SPRING 2001 FINAL 1. A solution prepared by dissolving 6.54 g of a non-volatile solute in 60.0 g of water boils at 100.37 C.

What is the approximate molar mass of the solute? Kb of H2O = 0.512 C/m. A. 6.54 g/mol B. 78.8 g/mol C. 151 g/mol D. 295 g/mol E. 543 g/mol Ans. C 2. A 0.0050 molar solution of sugar is separated from pure water by a membrane at 20 C. What is the osmotic pressure? A. 12 torr B. 91 torr C. 901 torr D. 0.12 torr E. 6.2 torr Ans. B 3. Which is true? A. dipole-dipole forces are responsible for the solubility of ions in water B. the solubility of gases in liquids increases with increasing temperature C. dispersion forces are the result of distortion of the distribution of electrons in adjacent molecules D. hydrogen bonds are those present in hydrocarbons E. none of these Ans. C 4. The reaction, 4 A + C => D has the mechanism below. What is the rate law? 2 A => B slow 2B + C => D fast A. rate = k[B]2[C] B. rate = k[A]2 C. rate = k[A][B][C] D. rate = k[A]4[C] E. rate = k[A]2[B]2[C] Ans. B 5. For the reaction, H2(g) + I2(g) => 2 HI(g), the rate constant for the formation of HI(g) is 2.7 x 10-4 L/mol.sec at 600 K and 3.5 x 10-3 at 650 K. Calculate the activation energy for the reaction. A. 166 kJ/mol B. 83 kJ/mol C. 332 kJ/mol D. 475 kJ/mol E. 166 kJ/mol

Ans. E 6. The initial rates of reaction for 2 NO(g) + Cl2(g) => 2 NOCl(g) are Exp. Initial [NO] Initial [Cl2] Initial rate [M sec-1] 1 0.0125 M 0.0255 M 2.27 x 10-5 2 0.0125 M 0.0510 M 4.55 x 10-5 3 0.0250 M 0.0255 M 9.08 x 10-5 4 0.0500 M 0.0255 M 3.63 x 10-4 What is the rate law for this reaction? A. rate = k[NO][Cl2] B. rate = k[NO][Cl2]2 C. rate = k[NO]2 D. rate = k[NO]2[Cl2] E. rate = k[NO]2[Cl2]2 Ans. D 7. Consider the reaction coordinate diagram shown. Which statement is true?

C D B

A. there are three intermediates B. there are two transition states C. the first step is rate-limiting D. the reaction is endothermic E. all are false Ans. C

8. Cobalt-60 has a half-life of 5.27 years. How long will it require for 10.5 mg of a 22.8 mg sample of 60Co to decay? A. 3.98 y B. 2.05 y C. 2.57 y D. 5.92 y E. 4.69 y Ans. E 9. Alpha emission by polonium-204 [204Po] results in the product______? A. 203Tl B. 200Hg C. 204Bi D. 204Hg E. 200Pb Ans. E 10. The actual mass of a 37Cl atom is 36.966 amu. Calculate the mass deficiency in amu/atom for a 37Cl atom. Mass of an electron = 0.00055 amu, a proton = 1.0073 amu, a neutron = 1.0087 amu. A. 0.341 B. 0.623 C. 0.388 D. 0.263 E. 0.062 Ans. A 11. A positron has a mass number of _____, a charge of _____ and a mass equal to that of a (an) _____: A. 0, 1+, electron B. 0, 1+, proton C. 1, 2+, proton D. 4, 2+, helium nucleus E. 1, 2+, electron Ans. A 12. A buffer solution is prepared that is 0.24 M NH3 and 0.20 M NH4Cl. What is the pH of this buffer? Kb for NH3 is 1.8 x 10-5 A. 10.0 B. 9.0 C. 4.67 D. 1.8 x 10-5 E. 9.33 Ans. E

13. Of the salts shown below, which ones form a basic aqueous solution? I. NaCH3CO2 II. NaCN III. NaF IV. NH4NO3 A. I and II only B. I, II and III only C. II and III only D. IV only E. I, II, III and IV Ans. B 14. Which is TRUE? A. In the Lewis theory, BF3 is an acid B. In a solution of H3PO4, the pH is greatly influenced by Ka2 and Ka3? C. In the Bronsted-Lowry theory, an acid is a donor of electrons D. In water, the salt of a weak acid and a weak base has a pH Of 7.0 E. all of these are false Ans. A 15. The conjugate base of HPO42- is A. PO43B. H2PO4C. HPO42D. H3PO4 E. PO42Ans. A 16. For the gas phase reaction, SO2 + 1/2 O2 <=> SO3, H = -160 kJ for the forward reaction. In order to increase the yield of SO3, the reaction should be run A. at low P, low T B. at low P, high T C. at high P, low T D. at high P, high T E. at high P, but is independent of T Ans. C 17. If 100.0 mL of a 0.5000 M aqueous NH3 solution is mixed with 100.0 mL of 0.5000 M aqueous HCl at 25 C, the resulting solution will have a pH = A. > 7.00 B. < 7.00 C. 7.00 D. cannot be predicted from the information E. none of these Ans. B 18. Given that Kp = 1.39 at 400 C for the reaction, P4(g) <=> 2 P2(g), which answer best describes the situation when 1.40 mol of P4(g) and 1.25 mol of P2(g) are mixed in a 25.0 L closed container at 400 C?

A. Qp = 1.39, the reaction is at equilibrium B. Qp = 2.47, the reaction proceeds to the left C. Qp = 0.0446, the reaction proceeds to the left D. Qp = 0.0446, the reaction proceeds to the right E. Qp = 2.47, the reaction proceeds to the right Ans. B 19. Given that Kp = 6.0 x 10-4 for the reaction, 2 CO(g) <=> C(s) + CO2(g), what is the partial pressure of CO2(g) at equilibrium if initially 2.00 atm of CO is in contact with solid carbon? A. 0.0030 atm B. 0.0024 atm C. 0.00060 atm D. 0.00015 atm E. 0.0012 atm Ans. B 20. A 0.040 M solution of an acid has a pH of 3.02. Calculate the Ka of the acid A. 2.4 x 10-2 B. 2.3 x 10-5 C. 2.6 x 10-5 D. 5.7 x 10-4 E. 2.4 x 10-3 Ans. B 21. Which of the following Ka values belongs to the strongest acid? A. 6.6 x 10-4 B. 4.6 x 10-4 C. 9.1 x 10-8 D. 3.0 x 10-8 E. this cannot be determined from the information given Ans. A 22. When 0.60 mol of NH3 is introduced into a 1 L container at 850 K, the equilibrium concentration of NH3 is measured as 0.12 M. What is Kc for the reaction, 2 NH3(g) <=> N2(g) + 3 H2(g)? A. 0.024 B. 0.031 C. 6.22 D. 0.090 E. 1.44 Ans. C 23. What is the pH of a 0.100 M solution of C6H5NH2 given that its Kb is 1.50 x 10-6? A. 10.6 B. 7.53 C. 8.2

D. 5.82 E. 9.14 Ans. A 24. In which solution will a precipitate form? I. 1.00 mg of Na2CrO4 (molar mass = 162 g/mol) is added to 225 mL of 0.00015 M AgNO3. Ksp of Ag2CrO4 = 1.1 x 10-12 II. 0.100 L 0.0015 M MgCl2 and 0.200 L of 0.025 M NaF. Ksp of MgF2 is 3.7 x 10-8 A. I. yes II. no B. I. no II. no C. I. yes II. yes D. I. no II. yes E. insufficient information to say Ans. D 25. The standard free energy change for a reaction is 36.2 kJ at 298 K. Calculate the equilibrium constant. A. 3.25 x 106 B. 0.985 C. 8.32 x 106 D. 1.01 E. 2.2 x 106 Ans. E 26. At what temperature would a reaction become spontaneous if H = +119 kJ and S = +263 J/K? A. 452 K B. 382 K C. 2.21 K D. 363 K E. 2210 K Ans. A 27. If an electrochemical cell, Rb | Rb+ || Na+ | Na has a potential of +0.23 V, what is the standard reduction potential of the Rb half-cell is the Na+ / Na half-reaction has a reduction potential of 2.71 V? A. 2.50 V B. +2.94 V C. 2.30 V D. 2.94 V E. +2.50 V Ans. D 28. What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction, 2 Ag+(aq) + 2 I-(aq) <=> I2(s) + 2 Ag(s) for which E = +0.265 V? A. 1.60 x 107

B. 7.73 x 103 C. 87.9 D. 9.04 x 108 E. 2.99 x 104 Ans. D 29. The second law of thermodynamics states that A. the enthalpy of the universe is increasing B. S of the universe is zero C. the total entropy of the universe is increasing D. if G is positive, the reaction is spontaneous E. heat is energy Ans. C 30. The reaction, A + B => C + D has an enthalpy of reaction of 104 kJ and a change in entropy of 60.8 J/K at 30 C. What is G and the spontaneity of the reaction? A. 18.3 kJ, non-spontaneous B. 85.6 kJ, spontaneous C. +85.6 kJ, non-spontaneous D. 85.6 kJ, non-spontaneous E. 18.3 kJ, spontaneous Ans. B 31. When the following redox equation is balanced in acidic solution using the smallest possible whole number coefficients, what is the coefficient of zinc? Zn(s) + ReO4-(aq) => Zn2+(aq) + Re(s) A. 2 B. 7 C. 8 D. 14 E. 16 Ans. B 32. Calculate Gfor the reaction of ammonia with fluorine: 2 NH3(g) + 5 F2(g) => N2F4(g) + 6 HF(g) given that the Gf for NH3 = -16.4 kJ/mol, for N2F4 = 79.9 kJ/mol and for HF = -275.4 kJ/mol A. 179.1 kJ B. -179.1 kJ C. 1539.7 kJ D. -1539.7 kJ E. 211.9 kJ Ans. D 33. Calculate the solubility of silver oxalate, Ag2C2O4 in pure water given that the Ksp = 1.0 x 1011 . A. 1.4 x 10-4

B. 2.2 x 10-4 C. 5.4 x 10-5 D. 3.2 x 10-6 E. 1.0 x 10-11 Ans. A 34. A voltaic cell consists of a Cu2+/Cu electrode (Ered = 0.34 V) and an Au3+/Au electrode (Ered = 1.50 V). Calculate [Au3+] if [Cu2+] = 1.20 M and Ecell = 1.13 V. A. 0.001 M B. 0.002 M C. 0.04 M D. 0.2 M E. 5.0 M Ans. C 35. Predict the product at the anode when electric current is passed through an aqueous solution of KI A. K(s) B. K+(aq) C. H2(g) D. O2(g) E. I2(s) Ans. E 36. How long would it take to plate 1.5 g of gold by electrolyzing a solution of Au3+ with a current of 2.5 amps? A. 290 s B. 58,000 s C. 880 s D. 2.3 x 10-8 s E. 500 s Ans. C 37. Which one of the following statements about electrochemical cells is correct A. in a salt bridge, current is carried by cations moving towards the anode and anions moving towards the cathode B. in the external wire of a voltaic cell, electrons move from cathode to anode C. in a voltaic cell, the anode is labeled as negative D. in an electrolytic cell, oxidation occurs at the cathode E. all of these are correct Ans. C 38. What is a result of the lanthanide contraction? A. A Ti atom is about the same size as a Zr atom B. A Zr atom is about the same size as a Hf atom C. A Ti atom is about the same size as a Hf atom

D. the periodic table gets shortened when the lanthanides are left out E. weight loss Ans. B 39. Which of the following transition metal ions typically has colorless compounds? A. Fe2+ B. Fe3+ C. Ti3+ D. Ti4+ E. V4+ Ans. D 40. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. reactivity in transition metal groups increases as you go down the group B. most lanthanides exist as 4+ ions C. an metal in a high oxidation states has a lower electronegativity than the metal itself D. Fe is often encountered in the 8+ oxidation state E. copper can be found in a +1 oxidation state as well as +2 Ans. E