CH 126 B NAME:
FINAL EXAM
Spring 2000
1) Match the term in column A to the one term or statement in column B that best
describes it. Notice that there will be two definitions from column B that will not be
used. (2 points each)
Column A Column B
Paramagnetism 1) The number of ligands attached to a metal.
Diamagnetism 2) The nucleus of a helium atom.
Chiral 3) Enantiomer.
Coordination Number 4) An electron.
Gangue 5) A proton or neutron.
Alpha Particle 6) Weak repulsion by a magnetic field.
Beta Particle 7) Impurities associated with ores.
Nucleon 8) Species bonded to central metal atoms in a coordination
complex.
Fission 9) Weak attraction to a magnetic field.
High Spin 10) Superimposable mirror images
Low Spin 11) Nonsuperimposable mirror images.
Fusion 12) The electron configuration for a coordination complex with
the maximum number of unpaired electrons.
Optical isomer 13) The electron configuration for a coordination complex with
the minimum number of unpaired electrons.
Ligand 14) Cis-Trans or Fac-Mer Isomer
Geometric isomer 15) The highly exothermic process by which light nuclei
combine to form heavier nuclei.
16) The highly exothermic process by which heavy nuclei split
to form lighter nuclei.
17) “Bubbling” associated with metal dissolution.
2) The first four steps of the radioactive decay series of 235U are , , , and
emission respectively. Write balanced nuclear equations for each of these four
steps. (8 points)
