CHM2045

General Chemistry I
Fall 2013
Third Unannounced Quiz
Instructions: Determine the best answer for each of the following problems.
Please place all answers on the attached answer sheet. During the quiz, you may
use your class textbook, your notes, and your calculator. You may also work with
classmates on this quiz. During the actual exam you will work by yourself and you
will be allowed to use a self-prepared 3 x 5 index card.
1. Given the thermochemical equation
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2Al(s) + 2 O2(g) Al2O3(s)

H = 1676 kJ
find H for the following reaction.
2Al2O3(s) 4Al(s) + 3O2(g)
3352 kJ
1676 kJ
838 kJ
838 kJ
1676 kJ

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B)
C)
D)
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2. What is the change in enthalpy at 25C and 1 atm for the reaction of 8.00 mol of iron(II)
oxide with excess oxygen gas?
6FeO(s) + O2(g) 2Fe3O4(s); H = 610 kJ
76.3 kJ
610 kJ
813 kJ
610 kJ
12.7 kJ

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B)
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3. How much heat is released at constant pressure if 96.5 mL of 0.806 M silver (I) nitrate is
mixed with 59.6 mL of 0.887 M potassium chloride?
AgNO3(aq) + KCl(aq) AgCl(s) + KNO3(aq); H = 65.5 kJ
8.56 kJ
5.09 kJ
58.1 kJ
52.8 kJ
3.46 kJ

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4. A 1.59-g sample of solid silver reacted in excess chlorine gas to give a 2.11-g sample of
pure solid AgCl. The heat given off in this reaction was 1.87 kJ at constant pressure.
Given this information, what is the enthalpy of formation of AgCl(s)?
1.87 kJ/mol
127 kJ/mol
127 kJ/mol
63.5 kJ/mol
1.87 kJ/mol

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5. A 170.0-g sample of metal at 88.0C is added to 170.0 g of H2O(l) at 26.0C in an

insulated container. The temperature rises to 28.9C. Neglecting the heat capacity of
the container, what is the specific heat of the metal? The specific heat of H2O(l) is 4.18
J/(g C).
0.204 J/(g C)
0.204 J/(g C)
85.6 J/(g C)
4.18 J/(g C)
20.5 J/(g C)

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B)
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6. Given:
Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g); H = 26.8 kJ
FeO(s) + CO(g) Fe(s) + CO2(g); H = 16.5 kJ
determine H for the following thermochemical equation.
Fe2O3(s) + CO(g) 2FeO(s) + CO2(g)
6.2 kJ
10.3 kJ
10.3 kJ
22.7 kJ
43.3 kJ

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7. What is H for the following phase change?

NaCl(s) NaCl(l)
Substance
Hf (kJ/mol)
NaCl(s)
411.12
NaCl(l)
385.92
25.20 kJ
25.20 kJ
797.04 kJ
0 kJ
797.04 kJ

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8. What is the standard enthalpy of formation of liquid n-butanol, CH3CH2CH2CH2OH?

CH3CH2CH2CH2OH(l) + 6O2(g) 4CO2(g) + 5H2O(l); H = 2675 kJ
Substance
Hf (kJ/mol)
CO2(g)
393.5
H2O(l)
285.8
1996 kJ
3355 kJ
+3355 kJ
+328 kJ
328 kJ

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9. What is the standard enthalpy change for the combustion of liquid cyclopentane, C5H10?
2C5H10(l) + 15O2(g) 10CO2(g) + 10H2O(l)
Substance
Hf (kJ/mol)
C5H10(l)
105.6
CO2(g)
393.5
H2O(l)
285.8
+784.9 kJ
6581.8 kJ
+573.7 kJ
573.7 kJ
784.9 kJ

10. What is the standard enthalpy change for the following reaction?
N2H4(l) + 2NO2(g) 2N2O(g) + 2H2O(l)
Substance
Hf (kJ/mol)
N2H4(l)
+50.6
NO2(g)
+33.1
N2O(g)
+82.1
H2O(l)
285.8
A) +119.7 kJ
B) 119.7 kJ
C) 290.6 kJ
D) +290.6 kJ
E) 524.2 kJ

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11. What is the wavelength of a photon having a frequency of 48.2 THz? (1 THz = 1015 Hz,
c = 3.00 m/s, h = 6.63 10-34 J s)
A) 3.20 1023 nm
B) 6.22 nm
C) 6.22 1015 nm
D) 0.161 nm
E) 9.59 1015 nm
12. What is the energy of a photon of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 846.5
nm? (c = 3.00 m/s, h = 6.63 10-34 J s)
A) 1.87 1039 J
B) 3.54 1014 J
C) 2.35 1019 J
D) 5.60 1040 J
E) 2.35 1028 J
13. What is the wavelength of light emitted when the electron in a hydrogen atom
undergoes a transition from level n = 7 to level n = 4? (c = 3.00 m/s, h = 6.63
10-34 J s), RH = 2.179 10-18 J)
A) 9.17 1020 m
B) 1.38 1014 m
C) 3.06 1028 m
D) 2.17 106 m
E) 4.61 105 m
14. What is the wavelength of an electron traveling at 9.04% of the speed of light? (me =
9.109 10-31 kg, c = 3.00 m/s, h = 6.63 10-34 J s)
A) 3.73 1010 m
B) 2.68 1013 m
C) 2.68 1011 m
D) 3.73 1012 m
E) 2.43 1012 m
15. If the x-component of the velocity of an electron can be measured only to a precision of
4.5 102 m/s, what is the minimum uncertainty of the position of the electron in the xdirection? (me = 9.109 10-31 kg, c = 3.00 m/s, h = 6.63 10-34 J s)
A) 8.5 1032 m
B) 1.3 103 m
C) 2.2 101 m
D) 1.2 1033 m
E) 7.8 102 m

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16. A possible value of the magnetic quantum number ml for a 5p electron is

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5.
3.
6.
4.

17. Which of the following sets of quantum numbers (n, l, ml, ms) is not permissible?
A) 3 1 0 -
B) 1 0 0 +
C) 2 1 0 +
D) 2 2 1 +
E) 4 2 -1 -

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18. What is the ground-state electron configuration of terbium (Tb)?

1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f95s25p66s2
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f145s25p3
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p65d96s2
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d94f105s25p66s2
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d105s25p65d106s1

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19. Fe has __________ that is(are) unpaired in its d orbitals.

2 electrons
3 electrons
4 electrons
1 electron
none of these
20. Which of the following orbital diagrams represent(s) a paramagnetic atom?

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B)
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1s

2s

1.

2p

2.

3.

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

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