STUDENT ID NO

MULTIMEDIA

UNIVERSITY

MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY
JALAN AYER KEROH LAMA
75450 MELAKA
FIRST TRIMESTER FINAL EXAMINATION, 2005/2006 SESSION

PCE 0015 - CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

( Alpha Engineering students only )

29 SEPTEMBER 2005
2:3Opm - -C:30pm
( 2 Hours )

INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT
1. This question paper consists of 8 pages only excluding the cover page.
2. Answer ALL questions in Section A and answer ONLY 3 subjective questions in
Section B.
3. Please print all your answers in the answer booklet provided.

1.

How r-nm~ significant figures does the result of the fi)ll~!u-ing ;um contain?

8.5201

I 0::

A. 1

3
_.

t3. 2

B. Cu and K

6.

C. C and 0

D. 0 and %n

I;. .I m11 Rb

B. chloroform
E. chloric acid

C h\x~rcyen trios\xhloride

Formaldehyde has the formula cH20. How man) molecules are there in 0.11 g of
formaldt$~de?
(Atomic mlss : C_ = 12: H = 1; 0 = 16 : Avo~ncims number I= 6.022 s JO)

r3. 3.7 x 10-j

A. 6.1 i If! .I-

The chemical name for ClO- is chlorate ion. Therefore. the name c.if WC103 is
A. h;Jrcxhlki: acid
D. chl~~iis acid

4.

1.

Which 01 the fc>llowing pairs of elements would be most likel! to form an ionic
compoiind
A. P and Br

3.

n. 4

c. 3

c. 4

[) 2. :< 1 I)- i

tl. 6.6 x IO

What is the coefficient ofHz0 when the following equation is properly balanced
cvith the smallest set of whole numbers?

Which ~~tlt: of the following sets of quantum numbers is not pmsible?

II

_1\,
B.

c.

D.2
E.2

:I

.:

f.1
i

1
I
(I

ml
-2

ms
+1/2

I
0

_I?

1
0

+I;;
-1/2
-+-l/3

Continued.. .

7.

The orbital diagram for a ground-state nitrogen atom is

8.

The elements in Group 2A are known by what name?

.-i. transition metals
I>. alkaline earth metals

9.

LVhich of the atoms listed below has the largest radius?

i\. B

10.

B. Ga

C. Br

D. Si

E. Cl

Which one of the following is most likely to be a covalent compound?

;\. RbzS

11.

C. alkali metals

B. halogens
E. noble gases

B. SrC12

c. csz

D. CaO

E. MgI?_

1Jse the Born-Haber cycle to calculate the lattice energy of LiCl(s) given the
following data:
AH(sublimation) Li = 155.2 kJ/mol
1, (Li) = 520 kJ/mol
Bond energy (Cl-Cl) = 242.8 kJimo1
EA (Cl) = 348 kJ/mol
AHr (LiCl(s)) = -408.8 kJ/mol
.A. -40 kJ/mol
D. -857 kJ/mol

B. 40 kJ/mol
E. 1,553 kJ/mol

C. 736 kJ/mol

Continued.. ,

\Vhizh one o!the fbIIowing substances should exhibit hydrogen bonding in the
liquid stlil e:
A. IH;

An example

R. He

C. H2S

E. CI-I:0 ti

D. CH,

of a covalent network solid is

A. dixnond
D. sodium chloride

<. iodine

13. potassium
E. None of these

To cvhich one of the following reactions occurring at 25 Y does rhc symbol

JJ-PJH~SC>.+t ljl refer?

The appropriate unit for a second-order rate constant is

.A. >,I 5

n. 1.WI.s

D. 1 hl-.%

c. l/s

I:. M.s

The oxidation number ofN in NaN03 is

.?I.

-to

B. J-5

c.

+3

D. --3

I-. None of the above

Identit-_ t!lc ~tiz~cing czg~~t in the following chemical reaction.

5Fe-( aq I -- ~1nO~~taqj + SH+(aq) -+ iFeiaq) 7 T~jln-caq) + -!l-I:(>{ I)
,A. Fe-

B. >In04-

C. H+

D. Mn?-

E. &-; _

Iron obiect:, such as storage tanks and underground pipelines can he protected
from corrosion b>, connecting them through a wire to a piece of
A. Ib

B. 2Lg

C. Sn

D. Mg

f:. c,.I
Continued...

C~IEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

ICEOOII

19.

1 he group of atoms that is responsible for the characteristic properties of a family

group.
of organic compounds is called aan
ii. hydrocarbon B. functional

20.

39 SEPTEhlBER 3005

C. ether

D. enzyme

E. polyatomic ion

A protein is
A. a polysaccharide.
B. a saturated ester of glycerol.
C. one of the units making up a nucleic acid.
D. a polymer of amino acids.
E. an aromatic hydrocarbon.

Continued.. .

SECTION B (SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS~

ANSWER 3 QIESTIONS ONLY ( 3 x 20% = 60% 1

Question 1 (20 marks)

_-____-_

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I_(, marks]

b. Calculate the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of I 2.0 2 ot water from
I 5.4C to 93 .(X. (-The specific heat of water = 4.18 J:g.c\
1.: marks]

c. (alculatt: the ?;tandard enthalpy change for the reaction :

2c:Jli,ci, -:-. 1701(g:, + 16CO(,g) + 18H:O(I).

d. -rhe combustion of butane produces heat according to the quat!on

AI-I,,,, =- --5.5 1-F kJ mol
2C4HI,j(s, -:. 1 Xh(,q) + SCO&) + 1OHzOiP)
What is the heat of combustion per gram of butane?
i .\tomic m;l;s : (. =: 1.2; H = 1; 0 .= 16)
[ 5 marks]

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CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

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Question 2 (20 marks)

a. The following initial rate data apply to the reaction :
2NO -+ H2 -+ N20 + HzO.

[NO]0
Expt. ff
1
2
3

Initial rate
1.46 M/min
1.46 M/min
5.84 M/min

D-b1 o
0.021
0.02 1
0.042

0.065
0.260
0.065

(i) Determine the rate law for the reaction.

(ii) Calculate the rate constant.
[8 marks]

b. ,4t 25C the second-order reaction NOCl(g) + NO(g) + 1,2Cl&) is 50% complete
after 5.82 hours when the initial concentration of NOCl is 4.46 mol!L. How long will it
take fi,r the reaction to be 75% complete?
[7 marks]

c. Consider the following equilibrium process at 686C :

CO&g +

Hz(g) ------

CO(g)

H2W

The equilibrium concentrations of the reacting species are [CO] = 0.050 M, [HI] =
0.045 M, [CO21 = 0.086 M, and [Hz01 = 0.040 M.
(i) Calculate Kc for the reaction at 686C.
(ii) If some of the CO1 were removed from the system, which direction will the
reaction shift?
(iii) If water is added to the system at equilibrium, what will happen to the
concentration of hydrogen?
(iv) If we use a catalyst, which way will the reaction shift?
[5 marks]

Question 3 (20 marks)

a. (i) Detine electrolysis.
o fa d iagram, illustrate the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride.
(iij With the 1ad
[8 marks]
Continued.. .

HST

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b. In a certain electrolysis experiment: 1.44g of Ag were deposited in one cell (containing

an aqueous AgNQ:; solution), while 0.12g of an unknown metal X was deposited in
another cell I ci?nraining an aqueous XCl; solution) in series with the :\+\c); cell.
(:alculate the molar mass of X.
I Faraday constant I= 96.485 C / mol e- ; atomic mass : Ag =- 107.Q: U =.r l-4: 0 = 16)
f6 marks 1

c. .A current of0.80_-\ was applied to an electrolytic cell containing molten C.dCI~ for 2.5
hours. (Faraday constant = 96,485 C / mol e- ; atomic mass : Cd = 1 l.Z.-! : Cl = 35.5)
i in Write the hA t-reactions and a balanced equation for the whole reaction.
(ii) Calculate the mai;s of cadmium metal deposited.
[6 marks]

Question 4 (20 marks)

a. Complete the tkllo\ving table.
Geometry of electron pairs
linear

b. For the molecule below, what is the hybridization for each of the carbon atoms in this
structure? i .\iue: 1 Jydrogen atoms are not shown.)
c,, _-.._

(; -- - (; -- (,3 = (:yz --

c,

i-j
[ 7 marks 1

c. Give the II ;PAC name fix the compounds represented beloiv.

(i)

CT1 ;--Cl-l,-(H-W;

Continued.. .

(iij

H - C - C - C - B r

&

Br

H
[1 marks]

d. Classify each of the following molecules as alcohol. aldehyde, ketone: carbouylic acid,
aminc, or ether.
(i) CdHgOH
(ii) CH30ClHj
(iii I ClHjCHO
[6 marks]

e. Deduce the plausible monomers for polymers with the following repeating unit:
(i) -f CHl-- CH=CH- CH?+
(ii) _t (Hz- CH7,
I
CN
[-I marks]

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