Department of Chemistry

Faculty of Science
Taibah University
Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

(CHEM 103)
(Academic year: 1st Semester: 1438-1439 H)
Problem Set 7
Student's name: ID #:

1. An exothermic reaction causes the surroundings to:

A. become basic
B. decrease in temperature
C. condense
D. increase in temperature
E. decrease in pressure

2. How much heat is evolved when 320 g of SO2 is burned according to the chemical
equation shown below?
2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 SO3(g) H°rxn= -198 kJ
A. 5.04 x 10-2 kJ
B. 9.90 x 102 kJ
C. 207 kJ
D. 495 kJ
E. None of the above.

3. The specific heat of aluminum is 0.214 cal/g.°C. Determine the number of calories
necessary to raise the temperature of a 55.5 g piece of aluminum from 23.0 to 48.6 °C.
A. 109 cal
B. 273 cal
C. 577 cal
D. 347 cal
E. 304 cal
4. A 60.0 g sample of an alloy was heated to 96.0°C and then dropped into a beaker
containing 87.0 g of water at a temperature of 24.1°C. The temperature of the water
rose to a final temperature of 27.63°C. The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g.oC. What
is the specific heat capacity of the alloy?
A. 0.309 J/g.°C
B. 2.16 J/g.°C
C. 0.118 J/g.°C
D. 1.72 J/g.°C
E. None of the above.

5. When 1.535 g of methanol (CH3OH) was burned in a constant-volume bomb

calorimeter, the water temperature rose increased 20.27 °C to 26.87 °C. If the mass of
water surrounding the calorimeter was exactly 1000 g and the heat capacity of the
bomb calorimeter was 1.75 kJ/°C, calculate the molar heat of combustion of CH3OH.
A. -8.17 x 105kJ/mol
B. -817 kJ/mol
C. 1.88 kJ/mol
D. -0.817 kJ/mol
E. None of the above.

6. To which one of the following reactions, occurring at 25 °C, does the symbol H°f
[H2SO 2(l)] refer?
A. H2(g) + S(s) + 2 O2(g) H2SO4 (l)
B. H2SO4(l) H2(g) + S(s) + 2 O2(g)
C. H2(g) + S(g) + 2 O2(g) H2SO4(l)
D. H2SO4(l) 2 H(g) + S(s) + 4 O(g)
E. 2 H(g) + S(g) + 4 O(g) H2SO4(l)
7. Given: SO2 (g) + 1/2 O2 (g) SO3 (g) H°rxn = -99 kJ, what is the enthalpy change
for the following reaction?
2 SO3(g) O2(g) + 2 SO2(g) H°rxn= ?

A. 99 kJ
B. -99 kJ
C. 49.5 kJ
D. -198 kJ
E. 198 kJ

8. Find the standard enthalpy of formation of ethylene, C2H4(g), given the following
data:
C2H4(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)

H°f= -1411 kJ;

C(s) + O2(g) CO2(g)

H°f= -393.5 kJ;

H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g) H2O(l)

H°f= -285.8 kJ

A. 731 kJ
B. 2.77 x 103 kJ
C. 1.41 x 103 kJ
D. 87 kJ
E. 52 kJ

9. Calculate H°rxnfor the combustion reaction of CH4 shown below given the
following:
 H°f CH4(g) = -74.8 kJ/mol;

H°f CO2(g) = -393.5 kJ/mol; and

H°f H2O(l) = -285.5 kJ/mol. CH4(g) + 2 O2(g) CO2(g) + 2 H2O(l)

A. -604.2 kJ
B. 889.7 kJ
C. -997.7 kJ
D. -889.7 kJ
E. None of the above

10. A 1.300 g sample of benzoic acid (C7H6O2) was burned in a bomb calorimeter. The
heat capacity of the entire apparatus, including the bomb, pail, thermometer, and
water, was found to be 11,145 J/K. As a result of the reaction, the temperature of the
calorimeter and water increased 4.627 K. What is the molar heat of combustion of
benzoic acid?
A. 4.84 x 106kJ/mol
B. -2.96 kJ/mol
C. -4844 kJ/mol
D. 549.1 kJ/mol
E. 51.57 kJ/mol

11. Which of the following compounds has the lowest entropy at 25 °C?
A. CH3OH(l)
B. CO(g)
C. MgCO3(s)
D. H2O(l)
E. H2O(g)

12. Which of the following substances has the greatest entropy per mole?
 A. O2(g)
B. N2(g)
C. CO(g)
D. CO2(g)
E. C4H10(g)

13. Without consulting entropy tables, predict the sign of ΔS for the following process:
Pb(s) + Cl2(g) PbCl2(s).
A. ΔS < 0
B. ΔS > 0
C. ΔS = 0
D. More information is needed to make a reasonable prediction.

14. Using the data below, calculate ΔS°rxn for the following reaction:
4 Cr(s) + 3 O2(g) 2 Cr2O3(s).
Substance ΔS, J/K.mol
Cr(s) 23.77
O2(g) 205.138
Cr2O3(s) 81.2
A. 548.1 J/K
B. 147.7 J/K
C. -147.7 J/K
D. -548.1 J/K
E. None of the above.
15. In 1774 Joseph Priestly prepared oxygen by heating mercury(II) oxide according to
the reaction HgO(l) Hg(l) + 1/2 O2, for which ΔH° = 90.84 kJ/mol and ΔS° = 108
J/K.mol. Which of the following statements is true for this reaction?
A. The reaction is spontaneous only at low temperatures.
B. The reaction is spontaneous at all temperatures.
C. DG° becomes less favorable as temperature increases.
D. The reaction is spontaneous only a high temperatures.
E. The reaction is at equilibrium at 25 °C and 1 atm pressure.

16. For the reaction H2O2(g) H2O(l) + 1/2 O2(g), ΔH° = -106 kJ/mol; ΔS° = 58 J/K.
Is H2O2(g) stable?
A. No.
B. Yes, if the temperature is low enough.
C. Yes, if the rate of decomposition is low.
D. Yes, if the O-O bond energy is greater than the O-H bond energy.
E. Yes, under all conditions.

17. The signs of ΔH°, ΔS°, ΔG° for the vaporization of water at 50 °C are
A. positive, positive, and positive.
B. negative, negative, and negative.
C. positive, negative, and positive.
D. positive, positive, and negative.
E. More information would have to be given to answer the question.
18. Use the following data to calculate ΔG° at 298 K for the combustion of propane:
C3H8(g) + 5 O2(g) 3 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l)
Substance ΔG°f, kJ/mol
C3H8(g) -23.0
O2(g) 0
CO2(g) -394.6
H2O(l) -237.2
A. 2109.6 kJ/mol
B. 608.8 kJ/mol
C. -608.8 kJ/mol
D. -2109.6 kJ/mol
E. None of the above.

19. Consider the reaction 2 HI(g) H2(g) + I2(g) for which the equilibrium constant,
Kc, is 0.020 at 453 °C. Calculate ΔG° for the reaction at that temperature.
A. 14.7 kJ
B. 6.40 kJ
C. 23.6 kJ
D. 8.84 kJ
E. None of the above.

20. Calculate ΔG° for the dissociation of HF in H2O at 25 °C. [Ka of HF = 6.9 x 10-4 at 25
°C].
A. -18 kJ
B. 7.83 kJ
C. -7.83
D. 1.51 kJ
E. 18 kJ
Answers:
1. D; 2. D; 3. E; 4. A; 5. B; 6. A; 7. E; 8. E; 9. D; 10. C; 11. C; 12. E; 13. A; 14.
D; 15. D; 16. A; 17. A; 18. D; 19.C; 20. E