8. Which of the following water solution is more acidic?
(A) 1M HCl
(B) 1M HNO₃
(C) 1M H₂SO₄
(D) 1M CH₃COOH
(E) 1M NaOH

4. Which of the following is a valid Fischer projection for D-(+)-xylose? (Image of D-(+)-xylose and 5 Fischer projections A-E)(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)

5. Which of the following Newman projections represents the lowest energy conformation of (S)-3-chloro-2,2-dimethylpentane? (Image of 5 Newman projections A-E)(A)(B)(C)(D)(E) 

Part II: Written Questions (Total: 40 points) Note: 6. The electron configuration of Mn is (A) [Ar]4s03d⁷ (B) [Ar]4s¹3d⁵ (C) [Ar]4s¹3d⁶ (D) [Ar]4s²3d⁵ (E) [Ar]4s²3d6

7. Which of the following n' → n transitions in the emission spectrum of atomic hydrogen belong to the Balmer series? (A) 5→4 (B) 5→3 (C) 4→3 (D) 3→2 (E) 4→1

9. Regarding "ionic liquid", which of the following is   incorrect  ? (A) it is a green solvent beneficial to the environment (B) it is a kind of salt (C) its melting point is generally below room temperature (D) its structure has a significantly low symmetry (E) it is highly stable with negligible vapor pressure

10. There are three types of cubic unit cells, including simple cubic (SC), face-centered cubic (FCC), and body-centered cubic (BCC). Which of the following is   correct  ? (A) BCC has 4 atoms per unit cell (B) FCC has the largest unit cell (C) The coordination number of SC is 8 (D) FCC is alternatively called hexagonal close-packed structure (E) In BCC, the atomic packing factor is 0.68

11. Which of the following statements is   correct  ? (A) The conductivity of metal raises with the increase of temperature (B) the addition of boron into the silicon forms the n-type semiconductor (C) the decrease of temperature enhances the conductivity of semiconductors (D) because both valence band and conduction band are full, the electrons can not move so that the insulator is not conductive (E) because all the valence electrons of carbon form the covalent bonds, the diamond is not conductive

12. How many of the following molecules or ions contain a C3 axis and a plane? (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 (E) 0

13. What is the formal charge of oxygen in carbon monoxide? (A) +2 (B) +1 (C) 0 (D) -1 (E) -2

14. The following diagram summarizes the reduction potentials (εº) of different chromium species. Please calculate the ε from to Cr (Value of X). (A) -2.22 (B) -1.32 (C) -0.74 (D) -0.66 (E) -0.44