Lebanese American University

School of Arts and Sciences – Natural Sciences Department

Beirut/Byblos

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NAME: ________________________________________

Instructor: _____________________________________

Session Time: __________________________________

CHM 201: Chemical Principles

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Exam I: October 2 2016

GN, JE, KA, RK, AM and RT

Time: 90 minutes

Physical constants:
Departmental Use Only
R = 8.31451 J/K.mol
MCQs: /78
R = 0.08206 L.atm/K.mol
Subjective: /25
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N A = 6.022 × 10

TOTAL: /100

GOOD LUCK 

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Multiple Choice Questions (78 Marks; 26 MCQ; No Penalty for incorrect answers; Fill MCQ Sheet)

1. What is the atomic mass of the third isotope of Argon (average mass of Argon = 39.98516 a.m.u.;
Argon has three isotopes) given that the % abundance of Argon-38 is 0.0632% and Argon-40 is
99.6003%.

A) 35 a.m.u.
B) 36 a.m.u.
C) 37 a.m.u.
D) 39 a.m.u.
E) 41 a.m.u.

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2. Natural copper is used in water pipes, roofing and electrical wires. It naturally occurs in two different
isotopes. On the periodic table copper possesses an atomic mass of 63.55 a.m.u. What is the percent
abundance of Cu-63.55?
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A) More than 50% but less than 100%
B) 100 % since it is equal to the average mass
C) It can not be determined
D) It is 0%
E) ~ 90%

3. Methamphetamine hydrochloride is a synthetic illegal drug with the following formula:

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(C 10 H 15 N.HCl). Calculate the number of hydrogen atoms in 5.0 g of this drug.

A) 2.89 x 1023
B) 1.75 x 1022
C) 1.75 x 1021
D) 2.59 x 1023
E) 0.466

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4. Calculate the molar mass of a sample if 5 molecules weigh 2.67 x 10–22 g.

A) 1.13 x 1046 g/mol

B) 12.0 g/mol
C) 5.34 x 10–23 g/mol
D) 32.2 g/mol
E) None of the above

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5. The empirical formula of sugar is CH 2 O and its molar mass is 180.2 g/mol. If one teaspoon of sugar
weighs 3.50 g, how many moles of sugar are present?

A) 0.117 mole
B) 0.0194 mole
C) 0.0194 mole
D) 0.0583 mole
E) 0.0295 mole
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6. Consider the following equation: 2Al + 3Br 2  2AlBr 3
When 21.4 g of Al (26.98 g/mol) reacts with 14.6 g of Br 2 (159.8 g/mol), what mass of AlBr 3 (266.68
g/mol) is experimentally formed, assuming 90% yield?
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A) 212 g
B) 16.2 g
C) 24.4 g
D) 36.5 g
E) 14.6 g

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7. Calculate the mass percent of hydrogen in TNT knowing that 10.0 g of TNT was burned in excess
oxygen to form 1.98 g of water. Assume 100% yield.

A) 1.1%
B) 2.2%
C) 4.4%
D) 19.8%
E) It can’t be determined

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8. Calculate the total number of gas molecules in a sealed reactor after a combustion reaction between 5
molecules of methane (CH 4 ) and 15 molecules of oxygen to form water and carbon dioxide. Assume a
100% yield and that all reactants and products are in their gaseous states.

A) 5 molecules
B) 10 molecules
C) 15 molecules
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D) 20 molecules
E) 25 molecules
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9. Which solution is the best electrical conductor?

A) 0.50 M CH 3 COOH
B) 0.50 M CH 3 CH 2 OH
C) 0.50 M sucrose
D) 0.50 M HClO 4
E) All of the above solutions have the same electrical conductivity

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10. Which solution has the highest total molarity of ions?

A) 0.010 M Ba(OH) 2
B) 0.010 M KI
C) 0.011 M CH 3 COOH
D) 0.015 M LiNO 3
E) 0.008 M Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3

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11. Which of the following ionic compounds are precipitates in aqueous solutions?

I. Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3
II. Cr(OH) 3
III. K 3 PO 4
IV. ZnS
V. Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2

A) I, II, IV
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B) II, III, IV
C) II, IV, V
D) III, IV, V
E) All of the above ionic compounds are precipitates in aqueous solution.

12. What is the molarity of chloride ions in a solution made by mixing 25.0 mL of 0.100 M KCl with 50.0
mL of 0.200 M BaCl 2 ?
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A) 0.0225 M
B) 0.300 M
C) 0.0125 M
D) 0.167 M
E) 0.45 M

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13. Oxalic acid is a diprotic acid. Calculate the percent of oxalic acid (H 2 C 2 O 4 , 126.07 g/mol) in a solid
given that a 0.7984 g sample of that solid required 37.98 mL of 0.2283 M NaOH for neutralization.

A) 68.45 %
B) 97.78 %
C) 28.59 %
D) 1.086 %
E) 22.83 %

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14. Which of the following is an oxidation-reduction reaction?

A) Cu (s) + 2AgNO 3 (aq)  2Ag (s) + Cu(NO 3 ) 2 (aq)

B) HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq)  H 2 O (l) + NaCl (aq)

C) AgNO 3 (aq) + HCl (aq)  AgCl (s) + HNO 3 (aq)

D) BaCl 2 (aq) + Na 2 SO 4 (aq)  BaSO 4 (s) + 2NaCl (aq)

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E) H 2 CO 3 (aq) + Ca(NO 3 ) 2 (aq)  2HNO 3 (aq) + CaCO 3 (s)

15. When 250.0 mL of a 0.15 M solution of ammonium sulfide ((NH 4 ) 2 S) is poured into 120.0 mL of a
0.053 M solution of cadmium sulfate (CdSO 4 ), how many grams of a yellow precipitate of cadmium
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sulfide (CdS, 144.47 g/mol) are formed? The other product is (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 .

A) 5.4 g
B) 0.92 g
C) 2.6 g
D) 1.9 g
E) 530 g

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16. Balance the molecular equation for the following redox reaction. What is the sum of the coefficients?
Use the smallest whole number coefficients possible.
H 2 SO 4 (aq) + HI(aq)  I 2 (s) + SO 2 (g)

A) 5
B) 7
C) 9
D) 11
E) 13

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17. How many atoms of Ar gas are present in a 340 mL container at 55 °C and 720 mmHg?

A) 0.012 Ar atoms
B) 2.9 x 1023 Ar atoms
C) 7.2 x 1021 Ar atoms
D) 1.7 x 1024 Ar atoms
E) 4.3 x 1022 Ar atoms
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18. For a substance that remains a gas under the conditions listed, deviation from the ideal gas law would
be most pronounced at

A) 100°C and 2.0 atm.

B) –100°C and 4.0 atm.
C) 0°C and 2.0 atm.
D) 100°C and 4.0 atm.
E) –100°C and 2.0 atm.

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19. Consider the reaction: C (s) + O 2(g) → CO (g)
2

In a 3.90 L container at 23°C are placed 1.18 mol of O 2 gas and 4.02 mol of solid C (graphite). If the
carbon and oxygen react completely to form CO(g), what will be the final pressure in the container?

A) 14.7 atm
B) 25.0 atm
C) 0.571 atm
D) 32.4 atm
E) 7.35 atm

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20. A mixture of three gases has a total pressure of 1,380 mmHg at 298 K. The mixture is analyzed and is
found to contain 1.27 mol CO 2 , 3.04 mol CO, and 1.50 mol Ar. What is the partial pressure of Ar?
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A) 0.258 atm
B) 356 mmHg
C) 5,345 mmHg
D) 301 mmHg
E) 8,020 mmHg
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21. Samples of the following volatile liquids are opened simultaneously at one end of a room. If you are
standing at the opposite end of this room, which species would you smell first? (Assume that your
nose is equally sensitive to all these species.)

A) ethyl acetate (CH 3 COOC 2 H 5 )

B) methanol (CH 3 OH)
C) camphor (C 10 H 16 O)
D) pentanethiol (C 5 H 11 SH)
E) diethyl ether (C 2 H 5 OC 2 H 5 )

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22. Which of the following statements is true?

A) The collision frequency of a particle of a gas moving in a cubical container is inversely proportional to
the velocity of the particle.
B) The force that the particle of a gas moving in a cubical container exerts on the wall of the container is
directly proportional to the velocity.
𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁2
C) The pressure caused by the entire gas sample moving in the cubical container is equal to
3𝑉𝑉
D) The U rms is inversely proportional to the square root of the molar mass of the gas.

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23. Which is not a postulate of the Kinetic Molecular Theory?

A) The particles are so small compared with the distances between them that the volume of the individual
particles can be assumed to be negligible .
B) The particles are in constant motion . The collisions of the particles with the walls of the container are
the cause of the pressure exerted by the gas .
C) The particles are assumed to exert no forces on each other ; they are assumed to neither attract nor
repel each other.
D) The kinetic energy of a collection of gas particles is assumed to be directly proportional to the Kelvin
temperature of the gas.
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24. If equal masses of O 2 (g) and HBr(g) are in separate containers of equal volume and temperature,
which one of these statements is true?

A) The pressure in the O 2 container is greater than that in the HBr container.
B) There are more HBr molecules than O 2 molecules.
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C) The average velocity of the O 2 molecules is less than that of the HBr molecules.
D) The average kinetic energy of HBr molecules is less than that of O 2 molecules.
E) The pressures of both gases are the same.

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25. Which statement concerning real gases is false?

A) A real gas consists of atoms or molecules that have finite volumes.

B) P real gas < P ideal due to intermolecular attractions that occur in real gases causing particles to collide
less with the container walls.
C) The stronger the intermolecular forces, the larger the value of a (in the van der Waals equation) and
the less the deviation in between the real pressure and ideal pressure.
D) As the size of the gas molecule increases, the value of b (in the van der Waals equation) increases.

26. Which graph represents the plot of PV versus P for an ideal gas at constant temperature and number of
moles?

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A)

B)
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C)

D)

E) None of the above.

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 Subjective Questions (Please show your complete work, 25 Marks)

I. Consider the following electrochemical equation in acidic medium:

NO2- + MnO4- Mn2+ + NO3-

a. Balance the above redox equation using the half-reaction method (4 Marks)

5 NO 2 - + 6H+ + 2MnO 4 -  5NO 3 - + 2Mn2+ + 3H 2 O

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b. Calculate the molarity of a 10.0 ml solution of NO 2 - if 9.8 ml of a 0.017 M MnO 4 - solution was
required for the redox reaction (4 Marks).

[NO 2 -] = 0.0417 M
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II. Derive an expression that relates the pressure of a collection of particles of an ideal gas to the KE avg .
Then show the derivation for the relationship between KE avg (for 1 mol) and the Kelvin temperature.
The question has been fragmented to make this easier for you (9 Marks; 1 Mark/bullet).
 Suppose there are n moles of an ideal gas in a cubical container with sides each of length L in
meters. Assume each gas particle has a mass m and that it is in rapid, random, straight-line motion
(with a velocity u) and collides with the walls of the cubical container.
 In order to derive an expression for the pressure exerted by the collection of gas particles, we must
compute the force.

• The velocity u can be broken down into components u x , u y and u z and is in the form of:

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To derive the relation between force and velocity, multiple steps should be considered:

• (Collision frequency) x =

• Fx = =
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So F x =

Similarly F y = and F z =
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• Total Force =

• The average pressure exerted by the particle in the container:

P=

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• So the average pressure exerted by n moles of a gas present in the cubical container will be:

P=

• Average kinetic energy for 1 mol of an ideal gas (KE avg ) =

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• Relation between the average KE avg and P:
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• Derive the relationship between KE avg and T:
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III. A 1.234 g sample of an aromatic compound known to contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen was
burned in oxygen to yield 3.115 g of CO 2 and 0.546 g of H 2 O.
What is the empirical formula of the compound assuming that all the carbon ended up in CO 2 and all the
hydrogen in H 2 O? (8 Marks)

ANS: C7H6O2

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