CHEM 203 FIRST TERM TEST

October 14, 2022, 6-8 p.m.

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• All multiple choice and short answer questions worth 1 mark ⇒ 15 marks from 15 questions.
• Each written answer question worth 3 marks ⇒ 6 marks from 2 written answer questions
 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1 1. A sample of nitrogen gas occupies 140 mL at 0°C and 0.700 atm. When the gas is heated to 40°C and its
pressure is increased to 0.760 atm, what is its final volume?

a) 166 mL b) 148 mL c) 153 mL d) 139 mL e) none of (a) – (d)

1 2. Again for the above 0°C sample of nitrogen gas being heated to 40°C:

a) the average speed of N₂ molecules at 0°C is the same as the average speed of N₂ molecules at 40°C.
b) the molar mass of N₂ molecules at 0°C is the lower as the molar mass of N₂ molecules at 40°C.
c) the potential energy of N₂ molecules at 0°C is higher than the potential energy of N₂ molecules at 40°C.
d) the average kinetic energy of N₂ molecules at 0°C is lower than the average kinetic energy of N₂ molecules at 40°C.

1 3. For which of the following reactions is this initial instantaneous reaction rate statement true?

−Δ[A] 2 Δ[D]
=
Δt 5 Δt

a) 4A + 3B → 2C + D b) 2A + B → 3C + 5D c) 10A + 3B → 5C + 4D

d) 5A + B → C + 2D e) none of (a) – (d)

1 4. The thermal decomposition of the chemical warfare agent VX occurring on a hot Pt surface was monitored
at different VX concentrations. It was found that the change in concentration of VX per unit time did not vary
over the course of the experiment. This reaction is

a) zero order in [VX] b) 1st order in [VX] c) 2nd order in [VX] d) none of (a) – (c)

1 5. The reaction (CH₃)₂O (g) → CH₄ (g) + H₂ (g) + CO (g) is a 1st order process with a rate constant of 6.8 × 10⁻⁴
s⁻¹ at 510°C. If the intial pressure of (CH₃)₂O is 135 torr, what is its partial pressure after 1420 s?

a) 51 torr b) 55 torr c) 125 torr d) 62 torr e) none of (a) – (d)

1 6. At 200°C, the equilibrium mixture for the reaction PCl₃ (g) + Cl₂ (g) ⇌ PCl₅ (g) consists of 0.38 mol PCl₃,
0.42 mol Cl₂, and 0.10 mol PCl₅ in a 10.0 L container. What is the mole fraction of Cl₂ in this gaseous mixture?

a) 0.047 b) 0.42 c) 0.47 d) 0.53 e) none of (a) – (d)

 1 7. Consider the following reaction mechanism for a chemical process that produces C:

step 1: A + B ⇌ D very fast

step 2: D + B → E very slow
step 3: E + A → C + B fast

According to this mechanism the rate law for the overall reaction should equal:

a) k[A] b) k[A]²[B] c) k[A]²[B]² d) k[A][B]² e) none of (a) – (d)

1 8. For the mechanism shown in question 7 (see above), , species E would be classified as:

a) a catalyst only b) a catalyst and an intermediate c) an intermediate only d) none of (a) – (c)

1 9. At 1400 K, the rate constant for a reaction is 0.143 L/mol∙s, and at 1500K, the rate constant is 0.659
L/mol∙s. What is the activation energy for this reaction? (R = 8.314 J/mol∙K)

a) 2.7 × 10⁵ J/mol b) 3.2 × 10⁵ J/mol c) 6.8 × 10⁵ J/mol d) 9.5 × 10⁵ J/mol e) none of (a) – (d)

1 10. At 600 K, one mole of gaseous ONCl is placed in a 0.50 L container and allowed to decompose according to
the reaction 2 ONCl (g) ⇌ 2 NO (g) + Cl₂ (g). At equilibrium, 0.1 M Cl₂ is present. For this reaction,

a) K = 0.021 b) K = 1.2 × 10⁻³ c) K = 4.4 × 10⁻⁴ d) K = 220 e) none of (a) – (d)

1 11. A 1.0 L container originally holds 0.4 atm of NO₂, 0.08 atm of NO, and 0.1 atm of O₂ at equilibrium
according to 2 NO₂ (g) ⇌ 2 NO (g) + O₂ (g). If the volume of the container holding the equilibrium mixture is
decreased to 0.5 L, how will the system respond to this change?

a) There will be no change in the equilibrium system.

b) The equilibrium system will shift right (forward) to produce more products.
c) The equilibrium system will shift left (in reverse) to produce more reactants.
d) The partial pressures of all species will decrease.
e) none of the above

1 12. For the reaction N₂ (g) + 3H₂ (g) ⇌ 2NH₃ (g), ΔH° = −92.2 kJ and K = 4.0 × 10⁸ (at 25°C). When the
reaction temperature is increased to 500°C,

a) K for the reaction will be larger at 500°C than at 25°C.

b) at equilibrium, less NH₃ will be present at 500°C than at 25°C.
c) the reaction of N₂ with H₂ to form NH₃ is endothermic.
d) at equilibrium, more NH₃ will be present at 500°C than at 25°C.
1 13. For the equilibrium system MgCO₃ (s) ⇌ MgO (s) + CO₂ (g), the instant immediately after some of the MgO
is removed,

a) Q > K b) Q < K c) Q = K d) none of (a) – (c)

SHORT-ANSWER QUESTIONS (auto-graded)

1 14. Complete each sentence below by choosing the proper word.

A catalyst:

a) ( increases / decreases / doesn’t change ) the purity of reaction’s products.

b) ( increases / decreases / doesn’t change ) the activation energy for a reaction.

c) ( increases / decreases / doesn’t change ) the energy difference between the reactants and products.

d) ( increases / decreases / doesn’t change ) the amount of product formed at equilibrium.

1 15. What is the pH of a 0.15 M solution of HCN (Kₐ = 6.2 × 10⁻¹⁰)?

WRITTENT ANSWER QUESTIONS (hand-graded)

3 16. Tabulated below are initial rate data for the reaction:

2 Fe(CN)₆³⁻ (aq) + 2 I⁻ (aq) → 2 Fe(CN)₆⁴⁻ (aq) + I₂ (aq)

Determine the rate law and state the overall reaction order, explaining your deductions. Be sure to include
both the numerical value and the appropriate units for the rate constant.

Run [Fe(CN)₆³⁻]₀ (M) [I⁻]₀ (M) Initial Rate of Reaction (M/s)

1 0.01 0.01 1 × 10⁻⁵
2 0.01 0.02 2 × 10⁻⁵
3 0.02 0.02 8 × 10⁻⁵

3 17. The equilibrium system 2A ⇌ 2B + C has a very small equilibrium constant: K = 2.6 × 10⁻⁶. If 3.0 moles
of A are initially placed in a 1.5 L flask, determine the equilibrium concentration of B. State and verify any
assumptions used in your answer.
CHEM 203 Formula Sheet Fall 2022
1 Periodic Table 18
1A 8A
1 2
2 13 14 15 16 17
H 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A He
1.008 4.003
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.94 9.012 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.06 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.63 74.92 78.97 79.90 83.80
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.95 (97) 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57* 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89** 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (269) (270) (269) (277) (281) (282) (285) (286) (290) (290) (293) (294) (294)

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Lanthanides *
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.1 140.9 144.2 (145) 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Actinides **
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
232.0 231.0 238.0 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262)

Strong acids: HCℓ, HBr, HI, HNO3, H2SO4, HCℓO4, HCℓO3

Strong bases: Hydroxides of Group 1 (Li to Cs) and Group 2 (Ca, Sr, Ba)
Constants: Conversion factors:
Avogadro's number: NA = 6.022 × 1023 mol−1 1 J = 1 kg·m2·s−2 1 Pa = 1 kg·m−1·s−2
Gas constant, R = 0.08205 L·atm·mol−1·K−1 T [K] = T [°C] + 273.15
= 8.314 kPa·L·mol−1·K−1 1 L = 10−3 m3 1 L atm = 101.3 J
= 8.314 J·mol−1·K−1 1 atm = 760.0 torr = 101.3 kPa = 760.0 mm Hg = 1.013 bar
Kw = 1.00 × 10 at 298K
−14

Faraday: F = 9.6485 × 104 C / mol electrons 1C=1J/V 1A=1C/s

𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 = 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 For 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 = 0: ��

𝐸𝐸��
𝐾𝐾 =
3
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝐸𝐸𝐾𝐾 =
1
𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣 2
2 2
∆𝑈𝑈 = 𝑞𝑞 + 𝑤𝑤 −𝑏𝑏 ± √𝑏𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
𝑥𝑥 =
𝑤𝑤𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 = −𝑃𝑃∆𝑉𝑉 = −∆𝑛𝑛𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 2𝑎𝑎 𝐾𝐾𝑤𝑤 = 𝐾𝐾𝑎𝑎 𝐾𝐾𝑏𝑏
𝑞𝑞 = 𝑚𝑚 𝐶𝐶 ∆𝑇𝑇
[𝐴𝐴]𝑡𝑡 = −𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + [𝐴𝐴]0 pH = − log[H3 O+ ]
∆𝑈𝑈 = ∆𝐻𝐻 − 𝑃𝑃∆𝑉𝑉
∆𝑟𝑟 𝐻𝐻° = ∑ 𝑛𝑛𝑝𝑝 ∆𝑓𝑓 𝐻𝐻°𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. − ∑ 𝑛𝑛𝑟𝑟 ∆𝑓𝑓 𝐻𝐻°𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟. [A− ]
ln[𝐴𝐴]𝑡𝑡 = −𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + ln[𝐴𝐴]0 pH = p𝐾𝐾𝑎𝑎 + log � �
[HA]
∆𝐺𝐺 = ∆𝐻𝐻 − 𝑇𝑇∆𝑆𝑆 1 1
= 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 +
∆𝐺𝐺 = ∆𝐺𝐺° + 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 ln 𝑄𝑄 [𝐴𝐴]𝑡𝑡 [𝐴𝐴]0 𝐸𝐸𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 = 𝐸𝐸𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 − 𝐸𝐸𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
∆𝐺𝐺° = −𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 ln 𝐾𝐾
∆𝑟𝑟 𝐺𝐺° = ∑ 𝑛𝑛𝑝𝑝 ∆𝑓𝑓 𝐺𝐺°𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. − ∑ 𝑛𝑛𝑟𝑟 ∆𝑓𝑓 𝐺𝐺°𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟. −𝐸𝐸𝑎𝑎 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅
𝑘𝑘 = 𝐴𝐴 𝑒𝑒 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝐸𝐸 = 𝐸𝐸° − ln 𝑄𝑄
∆𝐺𝐺 = −𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑒 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑒 𝐹𝐹

∆𝑟𝑟 𝑆𝑆° = ∑ 𝑛𝑛𝑝𝑝 𝑆𝑆°𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝. − ∑ 𝑛𝑛𝑟𝑟 𝑆𝑆°𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟. 𝑘𝑘2 −𝐸𝐸𝑎𝑎 1 1

ln � �= � − �
𝑘𝑘1 𝑅𝑅 𝑇𝑇2 𝑇𝑇1