Chemistry Challenge - 01

Time : 40 Minutes

01.

What is correct regarding the O2 atom?

(1) It has 4 non paired electrons.
(2) It has 6 lone pairs of electrons.
(3) There are 2 bonds.
(4) There are 2 bonds.
(5) All the above are wrong.

02.

What is the element that form a linear chloride?

(1) Be

03.

(4) Ca

(5) Sr

(2) Trigonal Planer

(3) Pyramidal

(4) Octahedral

(5) Linear

Which of the following gas is colorless?

(1) NO

05.

(3) Mg

Shape of ClO3- ion

(1) Angular

04.

(2) B

(2) NO2

(3) Cl2

(4) Br2

(5) I2

Which of the following is the most basic hydroxide?

(1) Be(OH)2 (2) Mg(OH)2 (3) Ca(OH)2 (4) Ba(OH)2 (5) Ra(OH)2

06.

Reaction for the combustion of propane gas is shown below.

C3H8(g) + 5O2(g)

3CO2(g) + 4H2O(l)

: H = -2220 kJmol-1

Heat of 350 kJ is required to increase the temperature of 1 dm3 of water from 200C to 1000C.
(1) What is the mass of propane that should be ignited to obtain above amount of energy?
(2) What is the volume of above mass of gas at 200C and 101.3 k Pa ?
(3) Propane gas can be synthesized using Carbon and Hydrogen.
3C(s) + 4H2(g)

C3H8(g)

Find the standard enthalpy change of the above reaction using following data.
C(s) + O2(g)
H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g)
Yomal Amarathunge

CO2(g)
CO2(g)

: H = -394 kJmol-1
: H = -285 kJmol-1

Chemistry Challenge - 01

(4) Does synthesis of propane from Carbon and Hydrogen an exothermic reaction or an
endothermic reaction? Explain your answer.
07.
Consider the following reaction and write answers using following data.
A(g) + B(g) + C(g)

Experiment Number

products

Initial Concentration ( mol/dm3)

Initial Rate ( mol/ dm3s )

1.25

1.25

1.25

8.7

2.50

1.25

1.25

17.4

1.25

3.02

1.25

50.8

1.25

3.02

3.75

50.7

3.01

1.00

1.15

(a) Write an expression for the rate law.

(b) Find the total order of the reaction.
(c) Find the value of the rate constant.
(d) Calculate the value of x for the fifth experiment.

Yomal Amarathunge