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This course provides engineering students with a foundational understanding of chemical principles and their practical applications in engineering contexts. Key topics include atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, and reaction mechanisms. Emphasis is placed on the relevance of chemistry in material selection, corrosion, energy generation, environmental impacts, and process design. Through lectures, laboratory work, and problem-solving sessions, students develop analytical and experimental skills essential for engineering practice and problem-solving in multidisciplinary engineering fields.
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Introductory Chemistry An Atoms First Approach 1st Edition by Julia Burdge
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Chapter 1: Atoms and Elements
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Q1) Which of these elements is chemically similar to oxygen?
A)Sulfur
B)Calcium
C)Iron
D)Nickel
E)Potassium
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is a metal?
A)Nitrogen, N, Z = 7
B)Phosphorus, P, Z = 15
C)Arsenic, As, Z = 33
D)Thallium, Tl, Z = 81
E)Silicon, Si, Z = 14
Answer: C
Q3) Lead (Pb) is a main group element.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Electrons and the Periodic Table
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Q1) Which of the following electron transitions would be expected to absorb any light in the Bohr model of the atom?
A)n = 7 to n = 2
B)n = 5 to n = 6
C)n = 1 to n = 3
D)n = 3 to n = 5
Answer: C
Q2) How many dots does the Lewis dot symbol for sodium have around it?
A)1
B)2
C)0
D)3
E)7
Answer: A
Q3) How many orbitals can have the 3d description in a given atom? A)1 B)2
C)3
D)5 Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Compounds and Chemical Bonds
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Q1) Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Which of the following is a covalent compound?
A)Na<sub>2</sub>O
B)CaCl<sub>2</sub>
C)Cl<sub>2</sub>O
D)CsCl
E)Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>
Answer: C
Q3) Determine the charge on the unknown ion, X, in the compound AlX<sub>3</sub>.
A)+2
B)+1
C)-1
D)-2
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: How Chemists Use Numbers
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Q1) The SI prefix mega- (M) means
A)10<sup> </sup><sup>6</sup>
B)10<sup> </sup><sup>3</sup>
C)10<sup>3</sup>
D)10<sup>6</sup>
E)10<sup>9</sup>
Q2) What unit would be most appropriate when reporting the volume 5.23 × 10<sup> </sup><sup>6</sup> L?
A)mL
B) L
C)kL
D)dL
E)ML
Q3) Select the smallest unit.
A)mm
B) m
C)nm
D)km
E)dm
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Chapter 5: The Mole and Chemical Formulas
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Q1) How many moles of ammonia, NH<sub>3</sub>, are in 13.81 g of NH<sub>3</sub>?
A)1.234 moles
B)0.8107 moles
C)8.316 × 10<sup>24</sup> moles
D)4.881 × 10<sup>23</sup> moles
E)235.3 moles
Q2) Which of the following is the empirical formula for hexane, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>14</sub>?
A)C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>28</sub>
B)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>14</sub>
C)C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>
D)CH<sub>2.3</sub>
E)C<sub>0.43</sub>H
Q3) How many grams are present in 0.885 moles of manganese?
A)62.1 g
B)48.6 g
C)21.5 g
D)27.5 g
E)0.016 g
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Chapter 6: Molecular Shape
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Q1) According to the VSEPR model, what is the predicted Cl-C-Cl bond angle in CCl<sub>4</sub>?
A)90°
B)109.5°
C)120°
D)145°
E)180°
Q2) For which of the following pure substances are the intermolecular interactions entirely due to dispersion forces?
A)C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>
B)CH<sub>3</sub>OCH<sub>3</sub>
C)NO<sub>2</sub>
D)H<sub>2</sub>S
E)Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>
Q3) Ammonia's unusually high melting point is the result of A)dipole-dipole forces.
B)London dispersion forces.
C)hydrogen bonding.
D)covalent bonding.
E)ionic bonding.
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Chapter 7: Solids, Liquids, and Phase Changes
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Q1) Which of the following statements is ?
A)The higher the viscosity, the faster a liquid flows.
B)The viscosity increases with increasing temperature.
C)The stronger the intermolecular forces, the higher the viscosity.
D)Hydrogen bonding in water gives rise to its unusually low viscosity.
E)The viscosity of gases is larger than the viscosity of liquids.
Q2) A glass containing 200.0 g of H<sub>2</sub>O at 20.0°C was placed in a refrigerator.The water loses 11.7 kJ as it cools to a constant temperature.What is its new temperature? The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g·°C.
A)0.0°C
B)4.0°C
C)6.0°C
D)14.0°C
E)34.0°C
Q3) Which has the highest surface tension at room temperature?
A)CH<sub>4</sub>
B)CF<sub>4</sub>
C)CCl<sub>4</sub>
D)CBr<sub>4</sub>
E)CI<sub>4</sub>
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Chapter 8: Gases
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Q1) How many molecules of N<sub>2</sub> gas are present in a 2.5-L flask at 50°C and 650 mmHg? (R = 0.08206 L atm/K mol, 1 atm = 760 mmHg, 1 mole = 6.022 × 10<sup>23</sup> molecules)
A)2.1 × 10<sup> 23</sup> molecules
B)4.9 × 10<sup>22</sup> molecules
C)3.1 × 10<sup>23</sup> molecules
D)3.6 × 10<sup>25</sup> molecules
E)0.081 molecules
Q2) Which of the following is not a gas at room temperature and pressure?
A)NH<sub>3</sub>
B)CO<sub>2</sub>
C)I<sub>2</sub>
D)CH<sub>4</sub>
E)H<sub>2</sub>
Q3) What are the conditions of STP?
A)0 K and 1 atm
B)273.15 K and 760 torr
C)0°C and 760 atm
D)273.15°C and 760 torr
E)0°C and 1 torr
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Chapter 9: Physical Properties of Solutions
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Q1) Which of these compounds is a nonelectrolyte?
A)NaOH
B)HNO<sub>3</sub>
C)C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O (ethanol)
D)KF
E)CH<sub>3</sub>COOH (acetic acid)
Q2) Determine the volume of a 0.0351 M Li<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub> solution that contains 0.0164 moles of Li<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>.
A)467 Ml
B)214 mL
C)576 mL
D)174 mL
E)345 mL
Q3) Determine the volume of a 0.119 M AlPO<sub>4</sub> solution that contains 21.3 grams of AlPO<sub>4</sub>.
A)0.681 L
B)1.79 L
C)0.559 L
D)1.21 L
E)1.47 L
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Chapter 10: Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equations
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Q1) What is the oxidation number of iodine in I<sub>2</sub>?
A) 1
B)0
C)+1
D)+7
E) 7
Q2) Once the following equation is balanced with the smallest set of whole number coefficients, what is the sum of the coefficients? (Don't forget to include coefficients of one.) ___ CH<sub>4</sub> + ___ Cl<sub>2</sub> ___ CCl<sub>4</sub> + ___ HCl
A)4
B)6
C)8
D)10
E)12
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Chapter 11: Using Balanced Chemical Equations
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Q1) When active metals such as magnesium are immersed in acid solution, hydrogen gas is evolved.Calculate the volume of H<sub>2</sub>(g) at 30.1°C and 0.85 atm that can be formed when 275 mL of 0.725 M HCl solution reacts with excess Mg to give hydrogen gas and aqueous magnesium chloride. Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) MgCl<sub>2</sub>(aq) + H<sub>2</sub>(g) (R = 0.08206 L atm/K mol)
A)3.4 × 10<sup> 3</sup> L
B)2.2 L
C)2.9 L
D)5.8 L
E)11.7 L
Q2) How many grams of water could be made from 5.0 mol H<sub>2</sub> and 3.0 mol O<sub>2</sub>?
A)90.g
B)36 g
C)42 g
D)45 g
E)108 g
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Chapter 12: Acids and Bases
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Q1) What is the concentration of OH<sup> </sup> in a 0.083 M NaOH solution?
A)0.083 M
B)1.21 × 10<sup> 13</sup> M
C)8.30 × 10<sup> 16</sup> M
D)7 M
E)8.30 × 10<sup>12</sup> M
Q2) What is the pH of a 0.056 M HNO<sub>3</sub> solution?
A)0.056
B)1.25
C)12.75
D)2.88
E)11.11
Q3) Which of the following is a weak acid?
A)H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>
B)HNO<sub>3</sub>
C)HF
D)HBr
E)HCl
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Chapter 13: Equilibrium
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Q1) At equilibrium, the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If, in a particular process, reactants are able to form products, and products are also able to form reactants, then this process may be described as
A)a reversible process.
B)an elementary process.
C)at equilibrium.
D)forbidden.
E)a forward process.
Q3) During a chemical reaction, what defines when the concentrations of the reactants and products reach a constant level?
A)Elementary process
B)Reversible reaction
C)Rate law
D)Rate constant
E)Equilibrium
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Chapter 14: Organic Chemistry
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Q1) A polymer made in a polymerization reaction that produces small molecules (such as water) as well as the polymer is classified as a/an _______ polymer.
A)addition
B)natural
C)condensation
D)elimination
E)copolymer
Q2) How are aliphatic compounds defined?
A)Organic compounds that contain the benzene ring
B)Organic compounds that do not contain the benzene ring
C)Inorganic compounds that do not contain the benzene ring
D)Inorganic compounds that contain the benzene ring
E)Compounds containing double bonds
Q3) How are aromatic compounds defined?
A)Organic compounds that contain the benzene ring
B)Organic compounds that do not contain the benzene ring
C)Inorganic compounds that do not contain the benzene ring
D)Inorganic compounds that contain the benzene ring
E)Compounds containing double bonds
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Chapter 15: Biochemistry
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Q1) Which of the following describes a fat?
A)A group of molecules that contain both a carboxylic acid and amine functional group.
B)A relatively small, water-soluble molecule that contains either a ketone or an aldehyde functional group.
C)A group of small organic molecules that are insoluble in water.
D)And ester of phosphoric acid where one or more of the ionizable hydrogen atoms has been replaced by an R group.
E)A tri-ester of glycerol where each of the hydroxyl-group hydrogen atoms in glycerol has been replaced by the alkyl group of a relatively long hydrocarbon chain carboxylic acid.
Q2) Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?
A)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>
B)C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>5</sub>
C)C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>18</sub>O<sub>9</sub>
D)C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>14</sub>O<sub>6</sub>
E)C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>11</sub>
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Chapter 16: Nuclear Chemistry
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Q1) What fraction of radioactive atoms remains in a sample after six half-lives?
A)zero
B)1/6
C)1/16
D)1/32
E)1/64
Q2) Uranium-235 decays by alpha emission.What isotope is also produced by this transformation?
A)Pa-234
B)Th-237
C)Pu-237
D)Th-231
E)Pu-239
Q3) Which of the following is used to image the liver?
A)(<sup>18</sup>O)
B)(<sup>131</sup>I)
C)(<sup>123</sup>I)
D)(<sup>24</sup>Na)
E)(<sup>99</sup>Tc)
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Chapter 17: Electrochemistry
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Q1) Which is the half-reaction at the cathode in a lead storage battery?
A)Pb(s)+ PbO<sub>2</sub>(s) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 2SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>(aq) 2PbSO<sub>4</sub>(s) + 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l) B)PbO<sub>2</sub>(s) + 4H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 2SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2 </sup>(aq) + 2e<sup> </sup> PbSO<sub>4</sub>(s) + 2H<sub>2</sub>O(l)
C)Pb(s) + SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2</sup><sup> </sup>(aq) PbSO<sub>4</sub>(s) + 2e<sup> </sup>
D)Pb(s) Pb(s) + 2e<sup> </sup>
E)H<sub>2</sub>(g) 2H<sup>+</sup>(aq) + 2e<sup> </sup>
Q2) Which element is associated with the term "galvanized"?
A)Ga
B)Zn
C)Cd
D)Hg
E)Pb
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