Y O R K UNIVERSITY FW 09 SC/CHEM 1001 3.

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Quiz No. 1 January 28,2010 50 M inutes Note: All Final answers and significant intermediate results must be written in ink.

30 Marks

R = 8.314472 JK^mol' 1 1 standard atmosphere = 1.013 x 105 Pa = 760 torr (mm Hg) A vogadros number Na = 6.022xl023 molecules mol'1 ln([A]/[A]0) = -akt, M ARKS [2] 1. [A]-[A]0 = -akt, 0C = 273.15 K

1/[A]-1/[A]0 = akt

For the reaction CH4 + 2 NO + 2 O2 -* CH20 + 2 N 0 2 + H20 Write the reaction rate in terms o f the rates o f change o f the concentrations o f CH2O and NO 2. ^ ~ a T ' -- X 24

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The rate constant for a reaction depends on the concentration o f the reagents. True or/False?

Give the units o f the rate constant for this reaction that shows this rate law, if the reagent concentrations are measured in M. H2 + Br2 2HBr where Rate =k[H2][Br]1/2.

FW 09 SC/CHEM 1001 3.0 M Quiz No. 2 [2] 4. The overall equilibrium Xe04(g)+ 2HF(g) ^ Xe03F2(g) + H20(g) K

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Is known to have two contributing equilibria. XeF6(g)+ H20(g) ^ XeOF4(g) + 2HF(g) X e04(g)+ XeF6(g) - XeOF4(g) + X e03F2(g) K,. K2.

Express K in terms o f Ki and K2. Ic [3] 5. k, What is the equilibrium constant, K, for this reaction in terms of concentration? HN02(aq) + C102_ (aq) ? HC102(aq) + N 02_(aq) = ^ Ch u q J C clb^J Assume the following reactions are elementary:

HC102(aq) + N 0 2- (aq) -> HN02(aq) + C102 (aq) HN02(aq) + C102 (aq) ->HC102(aq) + N 0 2_(aq) With rate constants ki and k2 respectively. Show how K above can be expressed in terms o f ki and k2.

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FW 09 SC/CHEM 1001 3.0 M Quiz No. 2 [7] 6. N 0 2C1 is known to decompose according the following mechanism.

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N 02C1 - N 0 2 + Cl N 02 + Cl N 0 2C1 N 02C1 + Cl -> N 0 2 + Cl2.

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What is the balanced chemical reaction for this decomposition? 2 k J O x C{ 2 -h /O ^ -t- C j ^

Making no assumptions, i.e without knowing what reactions are fast or slow, use the mechanism above to determine the rate of appearance of Cl2 in terms o f the concentrations of N 02C1 and N 02.

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IF reaction 1 is rate determining, what does your result predict for the rate law?

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