Problem Set 1
Problem Set 1
Chemistry
Name……………………………………...……..
Hour…….
Directions:
Answer
the
following
questions
on
a
separate
sheet
of
paper.
Show
all
relevant
work.
1. Urea,
H2NC(O)NH2
is
very
soluble
in
water
(up
to
27
g
in
25
mL
of
solution)
but
dimethyl
ether,
CH3OCH3
is
only
sparingly
soluble.
The
structures
are
shown
below.
a. Account
for
the
differences
in
solubility
of
urea
and
dimethyl
ether
in
water
in
terms
of
the
forces
between
the
solute
and
solvent
molecules.
Your
answer
must
include
specific
information
about
each
substance.
b. Use
the
structures
above
to
sketch
two
different
types
of
interactions
between
a
urea
molecule
and
two
different
water
molecules.
Use
a
dashed
line
to
represent
the
hydrogen
bond.
c. The
melting
point
of
urea
is
133°C
while
dimethyl
ether
is
-‐141°C.
Account
for
the
differences
in
melting
point
of
urea
and
dimethyl
ether
in
term
of
the
intermolecular
forces
present
in
each
substance.
Your
answer
must
include
specific
information
about
each
substance.
d. Predict
which
substance
would
have
the
higher
vapor
pressure
at
room
temperature.
Justify
your
prediction.
2. Both
solid
silver
(Ag)
and
molten
Ag
are
excellent
conductors
of
electricity.
However,
solid
silver
nitrate,
AgNO3
is
a
good
conductor
only
when
melted
or
dissolved
in
pure
water;
as
a
solid,
it
is
a
poor
conductor.
Explain
this
observation
using
appropriate
principles
of
chemical
bonding
and/or
intermolecular
forces.
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3. Structural
and
space
filling
models
of
two
important
vitamins
are
shown
below.
Vitamin
“X”
Vitamin
“Y”
a. Explain
whether
each
vitamin
is
more
likely
to
be
water
soluble
or
fat-‐soluble.
Fats
typically
consist
of
long
chain
hydrocarbons
(e.g.
C7H16).
Justify
your
reasoning,
using
appropriate
principles
of
chemical
bonding
and/or
intermolecular
forces
present
in
each
molecule
during
the
dissolving
process.
b. Identify
one
(1)
aspect
that
the
space-‐filling
models
in
the
figure
represent
accurately
and
one
(1)
aspect
that
limits
their
usefulness.
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