Chemistry for Engineers – Midterm Exam

INSTRUCTION. Shade the letter of the correct answer on the answer 18. If acetic acid has a molar mass of 60.052 g/mol, from the calculated
sheet provided. For consecutive items with only one question (e.g. 8–9), simplest formula in the previous numbers (16-17), what is the molecular
shade the same letter in each item for your answer. If the answer is not formula of acetic acid?
given in the choices, write your answer at the back. (1 pt. each) a) C2H2O b) C3H5O2 c) C2H4O2
A. STOICHIOMETRY
1. Which chemical species is the one that is consumed first in a chemical d) C3H4O3 e) None of the above
reaction?
a) Limiting reactant b) Excess reactant c) Percent yield 19–20. Methyl salicylate is a common "active ingredient" in liniments such
as Efficascent oilTM. It is known as oil of wintergreen. It is made up of
d) Theoretical yield e) Aliquot carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. When a sample of methyl salicylate
is burned in excess oxygen, 12.24 g of carbon dioxide and 2.505 g of water
2. Which of the following is the limiting reactant? are formed. What is the simplest formula for oil of wintergreen?
K2CO3(aq.) + 2HCl(aq.)  2 KCl(aq.) + H2O(l) + CO2(g) a) C7H10O b) C6H5O2 c) C3H5O2
K2CO3 = 1.0 mol HCl = 2.0 mol
d) C8H8O3 e) None of the above
a) K2CO3 b) HCl c) KCl
d) H2O e) None because both reactants are exhausted 21. The active ingredient in some antiperspirants is aluminum
simultaneously. chlorohydrate, Al2(OH)5Cl (MM = 174.45 g/mol). Analysis of a 2.000-g
sample of antiperspirant yields 0.334 g of aluminum. What percent (by
3. Which of the following is the limiting reactant? mass) of aluminum chlorohydrate is present in the antiperspirant?
K2CO3(aq.) + 2HCl(aq.)  2 KCl(aq.) + H2O(l) + CO2(g) (Assume that there are no other compounds containing aluminum in the
K2CO3 = 2.00 g, MM=138.2 g/mol HCl = 50.0 mL of 1.50 M solution antiperspirant).
a) K2CO3 b) HCl c) KCl a) 45.0% b) 36.0% c) 54.0%
d) H2O e) CO2 d) 78.9% e) 65.5%

4. How much grams of KCl (74.55 g/mol) is produced in the preceding 22. Which of the following compounds has the highest heat of
number (3)? combustion?
a) 7.81 g KCl b) 5.51 g KCl c) 0.00551 g KCl a) CH3CH2OH b) CH3(CH2)8CH2OH c) CH3(CH2)10CH2OH
d) 0.00781 g KCl e) HNO3 d) CH3COOH e) (CH3)2CH2OH

5. How many liters of CO2 are released by the reaction in the previous 23. Which of the following compounds has the lowest heat of combustion?
number (3) at STP? (At STP, 1 mol gas = 22.4 L) a) CH3CH2OH b) CH3(CH2)8CH2OH c) CH3(CH2)10CH2OH
a) 1.34 L b) 0.256 L c) 3.50 L d) CH3COOH e) (CH3)2CH2OH
d) 0.567 L e) 0.324 L
24. When 2.9 grams of butane gas, C4H10, are burned in excess oxygen,
For items 6-9, refer to the following problem: 143.85 kilojoules of heat are produced. Calculate the heat of combustion
When tin comes in contact with oxygen in the air, tiv(IV) oxide, SnO2, is of butane. [Clue: ΔΗ(combustion) = (qproduced)/moles]
formed. a) 2500 kJ/mol b) 2877 kJ/mol c) 3000 kJ/mol
Sn(s) + O2(g)  SnO2(s)
A piece of tin foil, 8.25 cm x 21.5 cm x 0.600 mm (d = 7.28 g/cm3), is d) 1566 kJ/mol e) 1876 kJ/mol
exposed to oxygen.
6–7. Assuming that all the tin has reacted, what is the mass of the oxidized 25. If 5.50 g of a certain fuel, having a molar mass of 55.0 g/mol, is burned
tin foil? and is able to raise the temperature of a 100 mL water (d = 1.0 g/mL) by
a) 88.5 g b) 12.4 g c) 45.7 g 2.5 °C, what is the heat of combustion of the said fuel?
[Clue: ΔΗ(combustion) = (Cswater*mwater*ΔT)/moles; Cswater=4.186 J/g*°C]
d) 50.5 g e) 98.4 g
a) 9570 J/mol b) 10465 J/mol c) 8500 J/mol
8–9. Air is about 21% oxygen by volume (d = 1.309 g/L at 25 °C, 1 atm). d) 6566 J/mol e) 8876 J/mol
How many liters of air are required to completely react with the tin foil?
a) 67 L b) 22.4 L c) 12 L 26. A 5.50-g of a certain fuel is burned, and is able to raise the
temperature of a 100 mL of water (d = 1.0 g/mL) by 4.5 °C; the heat of
d) 50 L e) 76 L combustion is calculated to be 13500 J/mol. What is the molar mass of the
fuel?
For items 10-13, refer to the following problem: a) 70 g/mol b) 25.0 g/mol c) 39.4 g/mol
When corn is allowed to ferment, the fructose in the corn is converted to
ethyl alcohol according to the following reaction d) 56.0 g/mol e) 86 g/mol
C6H12O6 (aq.)  2 C2H5OH (aq.) + 2CO2 (g)
27. How much increase in temperature of 100-mL of water (d= 1.0 g/mL)
10–11. What volume of ethyl alcohol (d = 0.789 g/mL) is produced from is resulted in burning 0.500 mol of a certain fuel, having a heat of
one pound (453.6 g) of fructose? combusion of 8500 J/mol?
a) 500 mL b) 294 mL c) 368 mL a) 15.0 °C b) 10.2 °C c) 5.6 °C
d) 340 mL e) 260 mL d) 7.5 °C e) 4.2 °C

12–13. Gasohol can be a mixture of 10 mL ethyl alcohol and 90 mL 28. Which of the following statement(s) are true?
gasoline. How many grams of fructose are required to produce the ethyl I. When gasoline, a compound that is composed of only C and H atoms, are
alcohol in one gallon (1 gallon = 3.785 L) of gasohol? completely combusted, they give off carbon monoxide and water.
a) 450 g b) 340 g c) 235 g II. More number of carbon atoms increases the heat of combustion.
III. Heat of combustion and molar mass of a compound has a direct
d) 580 g e) 360 g relationship.
IV. Compounds with higher heat of combustion will cause a greater
14–15. Nickel reacts with enough sulfur to form a sulfide. If 2.986 g of increase in the temperature of water, compared to the same amount of
nickel reacts with enough sulfur to form 5.433 g of nickel sulfide, what is compounds with lower heat of combustion.
the simplest formula of the sulfide? Name the sulfide. V. Compound A, with a 9500 J/mol heat of combustion, will cause a
a) NiS, Nickel (I) b) Ni2S3, Nickel (III) c) Ni2S3, Nickel (II) greater increase in the temperature of water, compared to Compound B,
sulfide sulfide sulfide with a 12000 J/mol heat of combustion.
d) NiS, Nickel (II) e) None of the above a) I, II b) II, III c) II, III, IV
sulfide d) III, IV, V e) IV, V
29. In the preceding number (28), which of the statement(s) are false?
B. Combustion and Elemental Analysis a) I b) II, III c) I, V
For items 16-18, refer to the following problem:
The compound that gives vinegar its sour taste is acetic acid, which d) III, IV, V e) IV, V
contains the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. When 5.00 g of
acetic acid are burned in air, 7.33 g CO2 and 3.00 g of water are obtained. 30. What are the by-products of combustion of gasoline inside an internal
16-17. What is the simplest formula of acetic acid? combustion engine?
a) CHO b) CH2O c) CH3O a) H2O(l), CO2(g) b) H2O(g), CO2(g) c) H2O(l), CO(g)
d) C3H4O3 e) None of the above d) H2O(g), CO(g) e) None of the above
 Chemistry for Engineers – Midterm Exam
C. Electrochemistry For items 42 to 45, refer to the given redox reactions:
I. Fe(s) + CuSO4(aq) → FeSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
31. What reactions involve the transfer of electrons from one reactant to II. Fe(s) + Cu2+(aq) → Fe2+(aq) + Cu(s)
another? III. 2Ca(s) + O2(g) → 2CaO(s)
a) Combustion b) Acid-base reaction c) Redox reaction IV. 2Na(s) + Cl2(g) → 2NaCl(s)
V. 2K(s) + 2H+(aq) → 2K+(aq) + H2(g)
d) Double- e) Polymerization
replacement reaction reaction 42. In reactions I and II; how much electrons did Fe(s) gain/lose?
a) 2 e– gained b) 2 e– lost c) 1 e– gained
32. Losing electrons is a process called __?
d) 1 e– lost e) 3 e– lost
a) Reduction b) Oxidation c) Redox reaction
d) Combustion e) Polymerization 43. In reactions I and II; which species gained electrons?
a) Fe b) Cu c) Fe2+
33. Gaining electrons is a process called __?
d) Cu2+ e) SO42-
a) Reduction b) Oxidation c) Redox reaction
d) Combustion e) Polymerization 44. In reactions III and IV; which species lost electrons?
a) Ca(s) and Cl2(g) b) Ca(s) and Na(s) c) O2(g) and Cl2(g)
For items 34-40, refer to the given half-reactions:
d) Na(s) and O2(g) e) CaO(s) and NaCl(s)

45. In reactions IV and V; which species gained electrons?

a) K(s) and Cl2(g) b) K(s) and Na(s) c) H+(aq) and Cl2(g)
d) Na(s) and H+(aq) e) NaCl(s) and K+(aq)

For items 46-50, refer to the following figure:

34. Which of the following is a stronger oxidizing agent compared to H+?

a) Li+ b) H2O2 c) Pb2+
d) Na+ e) Zn2+

35. Which of the following is a strongest reducing agent?

a) Li b) H2O c) Sn2+
d) Na e) Zn

36. Which of the following is the most easily oxidized?

a) Al b) Cu c) Zn 46. Based on the standard reduction potential given in the figure for items
d) Fe e) Au 34-40, determine which species is oxidized [Ox] and which species is
reduced [Red].
37. Which of the following is the least easily oxidized? a) Ox: Cu2+, Red: Ag b) Ox: Ag+, Red: Cu c) Ox: Cu2+, Red: NO3–
a) Ag b) H2O c) Zn d) Ox: Na+, Red: Ag e) Ox: Na+, Red: NO3–
d) Fe e) Cu
47. How should the cell notation be written?
38. Which of the following will easily reduce Al 3+ to Al? a) Cu/Cu(NO3)2 (1 M)// AgNO3 (1 M)/Ag
a) Na b) Li c) H2 b) Ag/ AgNO3 (1 M)// Cu(NO3)2 (1 M)/Cu
d) OH– e) Cd c) Cu/ AgNO3 (1 M) // Cu(NO3)2 (1 M)/Ag
d) Cu(NO3)2 (1 M)/Cu//Ag/ AgNO3 (1 M)
39. Which of the following will easily oxidize H2 to H+? e) Ag/AgNO3 (1 M)//NaNO3 (1 M)/Na
a) Cl2 b) Li c) Fe2+
d) OH– e) O2 48. What is the standard electrode potential of the cell?
a) –0.46 V b) 1.14 V c) –1.14 V
40. Which of the following will easily oxidize I – to I2? d) 0.50 V e) 0.46 V
a) H2O2 b) Li c) Fe2+
d) OH– e) Cu2+ 49–50. What if the concentration of the AgNO3 solution is 5.00 M, what is
the resulting potential difference of the cell?
41. Which of the following metals tend to be least oxidized and is best for a) –0.46 V b) 1.14 V c) –1.14 V
use as jewelry? d) 0.50 V e) 0.46 V
a) Ag b) Li c) Au
d) Cu e) Pt
Bonus question: Write your solution at the back of your paper.
If the said galvanic cell has both Ag electrode and AgNO3 solution on
either side, but the difference is that the concentration of AgNO 3 in the
cathode is 5.0 M but in the anode is 0.10 M. What is the potential
difference of the concentration cell? (3 pts.)