Exercise 1

1. The isolated system .....

a) has boundaries that allow the exchange of matter but not heat.
b) has boundaries that allow the exchange of heat but not matter.
c) has boundaries that do not allow the exchange of neither heat nor matter.
d) has boundaries that allow the exchange of both heat and matter.

2. 334J of heat are required to convert 1g of ice to 1g of water at 0oC, which of

the following values is correct relating to this process?......
a) qp= 0
b) ∆H = 0
c) ∆H = +334J
d) ∆H = -334J

3. Which of the following remains constant in the closed system? ......

a) Energy.
b) Mass.
c) Temperature.
d) Enthalpy.

4. The hotness of the desert at the day and its coldness at night indicates that it
is ......
a) a closed system.
b) an open system.
c) an isolated system.
d) no correct answer.

5. A container filled with water may represent ......

a) a closed system.
b) an open system.
c) an isolated system.
d) no correct answer.

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6. Which of the following choices represent the system
ollustrated in the opposite figure? ......

7. When 0.236 mol of a weak base reacts with excess HCl acid, a quantity of
energy equals 6.91kJ is released. What is the value of ∆H of the reaction in
kJ\mol? ......
a) +34.2
b) -34.2
c) -29.3
d) +29.3

8. In the chemical reaction, yhe beaker in which the reaction occurs represents
......
a) the system
b) the system boundaries
c) the universe
d) the surroundings

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 Exercise 2
1. To raise the temperature of 15g of the metal X from 25 oC to 32 oC, that
requires an amount of heat equals 178.1J, what is the specific heat of the
metal X?
a) 0.59J\g. oC
b) 11.9 J\g. oC
c) 1.7J\g. oC
d) 25.4 J\g. oC

2. The quantity of heat of 2 cal is equivalent to ...... kJ.

a) 0.47
b) 8.36
c)
8.36x10-3
d)
8.36x103

3. Phosphorous pentachloride gas decomposes by heat to phosphorus

trichloride gas and chlorine gas, what is the amount of change in the heat
content of the reaction?

a) -90kJ\mol
b) +90kJ\mol
c) -420kJ\mol
d) +420kJ\mol

4. The change in heat content can be measured by using ......

a) Hess’s law.
b) the calorimeter.
c) Hess’s law or the calorimeter.
d) the thermometer.

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5. On providing a piece of lead whose mass is 15g with a quantity of heat
equals 29J, its temperature increases from 22 oC to 37 oC, what is the
specific heat of lead? ......J\g. oC
a) 7.8
b) 1.92
c) 29
d) 0.129

6. What is the heat required to raise the temperature of a mass of iron equals
5.75g (its specific heat is 0.45J\g. oC) from 25 oC to 79.8 oC ?.....
a) 315kJ
b) 2.54J
c) 141.8kJ
d) 141.8J

7. Calculate the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1500g

of oil -before being used in frying potatoes- from 20 oC to180 oC,
knowing that the specific heat of the oil used is 1970kJ\mol.
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8. two pieces have equal masses and same temperature are heated for an
equal period of time by one thermal source:
 The first piece is of copper (its specific heat is 0.385 J\g. oC).
 The second piece is of iron (its specific heat is 0.448 J\g. oC).

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9. Calculate the heat quantity -in kJ- required to raise the temperature of
48.7g of water from 22.8 oC to 62 oC
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 Exercise 3

1. What is the change in enthalpy on dissolving 40g of NaOH in water to form

one liter of solution, knowing that the temperature raised by 10.6 oC? .......
kJ\mol [NaOH = 40g\mol]
a) -0.443
b) -4.4308
c) -44.308
d) -443

2. The following equation represents the reaction of adding hydrogen to

ethylene gas: H2C=CH2 + H2 → C2H6

What is the value of ∆H of this reaction?

a) -560kJ\mol
b) -124kJ\mol
c) +486kJ\mol
d) +5496kJ\mol

3. Nitrogen dioxide decompose according to the following thermochemical

equation: 2NO2 →N2 +2O2
What is the change in enthalpy of the reaction: N2 + O2 → NO2 ? ......
kJ\mol
a) -66
b) -33
c) +33
d) +66

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4. Carbon monoxide gas reacts with methanol to form acetic acid CH3COOH,
according to the following equation:
CO + CH3OH → CH3COOH
What is the value of ∆Ho of this
reaction? Knowing the standard heat of
formation of substances shown in the
opposite table.

a) -1883.1kJ\mol
b) -134.9kJ\mol
c) +134.9kJ\mol
d) +1883.1kJ\mol

5. from the following two reactions:

What is the value of ∆Ho of the following reaction? .......

S + O2 → SO2
a) -297kJ\mol
b) +297kJ\mol
c) -493kJ\mol
d) +493kJ\mol

6. Nitrogen gas reacts with Oxygen gas according to the following thermal
equation: N2 +2O2 → 2NO2 ∆H = +66kJ
What is the enthalpy change on mixing 2mol of nitrogen gas with 2mol of
oxygen gas ?........
a) +16.5kJ
b) +33kJ
c) +66kJ
d) +132kJ

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7. The enthalpy term is derived from the greek word ‘Enthalpen’, which means
.......
a) warm
b) heat
c) hot
d) cold

8. In the following reaction:

Ni + 2CO +2PF3 → Ni(CO)2(PF3)2

∆Hof equals zero for ......

a) Ni
b) CO
c) PF3
d) Ni and CO

9. From the following reaction and the opposite table:

H2 + Cl2 → 2HCl
We conclude that ....
a) ∆H of the reaction equals +1442kJ
b) ∆H of the reaction equals +348kJ
c) the energy produced from forming 1mol of products equals -94kJ\mol
d) the energy produced from forming 1mol of products equals -
188kJ\mol

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10.Which of the following diagrams represents an exothermic reaction which
has lower ∆H value:

11.Calculate the change in the heat content ∆Hof for the following reaction:
CH3OH + O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Knowing the enthalpies of formation ∆Hof of the substances as the
following:
H2O = -285.5kJ\mol , CO2 = -393.51kJ\mol , CH3OH = -238 kJ\mol
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 Exercise 4

1. Which of the following energy diagram represents an endothermic

reaction? .......

2. In terms of the opposite energy diagram, which of the following

statements is correct? ......
a) (A) represents the released heat during the formation of bonds.
b) (C) represents the absorbed heat during the breaking of bonds.
c) (B) represents the released heat from the reaction.
d) The difference between (B) and (C) represents the released heat from
the reaction.

3. Plant cells uses the light energy in photosynthesis process, which one of
the following reactions represents that process? ......, because the released
heat during the formation of bonds in products molecules ...... required
heat for breaking bonds in reactants molecules.
a) endothermic \is less than
b) endothermic \ is more than
c) exothermic \ is less than
d) exothermic \is more than

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4. From the opposite energy
diagram: What is the value
of the change in heat content
of this reaction?

a) -170kJ\mol
b) -75kJ\mol
c) +70kJ\mol
d) +240kJ\mol

5. The following thermal equation shows the dissociation reaction of water:

2H2O → 2H2 + O2 ∆H = +571.8kJ
It shows that the heat of formation of water from its constituent
elements when they are in their standard state is .....
a) an exothermic process releases a quantity of heat equals 571.8kJ
b) an exothermic process releases a quantity of heat equals 285.9kJ
c) an endothermic process absorbs a quantity of heat equals 571.8kJ
d) an endothermic process absorbs a quantity of heat equals 285.9

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 Exercise 5

1. The following reaction includes breaking

and formation of bonds:

What is the change in heat content of this

reaction?
a) -39kJ\mol
b) -1255kJ\mol
c) +1255kJ\mol
d) +39kJ\mol

2. In terms of the thermochemical equation :

CH4 → C + 4H ∆H = +1648kJ\mol
What is the energy of bond (C-H)?
a) +329.6kJ\mol
b) +412kJ\mol
c) +1648kJ\mol
d) +6592kJ\mol

3. Which of the following statements represents the type of the chemical

reaction which occurs on rubbing a wooden match against a rough
surface?
a) endothermic because of using energy on rubbing the wooden match.
b) endothermic because of releasing energy on burning the wooden
match.
c) exothermic because of using energy on rubbing the wooden match.
d) exothermic because of releasing energy on burning the wooden match.

4. Represent the following reaction by drawing its energy diagram on the

figure shown below:
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5. In terms of the following two equations:

i. Which of the previous compounds its solution in water is

endothermic?

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ii. Calculate the amount of heat (released or absorbed) when 0.4g

of NaOH dissolves in water, knowing that its molar mass =
40g\mol
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 Exercise 6

1. Dissolving process is called hydration when the solvent is ......

a) benzene
b) oil
c) alcohol
d) water

2. Hydration process is ......

a) exothermic process
b) endothermic process
c) may be exo\endo-thermic
d) not accompanied by heat change

3. If you know that ∆Hosol of sodium chloride equals +1 kJ\mol,which of

the following choices is correct?

4. If you know that the standard heat of solution of potassium iodide salt
equals +14 kJ\mol, which of the following statements is probable to
be not correct?
a) Dissolving KI salt in water is exothermic.
b) Hydration energy of K+ ions equals -322kJ\mol
c) Hydration energy of I- ions equals -293kJ\mol
d) Attaching energy of K+ and I- ions to water is less than the
separation energy of these ions in KI salt

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5. Give reason for:

i. Dissolving sodium hydroxide in water is accompanied with

raising the temperature of the solution.
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ii. When ammonium nitrate is dissolved in water, the solution’s

temperature drcreases.
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iii. Dissolving of potassium iodide in water is an endothermic

process.
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iv. Dissolving process is accompanied with a heat change.

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v. Hydration energy always has a negative value.

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vi. At the beginning of dilution, the process is accompanied with

absorbing energy.
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6. What is meant by :
i. Solution of XCl2 is endothermic.
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 ii. Heat of hydration.
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7. Draw the diagram of exothermic solution.

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8. calculate the molar heat of solution resulted or required from

dissolving 10gm of NH4OH in 0.5L of water, its temperature changed
from 40oC to 25oC
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9. When dissolving 80g of ammonium nitrate in an amount of water to

form 1 L of solution, the initial temperature was 20 oC and the final
temperature was 14 oC:
i. Calculate the change in heat content of the solution.
ii. Does the change in heat content of the solution represent the
molar heat of solution? Explain.
iii. Is this solution exothermic or endothermic? Explain.

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 Exercise 7

1. From the following two thermal equations:

What is the enthalpy change for the following reaction?

a) -965.1kJ
b) -107.7kJ
c) +178.1kJ
d) +679.3kJ

2. From the following equation: 2S + 3O2 → 2SO2 ∆H= -790kJ

What is the value of change in heat content of combustion of 0.972g of
sulphur?
a) +23kJ
b) -23kJ
c) -12kJ
d) +12kJ

3. Calculate the total heat released from the combustion of a mixture formed
from 100g of butane C4H10 (its heat of combustion = -49.7kJ\g) with 200g of
liquid octane C8H18 (its heat of combustion = -47.9kJ\g)
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4. The quantity of heat produced from the combustion of 1.3g of glucose (its
molar mass is 180 g\mol) raises the temperature of an unknown mass of pure
water by 24.3 oC, knowing that the standard heat of combystion of glucose
equals -2816kJ\mol
Calculate the mass of water used.
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5. Calculate ∆H value of the reaction : 2CH3OH + 3O2 → 2CO2 + 4H2O

Knowing that on the combustion of 0.934g of methanol (its molar mass is
32g\mol), a quantity of heat released equals 20.6kJ
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