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Chemistry 0330 Exam 3 – December 5, 2018

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1.(20 pts) Each reaction starts at equilibrium. Then it’s subjected to a specified Change.
a) 2 NO2 (g)  N2O4 (g) ∆HoRXN < 0. Change: Increase Temp. 20 K (@ constant V)
 In response, KEQ (circle one) Increases Decreases Does not change
 Equilibrium shifts toward (circle one) Reactants Products Does not Change
 Briefly explain

b) 2 NO2 (g)  N2O4 (g) Change: Expand vessel 2-fold ( volume @ constant T)
 In response, KEQ (circle one) Increases Decreases Does not change
 Equilibrium shifts toward (circle one) Reactants Products Does not Change
 Briefly explain

c) CO (g) + H2O (g)  CO2 (g) + H2 (g) Change: Remove H2

 In response, KEQ (circle one) Increases Decreases Does not change
 Equilibrium shifts toward (circle one) Reactants Products Does not Change
 Briefly explain

d) HF (aq) + H2O (l)  H+ (aq) + F-(aq) Change: Dilute 2-fold with H2O
 In response, KEQ (circle one) Increases Decreases Does not change
 Equilibrium shifts toward (circle one) Reactants Products Does not Change
 Briefly explain

e) NH3 (aq) + H2O (l)  NH4+ (aq) + HO-(aq) Change: Add 1 drop 1 M HCl
 In response, KEQ (circle one) Increases Decreases Does not change
 Equilibrium shifts toward (circle one) Reactants Products Does not Change
 Briefly explain
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2. (20 pts)
The figure (right) displays
Pressure-Volume Isotherms
(P versus V at constant T) for
an IDEAL GAS at two different
temperatures.

a)  In the table (below), write

“YES” for each ideal gas process
that satisfies the criterion.
Process XY Process YZ Process ZX
(curved arrow) (vertical arrow) (horizontal arrow)

Criterion
∆Hgas = 0 ___________ ___________ ___________
∆Hgas > 0 ___________ ___________ ___________
∆Sgas < 0 ___________ ___________ ___________
∆Sgas > 0 ___________ ___________ ___________

b) What is the numeric value of ∆Sgas for 1 mole of gas that is cycled thru all 3 processes?
∆Sgas(XYZX) = __________
BRIEFLY EXPLAIN

c)  For each process, express ∆Sgas using an equation that depends on the gas initial
and final P or V or T.
∆Sgas(XY) = ∆Sgas(YZ) =

∆Sgas(ZX) =

d)  Demonstrate that your answers in c) agree with your numerical answer in b)

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3. (20 pts) SHOW YOUR WORK FOR EACH CALCULATION

Data is provided for the melting and boiling phase transitions of methanol (CH3OH):
∆Ho (kJ/mol) ∆So (J/mol-K) ∆Ho (kJ/mol) ∆So (J/mol-K)
CH3OH Melting 4.91 31.1 CH3OH Boiling 38.6 110.0

a) Use the above data to calculate the melting point (TMP) of CH3OH solid.

TMP =

b) Show (explain) why melting of CH3OH solid at T < TMP produces ∆SUNIVERSE < 0

c) Calculate the pressure of MeOH vapor in equilibrium with MeOH liquid at 298K.

P(MeOH (gl) 298 K) =

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3. (continued) Data is provided for melting and boiling phase transitions of H2O
∆Ho (kJ/mol) ∆So (J/mol-K) ∆Ho (kJ/mol) ∆So (J/mol-K)
H2O Melting 6.1 22.1 H2O Boiling 44.0 119.0

d) Sublimation is a phase transition that directly converts solid  gas.

 Calculate ∆Ho (sublimation) and ∆So (sublimation) for H2O (ice)  H2O (vapor)

∆Ho (sublimation) = ∆So (sublimation) =

 Calculate the pressure of H2O vapor in equilibrium with H2O solid at 273K.

P(H2O (gs) 273 K) =

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4.(20 pts). SHOW YOUR WORK FOR EACH CALCULATION

Every acid dissociation rxn, HA(aq)  H+(aq) + A-(aq), has a ∆GoRXN, ∆HoRXN, ∆SoRXN
a) Unknown acid, H-B, has ∆GoRXN = 0 kJ / mol at 298 K.  Calculate pKa (H-B)

pKa (H-B, 298K) =

b) Unknown acid, H-Q, has ∆GoRXN = 80.0 kJ / mol at 298 K.  Calculate pKa (H-Q)

pKa (H-Q, 298K) =

c)  Calculate KEQ at 298 K for the reaction Q-(aq) + H-B(aq)  H-Q(aq) + B-(aq)

KEQ (298 K) =

d) ∆SoRXN (H-Q  H+(aq) + Q-(aq)) = -81. J/mol-K at 298 K.

 Calculate ∆HoRXN (H-Q  H+(aq) + Q-(aq))

∆HoRXN =

e)  Calculate pKa(H-Q  H+(aq) + Q-(aq)) at T = 350 K.

pKa (H-Q, 350 K) =

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5) (20 pts) H2A is not an acid. However, two molecules of H2A react with each other to
form H+ and a conjugate base according to the following reaction stoichiometry:
2 H2A(aq)  H+(aq) + (H-A-H-A-H)-(aq) Ka = 1.0 x 10-5
a)  Provide an expression for Ka in terms of the concentrations [H+], [H2A], [HAHAH-]

Ka =

b)  Complete the ICE table for an initial H2A concentration = 0.10 M

[H2A] [H+] [HAHAH-]
Initial 0.10 M
Change
Equilibrium
c)  Calculate the solution pH produced by [H2A]initial = 0.10 M (Ka = 1.0 x 10-5 )

pH(H2A solution) =

d)  Calculate the solution pH produced by [H2A]initial = 0.010 M (Ka = 1.0 x 10-5 )

pH(H2A solution) =

In the table below, enter your calculated pH values for [H2A]Initial = 0.10 M, 0.010 M

HX Acid Dissociation Rxn Ka pH 0.10 M [HX]Initial pH 0.010 M [HX]Initial

H-N3  H+ + N3- 1.0 x 10 -5
3.0 3.5
2 H2A  H+ + (H-A-H-A-H)- 1.0 x 10 -5
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e)  Why do the two (above) acid dissociation reactions exhibit different pH changes
for the identical decrease of initial concentration (0.10 M  0.010 M).