坐II Chemistry : SAT Subject Test in Chemistry

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Example Question #1 :其他Stoichiometric Calculations

What is the mass percent of chromium in?

Use the values in the following table for the atomic masses of the elements shown.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the mass percent of a certain atom in a particular molecule, you must know the mass the atom contributes to the molecule and the total mass of the molecule. In this case we calculate the mass percent using the equation

Calculating the mass ofin the molecule is done by multiplying the atomic mass of aatom by the number of atoms of that element present in the molecule. There are sixatoms in the presented molecule. We can tell this becausehas a subscript of 2 and is contained in a set of parentheses that has a subscript of 3. This tells us that there are three sets of twoatoms in each of the molecules. The atomic mass of aatom is given as 52.00 amu, so we can multiply:

Now we need to calculate the total atomic mass of the molecule. We can do this by identifying the atomic mass of each element in the molecule, multiplying it by the number of that type of atom in the molecule, and summing the results together.

We then plug in the values into equation to find the mass percent.

Example Question #1 :Gas Laws

Suppose that an ideal gas atand 2.0 atm has a volume of 11.2 cubic meters. Which of the following expressions represents the volume of the gas, in cubic meters, if the temperature were increased byand the pressure decreased to 1.5 atm?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First of all, the unit degrees Celsius should be converted to Kelvins by adding 273. This means that the temperature increases from 273 K to 323 K.

Next, the combined gas law can be used.

Plugging in the known values gives

and solving for the volume gives

Rearranging shows this is clearly equivalent to the correct answer,.

Example Question #1 :Gases

How much faster is the rate of effusion ofthan the rate of effusion of?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

By Graham's Law,. The molar mass ofis 2 g/mol and the molar mass ofis 18 g/mol. Thus,

Example Question #1 :Concentration And Units

3.0 mL of 1.0 Msolution is diluted with water to a volume of 3 L. What is the new concentration of the solution?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall thatThus, the volume of the solution increased from 30 mL to 3000 mL, which is a factor of 100. Thus, the new concentration must be 100 times less than the original concentration, and.

Example Question #1 :Enthalpy

Suppose that 1.5 moles of potassium reacts completely with an excess of chlorine gas. What is the enthalpy change of the reaction?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

首先,注意热量的反应的产物. This means that the reaction releases heat and is exothermic, so the enthalpy change must be negative. Next, consider that 2 moles of sodium would react to produce 640 kJ. Thus, 1.5 moles of sodium would react to produce

.

Hence, the enthalpy change is.

Example Question #31 :Sat Subject Test In Chemistry

A crucible is known to weigh 43.4273 g. Five students in the class determine the weight of the crucible by repeated weighings on a simple balance. Using the following information, which student has done the most accurate determination?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The student who has the accurate determination is that the student's whose average is closest to that of the "known" value of the crucible. Not be confused with precision, accuracy is how close the measured value is to the actual value, while precision is how close the measured values are to each other.

To answer this question, you need to calculate the averages of each students' weighings by summing them and dividing by five, since five measurements were taken.

Student 2's data averages out to 43.36, which rounds to 43.4. This average has the smallest difference from that of the "known" value for the crucible, 43.4273 g. Student 2's data is the correct answer.

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