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Thermodynamic Final Exam Review
Thermodynamic Final Exam Review
Thermodynamic Final Exam Review
There is a periodic chart and a list of constants at the end of this exam.
• The temperature and volume of a fixed amount of an ideal gas are doubled. The density
of this gas is:
a. quartered b. halved
c. unchanged d. doubled
e. quadrupled
• Two flasks of equal volume, containing an ideal gas, are connected by a tube of
negligible volume. One flask is at 27 °C and the other flask is at 127 °C. Circle all the
statements which are true.
a. The pressure of the gas in the warmer flask is equal to the pressure of the gas in
the colder flask.
b. The density of the gas in the colder flask is less than the density of the gas in the
warmer flask.
c. The mass of the gas in the warmer flask is greater than the mass of the gas in the
colder flask.
d. The number of moles of gas in the colder flask is smaller than the number of
moles of gas in the warmer flask.
• Which of the following gases is behaving least like an ideal gas at a given T & P:
a. CO2 b. SO2
c. SeO2 d. TeO2
e. PoO2
• A gas whose critical pressure is 4.0 bar is at 2.0 bar of pressure. What is the reduced
pressure of this gas?
a. 0.25 b. 0.50
c. 2.0 d. 4.0
e. 8.0
• At low pressures and temperatures below its critical temperature a real gas has a
compressibility factor, Z, less than 1, because:
b. the molecules of finite volume are beginning to bump into each other.
c. the gas cannot condense into a liquid above its critical temperature.
• Which of the following gases would have the smallest average speed:
a. F2 at 25.0 °C b. O2 at 25.0 °C
a. cmean > crms > cmp b. cmean > cmp > crms
c. crms > cmean > cmp d. cmp > crms > cmean
(∂E/∂V)T = ?
is:
a. Cp b. Cv
c. 5/2 R d. 3/2 R
e. 0
(∂H/∂T)P = ?
is:
a. Cp b. Cv
c. 5/2 R d. 3/2 R
e. 0
(∂H/∂T)P = ?
is:
a. Cp b. Cv
c. 5/2 R d. 3/2 R
e. 0
• One mole of an ideal gas is heated from T1 to T2 at constant volume. The
constant pressure heat capacity for this gas is:
Cp = a + b T + c T - 2
Which expression listed below should be used to calculate the change in enthalpy:
• Which one of the following expressions should be used to calculate the heat transfer
required to cool an ideal gas at constant volume (choose the best answer):
a. ∫ Cp dT b. ∫ Cv dT
c. ∫ (Cv + n R) dT d. ∫ 5/2 n R dT
• Which one of the following expressions should be used to calculate the energy change
when cooling an ideal gas at constant pressure (choose the best answer):
a. ∫ Cp dT b. ∫ Cv dT
c. ∫ (Cv + n R) dT d. ∫ 5/2 n R dT
• Which one of the following expressions should be used to calculate the enthalpy change
when cooling a polyatomic gas at constant pressure (choose the best answer):
a. ∫ Cp dT b. ∫ Cv dT
c. ∫ ( Cp - n R) dT d. ∫ 5/2 n R dT
c. 1/T d. –1 / Τ
Complete the following table (hint: it may help to diagram this cyclic process on PV
diagram):
heat work ∆E
step 1
step 2
step 3
total
For the next five questions select the letter corresponding to the best answer from among the
following choices:
a. ∆E = 0 q=0 w=0
b. ∆E = 0 q>0 w<0
c. ∆E = 0 q<0 w>0
a. ΔH b. ΔH + 9/2 R T
c. ΔH - 9/2 R T d. ΔH + 7/2 R T
e. ΔH - 7/2 R T
• Which of the following reactions is associated with the standard molar enthalpy of
formation of carbon dioxide:
• Which of the following reactions is associated with the integral heat of formation at
infinite dilution of solid gypsum, CaSO4•2H2O (s):
∆H O2 = + 495 kJ/mole
PCl5 (s) -----> PCl3 (l) + Cl2 (g) ∆Ho = + 32.81 kcal
e. - 217.2 kcal
a. G = E +PV b. G = H + PV
c. G = H - PV d. G = H +TS
e. G = H - TS
a. dG = P dV – S dT b. dG = V dP - T dS
c. dG = T dS - P dV d. dG = P dV - T dS
e. dG = V dP - S dT
- (∂S / ∂P)T = ?
e. (∂P / ∂S)T
• Complete the relation:
(∂G / ∂P)T = ?
a. -S b. V
e. - (∂S / ∂P)T
e. - 732 kcal
a. 14 % b. 16 %
c. 25 % d. 75 %
e. 86 %
• 5 molecules are distributed between two gas bulbs. What is the probability that three of
the molecules will be found in one of the bulbs and two in the other?
a. 0.03 b. 0.17
c. 0.31 d. 0.40
e. 0.62
• For which of the following processes is the entropy change for the system,
∆Ssystem zero:
a. <0 b. >0
c. =0 d. insufficient information
is provided to answer
a. <0 b. >0
c. =0 d. insufficient information
is provided to answer
a. <0 b. >0
c. =0 d. insufficient information
is provided to answer
25.0
The next five questions refer to the phase change:
60.0 °C
C6H6 (l) –––––––> C6H6 (g)
1 bar
The equilibrium boiling point of benzene at 1 bar is 80.1 °C. The system is in contact with an
isothermal surroundings at 60.0 °C.
a. >0 b. =0
a. >0 b. =0
a. >0 b. =0
• The Gibb's free energy change for the benzene, ∆G 60.0 °C, benzene is:
a. >0 b. =0
• The standard Gibb's free energy change for the benzene, ∆G° 80.1 °C, benzene, is:
a. >0 b. =0
a. 2.8 K b. 273.2 K
c. 298.2 K d. 353.2 K
c. 2832 K
• The standard Gibb's free energies of formation of calcite and aragonite, two crystalline
forms of CaCO3 (s), are:
a. calcite is stable
b. aragonite is stable
• When the temperature on a substance is decreased isobarically the Gibb's free energy of
the substance:
a. increases b. decreases
a. increases b. decreases
• 50.0 mL each of liquid benzene, C6H6 (l), and liquid toluene, C6H5CH3 (l) are
mixed at 25.0 oC and 1.00 bar. Which of the following quantities are expected to be zero
(circle all that apply)?
a. ∆V b. ∆E
c. ∆H d. ∆S
e. ∆G f. ∆Go
a. 0.04938 b. 0.1482
c. 0.1600 d. 0.5000
e. 20.25
Useful information:
K = oC + 273.15
oR = oF + 459.67 K