KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY
SEPTEMBER 2016 CLASS. 1ST YEAR. SEM ONE CAT
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Date: 15/11/2016 Time: 2.00PM Duration: 45 MIN.

COLLEGE NO: …………………………………………………………………….

ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS BY CIRCLING THE MOST SUITABLE
ALTERNATIVE FROM THE GIVEN CHOICES

1. In a sodium atom (atomic number = 11 and mass number = 23), the number of neutrons is
(a) Equal to the number of protons
(b) less than the number of protons
(c) greater than the number of protons
(d) None of these

2. Which statement is true for a liquid/gas mixture in equilibrium?

(a) The equilibrium constant is dependent on temperature
(b) The amount of the gas present at equilibrium is independent of pressure
(c) All interchange between the liquid and gas phases has ceased
(d) All of the above

3. Consider the following reversible reaction: N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3

Its equilibrium constant “K” is expressed as:

4. Why doesn’t catalyst shift the equilibrium position?

(a) It speeds up both the forward and reverse reaction
(b) It is recoverable unchanged at the end of a reaction
(c) It increases the concentration of both the reactants and products equally
(d) It provides a surface site at which the reaction can occur

5. H2 + S ⇌ H2S + energy
In this reversible reaction, select the factor that will shift the equilibrium to the right.
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(a) Adding heat
(b) Adding H2S
(c) Blocking hydrogen gas reaction
(d) Removing hydrogen sulphide gas

6. The result of adding a small crystal of sodium chloride to a saturated solution of NaCl
would be
(a) The same crystal would precipitate
(b) A larger amount of NaCl would precipitate
(c) The crystal would dissolve in solution
(d) The same amount of NaCl would precipitate

7. Consider the reaction below:

2SO3(g) ⇌ 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ΔH° = + 198 kJ
All of the following changes would shift the equilibrium to the left except one. Which one
would not cause the equilibrium to shift to the left?
(a) Removing some SO3
(b) Adding some SO2
(c) Decreasing the temperature
(d) Adding a catalyst that speeds up the decomposition of SO3

8. Consider the reaction below:

CO(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ CO2(g) + H2(g) ΔH° = – 41 kJ
All of the following changes would shift the equilibrium to the right except one. Which one
would not cause the equilibrium to shift to the right?
(a) Decreasing the container volume
(b) Adding some CO
(c) Removing some CO2
(d) Decreasing the temperature

9. To an equilibrium mixture of 2SO2(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO3(g), some helium, an inert gas, is added at
constant volume. The addition of helium causes the total pressure to double. Which of the
following is true?
(a) The concentrations of all three gases are unchanged
(b) [SO3] increases
(c) The number of moles of SO3 increases
(d) [SO2] increases

10. For the forward endothermic reaction CaCO3(s) ⇌ CaO(s) + CO2(g),

Which of the following actions would favour shifting the equilibrium position to form more
CO2 gas?
(a) Decreasing the system temperature
(b) Both decreasing the system temperature and increasing the system pressure
(c) Increasing the system pressure
(d) Increasing the system temperature

11. “The total pressure of a mixture of gases (non–reacting) is equal to the sum of the partial
pressures of all the gases present” is the statement of
(a) Graham’s law of diffusion
(b) Dalton’s law of partial pressures
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(c) Avogadro’s law of partial pressures
(d) None of these

12. Under same conditions of temperature and pressure, the rates of diffusion of different
gases are
(a) Directly proportional to the square roots of the molecular masses
(b) Directly proportional to the square roots of their vapour densities
(c) Inversely proportional to the square roots of their molecular masses
(d) Inversely proportional to the square roots of their molar volumes

13. The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules is

(a) Inversely proportional to its absolute temperature
(b) Directly proportional to its absolute temperature
(c) Equal to the square of its absolute temperature
(d) Directly proportional to the square root of its absolute temperature

14. The collision frequency of a gas is

(a) Directly proportional to the square root of absolute temperature
(b) Directly proportional to the absolute temperature
(c) Inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas
(d) Inversely proportional to the absolute temperature

15. The compressibility factor, z i.e. the extent to which a real gas deviates from ideal
behaviour is given by

16. Which one of the following is incorrect?

(a) Equilibrium is dynamic, as some molecules are always reacting
(b) The equilibrium constant is just the ratio of forward to reverse rate constants
(c) At equilibrium the concentrations no longer change with time
(d) The equilibrium constant is not affected by temperature changes

17. A catalyst will increase the rate of a chemical reaction by

(a) Shifting the equilibrium to the right
(b) Lowering the activation energy
(c) Shifting the equilibrium to the left
(d) Increasing the activation energy

18. The yield of AB(g)

A(g) + B(g) ⇌ AB(g) + heat
Would be increased by
(a) Decreasing the pressure
(b) Adding additional AB to the reaction mixture
(c) Decreasing the temperature
(d) Adding a non-reactive liquid to the reaction mixture

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19. In which of the following reactions is Kc independent of the pressure?
(a) CaCO3(s) ⇌ CaO(s) + CO2(g)
(b) 2CO(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2CO2(g)
(c) N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g)
(d) None of these

20. The equilibrium constant for the reaction

CO(g) + O2(g) ⇌ CO2(g) (not balanced) may be expressed as

21. N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 + heat

In this reversible reaction, the equilibrium shifts to the right because of all the following
factors except:
(a) Adding heat
(b) Adding reactant amounts
(c) Formation of ammonia gas
(d) Increasing pressure on reactants

22. According to Boyle’s law the volume of a fixed mass of a gas, at constant temperature, is
(a) Directly proportional to its pressure
(b) Inversely proportional to its pressure
(c) The square root of its pressure
(d) None of these

23. Mathematically, Boyle’s law can be represented as

(a) V ∝ 1/P
(b) V = k/P
(c) VP = k
(d) all of these

24. At constant temperature, the pressure of the gas is reduced to one third, the volume
(a) Reduces to one third
(b) increases by three times
(c) Remains the same
(d) Cannot be predicted

25. At constant pressure, the volume of a fixed mass of a gas is

(a) Directly proportional to its temperature
(b) Directly proportional to its absolute temperature
(c) Inversely proportional to its temperature
(d) Inversely proportional to its absolute temperature

26. Which of the following is the correct mathematical relation for Charles’s law at constant
pressure?
(a) V ∝T
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(b) V ∝ P
(c) V = KP
(d) None of these

27. According to Gay Lussac’s law for a fixed volume of a given gas
(a) P/T = a constant
(b) P ∝ 1/T
(c) P = k/T
(d) PT = k
28. “Equal volume of all gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal number of
molecules” is the statement of
(a) Combined gas law
(b) Charles’s law
(c) Avogadro’s law
(d) Boyle’s law

29. For one mole of a gas, the ideal gas equation is

(a) PV = RT
(b) PV = 1/2 RT
(c) PV = 3/2 RT
(d) PV = 5/2 RT

30. The real gases show nearly ideal behaviour at

(a) Low pressures and low temperatures
(b) High pressures and low temperatures
(c) High pressures and high temperatures
(d) Low pressures and high temperatures

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SEPT 2016 CLASS (YEAR1) -SEMESTER I

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C.A.T MARKING KEY

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. A
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. D
21. A
22. B
23. D
24. B
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25. B
26. A
27. A
28. C
29. A
30. D