MIPMalgapo (Chem 17 X2)

Long Quiz 2
Due: May 4, 2012 1 PM, Room 1318
I.

Multiple Choice (34 pts)

1. Which of the following does not describe Keqs?

A.) Keq = e^(-G/RT)
B.) Keq = kf/kr
C.) Keq = [products]yeq/[reactants]xeq
D.) Keq does not vary with temperature.
2. Which of the following will happen to the Q of the
reaction Fe3+ + 4Cl = FeCl4 if AgNO3 is added?
A.) It will increase
B.) It will decrease
C.) It will remain the same
D.) The effect on Q cannot be determined
3. Which of the following will remain the same when
the concentration of the blood-red colored
[Fe(SCN)]2+ is increased? There can be more than one
answer.
A.) Molar Absorptivity
B.) max
C.) Path Length
D.) Absorbance
4. Which of the following limitations of the Beers Law
is accounted for by the value of the y-intercept during
calibration?
A.) Real deviation
B.) Chemical deviation
C.) Instrumental deviation
D.) Human error
5. Which of the following will happen to the measured
absorbance if the experimenter held the cuvette at its
lower transparent side and neglected to wipe it with
tissue paper.
A.) It will increase
B.) It will decrease
C.) It will remain the same
D.) The effect cannot be determined
6. Which of the following is true for a sample of pure
water at 80C. (Kw at 80C is 5.47x10-14)
A.) Its pH is equal to 7.00
B.) Its pOH is equal to 6.63
C.) It is acidic
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D.) It is basic
7. Which of the following will happen to the percent
ionization of HNO3 if it is diluted with water?
A.) It will increase
B.) It will decrease
C.) It will remain the same
D.) The effect cannot be determined
8. Which of the following compounds has the highest
degree of ionization?
A.) acetic acid
B.) bromoacetic acid
C.) dibromoacetic acid
D.) tribromoacetic acid
9. Which of the following is the strongest acid that can
exist in liquid water?
A.) HNO3
B.) HCl
C.) H3O+
D.) H2SO4 (1st ionization)
10. Which of the following will have the lowest pKa?
A.) Al(H2O)62+
B.) Mn(H2O)62+
C.) Mn(H2O)63+
11. Which of the following buffer components should
be chosen to prepare a buffer of pH 7.00.
A.) H2CO3/ NaHCO3 (Ka1 = 4.2x10-7)
B.) NaH2PO4/Na2HPO4 (Kb2 = 1.61x10-7)
C.) HCOOH/Na(HCOO) (Ka = 1.8x10-4)
D.) NH3/NH4Cl (Kb = 1.8x10-5)
12. A 50.00 mL of 0.0500 M H3PO4 is titrated with
0.050 M NaOH. What is the volume of the base added
when the pH of the solution is equal to pKa2?
A.) 25.0 mL
B.) 50.0 mL
C.) 75.0 mL
D.) 100.0 mL

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13. Which of the following will happen to the molar
solubility of Ca(OH)2 if it was suspended in 0.50 M
MgSO4 instead of 0.50 M KCl?
A.) It will increase
B.) It will decrease
C.) It will remain the same
D.) The effect cannot be determined
14. When a saturated solution of NaCl is mixed with
ethanol, the amount of solid NaCl _______.
A.) Increases due to the decrease in the dielectric
constant of the solution
B.) Decreases since ethanol enhances the solubility of
NaCl in water
C.) Remains the same since ethanol is also polar like
water and thus wouldnt affect the polarity of the
solution
D.) Remains the same since ethanol wouldnt mix with
water

15. Which of the following should be added to

Cu(OH)2(s) so that its amount will increase?
A.) H2C2O4
B.) Zn
C.) Na3PO4
D.) NH3
16. Which of the following will happen to the
calculated ionic strength of a solution of Ca(OH)2 in
0.01 M KCl if the Ca(OH)2 precipitate was not washed
with water before it was suspended?
A.) It will increase
B.) It will decrease
C.) It will remain the same
D.) The effect cannot be determined
17. What is the Ksp of AgBr given that the reaction
AgBr(s) + 2CN(aq) = Ag(CN)2(aq) + Br(aq) has a
Keq=5.0x108 and that the Kf of Ag(CN)2 is 1.0x1021.
A.) 5.0 x 10-5
B.) 2.0 x 10-12
C.) 5.0 x 10-13
D.) 2.5 x 10-13

II. Problem Solving

1. In the reaction 2 SO2(g) + O2(g) = 2 SO3(g), 0.500 mol SO2, 0.200 mol O2, and 0.600 mol SO3 are introduced
simultaneously into a 2.00 L vessel at 1000 K.
a. To which direction does the reaction proceed (to the left or to the right)? Support your answer with
calculations. No calculations, no point.
b. If Kc = 280, calculate the equilibrium concentrations in terms of molarity of all the species present.
c. What is Kp at 1000K?
d. What is the effect of the following parameters on the directionality of the equilibrium (to the right, to
the left, or no shift)
i. Adding more O2.
ii. Transferring the system into a 4.00 L vessel.
iii. Adding an appropriate catalyst.
2. Consider the titration of 10.0 mL 0.20 M Na2CO3 against 0.1 M HCl.
a. Which is the analyte? Titrant?
b. Write the stepwise titration reaction and label all the CO3 containing species based on how you
should calculate their pH (i.e. weak acid, neutral salt, etc.)
c. Calculate the volume of titrant needed to completely neutralize the analyte.
d. Calculate the pH of the solution after addition of the following volumes of titrant.
i. 0.00 mL
ii. 10.00 mL
iii. 20.00 mL
iv. 40.00 mL
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3. Consider a 1.00 L solution containing 0.05 moles of each of the ions Ag+, Mg2+, Mn2+ and Fe3+. To this
solution, sodium hydroxide was slowly added. Assume there is negligible volume change after each addition.
Solid
AgOH
Mg(OH)2
Mn(OH)2
Fe(OH)3
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Ksp
2.00x10-8
2.00x10-11
1.90 x 10-13
4.00x10-38

Calculate the amount (in molarity) of NaOH needed to precipitate each metal cation.
Calculate the solubility of each metal hydroxide.
Predict the order of precipitation. Explain in one sentence using at most ten words including articles.
At what pH value will the first cation start to precipitate?
When the second cation starts to precipitate, what concentration (in molarity) of the second first
remains in solution?

4. The calibration data in the spectrophotometric determination of Keq of the reaction Fe3+ + SCN = Fe(SCN)2+
is given below.
[Fe(SCN) 2+] eq
0.00004
0.00008
0.00012
0.00016

A
0.108
0.182
0.260
0.333

a. Write the equation of the line for the calibration.

b. Calculate the molar extinction coefficient with the correct unit.
c. An unknown solution was prepared by mixing 5.00 mL of 0.002 M FeCl3, 2.00 mL 0.002 M KSCN, and
3.00 mL 0.1 M HCl. The absorbance was found to be 0.188. Calculate the experimental Keq for the
reaction.
5. A student was assigned to prepare a 250 mL of 0.7 M buffer with a pH of 6.00 using only the available
reagents in the lab.

Citric Acid (H3A) Structure

Reagents available in the lab:
Solid NaOH (MW: 40 g/mol), 2 M HCl
2 M Citric Acid H3A (Ka1 = 7.4 x 10-3, Ka2 = 1.7 x 10-5 and Ka3 = 7.4 x 10-7)
a. What should be the buffer components such that the pH is 6.00?
b. Describe the preparation of the buffer by indicating the amounts of reagents (in g or in mL) that
you should mix to generate the desired pH.

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