2014 Usnco Local Exam
2014 Usnco Local Exam
2014 Usnco Local Exam
NATIONAL
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
LOCAL SECTION EXAM
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amount of substance
ampere
atmosphere
atomic mass unit
Avogadro constant
Celsius temperature
centi prefix
coulomb
density
electromotive force
energy of activation
enthalpy
entropy
equilibrium constant
n
A
atm
u
NA
C
c
C
d
E
Ea
H
S
K
CONSTANTS
M
mol
h
P
k
Q
s
c
T
t
VP
V
V
R = 8.314 Jmol 1K
R = 0.0821 Latmmol 1K
1 F = 96,500 Cmol
1 F = 96,500 JV1mol
NA = 6.022 1023 mol
h = 6.626 1034 Js
c = 2.998 108 ms 1
0 C = 273.15 K
1 atm = 760 mm Hg
EQUATIONS
E Eo
1
1A
1
H
RT
ln Q
nF
H 1
ln K
constant
R T
k E 1 1
ln 2 a
k1 R T1 T2
18
8A
2
He
3
Li
2
2A
4
Be
13
3A
5
B
14
4A
6
C
15
5A
7
N
16
6A
8
O
17
7A
9
F
6.941
9.012
10.81
12.01
14.01
16.00
19.00
20.18
11
Na
12
Mg
13
Al
14
Si
15
P
16
S
17
Cl
18
Ar
22.99
24.31
26.98
28.09
30.97
32.07
35.45
39.95
19
K
31
Ga
32
Ge
33
As
34
Se
35
Br
36
Kr
1.008
4.003
10
Ne
20
Ca
3
3B
21
Sc
4
4B
22
Ti
5
5B
23
V
6
6B
24
Cr
7
7B
25
Mn
8
8B
26
Fe
9
8B
27
Co
10
8B
28
Ni
11
1B
29
Cu
12
2B
30
Zn
39.10
40.08
44.96
47.88
50.94
52.00
54.94
55.85
58.93
58.69
63.55
65.39
69.72
72.61
74.92
78.96
79.90
83.80
37
Rb
38
Sr
39
Y
40
Zr
41
Nb
42
Mo
43
Tc
44
Ru
45
Rh
46
Pd
47
Ag
48
Cd
49
In
50
Sn
51
Sb
52
Te
53
I
54
Xe
85.47
87.62
88.91
91.22
92.91
95.94
(98)
101.1
102.9
106.4
107.9
112.4
114.8
118.7
121.8
127.6
126.9
131.3
55
Cs
56
Ba
57
La
72
Hf
73
Ta
74
W
75
Re
76
Os
77
Ir
78
Pt
79
Au
80
Hg
81
Tl
82
Pb
83
Bi
84
Po
85
At
86
Rn
132.9
137.3
138.9
178.5
180.9
183.8
186.2
190.2
192.2
195.1
197.0
200.6
204.4
207.2
209.0
(209)
(210)
(222)
87
Fr
88
Ra
89
Ac
104
Rf
105
Db
106
Sg
107
Bh
108
Hs
109
Mt
110
Ds
111
Rg
112
Cn
113
114
115
116
117
118
(Uut)
(Uuq)
(Uup)
(Uuh)
(Uus)
(Uuo)
(223)
(226)
(227)
(261)
(262)
(263)
(262)
(265)
(266)
(281)
(272)
(285)
(284)
(289)
(288)
(293)
(294)
(294)
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58
Ce
59
Pr
60
Nd
61
Pm
62
Sm
63
Eu
64
Gd
65
Tb
66
Dy
67
Ho
68
Er
69
Tm
70
Yb
71
Lu
140.1
140.9
144.2
(145)
150.4
152.0
157.3
158.9
162.5
164.9
167.3
168.9
173.0
175.0
90
Th
91
Pa
92
U
93
Np
94
Pu
95
Am
96
Cm
97
Bk
98
Cf
99
Es
100
Fm
101
Md
102
No
103
Lr
232.0
231.0
238.0
(237)
(244)
(243)
(247)
(247)
(251)
(252)
(257)
(258)
(259)
(262)
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Your score is based solely on the number of questions you answer correctly. It is to your advantage to answer every question.
1. Which compound contains the highest percentage of
magnesium by mass?
(A) MgNH4PO4
(B) Mg(H2PO4)2
(C) Mg2P4O7
(D) Mg3(PO4)2
2.
(B) NaF
(C) HCl
(D) KCl
(B) 0.138 M
(C) 0.220 M
(D) 0.275 M
(B) saturated.
(D) unsaturated.
(B) SO32
(C) SO42
(D) S2O82
(B) CaCO3
(C) Ca(OH)2
(D) CaSO4
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(B) doubled.
(C) halved.
(D) quadrupled.
(B) II only
(B) metallic
(C) molecular
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Flask A
Flask A
(B)
Flask A
Flask B
(C)
Flask B
Flask A
(D)
Flask B
Flask B
(B) II only
(B) 413 kJ
(C) 826 kJ
(D) 1650 kJ
0.470
0.130
0.388
Specific heat, Jg 1C 1
If 1.00 g of each metal is heated to 100 C and added to
10.0 g of H2O at 25.0 C, what is the order of the
temperatures of the final mixtures from the lowest to the
highest?
(A) Fe < Zn < Pb
(B) compounds
(C) gases
(D) solids
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A) (A)
(B) (B)
+
+
(C) (C)
0
+
0
(D) (D)
2[CO]
2[C]+[O2 ]
(B)
2[CO]
[O2 ]
(C)
[CO]2
[C]2 [O2 ]
(D)
[CO]2
[O2 ]
28.
1
2
3
[A]0 (molL1)
0.10
0.20
0.10
[B]0 (molL1)
0.10
0.10
0.20
Initial Rate of
Reaction
(molL1 s1)
5
6.5 10
2.6 10 4
6.5 10 5
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H3PO4(aq) + H2O(l)
H3O+(aq) + H2PO4 (aq)
40.
K1
K2
K3
Half-Reaction
Zn2+(aq) + 2 e Zn(s)
Cr3+(aq) + 3 e Cr(s)
Fe2+(aq) + 2 e Fe(s)
E (V)
0.76
0.744
0.409
(A) K1 = K2 = K3
(B) K1 > K2 = K3
(B) HF NaF
PbCl2(s)
Pb2+(aq) + 2 Cl (aq) [Ksp = 1.7 10 5]
(B) +1
(C) +3
(D) +5
(B) 5
(C) 8
Half-Reaction
2 H+ + 2 e H2
Pd2+ + 2 e Pd
O2 + 4 H+ + 4 e 2 H2O
39.
(D) 10
E (V)
0.00
0.90
1.23
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(B) H2
(C) H2O
anode
cathode
Which change will increase the voltage?
(A) The 1 M Ni2+ solution is diluted with H2O.
(B) A larger Ni electrode is used.
(C) 50 mL of 1 M NaCl solution is added to precipitate
PbCl2.
(D) More 1 M Pb2+ solution is added to that half-cell.
42. Aluminum is produced commercially by the electrolysis
of Al2O3. How many hours would be required to produce
250. g of Al using a 5.00 Ampere current?
(A) 49.7
(B) 149
(C) 745
(D) 4020
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 9
(B) n = 3 to n = 2
(C) n = 5 to n = 6
(D) n = 7 to n = 6
(D) Pd2+
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(B) Ca2+
(C) P3
(D) S2
48. Which group best illustrates the transition from nonmetallic to metallic behavior with increasing atomic
number?
(A) Be, Mg, Ca, Sr
(B) N, P, As, Sb
49. Which atom is least likely to violate the octet rule in its
compounds?
(A) B
(B) Cl
(C) F
(D) H
(B) BeO
(C) KBr
(D) CaS
HO
463
O=O
498
(B) CO2
(C) N2
trigonal pyramidal
(B) OF2
linear
(C) ClF3
trigonal planar
(D) SF6
hexagonal
(C) 1-pentanol
(D) 1-pentanone
(B) hexane
(C) 1-hexene
(D) 1-hexanol
(A) addition.
(B) esterification.
(C) neutralization.
(D) saponification.
(B) nitrogen
(C) oxygen
(D) phosphorus
(B) glycine
(C) lactose
(D) starch
END OF TEST
(D) O3
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Olympiad 2014
USNCO Local Section Exam
KEY
Number
1.
2.
3.
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6.
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12.
13.
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16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
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22.
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24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
Answer
D
C
B
C
D
A
C
A
B
B
A
A
D
A
C
D
D
C
D
B
B
B
A
C
C
A
D
C
B
D
Number
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
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46.
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57.
58.
59.
60.
Answer
D
D
B
C
B
A
D
A
B
D
A
B
D
C
C
B
C
B
C
D
B
C
D
A
A
A
C
B
D
B