CHEM 74 PROBLEM SET 2 September 15, 2017

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1. When the reaction 2 A B advances by 0.10 mol (that is, =+0.10 mol) the Gibbs energy of the
system changes by 6.4 kJ mol1 . What is the Gibbs energy of reaction at this stage of the reaction?
2. At 2257 K and 1.00 bar total pressure, water is 1.77 per cent dissociated at equilibrium by way of the
reaction 2 H2 O(g)
)
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2 H2 (g) + O2 (g). Calculate K.
3. From information in the Resource section, calculate the standard Gibbs energy and the equilibrium
constant at (i) 298 K and (ii) 400 K for the reaction PbO(s) + CO(g)
)
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Pb(s) + CO2 (g). Assume
that the reaction enthalpy is independent of temperature.

4. The standard reaction Gibbs energy of the isomerization of borneol (C10 H17 OH) to isoborneol in the
gas phase at 503 K is +9.4 kJ mol1 . (i) Calculate the reaction Gibbs energy in a mixture consisting
of 0.15 mol of borneol and 0.30 mol of isoborneol when the total pressure is 600 Torr.
5. The equilibrium constant for the gas-phase isomerization of borneol (C10 H17 OH) to isoborneol at 503
K is 0.106. A mixture consisting of 7.50 g of borneol and 14.0 g of isoborneol in a container of volume
5.0 dm3 is heated to 503 K and allowed to come to equilibrium. Calculate the mole fractions of the
two substances at equilibrium.
2+
6. For CaF2 (s)
)
Ca (aq) + 2 F (aq) , K= 3.9 1011 at 25 o C and the standard Gibbs energy of
*
formation of CaF2 (s) is 1167 kJ mol1 . Calculate the standard Gibbs energy of formation of CaF2 (aq).
7. Te equilibrium constant of the reaction 2 C3 H6 (g)
)
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C2 H4 (g) + C4 H8 (g) is found to fit the expression
lnK = A + B T + C
T2 between 300 K and 600 K, with A= -1.04, B= -1088 K, and C=1.51x105 K2 .
Calculate the standard reaction enthalpy and standard reaction entropy at 400 K.
8. What is the standard enthalpy of a reaction for which the equilibrium constant is (i) doubled, (ii)
halved when the temperature is increased by 10 K at 298 K?

9. Estimate the temperature at which CaCO3(calcite) decomposes.

10. The dissociation vapour pressure of a salt A2 B(s) ) *
A2 (g) + B(g) at 367 o C is 208 kPa but at 477
o
C it has risen to 547 kPa. Calculate (i) the equilibrium constant, (ii) the standard reaction Gibbs
energy, (iii) the standard enthalpy, (iv) the standard entropy of dissociation, all at 422 o C. Assume
that the vapour behaves as a perfect gas and that H and S are independent of temperature in
the range given.

11. Devise cells in which the following are the reactions and calculate the standard cell potential in each
case:
(a) Zn(s) + CuSO4 (aq) ZnSO4 (aq) + Cu(s)
(b) 2 AgCl(s) + H2 (g) 2 HCl(aq) + 2 Ag(s)
(c) 2 H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 H2 O(l)
12. Write the cell reaction and electrode half-reactions and calculate the standard potential of each of the
following cells:
(a) Zn|ZnSO4 (aq)||AgNO3 (aq)|Ag
(b) Cd|CdCl2 (aq)||HNO3 (aq)|H2 (g)|Pt
(c) Pt|K3 [Fe(CN)6 ](aq), K4 [Fe(CN)6 ](aq)||CrCl3 (aq)|Cr
13. Calculate the equilibrium constants of the following reactions at 25o C from standard potential data:
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* +
(a) Sn(s) + Sn4 + (aq) ) 2 Sn2 (aq)

(b) Sn(s) + 2 AgCl(s) )*
SnCl2 (aq) + 2 Ag(s)
14. The potential of the cell Ag|AgI(s)|AgI(aq)|Ag is +0.9509 V at 25o C. Calculate (i) the solubility
product of AgI and (ii) its solubility.

15. Calculate the thermal conductivity of argon (CV,m = 12.5 J K1 mol1 , = 0.36 nm2 ) at 298 K.
16. Calculate the diusion constant of argon at 20 o C and (i) 1.00 Pa,(ii) 100 kPa, (iii) 10.0 MPa. If a
pressure gradient of 1.0 bar m 1 is established in a pipe, what is the ow of gas due to diusion?
17. In a double-glazed window, the panes of glass are separated by 1.0 cm. What is the rate of transfer
of heat by conduction from the warm room (28 o C) to the cold exterior (-15 o C) through a window of
area 1.0 m2 ? What power of heater is required to make good the loss of heat?
18. A manometer was connected to a bulb containing carbon dioxide under slight pressure. The gas was
allowed to escape through a small pinhole, and the time for the manometer reading to drop from 75
cm to 50 cm was 52 s. When the experiment was repeated using nitrogen (for which M = 28.02 g
mol1 ) the same fall took place in 42 s. Calculate the molar mass of carbon dioxide.
19. Calculate the viscosity of air at (i) 273 K, (ii) 298 K, (iii) 1000 K. Take 0.40 nm2 . (The experimental
values are 173 P at 273 K, 182 P at 20 o C, and 394 P at 600 o C.)
20. A space vehicle of internal volume 3.0 m3 is struck by a meteor and a hole of radius 0.10 mm is formed.
If the oxygen pressure within the vehicle is initially 80 kPa and its temperature 298 K, how long will
the pressure take to fall to 70 kPa?

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