Free NYSTCE Chemistry Questions and Answers

Question 1

In general, how do atomic masses vary across the periodic table of elements?

Accepted Answer

They increase from left to right and top to bottom.

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They increase from right to left and top to bottom.

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They increase from right to left and bottom to top.

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They increase from left to right and bottom to top.

Question 2

How many moles of carbon-12 are there in 6 grams of carbon-12?

Accepted Answer

0.5 mole

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3.01 ×1023 moles

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2.0 moles

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6.02 ×1023 moles

Question 3

Which of these atoms has the greatest atomic radius?

Accepted Answer

barium (Ba)

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magnesium (Mg)

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iodine (I)

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chlorine (Cl)

Question 4

Why is cobalt (Co) listed before nickel (Ni) on the periodic table of elements, despite having a higher average atomic mass?

Accepted Answer

Nickel has one more proton.

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Cobalt has a lower density.

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Cobalt was discovered first.

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Nickel has fewer electrons.

Question 5

In theory, as an ideal gas cools in a closed container, the pressure inside gradually decreases until it approaches that of a vacuum. What temperature should this happen at?

Accepted Answer

0 K

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−273 K

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0 °C

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−460 °C

Question 6

Which of the following accurately describes the rate of this chemical reaction?

Accepted Answer

an increase in the concentration of HCl with time

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a decrease in HCl and Cl2 with time

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an increase in H2 and Cl2 with time

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an increase in the concentration of HCl and H2 with time

Question 7

When a cold tire is inflated to a specific pressure and then heated by road friction, the pressure increases.
This occurs because of

Accepted Answer

air molecules speed up and collide with the tire walls more often.

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rubber in the tire reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere.

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air molecules hit the walls of the tire less frequently.

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air molecules diffuse rapidly through the walls of the tire.

Question 8

Which substance is composed of numerous monomers joined in long chains?

Accepted Answer

protein

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ethanol

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propane

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salt

Question 9

Which statement best describes the density of the nucleus of an atom?

Accepted Answer

The nucleus occupies very little of the atom’s volume but contains most of its mass.

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The nucleus occupies most of the atom’s volume and contains most of its mass

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The nucleus occupies most of the atom’s volume but contains little of its mass.

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The nucleus occupies very little of the atom’s volume and contains little of its mass.

Question 10

Which action will cause the above response to shift to the right?

Accepted Answer

increasing the system’s pressure

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heating the equilibrium mixture

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adding water to the system

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decreasing the oxygen concentration