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Exam 1 Review - pdf-1
Exam 1 Review - pdf-1
Exam 1 Review - pdf-1
1. In which of the following solvents would you expect KBr to be most soluble?
A) C6H14 (hexane)
B) CH3CH2OH (ethanol)
C) C6H6 (benzene)
E) C6H12 (cyclohexane)
2. A 20.0 % by mass solution of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) in water has a density of 1.114
g/mL at 20°C. What is the molarity of this solution?
A) 0.0114 M
B) 0.0568 M
C) 0.114 M
D) 2.27 M
E) 11.4 M
3. What is the molarity of a solution of 10% by mass cadmium sulfate, CdSO4 (molar mass
= 208.46 g/mol) by mass? The density of the solution is 1.10 g/mL.
A) 0.528 M
B) 0.436 M
C) 0.479 M
D) 0.048 M
E) 22.9 M
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4. Calculate the percent by mass of potassium nitrate in a solution made from 45.0 g KNO3
and 295 mL of water. The density of water is 0.997 g/mL.
A) 1.51 %
B) 7.57 %
C) 13.3 %
D) 15.2 %
E) None of these
B) increasing temperature.
C) decreasing temperature.
B) 1.3 10–3 M
C) 6.2 10–3 M
D) 9.6 10–3 M
E) 0.96 M
7. The vapor pressure of water at 20°C is 17.5 mmHg. What is the vapor pressure of water
over a solution prepared from 2.00 102 g of sucrose (C12H22O11) and 3.50 102 g
water?
A) 0.51 mmHg
B) 16.0 mmHg
C) 17.0 mmHg
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D) 18.0 mmHg
E) 19.4 mmHg
8. What is the freezing point of a solution that contains 10.0 g of glucose (C6H12O6) in 100.
g of H2O? Kf for water is 1.86°C/m.
A) –0.186°C
B) +0.186°C
C) –0.10°C
D) +0.10°C
E) –1.03°C
9. Which of the following aqueous solutions has the highest boiling point? Kb for water is
0.52°C/m.
A) 0.2 m KCl
B) 0.2 m Na2SO4
C) 0.2 m Ca(NO3)2
D) A and B.
E) B and C.
10. What is the osmotic pressure of a solution prepared from 13.7 g of the electrolyte HCl
and enough water to make 0.500 L of solution at 18°C?
A) 0.55 atm
B) 1.10 atm
C) 8.95 atm
D) 17.9 atm
E) 35.9 atm
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11. Chlorine dioxide reacts in basic water to form chlorite and chlorate according to the
following chemical equation:
2ClO2(aq) + 2OH–(aq) ClO2–(aq) + ClO3–(aq) + H2O(l)
Under a certain set of conditions, the initial rate of disappearance of chlorine dioxide
was determined to be 2.30 x 10–1 M/s. What is the initial rate of appearance of chlorite
ion under thos same conditions?
A) 5.75 x 10–2 M/s
12. The reaction A + 2B products has been found to have the rate law, rate = k[A] [B]2.
While holding the concentration of A constant, the concentration of B is increased from
x to 3x. Predict by what factor the rate of reaction increases.
A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 27
E) 30
13. Use the following data to determine the rate law for the reaction shown below.
2NO + H2 N2O + H2O
Expt. # [NO]0 [H2]0 Initial rate
1 0. 21 1.46 M/min
0.065
2 0.021 0.260 1.46 M/min
3 0.042 0.065 5.84 M/min
A) rate = k[NO]
B) rate = k[NO]2
C) rate = k[NO][H2]
D) rate = k[NO]2[H2]
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E) rate = k[NO]2[H2]2
14. At 25°C the rate constant for the first-order decomposition of a pesticide solution is 6.40
10–3 min–1. If the starting concentration of pesticide is 0.0314 M, what concentration
will remain after 62.0 min at 25°C?
A) 1.14 10–1 M
B) 47.4 M
C) –8.72.0 M
D) 2.11 10–2 M
E) 2.68 10–2 M
15. The activation energy of a certain uncatalyzed reaction is 64 kJ/mol. In the presence of
a catalyst, the Ea is 55 kJ/mol. How many times faster is the catalyzed than the
uncatalyzed reaction at 400°C? Assume that the frequency factor remains the same.
A) 5.0 times
B) 1.16 times
C) 15 times
D) 2.0 times
E) 0.2 times
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16. With respect to the figure below, which choice correctly identifies all the numbered
positions?
17. For the reaction X2 + Y + Z XY + XZ, it is found that the rate equation is rate = k
[X2][Y]. Why does the concentration of Z have no effect on the rate?
A) The concentration of Z is very small and the others are very large.
C) Z is an intermediate.
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E) increases the collision frequency of reactant molecules.
19. The activation energy for the following reaction is 60. kJ/mol.
Sn2+ + 2Co3+ Sn4+ + 2Co2+
By what factor (how many times) will the rate constant increase when the temperature is
raised from 10°C to 28°C?
A) 1.002
B) 4.6
C) 5.6
D) 2.8
E) 696
20. A certain first-order reaction A B is 25% complete in 42 min at 25°C. What is the
half-life of the reaction?
A) 21 min
B) 42 min
C) 84 min
D) 20 min
E) 101 min
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Answer Key
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. E
9. E
10. E
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. D
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. E
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