Indicate The Answer Choice That Best Completes The Statement or Answers The Question
Indicate The Answer Choice That Best Completes The Statement or Answers The Question
Indicate The Answer Choice That Best Completes The Statement or Answers The Question
Practice Exam 2
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which of the following classes of organic compound is not a component of crude oil?
a. aromatics
b. alkanes
c. alkenes
d. cycloalkanes
e. alcohols
2. Compounds used as reference standards for octane ratings of 100 and 0, respectively, are
a. isooctane and octane.
b. gasoline and diesel fuel.
c. 2,2,4-trimethylpentane and heptane.
d. octane and isooctane.
e. isooctane and 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.
3. Prior to 1975, the most common octane enhancer used in gasoline in the United States was
a. 2,2,4-trimethylpentane.
b. ethanol.
c. methanol.
d. tetraethyllead.
e. ozone.
4. Which of these pollutants are associated with gasoline and its combustion?
a. hydrocarbons
b. carbon monoxide
c. ozone
d. nitrogen oxides
e. all of these choices
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e. boiling points.
7. Over 8 billion pounds of methanol are produced yearly in the United States by
a. the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases.
b. the heating of hardwoods in the presence of water.
c. the heating of hardwoods in the presence of oxygen.
d. the heating of hardwoods in the absence of air.
e. the oxidation of ethanol.
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10. A 20.0 g sample of aluminum (specific heat = 0.902 J g °C ) with an initial temperature of 48.6°C is heated with
427 J of energy. What is the final temperature of the sample?
a. 23.7°C
b. 74.8°C
c. 72.3°C
d. 26.2°C
e. 24.9°C
11. What is the enthalpy change for the combustion of 1.44 g C4H10 in excess oxygen?
2 C4H10(g) + 13 O2(g) 8 CO2(g) + 10 H2O(g) H° = −3788 kJ
a. −22.6 kJ
b. −93.9 kJ
c. −1.32 × 103 kJ
d. −46.9 kJ
e. −2.63 × 103 kJ
12. A 0.100 mole sample of CH4 reacts completely in a calorimeter having a heat capacity of 783 J/°C. The calorimeter
contains 254 g of water. Determine the temperature increase of the calorimeter.
CH4(g) + 2O2(g) 2H2O(g) + CO2(g) H° = −802.3 kJ
a. 43.5°C
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b. 7.56°C
c. 10.2°C
d. 31.6°C
e. 4.35 × 10−3 °C
13. The standard enthalpies of formation for several substances are given below:
FeS2(s) = −178.2 kJ/mol FeCl2(s) = −341.8 kJ/mol
FeCl3(s) = −399.5 kJ/mol HCl(g) = −92.3 kJ/mol
HCl(aq) = −167.1 kJ/mol H2S(g) = −20.6 kJ/mol
H2O(g) = −271.8 kJ/mol
15. A bomb calorimeter has a heat capacity of 675 J/°C and contains 925 g of water. If the combustion of 0.500 mole of a
hydrocarbon increases the temperature of the calorimeter from 24.26°C to 53.88°C, determine the enthalpy change per
mole of hydrocarbon.
a. −229.3 kJ
b. −269.3 kJ
c. −94.78 kJ
d. −134.6 kJ
e. −802.3 kJ
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Answer Key
1. e
2. c
3. d
4. e
5. b
6. a
7. a
8. a
9. a
10. c
11. d
12. a
13. c
14. b
15. b