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General Chemistry II
Spring 2019: Exam 1
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Multiple Choice Questions: (6.67 pts each)

Level 1 and 2 questions:
1) The equilibrium constant expression for the following reaction is __________.
3A(g) + B2(g) ⇌ A2B(s) + AB(g)

a. b. c. d. e.

2) Which of the following is not an acid/base conjugate pair?

a. MgHPO4 and H3PO4
b. HCNO and NaCNO
c. NH3 and NH4Cl
d. NaHCO3 and Na2CO3
e. C2H5NH2 and KC2H5NH

3) What is the pH of 0.010M solution of HBr at 25oC?

a. 0.1
b. 1
c. 2
d. 7
e. 13

4) What is the pH of 0.030M solution of KOH at 25oC?

a. 0.3
b. 1
c. 1.5
d. 12.5
e. 13

5) If the pH of an HClO4 solution is 3.0 what is the concentration of this solution?

a. 0.0010M
b. 0.30M
c. 0.50M
d. 1.0M
e. 1000M

6) If a buffer contains 0.025M of HF(aq) and 0.050M of NaF(aq) what is the pH of this buffer?
a. 2.84
b. 3.14
c. 3.44
d. 11.16
e. 10.56

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For questions 7-11 consider the following exothermic

reaction at 298K and the molarity versus time plot for
this reaction that is shown to the right.
2O3(g) ⇌ 3O2(g)

7) The reaction is at equilibrium at ______ .

a. 0 sec
b. 10 sec
c. 40 sec
d. 60 sec
e. The reaction is not an equilibrium reaction – it goes to completion.

8) From the graph, the value of Kc for this reaction is equal to _______.
a. 0.00050
b. 0.063
c. 1
d. 16
e. 2050

9) At 5 sec the value of Q is equal to _______.

a. 0.31
b. 0.40
c. 1
d. 2.5
e. 3.1

10)Assume that the reaction above is at equilibrium. If you double the volume, the reaction
equilibrium will shift ________ and the value of Kc will ________.
a. forward; decrease
b. backward; decrease
c. forward; stay the same
d. backward; stay the same
e. backward; increase

11)Assume that the reaction above is at equilibrium. If you increase the temperature to 357K,
the reaction equilibrium will shift ________ and the value of Kc will ________.
a. forward; decrease
b. backward; decrease
c. forward; stay the same
d. backward; stay the same
e. backward; increase

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12)Rank the following 0.10M aqueous solutions in order of increasing acidity (from lowest
acidity to highest acidity).
NH3 HClO4 HF HClO
a. HF < HClO < HClO4 < NH3
b. HClO4 < HF < HClO < NH3
c. HClO4 < HClO < HF < NH3
d. NH3 < HClO < HF < HClO4
e. NH3 < HF < HClO < HClO4

13)What are the concentrations of H+ and OH- in a solution of NaOH if its pH = 8.5 at 25oC?
a. [H+] = 3.2 x 10-9 M and [OH-] = 3.2 x 10-6 M
b. [H+] = 3.2 x 10-6 M and [OH-] = 3.2 x 10-9 M
c. [H+] = 3.2 x 108 M and [OH-] = 3.2 x 105M
d. [H+] = 3.2 x 10-6 M and [OH-] = 0 M
e. [H+] = 0 M and [OH-] = 3.2 x 10-9 M

14)What is the pH of 0.050M solution of NH3(aq)?

a. 11
b. 8.0
c. 5.3
d. 8.7
e. 12.7

15)What is the approximate pH of 0.55M solution of K2HPO4?

a. 4.7
b. 6.3
c. 9.8
d. 10.5
e. 13

16)Which of the following salts will be acidic in solution?

I. Mg(NO3)2
II. Na2CO3
III. CH3NH3ClO4
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and III
e. II and III

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17)Which of the following pairs is the best choice to create a buffer at pH 9.3?
a. CH3COOH/CH3COONa
b. HCl/KCl
c. HF/NaF
d. NH4Br/NH4OH
e. H2CO3/NaHCO3

18)What is the buffering range of an arsenate buffer at pH 6.5?

a. 6.0-7.0
b. 5.5-7.5
c. 1.3-3.3
d. 6.1-8.1
e. 8.2-10.2

19)Write the dissociation equation for the Kb of KHCO3.

a. HCO3- + H2O ⇌ OH- + H2CO3
b. CO32- + H2O ⇌ OH- + HCO3-
c. KHCO3 ⟶ HCO3- + K+
d. HCO3- + H2O ⇌ H3O+ + CO32-
e. H2CO3 + H2O ⇌ H3O+ + HCO3-

20)In the titration graph shown to the right at the end

point you have _________.
a. a basic buffer
b. an acidic buffer
c. a basic salt
d. a neutral salt
e. an acidic salt

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Level 3 and 4 questions:

21)Given the equilibrium constant for reactions 1 and 2 below, determine the value of the
equilibrium constant for reaction 3.
Rxn 1: AB (g) ⇌ A(g) + B(g) Kc1 = 16
Rxn 2: A2B3(g) ⇌ 2A(g) + 3B(g) Kc2 = 480
Rxn 3: 2AB(g) + B(g) ⇌ A2B3(g) Kc3 = ?
a. 0.033
b. 0.067
c. 0.53
d. 1.9
e. 450
22)Niacin is one of the B vitamins with the formula HC5H4NCO2. Consider a 0.020M solution of
niacin with a pH of 3.26. Use this information to find the Ka of niacin.
a. 5.9 x 10-9
b. 1.5 x 10-5
c. 5.5 x 10-4
d. 3.3 x 10-3
e. 6.6 x 104

23)You added 20 mL of 0.20M solution of Ba(OH)2(aq) to 50 mL of 0.10M solution of HCl(aq).

The pH of the resulting solution is ________.
a. 1.8
b. 2.5
c. 11.5
d. 12.6
e. 13
24)Which of the following reactions will result in a titration curve that has an equivalence point
with pH > 7?
a. HClO2(aq) with KOH(aq)
b. HClO3(aq) with NaOH(aq)
c. NH3(aq) with HClO3(aq)
d. LiOH(aq) with HClO4(aq)
e. Both c and d
25)Which of the following solutions can be used to make a buffer?
I. 0.018 mol HOBr and 0.024 mol NaOCl
II. 0.089 mol HNO2 and 0.082 mol KNO2
III. 0.51 mol of HC2H3O2 and 0.36 mol of LiOH
IV. 0.79 mol of HC2H3O2 and 1.21 mol of KOH
a. II only
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. III and IV
e. II, III and IV

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26)Calculate the pH of a buffer solution that is prepared by adding 2.00 g of NH4Cl(s) and 2.00g
of NH4OH(l) to a volumetric flask and adding enough water to make 250.0 mL of solution.
a. 4.75
b. 4.93
c. 9.07
d. 9.25
e. 9.44

27)Consider the following reaction at equilibrium in a sealed 2.0L container at 298K:

2A(g) ⇌ A2(g) Kc=0.5
Which of the diagrams below represents this reaction at equilibrium in a 2.0L container?
Each particle in the picture represents 1 mole of a substance.
I. II. III. IV.

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. IV only
e. both I and III

28)A student studied an equilibrium gas reaction in a sealed rigid container. They started with
the system at equilibrium at room temperature. When they lowered the temperature of the
reacting mixture by 25K and waited for it to reach equilibrium, they observed that the
partial pressures of all products increased. Which of the following statements about this
reaction must be true?
a. The reverse reaction is faster than the forward reaction at lower temperatures.
b. This reaction has more moles of gas on reactant side.
c. This reaction has more moles of gas on product side.
d. This reaction is exothermic.
e. This reaction is endothermic.

29)Which of the following statements is not true?

a. The pH of water depends on temperature.
b. Buffering range of a buffer is independent of the concentration of the buffer.
c. At equilibrium the forward and backward reaction proceed at the same rate.
d. The higher the concentration of the acid and conjugate base in an ideal buffer the higher
its buffering capacity.
e. When you dilute an acidic or basic solution the pH of new solution is always lower than
the pH of the initial solution.
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30)Consider the following reaction: CH4(g) + 2 H2S(g) ⇌ CS2(g) + 4H2(g). If the reaction
mixture initially contains 0.50M CH4 and 0.75M H2S and the equilibrium concentration of H2
is 0.44M, what is the value of the equilibrium constant (Kc)?
a. 3.5 x 10-5
b. 3.8 x 10-2
c. 3.4 x 10-1
d. 2.9
e. 10

31)Phenol is a weak organic acid. Its salts are called phenoxides. What is the buffer capacity
towards added base of 50.0 mL of a 0.34M phenoxide buffer at pH 9.4?
a. 2.43 x 10-1 mol
b. 1.06 x 10-2 mol
c. 9.75 x 10-2 mol
d. 3.33 x 10-3 mol
e. 4.87 x 10-3 mol

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General Chemistry II: Exam Appendix

Some constants you might need Thermodynamics Equations Electrochemistry Equations

R = 8.314 J/mol-K q = mcΔT E = E° - (RT/nF)lnQ
R = 0.082 L-atm/mol-K
ΔG° = ΔH° -TΔS° E = E° -(0.0592/n)logQ
h = 6.626 x 10-34 J-s
ΔG = ΔG° +RTlnQ ΔG = -nFE
c = 3.00 x 108 m/s
NA = 6.022 x 1023 particles/mole
F = 96485 C/mole electrons
Kw (at 298K) = 1.00 x 10-14
Other Equations Kinetics Equations

T(K) = T(oC) + 273.15 ln[A] = -kt + ln[Ao] 1/[At] = kt + (1/[Ao]

PV = nRT k = Ae(-Ea/RT) lnk = lnA -(Ea/RT)
ln(k1/k2) = (-Ea/R)(1/T1 – 1/T2) t1/2 = ln2/k
Dissociation constants for Some Common Monoprotic Acids Acid-Base Equations
Name Formula Ka pH = -log[H+]
Hydrogen sulfate ion HSO4- 1.2 x 10-2
Chlorous acid HClO2 1.2 x 10-2 pOH = -log[OH-]
Monochloracetic acid HC2H2ClO2 1.35 x 10-3 pH + pOH = 14
Hydrofluoric acid HF 7.2 x 10-4 Ka x Kb = Kw
Nitrous acid HNO2 4.0 x 10-4
pH = pKa + log([Base]/[Acid])
Acetic acid CH3COOH 1.8 x 10-5
Hypochlorous acid HOCl 3.5 x 10-8 pH = ½(pKa1 + pKa2)
Hydrocyanic acid HCN 6.2 x 10-10
Ammonium ion NH4+ 5.6 x 10-10
Phenol HOC6H5 1.6 x 10-10
Stepwise Dissociation Constants for Several Common Polyprotic Acids
Name Formula Ka1 Ka2 Ka3
Phosphoric acid H3PO4 7.5 x 10-3 6.2 x 10-8 4.8 x 10-13
Arsenic acid H3AsO4 5.0 x 10-3 8.0 x 10-8 6.0 x 10-10
Carbonic acid H2CO3 4.3 x 10-7 5.6 x 10-11 -
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Sulfuric acid H2SO4 Large 1.2 x 10-2
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Sulfurous acid H2SO3 1.5 x 10-2 1.0 x 10-7
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Hydrosulfuric acid H2S 1.0 x 10-7 ~10-19
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Oxalic acid H2C2O4 6.5 x 10-2 6.1 x 10-5 -
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) H2C6H6O6 7.9 x 10-5 1.6 x 10-12 -

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