CHEM 1212

EXAM #3 Chapter 13,14, and 15

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) A possible mechanism for the overall reaction

1)

Br2 (g) + 2NO (g) 2NOBr (g)

is
k1
NO (g) + Br2 (g)

k-1

NOBr2 (g) + NO (g)

NOBr2 (g)
k2

2NOBr

(fast)

(slow)

The rate law for formation of NOBr based on this mechanism is rate = ________.
A) (k 2 k1 /k-1 )[NO] 2 [Br2 ]
B) k1 [Br2 ]1/2
C) k1 [NO] 1/2
D) (k 1 /k-1 )2 [NO]2
E) (k 2 k1 /k-1 )[NO][Br2 ]2
2) Of the following, ________ will lower the activation energy for a reaction.
A) adding a catalyst for the reaction
B) increasing the concentrations of reactants
C) raising the temperature of the reaction
D) removing products as the reaction proceeds
E) increasing the pressure

2)

3) Calculate rate constant k for a first order reaction with a half-life of 75.0 min.
A) 1.54 10-4 min-1
B) 2.67 10-2 min-1
C) 52.0 min-1
D) 9.24 10-3 min-1
E) 1.33 10-2 min-1

3)

4) Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5720 years and this is a first order reaction. If a piece of wood has
converted 25% of the carbon-14, then how old is it?
A) 1430 years
B) 4750 years
C) 4290 years
D) 11440 years
E) 2375 years

4)

5) A reaction is followed and found to have a rate constant of 3.36 104 M -1 s-1 at 344 K and a rate
constant of 7.69 M-1 s-1 at 219 K. Determine the activation energy for this reaction.

5)

A) 23.8 kJ/mol
B) 12.5 kJ/mol
C) 42.0 kJ/mol
D) 58.2 kJ/mol
E) 11.5 kJ/mol

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6) The equilibrium constant is given for one of the reactions below. Determine the value of the
missing equilibrium constant.

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Kc = 3.8 104
4 HBr(g) 2 H2 (g) + 2 Br2 (g) Kc = ?
H2 (g) + Br2 (g) 2 HBr(g)

A) 6.9 10-10
B) 5.1 10-3
C) 2.6 10-5
D) 1.9 104
E) 1.6 103
7) In which of the following reactions will Kc = Kp?

7)

A) SO3 (g) + NO(g) SO2 (g) + NO2 (g)

B) 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 SO3 (g)
C) 4 NH3 (g) + 3 O2 (g) 2 N2 (g) + 6 H2 O(g)
D) 2 N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 N2 O(g)
E) None of the above reactions have Kc = Kp.
8) The reaction below has a Kp value of 3.3 x 10-5 . What is the value of Kc for this reaction at 700 K?

8)

2 SO3 (g) 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)

A) 5.7 10-7

B) 1.9 10-3

C) 1.7 106

D) 3.0 104

E) 3.3 10-5

9) Determine the value of Kc for the following reaction if the equilibrium concentrations are as
follows: [N2 ]eq = 3.6 M, [O2 ]eq = 4.1 M, [N2 O] eq = 3.3 10-18 M.
2 N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 N2 O(g)
A) 5.0 1036
B) 4.9 10-17
C) 2.2 10-19
D) 2.0 10-37
E) 4.5 1018

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10) Consider the following reaction, equilibrium concentrations, and equilibrium constant at a
particular temperature. Determine the equilibrium concentration of H2 O(g).
C2 H4 (g) + H2 O(g) C2 H5 OH(g)

Kc = 9.0 103

[C2 H4 ]eq = 0.015 M

[C2 H5 OH]eq = 1.69 M

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10)

A) 1.68 M
B) 0.013 M
C) 9.9 10-7 M
D) 80. M
E) 1.0 M
11) Consider the following reaction:

11)

CuS(s) + O2 (g) Cu(s) + SO2 (g)

A reaction mixture initially contains 2.9 M O 2 . Determine the equilibrium concentration of O2 if
Kc for the reaction at this temperature is 1.5.
A) 1.9 M
B) 1.2 M
C) 0.59 M

D) 2.2 M

E) 1.7 M

12) Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will increasing the volume of the
reaction mixture have on the system?

12)

2 H2 S(g) + 3 O 2 (g) 2 H2 O(g) + 2 SO2 (g)

A) No effect will be observed.
B) The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
C) The equilibrium constant will decrease.
D) The equilibrium constant will increase.
E) The reaction will shift to the left in the direction of reactants.
13) Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will increasing the temperature have
on the system?
Fe3 O4 (s) + CO(g) 3 FeO(s) + CO2 (g)

13)

H= +35.9 kJ

A) The equilibrium constant will decrease.

B) The reaction will shift to the left in the direction of reactants.
C) The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.
D) The equilibrium constant will increase.
E) No effect will be observed.
14) Which of the following species is amphoteric?
A) NH4

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B) CO3 2C) HPO4 2D) HF

E) None of the above are amphoteric.
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15) What is the conjugate base of H2 PO4 ?
A) PO4 3-

B) OH

C) HPO4 2-

D) H3 O+

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E) H3 PO4

16) The stronger the acid, then which of the following is TRUE?
A) The weaker the conjugate base.
B) The weaker the conjugate acid.
C) The stronger the conjugate acid.
D) The stronger the conjugate base.
E) None of the above.

16)

17) Which of the following solutions would have the highest pH? Assume that they are all 0.10 M in
acid at 25C. The acid is followed by its Ka value.

17)

A) HNO2 , 4.6 10-4

B) HClO2 , 1.1 10-2
C) HF, 3.5 10-4
D) HCHO2 , 1.8 10-4
E) HCN, 4.9 10-10
18) Calculate the hydronium ion concentration in an aqueous solution with a pH of 9.85 at 25C.
A) 4.2 10-10 M
B) 6.5 10-5 M
C) 7.1 10-5 M
D) 8.7 10-10 M
E) 1.4 10-10 M

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Answer Key
Testname: EXAM 3 W2015

1) A
2) A
3) D
4) E
5) C
6) A
7) A
8) A
9) D
10) B
11) B
12) E
13) C
14) C
15) C
16) A
17) E
18) E