EXERCISE 4-3 Nomenclature and Properties of Compounds

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1 Select the correct name for KBr:
phosphorous bromide
potassium bromide
potassium bromate
calcium bromide
None of the previous answers.

2 Select the correct name for Cu2O:
copper(II) oxide
cupric oxide
dicopper monoxide
copper(I) oxide
None of the previous answers.

3 Select the correct name for Fe(NO3)3:
ferrous nitrate
iron(II) nitrate
iron(III) nitrite
ferric nitrite
None of the previous answers.

4 Select the correct name for NH3:
ammonia
ammonium hydroxide
ammonium
pneumonia
None of the above answers.

5 Select the correct name for N2O:
nitrogen oxide
nitrogen(II) oxide
dinitrogen monoxide
dinitrogen oxide
None of the previous answers.

6 Select the correct name for Sn(SO4)2:
tin(IV) sulfate
tin(II) sulfite
tin(II) sulfate
sodium sulfate
None of the previous answers.

7 Select the correct name for HNO2(aq)
nitric acid
hydrogen nitrate
hydronitrous acid
nitrous acid
None of the previous answers.

8 Select the correct name for Al2S3:
aluminum sulfite
aluminum sulfide
aluminum sulfate
dialuminum trisulfide
None of the previous answers.

9 Select the correct name for Ca(OH)2
calcium oxide
californium hydroxide
calcium hydroxide
carbon hydroxide
None of the previous answers.

10 Select the correct name for H3PO4:
phosphorous acid
hydrophosphoric acid
perphosphoric acid
phosphoric acid
None of the previous answers.

11 Select the correct name for Ag2SO4
silver sulfate
silver(II) sulfate
silver sulfite
mercury(I) sulfate
None of the previous answers.

12 Select the correct name for (NH4)2Cr2O7:
ammonium chromate
ammonium dichromate
ammonia dichromate
ammonium oxalate
None of the previous answers.

13 Select the correct name for NaHCO3:
sodium carbonate
sodium oxalate
sodium dicarbonate
sodium acetate
None of the previous answers.

14 Select the correct name for Cu(IO3)2:
copper(II) iodate
copper(I) iodide
copper(II) iodite
cuprous iodate
None of the previous answers.

15 Select the correct name for P4O10:
phosphorous oxide
potassium oxide
tetraphosphorous decaoxide
phosphorous(V) oxide
None of the previous answers.

16 Select the correct name for KMnO4:
potassium manganate
potassium permanganate
phosphorous permanganate
potassium magnesium oxide
None of the previous answers.

17 Select the correct name for Sr(CN)2:
silver cyanide
strontium dicyanide
strontium acetate
strontium cyanide
None of the previous answers.

18 Select the correct name for Li2CO3:
lithium carbonate
lithium oxalate
dilithium carbonate
lithium acetate
None of the previous answers.

19 Select the correct name for Co(NO3)2:
cobalt nitrite
cobaltic nitrate
cobalt(II) nitrite
cobalt(II) nitrate
None of the above answers.

20 Select the correct name for HC2H3O2:
oxalic acid
acetic acid
carbonic acid
acetous acid
None of the previous answers.

21 To find literature values of properties of compounds, the internet has become an important alternative to handbooks. The internet contains compilations of MSDS (material safety data sheets) that must accompany shipments of all chemicals. These safety sheets give physical properties of the compounds as well as toxicological and safety information and sometimes uses. To locate sites that contain MSDS compilations and other information, six of the best sites are:
http://www.chemexper.com/ 
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/ 
http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp 
http://www.chemspider.com/SimpleSearch.aspx 
http://hazard.com/msds/ 

http://www.chemicalbook.com/ 
For the questions that follow, use the sites above to find the information that helps to answer the question. What are the melting and boiling points of ethylene glycol?
0oC, 100oC
-13oC, 111oC
-13oC, ~196oC
0oC, 196oC
None of the previous answers.

22 Ethylene glycol is usually the primary ingredient in commercial antifreeze products for cars. It is mixed with the water in a radiator because:
The mixture has a lower freezing point than water.
It is a better refrigerant than water.
The mixture has a higher boiling point than water.
Both A and C.
None of the previous answers.

23 Using the sites (hint: probably Chemfinder), find the solubility of MTBE (methyl t-butyl ether) in water.
1 g/100 mL
5.1 g/100 mL
insoluble
0.01 g/100 mL
None of the previous answers.

24 MSDS often have toxicogical data that includes LD50 values. The LD50 value represents the number of mg/kg (usual units) of body weight that will be lethal to 50% of the population of the animals tested. For instance, the oral LD50 values for rats for the relatively nontoxic sodium chloride and the extremely toxic sodium cyanide are 3000 and 6.4 mg/kg respectively. From the sites listed in #21, find the oral-rat LD50 in mg/kg for aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).
200 mg/kg
1010 mg/kg
2 g/kg
None of the previous answers.

25 Using the answer to #24, it is possible to get a very approximate value for the amount that could kill half the populations of humans by multiplying the value by a typical human weight of 65 kg. This assumes that rats are good models for humans which is often not the case. Making this assumption, what is the LD50 value for a 65 kg humans for aspirin.
200 grams
200 mg
13 grams
None of the previous answers.

26 Regular strength tablets contain 325 mg of aspirin. Making the assumptions of #25, how many tablets could kill half the population of humans?
13 tablets
40 tablets
0.025 tablets
4.2 tablets
None of the previous answers.

27 From the sites listed in #21, find the oral-rat LD50 in mg/kg for caffeine.
127 mg/kg
224 mg/kg
192 mg/kg
None of the previous answers.

28 The average cup of coffee contains about 100 mg of caffeine. How many cups of coffee could potentially be lethal to half of the drinkers (assume a 65 kg human and that the LD50 value for rats applies to humans and that 2 significant figures can be used)?
120 cups
3400 cups
1.2 cups
34 cups
None of the previous answers.

29 Recognizing that the answer to #28 depends on many assumptions and has a large margin of error, is the very sad and unfortunate story reported at
http://the-tech.mit.edu/V118/N56/shorts.56n.html   and/or
http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/references/media/1998_missouri_1.shtml  surprising?
Yes. Because the difference of the values is much larger than the margin of error.
No. Considering the assumptions especially using the value for a rat for humans, the equivalent of 250 cups is fairly close to the calculated value of 120 cups.

30 Rank the three compounds, caffeine, nicotine and Vitamin D2 from most to least toxic on the basis of oral-rat LD50 values.
nicotine, caffeine, vitamin D2
nicotine, vitamin D2, caffeine
vitamin D2, caffeine, nicotine
vitamin D2, nicotine, caffeine
None of the previous answers.

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