O3, can be prepared from 29.0 g of gallium metal? The
equation for the reaction is 4Ga + 3O2 ⟶ 2Ga2O3.

69. Derive from the first principle that the pressure of an ideal gas of “n” molecules of mass
“m” and velocities U1, U2, U3, ……. Ux inside a cube relates to the volume of the vessel by
the formula

P = ⅔ {1/2 mnU2} /v

70. Define gas law from the kinetic theory of gases

71. Calculate the root mean square velocity of Ammonia Gas at 32 oF

72. The density of helium gas at 0 oC and 760mmHg is 0.14kg m-3. Calculate the root mean
square velocity of the gas.
73. A gas X has a root mean square velocity of 214.7m s-1 as a pressure of 2.3 atmospheres
and temperature of 34 oC. what is the molecular mass of the gas?

74. 6.4 grams of oxygen gas and 4.8 grams of chlorine gas are mixed with 14.9 grams of
krypton at a total pressure of 6.92 x 107 N m-2. Calculate the partial pressure of each gas
[O= 16.0, Cl= 35.5, Kr = 83.8 g mol-1].

75. If it takes an unknown gas Y and Sulphur (IV) oxide 240 and 120 seconds respectively
to diffuse though a small orifice under identical conditions. What is the molecular mass of
gas Y? [S= 32.0 O= 16.0g mol-1].