SCB113 ASSIGNMENT 2

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED. THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ASSIGNMENT MINDER BY 5 PM ON FRIDAY OF WEEK 13 (FRI 1st JUNE, 2012). LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. QUESTIONS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT RELATE TO LECTURE CONTENT FROM WEEKS 5 TO 12 INCLUSIVE. EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 10 MARKS AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS WORTH FIVE (5) PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ASSESSMENT IN SCB113. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE REPORTED WITH CORRECT UNITS AND APPROPRIATE SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

STUDENT NAME________________________________________________ STUDENT NUMBER_____________________________________________ MARKER NAME: JOHN MCMURTRIE

MARK_________/100 MARKER COMMENTS ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________

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QUESTION 1 (a) A sample of xenon hexafluoride gas with a mass of 71.3 g is in a container of volume 2.50 L and temperature of 120.0 C. (i) Give the molecular formula for this gas.

Answer (ii) What is the pressure exerted by xenon hexafluoride in the container.

Answer (b) A mixture containing 0.050 mol N2(g), 0.270 mol CO2(g) and 0.610 mol O2(g) is confined in a 3.00 L vessel at 50.0C. (i) Calculate the partial pressure (in kPa) of each of the gases in the mixture.

P(N2) =

P(CO2) =

P(O2) =

(ii) Calculate the total pressure of the mixture.

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QUESTION 2 Impure nickel, refined by smelting sulphide ores in a furnace, can be converted to 99.90% purity by the Mond process. The primary reaction is between solid nickel and carbon monoxide gas to produce gaseous tetracarbonylnickel(0), Ni(CO)4. (a) Write a balanced equation for the Mond process (including state symbols). ___________________________________________________________________________________ Given the following information, Ni(CO)4(g): CO(g): Ni(s): fH = 607 kJ mol-1 fH = 110.5 kJ mol-1 S = 417 J mol-1 K-1 S = 198 J mol-1 K-1 S = 30.0 J mol-1 K-1

(b) Calculate the enthalpy change for the Mond process.

Answer: Hrxn= (c) Is the Mond process exothermic or endothermic?_______________________ (d) Calculate the entropy change for the Mond process.

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(e) Calculate the Gibbs free energy change for the Mond process at 298 K.

Answer: Grxn = (f) Is the reaction between nickel and carbon monoxide to Ni(CO)4 spontaneous at 298 K?

Answer Note your answers must be correct and consistent. (g) If this reaction is spontaneous at 298 K, at what temperature is it no longer spontaneous? Alternatively, if this reaction is not spontaneous, at which temperature does it occur spontaneously?

Answer

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QUESTION 3 The data below were collected for the following hypothetical reaction 1 A(g) + 2 B(g) 1 C(g) + 3 D(l) Experiment 1 2 3 [A] (mol L-1) 0.250 0.500 0.500 [B] (mol L-1) 0.150 0.150 0.300 Initial Rate (mol L-1 s-1) 0.671 2.690 5.360

(a) Determine the order of the reaction with respect to A and the order with respect to B.

Order with respect to A is (b) What is the overall order of the reaction Answer

Order with respect to B is

(c) Determine the rate constant k for this reaction, giving the correct units.?

Answer (d) What is the rate law for the reaction? Answer (e) What is the rate of reaction when [A] = 0.16 mol L-1 and [B] = 0.25 mol L-1?

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QUESTION 4 (a) Provide the equilibrium constant expression (Kc) for the following reactions (i) 2 C2H4(g) + O2(g) 2 CH3CHO(g) Kc =

(ii) H2O(l) + CH4(g)

CO(g) + 3 H2(g)

Kc =

(iii) 2 Fe(s) + 3 H2O(g)

Fe2O3(s) + 3 H2(g)

Kc =

(b) Phosphorous pentachloride gas decomposes into phosphorous trichloride gas and chlorine gas. An equilibrium mixture comprises phosphorous pentachloride (8.3 10-3 mol L-1), phosphorous trichloride (1.5 10-2 mol L-1) and chlorine (3.2 10-2 mol L-1). Calculate the equilibrium constant for this decomposition reaction.

Answer (c) NOCl decomposes according to the following reversible reaction 2 NOCl(g) 2 NO(g) + Cl2(g) Kp = 3.8 (at 700 K) The partial pressures of the three gases are measured and found to be P(NO) = 0.11 bar, P(Cl2) = 0.27 bar, P(NOCl) = 0.65 bar. (i) Calculate the reaction quotient (Qp)

Answer (ii) Is the reaction at equilibrium? __________________________

(iii) If not, in which direction (towards reactant or product side) is it progressing?__________________ scb113_assignment_2_v1.1.docx 5

QUESTION 5 Determine the pH of the following aqueous solutions: (a) 0.023 mol L-1 HNO3

Answer (b) 1.2 10-3 mol L-1 Ca(OH)2

Answer (c) 0.150 mol L-1 hypobromous acid (HOBr). (pKa (HOBr) = 8.70)

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(d) A 1-litre buffer solution containing 0.25 mol of lactic acid and 0.19 mol of sodium lactate in 1.00 L. Ka (lactic acid) = 1.38 10-4.

Answer (e) The buffer solution in (d) after addition of 0.050 mol of NaOH.

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QUESTION 6 (a) Assign the remaining 5 stereocentres using the R/S nomenclature system.

O C H3 C O O S

H H CH3
R

N H H H

Remember to align the molecule so that the lowest priority atom/group projects away from your eye.

(5 marks) (b) Including all stereoisomers, draw the product or products from the following reaction:

NaBH4

(2 marks) (c) Draw the structure of the reaction of the following product with excess Bromine. (There is only one product required. Ignore stereochemistry and stereoisomers).

Br2

(3 marks)

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QUESTION 7 Give the correct IUPAC name for the following compounds (2 marks each): (i)
O

___________________________________________________________
(ii)

Cl Br

COOH

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(iii)
O

___________________________________________________________
Cl

(iv)

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(v)

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QUESTION 8 Draw neat line structures for the following molecules (2 marks each):
i)

1,2-dicyclopropylethane
ii)

(1 mark)

3,3-dihydroxy-4-oxopentan-2-one
iii)

(1 mark)

2,3-diphenoxy-5,6-diphenylphenol
iv)

(1 mark)

cis-1,2-dimethoxycyclobutane
v)

(1 mark)

Z-4-bromo-3-chloro-4-iodobut-3-en-2-one

(1 mark)

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QUESTION 9 QUESTION 8 Draw neat stuctures in the boxes that match the following results: Draw neat structures in the boxes that fit the following chemical transformations.

K2Cr2O7
mild reaction conditions
C6H10O2 show stereochemistry cis-4-hydroxy-4-methylpent-2-enoic acid

H+ CH3CH2OH
C6H10O2 ignore stereochemistry C8H14O2 ignore stereochemistry

Ag+ / NH4OH

Ag+ / NH4OH No reaction

NaHCO3 Br2
C6H10O3 show stereochemistry

Bubbles of CO2 produced Red colour disappears

H2SO4 > 100 C NaHCO3 Br2 H2 / Cat.

C6H8O2

No CO2 produced Red colour disappears O O

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QUESTION 10 Draw neat structures in the boxes that fit the following chemical transformations.

Br2

C8H8

C8H8Br2

HBr

NaOH heat

C8H9Br Only one major isomer produced (Ignore stereochemistry)

C8H10O

KMnO4 Mild reaction conditions

Ph

H+ / Reactant X

C8H8O

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