Chemistry 104-3

Professor Burstyn
Practice Exam III-A

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INSTRUCTIONS
1. This exam consists of 9 pages of problems, 2 pages of helpful information and a periodic
table. If a page is missing, raise your hand and notify a proctor immediately.
2. PRINT your name NOW in the spaces at the top of ALL pages. SIGN the honor code.
3. Part A is worth 30 points. Part B is worth 51 points. Part C is worth 19 points.
4. The exam should be easy to complete in 75 minutes. Check your work after completing the
exam. Please show all your work and be certain that all your explanations are given as
complete sentences.
5. On the grading chart at the bottom of this page, CIRCLE the numbers of the questions
you would like to be graded for parts A, B and C. Check that you have circled the correct
number of questions for parts A (2), B (3) and C (1).
Honor Code: By the definition of academic integrity, the exam I am handing in is solely my own
work and truthfully represents work I have done.
Signature

Part A

Part B

Part C
TOTAL

/15 pts.

/15 pts.

/15 pts.

/17 pts.

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/17 pts.

/19 pts.

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/100 pts.

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PART A. (30 points) BASIC QUESTIONS. Answer TWO of the following three questions.
Write your answer in the space provided. SHOW YOUR WORK AND WRITE EXPLANATIONS
IN FULL SENTENCES.
1.

(15 points, 3 points each) CIRCLE the answer that meets the criterion given.
a) A Bronsted base:
Fe2+

HF

CN

H2SO4

NH3

NH4

b) The conjugate acid of NH3:

NH2

NH2

c) An amphiprotic substance:
H2SO4

HPO4

NH4

CH3COOH

d) A solution with a pH of 3.3 is:

basic

neutral

acidic

a buffer

NaBr

NaOH

Na3PO4

e) The strongest base:

NaCl

2.

(15 points) Answer the following questions about the reaction below.
C2H4 (g) + O2 (g) C2H4O (g)
Hf
kJ/mol
O2 (g)
0
C2H4 (g)
52
C2H4O (g) 53

S
J/mol K
205
219
242

Gf
kJ/mol
0
68
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a) (6 points) Calculate S for this reaction from the standard entropies given.

b) (9 points) Use your result and the data to calculate G for this reaction at 415C.

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3.

(15 points, 3 points each) For each of the reactions below, predict whether the
entropy change will be positive or negative and BRIEFLY EXPLAIN your
prediction.
a) CH3OH(l) CO(g) + 2 H2(g)

b) Br2(l) + H2(g) 2 HBr(g)

c) Ag+(aq) + I-(aq) AgI(s)

d) N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)

e) 2 CO(g) + O2(g) 2 CO2(g)

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Part B (51 points) COMPETENCY QUESTIONS Answer THREE of the following four
questions in the space provided. SHOW YOUR WORK AND WRITE EXPLANATIONS IN FULL
SENTENCES.
4.

(17 points) Copper is found as Cu2S in the mineral chalcocite. The reaction for the
release of Cu metal from chalcocite is shown below.
Cu2S(s) 2 Cu(s) + S(s, rhombic) G = +86.2 kJ
a) (4 points) Can this reaction be used to produce Cu metal? Why or why not?

b) (4 points) To extract Cu from chalcocite, the ore is heated in the presence of oxygen.
The products of the process are SO2(g) and Cu(s). Write reactions showing that this
process is the sum of the reaction above and the reaction whose free energy is the
standard molar Gibbs free energy of formation of SO2(g).

c) (4 points) The standard molar Gibbs free energy of formation for SO2(g) is 300.194
kJ. Calculate the Gibbs free energy change for the reaction that occurs when chalcocite
is heated in the presence of oxygen.

d) (5 points) Why is this a good method for isolating Cu from the ore?

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5.

(17 points) In the lab you titrate 25.0 mL of formic acid (HCOOH) with 0.516 M
sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The Ka of formic acid is 1.8 x 10-4.
a) (6 points) It took 21.2 mL of NaOH to reach the endpoint of the titration. What was the
original concentration of formic acid?

b) (4 points) List all the species present at the endpoint of this titration.

C. (4 points) What is the solution pH at the endpoint of this titration?

d) (3 points) Which of the following indicators would be suitable for this titration? Explain
your reasoning.
Bromocrescol green Ka = 2.1 x 10-5
Phenolphthalein
Ka = 4.0 x 10-10
Bromoscrescol purple Ka = 5.0 x 10-7
Alizarin yellow
Ka = 6.9 x 10-12

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6.

(17 points) Hydrogen for use in the Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis is
generated from natural gas by the following reaction.
CH4(g) + H2O(g) CO(g) + 3 H2(g)
a) Calculate G for this reaction at 25C.

b) Calculate Kp for this reaction at 25C.

c) Is this reaction product-favored under standard conditions? If not, at what

temperature will it become product-favored? Explain your reasoning.

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7.

(17 points) Answer the following about the acid base reactivity of dimethylamine.
a) (4 points) Draw a dot structure for dimethylamine, (CH3)2NH. Refer to your drawing
when you explain in a single sentence why dimethylamine reacts as a base.

b) (4 points) The Kb of dimethylamine is 5.9 x 10-4 at 25C. Write the reaction that
defines Kb.

c) (4 points) Write the concentration relationship equation that defines the Kb of

dimethylamine.

d) (5 points) Calculate the pH of a 0.54 M dimethylamine solution. Be sure to explain the

validity of any approximations that you make.

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Part C (19 points) MASTERY QUESTIONS Answer ONE of the following two questions in the
spaces provided. SHOW ALL YOUR WORK AND WRITE EXPLANATIONS IN
COMPLETE SENTENCES.
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(19 points) One step in the metabolism of glucose is the formation of fructose-1,6bisphosphate (bis means two) from fructose-6-phosphate via a condensation
reaction, shown below. Use the abbreviations F-1,6-P2, F-6-P to refer to these
compounds.

HPO 42- +

CH2OH
C O
HO C H
H C OH
H C OH
CH2OPO32-

CH2OPO32C O
+ H 2O
HO C H
H C OH
H C OH
CH2OPO32-

G = + 16.7 kJ/mol

a) (6 points) Write reactions to show how the process above can be coupled to the
hydrolysis of ATP to generate a product favored process. The free energy change for the
hydrolysis of one mole of ATP to give one mole of ADP, shown below, is 30.5 kJ/mol.
NH 2

NH 2
N

-O

O
O
O
P O P O P O
OOO-

N
H
H

N
N
-O

OH H

+ H 2O

O
O
P O P O
OO-

H
H

+ H 2PO 4-

OH H

b) (3 points) Calculate G for the coupled reaction.

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c) (10 points) The entropy change for the formation of F-1,6-P2 from F-6-P and HPO42- is
a very small positive number and can be considered a minimal contribution to the overall
reaction free energy. Given this fact, explain the positive free energy change for this
reaction in terms of bond enthalpies (bond energies). Potentially useful bond enthalpy
values are tabulated below. (Hint: G is largely determined by the enthalpies of the
bonds that change in the reaction.)
Average Bond
Enthalpy (kJ/mol)
467
336
264
340

Bonded atoms
O-H
C-O
C-P
P-O

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9.

(19 points) Answer the following four questions about preparing a buffer solution.
a) (3 points) For each acid or base below, write the formula of the conjugate base or
conjugate acid in the space given.
C6H5COOH (benzoic acid)

Ka = 6.3 x 10-5

SO32- (sulfite ion)

Kb = 1.6 x 10-7

C6H5NH2 (aniline)

Kb = 4.2 x 10-10

b) (4 points) Select the acid-base pair that is most appropriate for maintaining a pH ~ 4.
Explain your choice.

c) (6 points) For the acid-base pair you chose, assume that 0.20 mol of acid is added to
250. mL of water. To make a buffer of pH = 4, how many moles of the conjugate base
must be dissolved in the solution?

d) (6 points) Would the pH of the buffer in part c) change if 0.20 moles of acid were
added to the solution? Why or why not? Explain, amplifying your words with calculations
to support your arguments.

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