Sample Quiz Chapters 14 and 15

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) Which statement about the equilibrium constant is true? The value of Kc
A) changes as reactant concentration changes.
B) never changes.
C) changes as temperature changes.
D) changes as product concentration changes.
2) Nitric oxide reacts with oxygen to form nitrogen dioxide:
2 NO(g) + O2(g) 2 NO2(g)
What is Kc' for the reverse reaction if the equilibrium concentration of NO is 0.300 M, O2 is
0.200 M, and NO2 is 0.530 M at 25C?
A) 0.624
B) 15.6
C) 0.0641
D) 0.0340
3) Which statement is true for a reaction with Kc equal to 2.43 10-12?
A) There are appreciable concentrations of both reactants and products.
B) The reaction proceeds nearly all the way to completion.
C) Increasing the temperature will not change the value of Kc.
D) The reaction proceeds hardly at all towards completion.
4) For the reaction: 4 HCl(g) + O2(g) 2 Cl2(g) + 2 H2O(l), the equilibrium constant is 0.063 at
400 K. If the reaction quotient is 0.100, which of the following statements is not correct?
A) [O2] will increase.
B) [HCl] will increase.
C) [Cl2] will decrease.
D) [H2O] will increase.
5) Of the following equilibria, only __________ will shift to the left in response to a decrease in
volume.
2 NH3 (g)
A) N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g)
B) 4 Fe (s) + 3 O2 (g)

2 Fe2O3 (s)

H2 (g) + I2 (g)
D) H2 (g) + Cl2 (g)
2 HCl (g)
C) 2HI (g)

E) 2 SO3 (g)

2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)

6) Which Br nsted-Lowry acid has the strongest conjugate base?

A) HClO4
B) HF
C) HCl

D) HNO3

7) Consider the following reaction.

C(s) + H2O(g) CO(g) + H2(g)
At equilibrium at a certain temperature, [H2O(g)] = 0.12 M, and [CO(g)] = [H2(g)] = 1.2 M. If
suddenly these concentrations are increased by 0.50 M, which of the following is true?
A) Kc = 4.66
B) more products are formed
C) more H2O(g) will be formed
D) Since Kc does not change, nothing happens.
8) The reaction below is exothermic:
2SO2 (g) + O 2 (g)

2SO3 (g)

Le Chatelier's Principle predicts that __________ will result in an increase in the number of
moles of SO3 (g) in the reaction container.
A) increasing the pressure
B) increasing the volume of the container
C) decreasing the pressure
D) removing some oxygen
E) increasing the temperature
9) The equilibrium constant is given for two of the reactions below. Determine the value of the
missing equilibrium constant.
A(g) + B(g) AB(g)
AB(g) + A(g) A2B(g)
2 A(g) + B(g) A2B(g)
A) 3.6

B) 0.063

Kc = 0.24
Kc = 3.8
Kc = ?
C) 0.91

10) Place the following in order of increasing acid strength.

HBrO2
HBrO3 HBrO
HBrO4
A) HBrO4 < HBrO2 < HBrO3 < HBrO
B) HBrO < HBrO4 < HBrO3 < HBrO2
C) HBrO2 < HBrO3 < HBrO4 < HBrO
D) HBrO < HBrO2 < HBrO3 < HBrO4
E) HBrO2 < HBrO4 < HBrO < HBrO3

D) 16

E) 4.0

11) Which of the following solutions would have the highest pH? Assume that they are all 0.10 M
in acid at 25C. The acid is followed by its Ka value.
A) HF, 3.5 10-4
B) HCN, 4.9 10-10
C) HClO2, 1.1 10 -2
D) HNO 2, 4.6 10 -4
E) HCHO2, 1.8 10 -4
12) Determine the [H3O] in a 0.265 M HClO solution. The Ka of HClO is 2.9 10-8.
A) 7.7 10-9 M
B) 8.8 10-5 M
C) 1.1 10-10 M
D) 4.9 10-4 M
E) 1.3 10-6 M
13) Find the percent ionization of a 0.337 M HF solution. The Ka for HF is 3.5 10-4.
A) 1.2 10-2 %
B) 3.2 %
C) 3.5 10-2 %
D) 1.1 %
E) 4.7 %
14) Determine the [OH] concentration in a 0.169 M Ca(OH)2 solution.
A) 0.338 M
B) 0.298 M
C) 5.92 10 -14 M
D) 2.96 10 -14 M
E) 0.169 M
15) Determine the pOH of a 0.188 M NH3 solution at 25C. The K b of NH3 is 1.76 10-5.
A) 2.740
B) 5.480
C) 8.520
D) 12.656
E) 11.260

Answer Key
Testname: SAMPLE CH14 AND15 S2016 1212

1) C
2) C
3) D
4) D
5) E
6) B
7) B
8) A
9) C
10) D
11) B
12) B
13) B
14) A
15) A