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Lab Quiz
Questions
 Experiment 1 How Much Acetic Acid is in Vinegar?

1. Which, if any, GHS symbols should appear on a bottle of the Phenolphthalein pH indicator
solution?

2. Explain why students are permitted to wear safety glasses for todays experiment instead of
the indirect vented chemical splash googles.

3. If you miss a lab when a report sheet is due: (circle ALL correct answers)
i. You have 48 hours to submit an electronic copy after which late penalties will
begin to accrue
ii. You have 1 week to submit the hard copy after which late penalties will begin to
accrue
iii. You do not need to notify the lab manager the day of your absence if you have a
medical note
iv. Weekends count as two days (no exceptions)

4. What is the active chemical component of vinegar that you will be analyzing in todays
experiment?

What are the hazards that are associated with this chemical?
5. When it comes to personal protective equipment students must (circle ALL correct answers)
marks will be deducted for incorrect answers:
i. Wear them at all times while in the laboratory
ii. Wear them only when working with chemicals
iii. Can remove them while in lab if they have finished their work
iv. Can only remove them after they have left the lab

6. What volume of 0.1150 M HNO3 is required to titrate 25.0 mL of 0.050 M Ba(OH)2?

Molar Masses: H = 1.008 g/mol, N = 14.00 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol, Ba = 137.3 g/mol

8. Which of the following would not be considered Safe Laboratory Practises?

Circle all correct answers but be aware that marks will be deducted for incorrect answers:
i. Leaving the lab without washing your hands
ii. Chewing gum
iii. Wearing safety glasses when working with corrosive liquids
iv. Rolling up the sleeves of your lab coat
v. Adding acid to water
vi. Wearing closed toe shoes

9. If the density of vinegar is The density of pure acetic acid is 1.049 g/mL. Convert this to
mol/L.
H = 1.01 g/mol, C = 12.01 g/mol, O = 16.00 g/mol
 Experiment 2 Determination of the Molecular Weight of an Unknown Acid

1. Why is it necessary to use a volumetric flask when making up your unknown acid solution?

2. Why should you never invert a volumetric flask until you have finished filling the solvent to the
calibration mark line?

3. Which, if any, GHS symbols should appear on a bottle of Ascorbic Acid?

4. Is it necessary to use the analytical balance when weighing out your unknown acid sample?
Why?

5. An experiment calls for 0.0353 g of KOH. How many milliliters of 0.0176 M KOH is required?
Molar Masses: K = 39.1 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol, H = 1.00 g/mol
6. Which, if any, GHS symbols should appear on a bottle of Potassium Hydrogen Phthalate?

7. A flask contains 25.00 mL of an unknown Monoprotic Acid solution. If it took an average of

18.68 mL of 0.0977 M Ca(OH)2 to reach the end point of the titration, what is the
concentration of the acid in the flask?
 Experiment # 3 Hesss Law

1. Why do we need to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter?

2. What chemical reaction will you be using to determine the heat capacity of the calorimeter?

3. After completing Part 1 you can pour the contents of your calorimeter down the drain. Why you
are NOT allowed to do this for Parts 2 and 3? Be specific.

4. Why are we taking advantage of Hesss law to determine the heat of formation of Ammonium
Chloride?
5. A 10.0 g sample of acetic acid was burned in a calorimeter and the temperature rose by 11oC.
The heat capacity of the calorimeter and its contents is 15.5 kJ/oC. What was the enthalpy
change for this reaction?
C2H4O2(l) + O2(g)
2CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

6. Why is it important to accurately measure out the limiting reactant for each of the three
reactions you will be observing today?

7. What is H for this reaction? Show all of your work, including any formula manipulations

C2H4(g) + H2(g)
C2H6(g)

Use the following data:

C2H4(g) + 3O2(g)
2CO2(g) +2H2O(l) H = -1401 kJ

C2H6(g) + 7/2O2(g)
2CO2(g) + 3H2O(l) H = -1550 kJ
H2(g) + 1/2O2(g)
H2O(l) H = 286 kJ

8. Burning a 0.548 g sample of C5H10O5 (s) in a calorimeter caused the temperature to rise by 0.5
o
C. The heat capacity of the calorimeter and its contents is 15.8 kJ/oC. What is the molar
enthalpy of combustion for C5H10O5 (s).
 C5H10O5(s) + O2(g)
5 CO2(g) + 5 H2O(l)

Molar Masses: H = 1.01 g/mol, C = 12.01 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol

9. When 15.3 g of sodium nitrate, NaNO3, was dissolved in water in a calorimeter, the temperature
fell from 25.0 C to 21.5 C. If the sum of the heat capacity of the solution and the calorimeter is
1071 J/C, what is the Enthalpy Change of the reaction?

Molar Masses: Na = 22.99 g/mol, N = 14.01 g/mol, O = 16.0 g/mol

a. What is the Molar Enthalpy change of the above reaction?

 Experiment # 4 Spectrophotometric Determination of Glucose Content

1. Convert 38% Transmittance to Absorbance.

2. If your stock solution of Potassium Ferricyanide also contains Sodium Carbonate, which of the
GHS pictogram(s), in the table below should appear on the stock bottle? Circle all appropriate
pictogram(s).

3. What is the correct scientific name for the test tube cell that is placed into the sample of holder
of the spectrophotometer?

a. Why is it important that it be placed in the exact same position in the

spectrophotometer for each measurement?
4. Fill in the boxes which depict the general schematic of a spectrophotometer:

5. Glucose does not absorb light in the visible region and your Spec 20 only uses visible light. How
will you determine the concentration of glucose in your samples today?

6. As the concentration of glucose increases, how will it impact the absorbance of the solution?
Explain your reasoning. Explain your reasoning.

7. Why is it important to ensure that the cuvette is placed in the cuvette holder in the same
position for each measurement?

8. 5 mL of a sample containing an unknown amount of glucose was pipetted into a 100.0 ml

Volumetric Flask and diluted to the mark with distilled water. A 2.00 ml aliquot of this solution
was transferred to a second 100.0 ml Volumetric Flask along with 4.00 mL of ferricyanide and
diluted to the mark with distilled water. Spectrophotometric analysis (of the solution with the
ferricyanide) determined the concentration of glucose to be 7.19 x 10-5 M. What was the
original concentration of glucose in the original sample?
 Experiment # 5 Determining the Neutralizing Power of Antacids

1. A student added 75 mL of HCl to their antacid tablet. After dissolving the tablet the student
added a few drops of Phenolphthalein indicator and the solution turns pink. What does this
mean? Specifically what does it say about the pH of the solution and what should the
student do before moving on to the next part of the Experiment?

2. Is it a concern if your tablet does not completely dissolve? Explain Why or why not?

3. What is the name of the indicator you will be using to determine the endpoint of your
titration?

(a) What are the hazards that are associated with this chemical?

(b) What color change will signify the end point of todays experiment?

4. Why is it necessary to heat the antacid solution?

5. What is a back titration?

Why are using this method in todays experiment rather than titrating our antacid solution
with standardized HCl?

6. What volume of 0.0200M calcium hydroxide is required to completely neutralize 35.00 mL

of 0.0500M nitric acid?

7. After a student completed titration their sample they poured the contents of the flask down
the drain. Should the TA deduct safety marks? Explain why or why not?

8. Why is it important to periodically rinse the inner walls of your flask during your titration?