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Chemistry 141
Spring 2007 Section__________ Date ______________
Exam 1
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d) +5 e) +7
Part II: Short Answer
Directions: Answer each of the following questions. Be sure to use complete
sentences where appropriate. For full credit be sure to show all of your work.
Question 3. The molar mass of boron atoms in a natural sample is 10.81 g/mol. The
sample is known to consist of 10B (molar mass 10.013 g/mol) and 11B
(molar mass 11.093 g/mol). What are the percentage abundances of the
two isotopes (5 points)?
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x y 100
y 100 x
x y
10.81g / mol (10.013g / mol )( ) (11 .093g / mol )( )
100 100
10.81g / mol (0.10013g / mol )( x) 11 .093g / mol (0.11093g / mol )( x)
0.28 g / mol ( 0.0108g / mol )( x)
x 26%
y 100 26
y 74%
The all have the same mass number, but different numbers of proton,
neutrons and electron.
3 CuSO4·5H2O (s) + 2 PH3 (g) Cu3P2 (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) + 15 H2O (l)
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85.0 g 1molPH 3
4.94 gPH 3 0.124 molPH 3
100 g 33.994 gPH 3
1000 g 1molCuSO 4 5H 2 O
0.110 kgCuSO 4 5 H 2 O 0.441mol
1kg 249.69 gCuSO 4 5 H 2 O
3molCuSO 4 5 H 2 O
theoretica l 1.5
2molPH 3
0.441molCuSO 4 5 H 2 O
actual 3.55
0.124 molPH 3
phosphine is lim iting
1molCu 3 P2 252.59 gCu 3 P 2 6.31g
0.124 molPH 3 0.998 gCu 3 P 2
2molPH 3 1molCu 3 P2 100 g
5 H2C2O4 (aq) + 2 KMnO4 (aq) + 6 HCl (aq) 10 CO2 (g) + 2 MnCl2 (aq) + 8 H2O (l) + 2 KCl (aq)
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element undergoing oxidation: C
a) Write and balance the oxidation and reduction half reactions (5 points).
Question 10. A new temperature scale named after the plumed serpent-deity,
Quetzalcoatl, Quetzals expressed in °Q, sets the freezing and boiling
points of water, equal to 50 °Q and 250 °Q (8 points bonus).
a) Derive a formula for converting temperatures on the Celsius scale to
Quetzals.
250 Q 50 Q Q
m 2
100 C 0 C C
Q
Q (2 ) C 50 Q
C
5
C ( F 32)
9
C 23 C
Q
Q (2 )(23 C ) 50 Q
C
Q 96 Q
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