Fall 2007 Name:

Test #3

CHEM 221

Multiple choice. Circle the best answer. (3 points each)

1. Who proved the wave nature of light, based on the observation of

constructive and destructive interference?
a. Albert Einstein
b. Thomas Young
c. Niels Bohr
d. Max Planck

2. Which of the following is Planck’s constant?

a. 2.998 x 108
b. 3.626 x 1034
c. 6.022 x 1023
d. 6.626 x 10-34

3. With which analytical technique can you measure multiple elements at

the same time?
a. Atomic absorption spectroscopy
b. UV-Vis spectrophotometry
c. Atomic emission spectroscopy
d. IR spectroscopy

4. Which type of radiation has the highest energy?

a. UV b. IR c. Microwave d. X-ray

5. Which of the following is a common reference electrode?

a. pH electrode
b. Pt electrode
c. Saturated calomel electrode
d. Ion selective electrode

6. Which of the following is not a good material for an indicator

electrode?
a. Fe b. Au c. Pt d. Glassy carbon

7. Which molecular electron transition requires the most energy?

a. σ → σ *
b. π → π*
c. n → π*
d. n → σ*
 8. Which of the following types of radiation will cause the bonds of a
molecule to vibrate?
a. Ultraviolet
b. Infrared
c. Fluorescence
d. Microwaves

9. Which of the following is the weakest intermolecular force?

a. Hydrogen bonding
b. Dipole-Dipole
c. Dipole-Induced dipole
d. Induced dipole-Induced dipole

10. Which of the following would not be a mobile phase for reversed
phase liquid chromatography?
a. Water
b. Acetonitrile
c. Methanol
d. Hexane

Short answer. Answer the following questions. (5 points each)

11. What do intermolecular forces have to do with chromatography?

12. Explain why anthracene is a fluorescent molecule.

13. What is the difference between fluorescence and

chemiluminescence?

14. Why does an absorbance spectrum (from 200nm – 700nm) of

hydrogen look different from a spectrum of aspirin? Explain the
difference.
Problems. Answer the following questions, showing all work and using
appropriate significant figures.

15. Balance the following oxidation-reduction reactions. (20 pts)

ClO3- + Cl- → Cl2 + ClO2 (in acidic solution)

Mn2+ + H2O2 → MnO2 + H2O (in basic solution)

 16. Consider the following HPLC chromatogram, which was made using a
C18 column that was 25.0 cm long.

Peak 1

Peak 2

h = 0.51 AU

W1/2 = 2.9 s
W1/2 = 3.2 s h = 0.39 AU

tr = 5.0 min tr = 15.0 min

a. Find the number of theoretical plates for each peak. (5 pts)

b. Find the plate height for each peak. (5 pts.)

c. Calculate the resolution between the two peaks. (5 pts.)

 17. Consider the following line diagram: (5 pts.)

Fe(s)  Fe2+(aq)  Cu2+(aq)  Cu(s)

Here are the standard potential voltages for the half-reactions.

Cu2+(aq) + 2e- → Cu(s) E° = 0.34 V

Fe2+ (aq) + 2e- → Fe(s) E° = -0.44 V

a. What is the cathode and what is the anode? (5 pts.)

b. What is being oxidized?

What is being reduced? (5 pts)

c. Calculate the cell voltage (E). (5 pts.)

Extra credit (+5) Explain why an LC-MS requires more technology and expertise
to operate than a GC-MS.