Cracking the SAT Chemistry Subject Test

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. T, F Again, divide and conquer. Is the first statement true or false? It’s
    tricky but true. For each mole of original solute, a nonionic solute
    produces only 1 mole of particles in solution. One mole of NaCl,
    however, dissociates into 2 moles of particles. So the number of
    particles floating around in the NaCl solution will be twice the
    number of moles in the nonionic solution. The freezing point
    depression for the nonionic solution will be one half what it is for the
    NaCl solution.
    What about the second statement? It’s false. The
    freezing point depression constant does vary with the
    solvent.

  2. B You’ve learned to associate increased temperature with increased
    solubility of solids in water. This question is simple, and (B) is correct.

  3. E The question is about solutions that are capable of conducting
    electricity. Think of electrolytes, and remember that you should associate
    them with “ions in solution.” Which of the answer choices lists an ionic
    compound capable of dissociating in solution? (E) does. Ca is a metal and
    Cl is a nonmetal, which tells you that CaCl 2 is most likely an ionic
    substance. Choice (E) is the correct answer.

  4. A This question asks you to look for the insoluble product of this
    precipitation reaction. Because precipitations occur through double
    replacement reactions, the two products formed will be NaCl(aq) and
    BaSO 4 (s). If you look back at the solubility rules, you can see that sodium
    chloride will be soluble; this means that you can eliminate this answer
    choice, which leaves you with the correct answer, (A).

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