THE CANADIAN CHEMISTRY CONTEST 2018

PART A – MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (60 minutes)

All contestants should attempt this part of the contest before proceeding to Part B and/or Part C.
The only reference material allowed is the CIC/CCO Periodic Table provided. You must complete answers on the Scantron Sheet provided. A
scientific calculator is allowed. No phones or any devices that can be used for communication are allowed.

1) Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is commonly used in high school labs. 3) What is the mole percent of a solution of ethanol (C2H5OH) which
NaOH is a WHMIS category 1 health hazard causing severe eye, consists of 71.0 g of ethanol for every 12.8 g of water present?
skin and respiratory tract effects. NaOH is hygroscopic and
readily absorbs moisture from the air. Any prepared solution of A) 2.17 % B) 12.3 % C) 31.6 %
NaOH should be standardized to determine its precise concentration. D) 68.4 % E) 84.7 %
You have the glassware V, W, X, Y, Z below and solid pellets of NaOH.
100 mL 125 mL 4) A 2.0 L balloon initially holds 3.0 mol of helium. When 3.0 mol of helium
are added, the volume of the balloon increases to 4.0 L and the
50 mL
temperature remains unchanged. Which expression correctly
10 mL
describes the final pressure of the system in terms of the initial
pressure, P? Assume Ideal Gas behaviour.
100 mL

A) P B) 2P C) 3P D) 4P E) 6P
V W X Y Z
Which of the choices provides the safest, most efficient method of 5) A compound is composed of element X and hydrogen. Analysis shows
preparing exactly 100.0 mL NaOH of approximately 1M before the compound to be 79.89 % X by mass, with three times as many
standardizing the solution with 0.500 M oxalic acid (C2O4H2)? Assume hydrogen atoms as X atoms per molecule. Which element is element X?
the NaOH solution is mixed thoroughly once prepared.
A) He B) C C) N D) P E) S
A) Filling V with approximately 50 mL water, adding 4.0 g NaOH,
diluting to precisely 100 mL in V. 6) To increase strength and hardness when forging knives and blades, hot
B) Filling W with approximately 50 mL water, adding 4.0 g NaOH and steel can be quenched by rapidly cooling in water. A 454 g steel blade is
diluting to 100 mL in W. heated to a uniform temperature, and then quenched in 2000 mL of
C) Placing 4.0 g NaOH in X then adding 100 mL of water to X using Y. 25.0 oC water. If the steel blade loses 173.7 kJ of heat during the
D) Placing 4.0 g NaOH in W then adding 100 mL of water to W using Z. quenching process, what is the final temperature of the water? The
E) Filling X with precisely 50 mL of water using Z, adding 4.0 g of NaOH specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J g–1 oC–1. Assume no water
and adding an additional 50 mL of water using Z. evaporates during the quenching process.
2) Vitamin C (C6H8O6) supplements often come in 500 mg tablets. If a A) 16.9 oC B) 20.7 oC C) 41.9 oC D) 45.8 oC E) 91.5 oC
person consumes one 500 mg tablet of Vitamin C, how many moles of
Vitamin C would they be consuming?

A) 2.84 x 10-3 B) 8.81 x 10-2 C) 1.00

D) 2.84 E) 88.1
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7) Table 1: Successive Ionization Energies of 3rd Period Elements 10) Tigan (structure below) is an antiemetic drug used to prevent nausea
and vomiting. It is often prescribed for patients with gastroenteritis,
Element IE1 IE2 IE3 IE4 IE5 medication-induced nausea, and other illnesses.
(kJ –1 mol –1) (kJ –1 mol –1) (kJ –1 mol –1) (kJ –1 mol –1) (kJ –1 mol –1)
O

V 787 1577 3231 4356 16091 N

O
H
N
W 738 1451 7733 10540 13630 O O

Tigan O
X 1251 2297 3822 5158 6540

Y 496 4562 6912 9543 13353 Which of the following functional groups are present within Tigan?

Z 578 1817 2745 11575 14830 A) amine, ether, amide B) amine, ketone, ether, alcohol
C) ether, aldehyde, amine D) alcohol, amine, ether, amide
E) ketone, amine, ether
Based on this information, which of the following statements is FALSE?
11) How many carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) atoms are present in a
A) Y is sodium B) X has the smallest radius
molecule of Tigan?
C) W is an alkaline earth metal D) Z forms the largest cation
E) V is a semi-metal
A) 21 C and 28 H atoms B) 21 C and 27 H atoms
C) 16 C and 28 H atoms D) 20 C and 28 H atoms
8) Hydrofluoric acid reacts with potassium hydroxide according to the net
E) 21 C and 29 H atoms
ionic equation:
HF (aq) + OH– (aq)  F– (aq) + H2O (l) 12) Which of the following would increase the Keq of the reaction below?

If 5.0 mL of 1.0 M KOH are added to 25.0 mL of 2.0 M HF, what is the pH HCO3– (aq) + H3O+(aq) ⇌ H2CO3(aq) + H2O(l)
of the resulting solution? The Ka of HF is 7.2 x 10–4.
A) Increasing the pH B) Decreasing the pH C) Adding water
A) 1.42 B) 1.48 C) 1.66 D) 2.19 E) 2.84 D) Adding H2CO3 E) None of the options
provided
9) For a reaction A + B —> Products, the rate law is: rate= k[A][B]2. For
containers with the same volume, which mixture would have the 13) In 1962, at the University of British Columbia, Neil Bartlett shattered
highest rate of reaction according to this rate law? The legend indicates conventional chemistry wisdom and synthesized xenon tetrafluoride,
which molecule is A and which is B. the first binary compound of a noble gas. Which of the following
Legend statements is/are true about a molecule of xenon tetrafluoride?

A) B) C) D) E) I) The molecule has no lone pairs on the central atom

II) The molecule has a tetrahedral geometry
III) The molecule has no net molecular dipole

A) I only B) II only C) III only D) II and III E) I, II and III

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17) Use the information provided below to calculate the enthalpy of

14) For the titration of HNO3 reaction when one mole of chlorine trifluoride gas decomposes into
with KOH, which of the one mole of chlorine monofluoride gas and one mole of gaseous
following receiving flasks fluorine.
best depicts the ions present 2 ClF(g) + O2(g)  Cl2O(g) + F2O(g) ΔH = + 167.4 kJ
at the endpoint as indicated
on this titration curve? 2 ClF3(g) + 2 O2(g)  Cl2O(g) + 3 F2O(g) ΔH = + 341.4 kJ

3
3 F2O (g)  3 F2(g) + O2(g) ΔH = + 65.1 kJ
A) B) C) D) E) 2

A) -217.4 kJ B) +25.0 kJ C) +68.4 kJ D) +108.7 kJ E) 573.9 kJ

18) Consider the following reaction, where the starting compound is

treated with an unknown reagent over a catalytic surface to form the
product:

?
catalyst
15) What is the pH of a solution created by mixing 1000.0 mL of 0.120 M
HNO3 (aq) with 250.0 mL of 0.750 M HBr (aq)?
Which two terms can be used to describe this process?
A) 1.268 B) 0.000 C) 0.060 D) 0.512 E) 0.609
A) hydrogenation, elimination B) hydration, addition
C) hydrogenation, substitution D) hydrogenation, addition
16) The smell often associated with public swimming pools comes from
E) hydration, substitution
chloramines. The reaction of hypochlorous acid with ammonia from
human urine will produce monochloramine (NH2Cl) as follows:
19) A quantity of solid material weighing 6.445 g was obtained from a
HOCl(aq) + NH3(aq) ⇌ NH2Cl(aq) + H2O(l) Keq = 1.47 x 1011 hazardous waste facility. A 1.545 g sample of this material was
analyzed for barium content by dissolving in water and then adding
One part per million (ppm) is a mg L–1. A typical public swimming sodium sulfate. The insoluble barium sulfate precipitate was dried, and
pool volume (750,000 L) contains 75.0 L of urine. The concentration a total of 73.8 mg of BaSO4 was collected. What percentage by mass of
of ammonia in 1 L of urine is 0.200 M. If the concentration of the sample is barium?
hypochlorous acid in pool water is 1.00 ppm, determine the
concentration (in ppm) of monochloramine (NH2Cl) in a typical public A) 0.281 % B) 0.674 % C) 2.81 % D) 4.02 % E) 6.74 %
swimming pool. Assume the mass of 1 L of pool water is 1 kg.
20) Which of the following accurately represents a trend in atomic radius?
A) 1.91 B) 1.64 C) 1.03 D) 1.00 E) 0.98
A) F > Cl > Br B) F > O > N C) Cl- > Na+ > Mg2+
D) Ca2+ > K+ > Ca E) O2- > S2- > Cl
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Power source
21) 96.5% of water available on Earth is sea water. 23) Another way to make diamonds in the lab is by converting graphite to
Desalination of seawater could provide a solution to the diamond. At 2000 K and 200 000 atm:
global fresh water crisis. There are many challenges
that chemists face in achieving desalination. Given the C (graphite) ⇌ C (diamond); ΔG = −10 kJ mol-1, ΔS = −10 J K−1 mol−1
half reactions below and the setup of the electrolytic
cell to the right, what would happen with an Which of the following is a good approximation of the equilibrium
applied potential difference from the power temperature for the reaction at 200 000 atm if enthalpy and entropy
source? are assumed to be temperature independent?

Na+ (aq) + e–  Na (s) E = –2.71 V A) Teq = 2000 K B) Teq = 3000 K C) Teq = 1000 K
2H2O (l) + 2e–  H2 (g) + 2OH– (aq) E = –0.83 V D) Teq = 4000 K E) Teq = 100 K
O2 (g) + 4H+ (aq) + 4e–  2H2O (l) E = +1.23 V
24) Over 80% of global methanol (CH3OH) production is converted into
Cl2 (g) + 2e–  2Cl– (aq) E = +1.36 V further synthetic chemicals. Consequently, methanol is an economically
significant chemical compound. Methanex, a Vancouver-based company,
A) With 1.35 V, the cell produces Na at the cathode and Cl2 at the is the world’s largest producer and distributor of methanol. Methanol is
anode produced according to the following balanced chemical reaction:
B) With 1.35 V, the cell produces Na at the anode and Cl2 at the
cathode CO(g) + 2H2 (g) ⇌ CH3OH (g)
C) With 4.07 V, the cell produces Na at the cathode and Cl2 at the
anode Given initial partial pressures of PCO = 26 bar and PH2 = 65 bar, and an
D) With 2.06 V, the cell produces H2 at the anode and H2O at the equilibrium partial pressure of PCH3OH = 16 bar, determine Kp. Assume
cathode constant container volume and ideal gas behaviour.
E) With 2.06 V, the cell produces H2 at the cathode and O2 at the
anode A) 1.5 x 10-4 B) 6.7 x 10-4 C) 1.5 x 10-3
D) 3.3 x 10-2 E) 4.8 x 10-2
22) The market for lab-made diamonds is growing. Chemists can create
diamonds identical to mined diamonds by using chemical vapour 25) A chemist creates one litre of buffer solution by mixing unequal
deposition in which methane decomposes in the presence of a volumes of 1.0 M acetic acid (Ka = 1.74 x 10-5)
hydrogen catalyst and plasma. If this methane decomposition reaction and 1.0 M sodium hydroxide to obtain a
were possible at 298 K, what would be the Gibbs Free Energy ( G) of solution with the ratio of solution particles in
the lab-made diamond synthesis process indicated below (in kJ mol-1)? the diagram to the right. What is the pH of
the buffer solution?
CH4 (g) ⇌ C (diamond) + 2H2 (g)
A) 4.33 B) 4.54 C) 4.76
Compound CH4 (g) C (diamond) H2 (g) D) 4.98 E) 5.19
Hf (kJ mol-1) -74.87 1.897 0
S (J K-1 mol-1) 186.1 2.377 130.6
End of Part A of the contest
Go back and check your work
A) -23.0 B) 23.0 C) 53.7 D) -53.7 E) 92.6