CHM2046 B14: Exam #1

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that

best completes the statement or answers the question.

2014.07.16
4) Define heat capacity.
A) the quantity of heat required to raise
the temperature of 1 g of a substance
by 1F
B) the quantity of heat required to lower
the temperature of 1 liter of a substance
by 1C
C) the quantity of heat required to lower
the temperature of 1 mole of a
substance by 1C
D) the quantity of heat required to lower
the temperature of 1 gram of a
substance by 1C
E) the quantity of heat required to change
a system's temperature by 1C

1) Which of the following represents the

equation for a second-order half-life?
A) t 1/2 = 1
k[A]o
B) t 1/2 =

k
[A]o

C) t 1/2 = k
[A]o
D) t 1/2 =

2k[A]o
1

E) t 1/2 = 0.693
k

5) Consider the following reaction and its

equilibrium constant:

2) Given the following rate law, how does the

rate of reaction change if the concentration of
X is doubled?
Rate = k [X][Y]2

I2(g) + Br2(g) 2 IBr(g) Kc = 1.1 10 2

A reaction mixture contains 0.35 M I2, 0.31 M
Br2 and 3.5 M IBr. Which of the following
statements is TRUE concerning this system?
A) The reaction quotient will decrease.
B) The equilibrium constant will increase.
C) The reaction will shift in the direction
of products.
D) The reaction will shift in the direction
of reactants.
E) The system is at equilibrium.

A) The rate of reaction will decrease by a

factor of 2.
B) The rate of reaction will increase by a
factor of 2.
C) The rate of reaction will increase by a
factor of 3.
D) The rate of reaction will increase by a
factor of 5.
E) The rate of reaction will remain
unchanged.

6) The second-order decomposition of NO2 has

a rate constant of 0.255 M-1s-1. How much
NO2 decomposes in 4.00 s if the initial

3) What data should be plotted to show that

experimental concentration data fits a
second-order reaction?
A) ln(k) vs. Ea

concentration of NO 2 (1.00 L volume) is 1.33

M?
A) 0.77 mol
B) 0.48 mol
C) 1.8 mol
D) 0.85 mol
E) 0.56 mol

B) 1/[reactant] vs. time

C) [reactant] vs. time
D) ln[reactant] vs. time
E) ln(k) vs. 1/T

7) The decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide is

described by the chemical equation
2 N2O5(g) 4 NO2(g) + O 2(g)
If the rate of appearance of O2 is equal to 3.00
mol/min at a particular moment, what is the
rate of disappearance of N2O5 at that
moment?
A) 6.00 mol/min
B) 12.0 mol/min
C) 0.750 mol/min
D) 1.50 mol/min

11) The rate constant for the first-order

decomposition of N2O is 3.40 s-1. What is
the half-life of the decomposition?
A) 0.424 s
B) 0.236 s
C) 0.294 s
D) 0.491 s
E) 0.204 s
12) Identify what a coffee cup calorimeter
measures.
A) measures E for oxidation reactions
B) measures H for reduction solutions
C) measures H for aqueous solutions
D) measures E for hydrolysis reactions
E) measures T for combustion solutions

8) Give the direction of the reaction, if K >> 1.

A) The reverse reaction is favored.
B) If the temperature is raised, then the
reverse reaction is favored.
C) The forward reaction is favored.
D) If the temperature is raised, then the
forward reaction is favored.
E) Neither direction is favored.

13) What is n for the following equation in

relating Kc to Kp?
N2O4(g) 2NO 2(g)

9) A 35.6 g sample of ethanol (C2H5OH) is

burned in a bomb calorimeter, according to
the following reaction. If the temperature
rose from 35.0 to 76.0C and the heat capacity
of the calorimeter is 23.3 kJ/C, what is the
value of DHrxn? The molar mass of ethanol

A) -1
B) -2
C) 1
D) 3
E) 2

is 46.07 g/mol.
14) A 50.0-g sample of liquid water at 25.0C is
mixed with 29.0 g of water at 45.0C. The
final temperature of the water is ________C.
A) 35.0
B) 142
C) 32.3
D) 102
E) 27.6

C2H5OH(l) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(g)

Hrxn = ?
A) -8.09 10 3 kJ/mol
B) -9.55 10 3 kJ/mol
C) +9.55 10 3 kJ/mol
D) +1.24 10 3 kJ/mol
E) -1.24 10 3 kJ/mol
10) Identify a substance that is not in its standard
state.
A) Ba(s)
B) Ne(g)
C) O2(g)
D) CO(s)
E) H2(g)

15) Which of the following represents the

integrated rate law for a zeroth-order
reaction?
A) [A]t - [A]o = - kt
B)

18) Choose the reaction that illustrates Hf for

Mg(NO 3)2.
A) Mg(NO 3)2(aq) Mg2+(aq)
+ 2 NO3-(aq)
B) Mg(s) + N2(g) + 3O2(g)

1 - 1 = kt
[A]t [A]o
k2

E
C) ln
= a
k1
R
D) ln

Mg(NO 3)2(s)
C) Mg(s) + 2 N(g) + 6 O(g)
Mg(NO 3)2(s)

1
+ lnA
T

[A]t
= - kt
[A]o

D) Mg2+(aq) + 2 NO3-(aq)
Mg(NO 3)2(aq)

E) k = Ae(-Ea/RT)

E) Mg(NO 3)2(s)
Mg(s) + N2(g) + 3O 2(g)

16) Consider the following reaction at

equilibrium. What effect will reducing the
volume have on the system?

19) When 1.50 mol of CH4(g) reacts with excess

Cl2(g) at constant pressure according to the
chemical equation shown below, 1062 kJ of
heat are released. Calculate the value of H
for this reaction, as written.

C3H8(g) + 5 O 2(g) 3 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l)

H = -2220 kJ
A) The equilibrium constant will increase.
B) No effect will be observed.
C) The reaction will shift to the right in
the direction of products.
D) The equilibrium constant will decrease.
E) The reaction will shift to the left in the
direction of reactants.

2 CH4(g) + 3 Cl2(g) 2 CHCl 3(l) + 3 H2(g)

H = ?
A) -1420 kJ
C) -708 kJ

B) +1420 kJ
D) +708 kJ

20) Which of the following (with specific heat

capacity provided) would show the smallest
temperature change upon gaining 200.0 J of
heat?
A) 25.0 g Au, CAu = 0.128 J/gC

17) Given the following balanced equation,

determine the rate of reaction with respect to
[Cl2]. If the rate of Cl2 loss is 4.24 10 -2 M/s,
what is the rate of formation of NO?

B) 50.0 g Cu, CCu = 0.385 J/gC

2 NO(g) + Cl 2(g) 2 NOCl(g)

C) 25.0 g granite, Cgranite = 0.79 J/gC

D) 50.0 g Al, CAl = 0.903 J/gC

A) 8.48 10 -2 M/s
B) 1.61 10 -2 M/s

E) 25.0 g Ag, CAg = 0.235 J/gC

C) 4.24 10 -2 M/s
D) 2.12 10 -2 M/s
E) 1.06 10 -1 M/s

21) Use the information provided to determine

Hrxn for the following reaction:

24) At a certain temperature the equilibrium

constant, K c, equals 0.11 for the reaction:
2 ICl(g) I2(g) + Cl 2(g).

CH4(g) + 3 Cl2(g) CHCl3(l) + 3 HCl(g)

Hrxn = ?

What is the equilibrium concentration of ICl

if 0.45 mol of I2 and 0.45 mol of Cl 2 are
initially mixed in a 2.0-L flask?
A) 0.14 M
B) 0.34 M
C) 0.17 M
D) 0.27 M

Hf (kJ/mol)
CH4(g)
-75
CHCl 3(l) -134
HCl(g)

-92
25) Biological catalysts that increase the rates of
biochemical reactions are known as ________.
A) enzymes
B) inhibitors
C) trumanettes
D) binders
E) substrates

A) -217 kJ
B) +117 kJ
C) +662 kJ
D) -151 kJ
E) -335 kJ
22) Derive an expression for a "1/3-life" for a
first-order reaction.
[A]t
ln
[A]o
A)
-3k
B)

0.462
k

C)

1.099
k
ln

D)
E)

26) For a reaction, what generally happens if the

temperature is increased?
A) an increase in k occurs, which results in
a slower rate
B) a decrease in k occurs, which results in
a slower rate
C) an increase in k occurs, which results in
a faster rate
D) there is no change with k or the rate
E) a decrease in k occurs, which results in
a faster rate

[A]t
[A]o

27) The decomposition of N2O5 in solution in

carbon tetrachloride proceeds via the reaction

-k
3
k

2N2O5 (soln) 4NO2 (soln) + O2 (soln)

23) An equilibrium mixture of CO, O 2 and CO2

at a certain temperature contains 0.0010 M
CO2 and 0.0100 M O2. At this temperature,
K c equals 1.4 10 2 for the reaction:

The reaction is first order and has a rate

constant of 4.82 10-3 s-1 at 64C. If the
reaction is initiated with 0.058 mol in a 1.00-L
vessel, how many moles remain after 151 s?
A) 0.060 M
B) 0.055 M
C) 12 M
D) 2.0 103 M

2 CO(g) + O 2(g) 2 CO2(g).

What is the equilibrium concentration of CO?
A) 1.4 10 -2 M
B) 7.1 10 -7 M
C) 1.2 10 -1 M
D) 8.4 10 -4 M

E) 0.028 M

28) The reaction below has a Kp value of 41.

31) Calculate the change internal energy (E) for

a system that is giving off 65.0 kJ of heat and
is performing 855 J of work on the
surroundings.
A) 64.1 kJ
B) -9.00 x 102 kJ

What is the value of Kc for this reaction at 400

K?
N2(g) + 3 H2(g) 2 NH3(g)

C) -64.1 kJ

A) 3.8 10 -2
B) 2.3 10 -5

D) 9.00 x 102 kJ
E) -65.9 kJ

C) 4.4 10 4
D) 41
E) 26

32) Which of the following processes is

exothermic?
A) the sublimation of dry ice (CO2(s))

29) Determine the value of Kc for the following

B) the reaction associated with DHf for

reaction if the equilibrium concentrations are

as follows: [H2]eq = 0.14 M, [Br2]eq = 0.39 M,

an ionic compound
C) the ionization of a potassium atom
D) the breaking of a Br-Br bond
E) All of the above processes are
exothermic.

[HBr]eq = 1.6 M.
H2(g) + Br2(g) 2 HBr(g)

33) A 6.55 g sample of aniline (C6H5NH2, molar

A) 8.7 10 -2
B) 29
C) 47
D) 2.1 10 -2

mass = 93.13 g/mol) was combusted in a

bomb calorimeter. If the temperature rose by
32.9C, use the information below to
determine the heat capacity of the
calorimeter.

E) 3.4 10 -2
30) Express the equilibrium constant for the
following reaction.

4 C 6H5NH2(l) + 35 O2(g)
24 CO 2(g) + 14 H2O(g) + 4 NO2(g)

4PCl5(g) 4PCl3(g) + 4Cl2(g)

A) K =

[PCl5]4
[PCl3]4[Cl2]4

B) K =

[PCl3][Cl]2
[PCl5]

C) K =

[PCl3]2[Cl2]2
[PCl5]2

D) K =

[PCl3]4[Cl2]4
[PCl5]4

E) K =

[PCl5]1/2
[PCl3]1/2[Cl2]1/2

Hrxn = -1.28 x 104 kJ

A) 5.94 kJ/C
B) 38.9 kJ/C
C) 6.84 kJ/C
D) 97.3 kJ/C
E) 12.8 kJ/C

34) Choose the reaction that illustrates Hf for

CsHCO3.
A) Cs(s) + 1/2 H2(g) + C(s) + 3/2 O2(g)
CsHCO3(s)
B) Cs(s) + H2(g) + C(s) + O 2(g)
CsHCO3(s)
C) Cs+(aq) + HCO3 -1(aq) CsHCO3(s)
D) Cs(s) + 2 H(g) + C(s) + 3 O(g)
CsHCO3(s)
E) Cs+(aq) + H2O(l) + CO 2(g)
CsHCO3(s)
35) The second-order reaction 2 Mn(CO)5
Mn2(CO)10, has a rate constant equal to 3.0
109 M-1 s-1 at 25C. If the initial
concentration of Mn(CO)5 is 2.0 10 -5 M,
how long will it take for 90.% of the reactant
to disappear?
A) 1.5 10 -4 s
B) 6.7 10 -16 s
C) 6.0 10 3 s
D) 7.4 10 -15 s

Answer Key
Testname: CHM2046B14 #1

1) A
2) B
3) B
4) E
5) E
6) A
7) A
8) C
9) E
10) D
11) E
12) C
13) C
14) C
15) A
16) C
17) A
18) B
19) A
20) D
21) E
22) C
23) D
24) A
25) A
26) C
27) E
28) C
29) C
30) D
31) E
32) B
33) C
34) A
35) A