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General Chemistry Ii (Hunter College CUNY)

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General Chemistry II
Spring 2018: Exam 2
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Multiple Choice Questions: (6.67 pts each)

Level 1 and 2 questions

1) If a sample of gas does 15 kJ of work and loses 12 kJ of heat what is the change in internal
energy of the sample?
a. 27 kJ
b. 3 kJ
c. -27 kJ
d. -3 kJ
e. 12 kJ

2) How much heat is absorbed or released when 358 J of work is done to a system and at the
same time the internal energy of the system decreases by 123 J?
a. q = + 481 J
b. q = + 235 J
c. q = 0
d. q = - 235 J
e. q = - 481 J

3) In an isolated system, which of the following can be exchanged between the system and the
surroundings?
a. Matter only
b. Energy only
c. Both energy and matter
d. Neither matter nor energy

For questions 4 & 5 consider the combustion of coal when the supply of oxygen is poor:

2C(s) + O2(g)  2CO(g)

4) In this chemical reaction work is done _________ and the sign of the work is __________.
a. by the system, w < 0
b. by the system, w > 0
c. to the system, w < 0
d. to the system, w > 0
e. No work is performed during this chemical reaction.

5) What can you say about heat involved in this reaction?

a. In this reaction, heat is absorbed by the system and q > 0.
b. In this reaction, heat is absorbed by the system and q < 0.
c. In this reaction, heat is released from the system and q > 0.
d. In this reaction, heat is released from the system and q < 0.
e. There is no heat exchanged in this reaction.

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For questions 6-9 consider the chemical reaction that occurs when nitrogen monoxide reacts
with oxygen gas to form nitrogen dioxide:

2NO(g) + O2(g)  2NO2(g) Ho = -116 kJ/mol

6) How much heat is released from the system if 23 g of NO2 are produced by this reaction?
a. 29.0 kJ
b. 58.0 kJ
c. 116 kJ
d. 232 kJ
e. 1340 kJ

7) Use the data in the table to the right to compute the Species H o , kJ/mol S o, J/mol-K
f
ΔS° for the reaction at 298K.
a. ΔS° = -146.6 J/mol-K O2(g ) ? 205.2
b. ΔS° = 146.6 J/mol-K NO(g ) ? 210.8
c. ΔS° = -73.3 J/mol-K NO2(g ) 33.2 240.1
d. ΔS° = 73.3 J/mol-K
e. ΔS° = -175.9 J/mol-K

8) Use the data in the table above to compute the ΔH°f for NO(g) at 298K.
a. ΔH°f = 24.9 kJ/mol
b. ΔH°f = 82.8 kJ/mol
c. ΔH°f = 91.3 kJ/mol
d. ΔH°f = 149.2 kJ/mol
e. Not enough information.

9) Use the following information to compute the ΔG° for the above reaction.
2NO2(g)  N2O4(l) ΔG° = -5.1 kJ/mol
2N2O(g) + 3O2(g)  2N2O4(l) ΔG° = -12.4 kJ/mol
4NO(g)  2N2O(g) + O2(g) ΔG° = -143.0 kJ/mol
a. ΔG° = 160.5 kJ/mol
b. ΔG° = -160.5 kJ/mol
c. ΔG° = 150.3 kJ/mol
d. ΔG° = -89.0 kJ/mol
e. ΔG° = -72.6 kJ/mol

10)If ΔHo > 0 and ΔSo > 0 for some reaction at 298K, what can you say about this reaction?
a. The reaction is enthalpically driven and is spontaneous at lower temperatures.
b. The reaction is entropically driven and is spontaneous at lower temperatures.
c. The reaction is enthalpically driven and is spontaneous at higher temperatures.
d. The reaction is entropically driven and is spontaneous at higher temperatures.
e. The reaction is spontaneous at all temperatures.

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11)You want to measure the heat of solvation of an ionic salt. To do this you add 5.0 g of the solid
ionic salt to 100.0 mL of water in a coffee cup calorimeter and measure the change in
temperature with a thermometer. In this experiment, the system is _________________.
a. the solid salt only
b. the solid salt and the solvated ions
c. the solid salt, the solvated ions, and all water
d. the solid salt, the solvated ions, all water, and the thermometer
e. the solid salt, the solvated ions, all water, the thermometer, and the coffee cup

12)Consider a 28 g sample of an unknown metal alloy. If it takes 73 kJ of energy to raise the

temperature of the sample by 26.7°C, what is the specific heat capacity of the alloy?
a. 0.010 J/oC-g
b. 0.098 J/oC-g
c. 0.12 J/oC-g
d. 8.7 J/oC-g
e. 98 J/oC-g

13)Which of the following heat calculations would you need to use to determine how much total
heat is required to convert solid water at 250 K to liquid water at 330 K? The process is
shown here: H2O(s, 250K)  H2O(l, 330K)
I. q = csolidmT
II. q = cliquidmT
III. q = cgasmT
IV. q = mHfus
V. q = mHvap
a. I only
b. I and II
c. I and IV
d. I, II and IV
e. I, III and V

14)The second law of thermodynamics states that _____________________.

a. the entropy of the Universe is always constant
b. the energy of the Universe is always constant
c. the enthalpy of the Universe is always constant for a spontaneous process
d. the entropy of the Universe is always increasing for a spontaneous process
e. the energy of the Universe is always increasing for a spontaneous process

15)If ΔGo for a reaction is less than zero, what can you say about the value of K for the reaction?
a. K < 1and the reaction is spontaneous under standard conditions.
b. K > 1 and the reaction is spontaneous under standard conditions.
c. K = 0 and the reaction is at equilibrium.
d. K < 0 and the reaction is not spontaneous under standard conditions.
e. We need to know the value of ΔG for this reaction.

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16)Which of the following processes result in a decrease in the entropy of the system?
I. H2O(s)  H2O(l)
II. H2O(l, 350K)  H2O(l, 330K)
III. H2(g) + ½ O2(g)  H2O(g)
IV. H2O(l)  H+(aq) + OH-(aq)
a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and IV
e. II and III

17)You observe a reaction A(g) + B(g)  AB(g) at 298K and notice that it occurs spontaneously.
Which of the following statements about this reaction must be true?
a. The disorder in the Universe is decreasing for this reaction.
b. This reaction is exothermic.
c. This reaction is spontaneous at all temperatures.
d. This reaction is endothermic.
e. The disorder of the surrounding is decreasing for this reaction.
18)Which of the following processes are spontaneous?

A. B. C. D.
a. A only
b. B only
c. C only
d. D only
e. Both B and C
19)For a certain gas reaction mixture at 298K you measured Qp=2.3 x 107 and Kp= 9.7 x 105.
What can you say about ΔGo and ΔG for this reaction mixture?
a. ΔGo < 0 and ΔG > 0
b. ΔGo < 0 and ΔG < 0
c. ΔGo > 0 and ΔG > 0
d. ΔGo > 0 and ΔG < 0
20)For a certain organic compound the enthalpy of vaporization is 37.8 kJ/mol and the entropy
of vaporization is 117 J/mol-K. What is the normal boiling point for this compound?
a. 0.323oC
b. 3.10oC
c. 49.9oC
d. 323oC
e. 3100oC
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Level 3 and 4 Questions

21)The heat of vaporization for any substance is significantly higher than the heat of fusion
because _____________.
a. pressure always increases during vaporization
b. vaporization occurs at higher temperatures than fusion
c. to form a gas, all intermolecular forces between particles have to be broken
d. particles in a solid state occupy fixed positions and have only vibrational energy
e. particles in a liquid state interact with each other more than particles in gaseous state

22)Which of the following is true about an endothermic spontaneous reaction at 25oC?

a. ΔH < 0, ΔHsurr > 0, ΔS > 0, ΔSsurr > 0, ΔSUniv > 0, ΔG < 0
b. ΔH < 0, ΔHsurr < 0, ΔS < 0, ΔSsurr > 0, ΔSUniv < 0, ΔG > 0
c. ΔH > 0, ΔHsurr < 0, ΔS > 0, ΔSsurr < 0, ΔSUniv > 0, ΔG < 0
d. ΔH > 0, ΔHsurr > 0, ΔS < 0, ΔSsurr > 0, ΔSUniv < 0, ΔG < 0
e. ΔH > 0, ΔHsurr < 0, ΔS > 0, ΔSsurr < 0, ΔSUniv > 0, ΔG > 0

23)What is the free energy, per mole, to transport potassium ions up a concentration gradient
from a concentration of 0.0015M to a concentration of 0.0051M at 37oC?
a. 3.15 kJ/mol
b. 3.03 kJ/mol
c. 0.376 kJ/mol
d. -3.03 kJ/mol
e. -3.15 kJ/mol

24)At 25C, CO2(s) (dry ice) spontaneously sublimes. Which of the following statements is true?
CO2(s)  CO2(g) Hsub = 15 kJ/mol Ssub = 140 J/mol-K
a. For this process at 25C, ΔG° = 0.
b. For this process at 25C, G = 0.
c. For this process at 25C, SUniv = 190 J/mol-K.
d. For this process at 25C, SUniv = 90 J/mol-K.
e. For this process at 25C, SUniv = -460 J/mol-K.

25)The Ka of an unknown acid was shown to increase with temperature. This suggests that _____.
a. ΔG°dissociation <0
b. ΔS°dissociation <0
c. ΔS°dissociation >0
d. ΔH°dissociation <0
e. ΔH°dissociation >0
26)You observe an exothermic gaseous reaction that is not spontaneous at 1 atm and 298K.
Which of the following statements about this reaction is true?
a. This reaction is never spontaneous.
b. The reverse reaction is always spontaneous.
c. This reaction will be spontaneous at a higher pressure at 298K.
d. This reaction will become spontaneous at some temperature below 298K.
e. This reaction will become spontaneous at some temperature above 298K.
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For questions 27-28, consider the following reaction at 298K:

N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g) H° = -92.2 kJ/mol, and S° = -198.7 J/mol-K

27)What is the value of the equilibrium constant (K) for this reaction at 298K?
a. 3.48 x 1026
b. 6.06 x 105
c. 3.30 x 104
d. 1.65 x 10-6
e. 2.88 x 10-27

28)Which of the following accurately describe how you can increase the value of the equilibrium
constant (K) for this reaction?
a. Increase the temperature
b. Decrease the temperature
c. Add some N2(g) to the reaction
d. Increase the volume of the reaction vessel
e. Decrease the volume of the reaction vessel

29)In an experiment, ΔG° for a reaction was measured as

a function of temperature and the plot shown to the
right was produced. Based on this graph, which of the
following is true about this reaction?
a. ΔH° > 0 and ΔS° > 0
b. ΔH° > 0 and ΔS° < 0
c. ΔH° < 0 and ΔS° > 0
d. ΔH° < 0 and ΔS° < 0

30)Consider the reaction written below. If at 450K at equilibrium the partial pressure of N2O4(g)
in the reaction mixture is 0.57 atm, what is the partial pressure of NO2(g)?
2NO2(g) ⇌ N2O4(g) ΔG° = -2.8 kJ
a. 0.27 atm
b. 0.42 atm
c. 0.52 atm
d. 0.57 atm
e. 1.1 atm

31)Mercury is a liquid metal with a normal boiling point of 357°C. If the ΔH° of vaporization is
59.1 kJ/mole, what is the vapor pressure of mercury at 25°C? Assume that both ΔH° and ΔS°
are relatively temperature independent for a substance in the same physical state.
a. 3.5 x 10-6 atm
b. 1.8 x 10-4 atm
c. 2.9 x 10-2 atm
d. 9.9 x 10-1 atm
e. 5.1 x 100 atm
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General Chemistry II: Exam Appendix

Some constants you might need Thermodynamics Equations Electrochemistry Equations

R = 8.314 J/mol-K q = mcΔT E = E° - (RT/nF)lnQ
R = 0.082 L-atm/mol-K
ΔG° = ΔH° -TΔS° E = E° -(0.0592/n)logQ
h = 6.626 x 10-34 J-s
ΔG = ΔG° +RTlnQ ΔG = -nFE
c = 3.00 x 108 m/s
NA = 6.022 x 1023 particles/mole
F = 96485 C/mole electrons
Kw (at 298K) = 1.00 x 10-14
Other Equations Kinetics Equations

T(K) = T(oC) + 273.15 ln[A] = -kt + ln[Ao] 1/[At] = kt + (1/[Ao]

PV = nRT k = Ae(-Ea/RT) lnk = lnA -(Ea/RT)
ln(k1/k2) = (-Ea/R)(1/T1 – 1/T2) t1/2 = ln2/k
Dissociation constants for Some Common Monoprotic Acids Acid-Base Equations
Name Formula Ka pH = -log[H+]
Hydrogen sulfate ion HSO4- 1.2 x 10-2
Chlorous acid HClO2 1.2 x 10-2 pOH = -log[OH-]
Monochloracetic acid HC2H2ClO2 1.35 x 10-3 pH + pOH = 14
Hydrofluoric acid HF 7.2 x 10-4 Ka x Kb = Kw
Nitrous acid HNO2 4.0 x 10-4
pH = pKa + log([Base]/[Acid])
Acetic acid CH3COOH 1.8 x 10-5
Hypochlorous acid HOCl 3.5 x 10-8 pH = ½(pKa1 + pKa2)
Hydrocyanic acid HCN 6.2 x 10-10
Ammonium ion NH4+ 5.6 x 10-10
Phenol HOC6H5 1.6 x 10-10
Stepwise Dissociation Constants for Several Common Polyprotic Acids
Name Formula Ka1 Ka2 Ka3
Phosphoric acid H3PO4 7.5 x 10-3 6.2 x 10-8 4.8 x 10-13
Arsenic acid H3AsO4 5.0 x 10-3 8.0 x 10-8 6.0 x 10-10
Carbonic acid H2CO3 4.3 x 10-7 5.6 x 10-11 -
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Sulfuric acid H2SO4 Large 1.2 x 10-2
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Sulfurous acid H2SO3 1.5 x 10-2 1.0 x 10-7
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Hydrosulfuric acid H2S 1.0 x 10-7 ~10-19
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Oxalic acid H2C2O4 6.5 x 10-2 6.1 x 10-5 -
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) H2C6H6O6 7.9 x 10-5 1.6 x 10-12 -

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