CHM121 Tutorial Questions
1. An element has two isotopes, with masses of 80 and 82, and abundances of 10% and 90%
respectively. What is the atomic mass of the element? A) 81 B) 82 C) 83 D) 84
2. What is the symbol for the element in the third period and group 16 of the periodic table?
a) Si b) P c) S d) Cl
3. Which of the following elements has the highest ionization energy? a) Sodium b)
Magnesium c) Aluminum d) Silicon
4. Which of the following elements is a metalloid? a) Carbon b) Nitrogen c) Arsenic d)
Xenon
5. What is the symbol for the element in the second period and group 1 of the periodic
table? a) Li b) Na c) K d) Rb
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7. Li Which of the following is the correct electron configuration for a neutral chlorine
atom? a) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5 b) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p6 c) 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4 d) 1s2 2s2
2p6 3s1 3p5
8. What is the chemical formula for hydrochloric acid? a. HClO b. HClO2 c. HClO3 d. HCl
9. Which of the following elements has the lowest electronegativity? a) Sodium b)
Magnesium c) Aluminum d) Silicon
10. Which of the following equations represents a nuclear fusion reaction? a) H + H → He b)
U + n → Ba + Kr + 3n c) He + He → Be d) C + O → Si
11. In a typical fusion reaction in the sun, which element is most commonly fused together?
a) Hydrogen b) Helium c) Carbon d) Oxygen
12. Which of the following is an example of a nuclear fission reaction? a) 2H2 + O2 →
2H2O b) 4He + 2e- → 4H c) 235U + n → 236U → 92Kr + 141Ba + 3n d) 14C + n →
14N + γ
13. Question 1: What is the wavelength (in nm) of light with a frequency of 5.0 × 10^14 Hz?
A. 6.0 × 10^8 nm B. 1.2 × 10^-6 nm C. 6.0 × 10^-8 nm D. 1.2 × 10^6 nm
14. What is the relationship between the energy of a photon and its wavelength? A. Energy
increases as wavelength increases B. Energy decreases as wavelength increases C. Energy
remains constant as wavelength increases D. Energy increases and decreases as
wavelength increases Answer: B. Energy decreases as wavelength increases
15. Calculate the frequency (in Hz) of a photon with energy of 3.0 × 10^-19 J. A. 1.2 × 10^-
28 Hz B. 5.0 × 10^25 Hz C. 9.6 × 10^12 Hz D. 1.2 × 10^28 Hz
16. What is the wavelength (in m) of light with energy of 4.0 × 10^-20 J? A. 7.6 × 10^8 m B.
1.2 × 10^-8 m C. 5.0 × 10^-8 m D. 7.6 × 10^-8 m
17. What is the chemical formula for nitric acid? a. HNO2 b. HNO3 c. H2NO3 d. H3NO3
18. What is the electron configuration of a magnesium (Mg) atom? a. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 b. 1s2
2s2 2p6 3s1 c. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3p6 d. 1s2 2s2 2p6 3d10
19. What is the formula used to calculate the abundance of an isotope? A) (mass of isotope) /
(mass of element) B) (mass of element) / (mass of isotope) C) (mass of isotope) x (mass
of element) D) (mass of element) x (mass of isotope)
20. How do you calculate the relative atomic mass of an element with multiple isotopes? A)
Add up the atomic masses of all the isotopes of the element. B) Divide the total mass of
the element by the number of isotopes. C) Average the masses of all the isotopes of the
element, weighting each isotope by its abundance. D) Average the masses of all the
isotopes of the element without weighting each isotope by its abundance.
21. What is the chemical formula for sulfur dioxide? a. SO2 b. SO3 c. S2O3 d. S2O
22. 2If the abundance of an isotope is given as a percentage, how can you convert it to a
fraction? A) Divide the percentage by 100. B) Multiply the percentage by 100. C) Divide
the percentage by 1000. D) Multiply the percentage by 1000.
23. What is the formula for calculating the atomic mass of an element with multiple isotopes?
A) (mass of isotope) / (mass of element) B) (mass of element) / (mass of isotope) C)
Σ(mass of isotope x abundance) / 100 D) Σ(mass of isotope x abundance) x 100
24. An element has three isotopes, with masses of 70, 72 and 74, and abundances of 20%,
40% and 40% respectively. What is the atomic mass of the element? A) 71 B) 72 C) 73
D) 74
25. What is the equation for the most common type of beta decay? A) ZA → Z+1A + e- B)
ZA → Z-2A + 2e- C) ZA → Z+1A + e+ D) ZA → Z-1A + e+
26. Which of the following elements has the largest atomic radius? a) Lithium b) Carbon c)
Nitrogen d) Fluorine
27. Which of the following types of radiation has the highest ionizing power? a) Alpha
particles b) Beta particles c) Gamma rays d) Neutrons
28. Calculate the energy (in joules) of a photon emitted when an electron in a hydrogen atom
moves from the n=3 to the n=2 energy level. A. 2.18 × 10^-18 J B. 6.63 × 10^-34 J C.
3.03 × 10^-19 J D. 1.99 × 10^-25 J 19 J
29. What is the chemical formula for nitric acid? a. HNO2 b. HNO3 c. H2NO3 d. H3NO3
30. Which of the following atoms has the smallest atomic radius? a) Na b) Mg c) Al d) Si
