Chemistry 112

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CHEMISTRY 112 EXAM

Feb. 12, 2008
FORM A
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. A burning splint will burn more vigorously in pure oxygen than in air because
A. oxygen is a reactant in combustion and the concentration of oxygen is higher
in pure oxygen than it is in air.
B. oxygen is a catalyst for combustion.
C. oxygen is a product of combustion.
D. nitrogen is a product of combustion and the system reaches equilibrium at a
lower temperature.
E. nitrogen is a reactant in combustion and its low concentration in pure oxygen
catalyzes the combustion.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. A key reaction in the upper atmosphere involving ozone (O3) is:
O3(g) + O(g) 2 O2(g)
For this reaction, Ea = 19.0 kJ/mol and the overall energy change for the reaction (E)
is 392.0 kJ/mol.
What is the activation energy for the reverse reaction? [2 O2(g) O3(g) + O(g)]
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

392.0 kJ/mol
19.0 kJ/mol
373.0 kJ/mol
373.0 kJ/mol
411.0 kJ/mol

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. The rate of disappearance of HBr in the gas phase reaction

2 HBr (g) H2 (g) + Br2 (g)
is 0.190 M s1 at 150 C. What is the rate of appearance of Br2(g)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

2.63 M s-1
0.095 M s-1
0.0361 M s-1
0.380 M s-1
0.436 M s-1

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. A 0.1 M solution of a chemical substance has a pH of 4. The chemical substance is

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

a strong acid.
a strong base.
a weak acid.
a weak base.
not an acid or a base.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. What are the conjugate acid and conjugate base of the following ion, H2PO4:
A.

conj. acid: H3O+ and conj base: HPO42

B.

conj. acid: H3O+ and conj base: PO43

C.

conj. acid: H3PO4 and conj base: OH

D.

conj. acid: HPO42 and conj base: PO42

E.

conj. acid: H3PO4 and conj base: HPO42

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Which of the following is the most acidic solution?

A.

[OH] = 0.5 M

B.
C.
D.
E.

[H+] = 0.3 M
pOH = 5.9
pH = 1.2
[H+] = 1 x 104 M

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Based on the following reaction profile, which of the following is correct?

1. The first step of the reaction is the rate-limiting step

2. There are two intermediates
3. There are two transition states
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 only
3 only
2 and 3 only

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Consider the following equilibria and their respective equilibrium constants:
C(s) + CO2 (g)
CO(g) + O2 (g)

2 CO(g)

2.7 107

CO2 (g)

5.2 1026

What is the equilibrium constant Keq for the reaction shown below?
C(s) + O2 (g)
A.

1.4 1020

B.

1.18 1010

C.

1.9 1033

D.

2.7 1023

E.

7.14 1020

CO(g)

Keq = ???

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. The data in the table below were obtained for the reaction:

A + B P
Experiment
Number
1
2
3

[A] (M)
0.273
0.273
0.819

[B] (M)
0.763
1.526
0.763

Initial Rate
(M/s)
2.83
2.83
25.47

What is the magnitude of the rate constant?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

38.0
0.278
13.2
42.0
2.21

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. At elevated temperatures, nitrogen dioxide decomposes to nitrogen oxide and

oxygen:

NO 2 (g) ! NO (g) +

1
O 2 (g)
2

The reaction is second order in NO2 with a rate constant of 0.543M1 s 1at 300C. If
the initial [NO2] is 0.260 M how long will it take for the concentration to drop to
0.100 M?
A.
B.

3.34 s
8.8 102 s

C.

0.611s

D.
E.

0.299 s
11.3 s

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. It requires 50 seconds for a first-order reaction to go 75% of the way to completion.
What is the half-life of the reaction?
A. 25 seconds
B. 120 seconds
C. 20 seconds
D. 100 seconds
E. None of the above is within 5% of the correct answer.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For the next two questions, consider the following mechanism which involves the
oxidation of iodide ion by hydrogen peroxide in acid solution:
Step 1 (slow) H2O2(aq) + I(aq) H2O(l) + OI(aq)
Step 2 (fast)

H+(aq) + OI(aq) HOI(aq)

Step 3 (fast) HOI(aq) + H+(aq) + I(aq) I2(aq) + H2O(l)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Which of the following statements are true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

OI and HOI are catalysts

OI and HOI are intermediates
OI is a catalyst and HOI is an intermediate
HOI is a catalyst and OI is an intermediate
There are no catalysts or intermediates in this mechanism.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------13. For the mechanism above to be consistent with the kinetic data, what must be the
experimental rate equation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Rate = k [H2O2] [H+]2 [I]2

Rate = k [I2] [H2O]2
Rate = k [H2O2] [I]
Rate = k [H+] [OI]
Rate = k [HOI] [H+] [I]

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14. Which of the following does a catalyst do to a chemical reaction?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Lower the overall activation energy

Provide a different reaction mechanism
Change the overall energy of the reaction (E)
Increase the rate at which equilibrium is achieved
Change the equilibrium constant

1, 2, and 4 only
1, 2, and 3 only
1 and 2 only
1, 4, and 5 only
All of these (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15. The rate constant for the reaction between CO2 and OH in aqueous solution to give
the HCO3 ion is 1.50 1010 L mol-1 s-1 at 25.0 C. Calculate the rate constant at
37.0C (body temperature), given that the activation energy for the reaction is 38.0
kJ/mol.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

4.36 109
8.27 109
1.50 1010
2.72 1010
3.66 1089

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16. The removal of sulfur from coal and natural gas can be done by the reaction of H2S
with oxygen after the combustion of the fuel.
2H2S(g) + O2(g)

2S(s) + 2H2O(g)

If the removal of H2S is a desirable result, which one of the following will NOT
promote this process?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

increasing O2 pressure
condensing H2O(g) to H2O(l)
removing some of the S(s)
increasing the total pressure by compressing the system
decreasing the pressure of H2O(g)

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17. What is the expression for the equilibrium constant for the following reaction?
NOCl(g)

A.

B.

NO(g) + 1/2 Cl2(g)

[ NOCl]
[Cl2 ] [NO]
[ NOCl]
K eq =
[ NO] [Cl2 ]
K eq =

C.

1 [Cl2 ][ NO]
K eq = 2
[ NOCl]

D.

K eq =

!
E.

[ NO] [Cl2 ]
[ NOCl]
[ NOCl]
K eq =
1 [Cl2 ][ NO]
2

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18. For the hypothetical reaction

A(g) + 2 B(g)

C(g)

at room temperature, Kp = 1 102. If 1.0 atm of A(g), 1.0 atm of B(g), and 1.0 atm
of C(g) are introduced into a 1 L flask and allowed to react
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

more C(g) will form

the reaction will achieve equilibrium within 1 second
the reaction will take two days to reach equilibrium
the equilibrium concentration of A(g) will be 1 x 10-2 atm
the concentration of C(g) will decrease

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19. The pKw of water at 200C is 11.2. What is the pH of pure water at 200C?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

11.2
7.0
5.6
4.2
3.3

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42.3 mL of 0.472M HCl is mixed with 78.1 mL of 0.156M HNO3. What is the pH
of the final solution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

0.323
0.573
0.807
1.32
1.86

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HZ is a weak acid. An aqueous solution of HZ is prepared by dissolving 0.020
mol of HZ in sufficient water to yield 1.00 L of solution. The pH of the solution
was 4.34 at 25oC. What is Ka of HZ?
A.

4.6 105

B.

6.9 109

C.

2.8 1012

D.

1.4 1010

E.

1.0 107

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------22. What are the spectator ions in the solution after the complete neutralization reaction
occurs when mixing the strong base NaOH(aq) and the weak acid HClO2(aq)?
A.

ClO2

B.

OH and Na+

C.

H+ and OH

D.
E.

Na+
Na+ and ClO2

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------23. A student studies a first order reaction under several different conditions and gets the
results shown in the plot below. Which of the following conclusions about these
experiments are correct?

1. Reactions 1 and 2 were done at the same temperature but with

different starting concentrations.
2. Reactions 2 and 3 were done at the same temperature but with
different starting concentrations.
3. Reaction 2 was done at a lower temperature than reaction 3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

only 1 is correct
only 2 is correct
only 3 is correct
1 and 3 are correct.
2 and 3 are correct.

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24. B is a weak base. Which reaction corresponds to the equilibrium constant Kb for
B(aq)?
A. B(aq) + H3O+(aq)
B. HB+(aq) + OH(aq)
C. HB+(aq) + H2O(l)
D. HB+(aq) + OH(aq)
E. B(aq) + H2O(l)

HB+(aq) + H2O(l)
B(aq) + H2O(l)
H3O+(aq) + B(aq)
B(aq) + H2O(l)
HB+(aq) + OH(aq)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25. The concentration of a hydroxylamine solution is 0.050M. What is the concentration

of hydroxide ion in the solution?
The Kb of hydroxylamine (HONH2) is 1.1108.
A. 0.050M
B. 1.8 105M
C. 4.31010M
D. 1.0104M
E. 2.3105M
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