Chemistry 1041 Practice Exam 2.1 Dr.

Waddell

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Multiple Choice (2 points each)

1. Which reaction pathway in the diagram below corresponds to the reaction that was run with a
catalyst?

Reaction Pathway A

Reaction Pathway B

A. Reaction Pathway A B. Reaction Pathway B C. Neither D. Both

2. The positions on the reaction diagram marked below with a * correspond to which of the following?

A. catalysts B. pathogens C. intermediates D. transition states

3. The higher the activation energy, Ea, the faster the reaction will be.
A. True B. False

4. Write the equilibrium constant expression, Kc , for the following chemical reaction.
Fe3+(aq) + 3OH–(aq) Fe(OH)3(s)
A) [Fe(OH)3 ] D) [Fe3 ] [OH  ]3
[Fe3 ] [OH  ]3
B) [Fe3 ] [OH  ]3 E) 1
[Fe(OH)3 ] [Fe ]3 [OH  ]
3

C) 1
[Fe ] [OH  ]3
3

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5. Nitric oxide and bromine were allowed to react in a sealed container. When
P
equilibrium was reached PNO = 0.526 atm, Br = 1.59 atm, and PNOBr = 7.68 atm.
2

Calculate Kp for the reaction.

2NO(g) + Br2(g) 2NOBr(g)
A) 7.45 x 10–3 B) 0.109 C) 9.18 D) 91.8 E) 134

6. The equilibrium constant, Kc, has a value of 48.3 at 25.0°C for the following
reaction:
N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)
What is the value of Kp?
A) 11.47 B) 1180 C) 0.0807 D) 2.891x10 4

7. Kc for the following reaction is 46.

Cu2+(aq) + 4 NH3(aq) Cu(NH3)42+(aq)
What is the Kc for the reaction shown below?
2 Cu(NH3)42+(aq) 2 Cu2+(aq) + 8 NH3(aq)
A. 2.17x10-2 B. 2116 C. 6.78 D. 4.73x10-4

8. Hydrogen bromide will dissociate into hydrogen and bromine gases.

2HBr(g) H2(g) + Br2(g) ΔH°rxn = + 68 kJ

A temperature increase will shift this reaction __________________.

A) To the right B) To the left C. No shift D. Impossible to Know

9. The reaction system below is in equilibrium –

CS2(g) + 4H2(g) CH4(g) + 2H2S(g)
Which direction will the reaction shift if the volume is decreased?
A) To the right B) To the left C. No shift D. Impossible to Know

10 What is the pH of a 0.20 M HNO3 solution?

A) < 0 B) 0.70 C) 1.61 D) 12.39 E) 13.30

11. What is the [OH–] for a solution at 25°C that has pH = 4.29?
A) 1.4 x 10–2 M D) 7.3 x 10–13 M
B) 5.1 x 10–5 M E) 9.71 M
C) 1.9 x 10–10 M

12. According to Brønsted and Lowry, what is the conjugate acid of CH3OH?

A) H3O+ B) CH3OH2+ C) CH3O- D) H2O

13. Which one of the following is a Lewis base but not an Arrhenius base?
A) HCOOH B) H2SO4 C) CH3NH2 D) NaOH

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14. Consider a solution of KF in water.
A) The solution is basic.
B) The solution is neutral.
C) The solution is acidic.
D) It is impossible to know without Ka values

15. What is the pH of a 0.45M solution of carbonic acid (Ka = 4.3x10-7)?

A. 3.36 B. 6.37 C. 4.39x10-7 D. 0.35

16. Which substance could be added to a solution of CH3COOH to produce a buffer

solution?
A) HF B) NaCl C) H2O D) HCl E) NaCH3COO

17. Nitrous acid has a Ka of 4.0 x 10–4. It would be most effective for preparation of a
buffer with a pH of _____.
A) 1. B) 3. C) 5. D) 7. E) 9.

18. What is the pH for the buffer containing 0.45 M HA (Ka = 1.34x10-5) and 0.65 M
NaA?
A. 4.87 B. 4.71 C. 5.03 D. 6.31

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Short Answer (3 Questions!) – Show all of your work and include units if necessary! You will not receive full
credit unless all work is shown.

1. The equilibrium constant Kc = 4.22x10-5 for the following reaction at 25°C.

2 BrCl(g) Br2 (g) + Cl2(g)

a. (3 points) If 6.0 mol of BrCl(g) is added to a 1.50 L reaction vessel at

25°C, what is the concentration of Cl2(g) when equilibrium has been
established?

b. (1 point) If at some point in the reaction Qc > Kc, will the reaction shift to the left or right (circle one)
in order to move towards equilibrium.

2. (3 points) The pH = 2.67 for a 0.25M citric acid solution at 25C. What is the value of Ka for citric acid?

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3. (3 points) A buffer contains 0.55M C6H5OH (Ka = 1.6x10-10) and 0.45M NaC6H5O. What is the pH if you add
0.03 mole of HCl to 750mL of this buffer?

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ln(k2/k1) = -Ea/R(1/T2 – 1/T1) k = A e –Ea/RT QP = QC(RT)n(gas)

R = 0.0821 L atm/(mol K) = 8.314 J/(mol K)

pH = -log10[H3O+] p() = -log10() pH = pKa + log([base]/[acid]) Ka  Kb = K W

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