CHEMISTRY 1127 EXAM II October 23, 2009

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I. (77 points)

A. (15 points) In each of the following questions, PRINT in capital letters on the blank at the
left of that choice which is the best answer.
________1. When solutions of potassium carbonate and calcium nitrate are mixed, a
precipitate forms. The spectator ions in this reaction are
A. K+ and CO32- B. Ca2+ and NO3-
C. Ca2+ and CO32- D. K+ and NO3-

________2. Triethylamine has the condensed formula, (C2H5)3N. After the reaction of an
equal number of moles of triethylamine and hydrochloric acid, what species
are in solution
A. (C2H5)3N, (C2H5)3NH+, and HCl B. (C2H5)3N, Cl-, and H+
C. (C2H5)3N, (C2H5)3NH+, and OH- D. (C2H5)3NH+, and Cl-

________3. One liter of 0.1 M solution of FeCl3 contains

A. 0.1 moles of Fe3+ ions and 0.3 moles of Cl- ions.

B. 0.1 moles of Fe3+ ions and 0.1 moles of Cl- ions.
C. 0.07 moles of Fe3+ ions and 0.03 moles of Cl- ions.
D. 0.1 moles of FeCl3, 0.07 moles of Fe3+ ions and 0.03 moles of Cl- ions.
E. None of the above
________4. To prepare one liter of 0.1000 M solution of KMnO4 (MM = 158.0 g/mole),
one can
A. Dilute 200.0 mL of 0.5000 M solution to 1.000 L.
B. Add enough water to 15.80 g of KMnO4 to make 1.000 L.
C. Add 7.90 g of KMnO4 to make 1.000 L of a 0.5000 M solution of
KMnO4.
D. Do (A) or (B)
E. Do (A), (B) or (C)

________5. Which of the following compound do not dissolve in water?

A. AgNO3 B. Ag2CO3
C. Fe(NO3)2 D. Fe(NO3)3

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B. (10 points). The mass percent of acetic acid, HC2H3O2 (MM = 60.00 g/mole), in vinegar
is determined by titration with KOH according to the following equation.

HC2H3O2 (aq) + OH- (aq) Æ C2H3O2- (aq) + H2O

50.00 grams of vinegar require 32.5 mL of 1.250 M KOH. What is the mass percent of
acetic acid in vinegar?

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C. (10 points). Consider strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)2. When aluminum nitrate Al(NO3)3
reacts with strontium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide precipitates.
1. Write a balanced net ionic equation using smallest whole number coefficients for
the reaction. Don’t forget the physical states of both reactants and products.

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2. Twenty five mL 0.6500 M Sr(OH)2 are added to an excess of aluminum nitrate.
a. How many moles of OH- ion are added?

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b. How many grams of aluminum hydroxide (MM = 78.00 g/mol) are formed as a
precipitate? (assume 100% yield)

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D. (10 points) What volume (in milliliters) of 0.185 M MgCl2 must be added to 235 mL of
0.206 M KCl to produce a solution with a final concentration of 0.250 M Cl-? (assume
volumes are additive)

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E. (8 points) Consider the unbalanced equation for a redox reaction in acidic solution:
As2O3(s) + MnO4-(aq) Æ H3AsO4(aq) + Mn2+(aq)
Write a balanced oxidation and reduction reaction to answer the following questions. (use
smallest whole numbers). The balanced equation will not be graded.

1. What element is being oxidized? _______________

2. What element is being reduced? _______________
3. What is the oxidizing agent? _______________
4. How many moles of electrons are exchanged
in the balanced overall redox equation. _______________
F. (6 points) The following represents a reaction that occurs in aqueous base. Break it
down into balanced oxidation and reduction half equations. (use smallest whole number
coefficients)
N2H4(aq) + CO32-(aq) Æ N2(g) + CO(g)
balanced oxidation half equation:

balanced reduction half equation:

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G. (8 points) Potassium dichromate in acidic solution is used to titrate a solution of iron (II)
ions, with which it reacts according to
Cr2O72-(aq) + 6Fe2+(aq) + 14H+(aq) Æ 2Cr3+(aq) + 6Fe3+(aq) + 7H2O (l)
A potassium dichromate solution is prepared by dissolving 5.134 g of K2Cr2O7 (MM =
294.18 g/mol) in water diluting to a total volume of 1.000 L. A total of 34.26 mL of this
solution is required to reach the end point in a titration of 500.0 mL sample containing
Fe2+(aq). What is the concentration of Fe2+(aq) in the original solution?

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H. (10 points) Hydrogen gas bubbled into a solution of barium hydroxide, Ba(OH)2, that has
sulfur in it. The balanced equation for the reaction that takes place is
H2(g) + 2OH-(aq) + S(s) Æ S2-(aq) + 2H2O
The sulfide ion resulting from the reduction of sulfur is precipitated as Ag2S. When the
sample of sulfur is treated as described above 23.2 g of Ag2S (MM = 247.81 g/mol) is
obtained. What volume of 0.349 M barium hydroxide is needed?

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II. (42 points)

A. (12 points) In each of the following questions, PRINT in capital letters on the blank at the
left of that choice which is the best answer.
________1. 0.588 mol sample of Xe gas is confined in a 13.7 liter container at 10.2 oC.
If the temperature of the gas sample is raised to 34.1 oC holding the volume
constant, the average molecular speed will

A. decrease B. remain the same

C. increase D. not enough information to answer the question

________2. A 0.591 mol sample of Ne gas is confined in a 14.3 liter container at 21.2oC.
If 0.591 mol of Ar is substituted for the 0.591 mol of Ne, holding the volume
and temperature constant, the average kinetic energy will
A. not enough information to answer the question B. remain the same
C. decrease D. increase

________3. 1.39 mol sample of Kr gas is confined in a 32.8 liter container at 14.8 oC. If
the amount of gas is increased to 2.09 mol, holding the volume and
temperature constant, the pressure will increase because:
A. With more molecules in the container, the molecules have higher
average speeds.
B. With higher average speeds, on average the molecules hit the walls of
the container with more force.
C. As the number of molecule-wall collisions increases, the force per
collision decreases.
D. With more molecules per unit volume, the molecules hit the walls of the
container more often.
E. None of the above

________4. Which of the following gas samples would have the largest volume, if all
samples are at the same temperature and pressure?

A. 8 x 1023 molecules of H2 B. 0.107 moles CH4

C. 83.8 grams of Kr D. they would all have the same volume

B. (2 points) Fill in the blank with the correct value

________1. standard pressure =
________2. standard temperature =

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C. (10 points) Molecular masses of gases or gaseous substances can be measured
experimentally using a gas expansion bulb.
1. A glass gas expansion bulb is filled with high purity argon and weighed at room
temperature (20°C) and prevailing atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg). The bulb
gained 3.30 grams in mass. Calculate the volume of the bulb.

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2. The same glass bulb above is filled with butane under the same temperature and
atmospheric pressure conditions. The gain in mass of the bulb was measured to be
4.79 grams. Calculate the molar mass of butane from this information.

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D. (8 points) A closed glass reaction vessel has a manufacturer’s specification of being able
to withstand only 1.5 atmospheres of internal pressure without danger of exploding. To
how high a temperature (in °C) could such a reaction vessel be heated above room
temperature (22°C) before surpassing the manufacturer’s pressure specification?
Assume 1.0 atm as the starting pressure.

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E. (10 points) 1.21 g of sodium carbonate (MM = 84.00 g/mol) is decomposed with excess
sulfuric acid. The CO2 generated by the reaction is collected over H2O. The net ionic
equation for the reaction is
CO32-(aq) + 2H+(aq) Æ CO2(aq) + H2O
1. How many moles of CO2 are produced?

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2. The experiment was conducted at 22ºC and at a prevailing atmospheric pressure of
745 mm Hg. Calculate the volume of the dry gas, CO2, expected to be collected. The
vapor pressure of water at 22ºC is 19.8 mm Hg,

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III. (31 points)
A. (15 points) Potassium hydrogen phthalate (KHP, KHC8H4O4, MM = 204.23 g/mol) is a
monoprotic acid often used as a primary standard for measuring the concentration of
NaOH solutions.
1. A 0.4825 g sample of KHP was weighed out, dissolved in H2O and titrated to endpoint
with 22.50 mL of NaOH solution. What is the concentration of the NaOH solution?

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2. The standardized NaOH solution (from part 1) was then used to titrate a 0.2315 g
sample of an unknown triprotic acid, H3X. Titration to endpoint required 34.45 mL of
the NaOH solution. How many moles of H3X did the 0.2315 g sample contain?

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3. What is the molar mass of the unknown acid H3X?

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B. (10 points) An AgNO3 titration was set up to identify the unknown sodium halide.
1. A 0.2153 g sample of the unknown halide was titrated to endpoint with a 0.120 M
AgNO3 solution. Titration to endpoint required 17.45 mL of AgNO3 solution. How
many moles of sodium halide are in this sample?

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2. Calculate the molar mass of the unknown sodium halide.

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3. What is the unknown sodium halide?

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C. (6 points) Hydrated copper (II) sulfate is a blue crystalline material. The salt can be
dehydrated and converted to the anhydrous form by simply heating the hydrate. A
165.3 mg sample of blue copper sulfate crystals was “fired” to constant weight, driving off
the water of hydration and converting the material to a white powder. The weight of the
anhydrous copper (II) sulfate sample remaining after heating was 105.6 mg. How many
moles of water were present in the original hydrated copper sulfate sample per one mole
of copper sulfate?

Mole ratio, water:copper sulfate in the hydrated sample ________________________

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BONUS (15 points) ALL or NOTHING

The bonus should be done only after you have completed the main part of this exam and
checked your work for errors. The time allotted for this exam does not include time for the bonus.
(SHOW ALL WORK! Lucky guesses will not be considered. The method of solution must be
reasonable and must get all answers correct for any credit)

0.010 L of 0.010 M solution of barium hydroxide are mixed with 0.023 L of a 0.030 M solution of
iron(II) nitrate. Assuming the volumes are additive, what is the concentration of Fe2+ in the
resulting solution?

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