North Carolina A & T State University, Chemistry 107

PRACTICE EXAM #2

DIRECTIONS:
Read each item carefully; select the word, phrase or expression that best completes the test item. All
questions are worth 5 points.

Order Rate Law Integrated Rate k  E  1 1 

ln  2    a  T  T  k  Ae Ea / RT
Law  k1   R  1 2 
0 Rate = k [A]t = [A]0 − kt
1 Rate = k[A] [A]t = [A]0e−kt t½ = 0.693/k
 [A]t 
ln   = -kt
 [A]0  [X(aq)]= KHPX Px,stn = χx ∙ P°x
ln[A]t = ln[A]0 − kt ΔTb = m ∙ kb ΔTf = m ∙ kf Π = MRT
2 Rate = k[A]2 1 1 Px = χx ∙ Ptotal
= kt 
[A]t [A]0
R = 0.08206 (atm∙L)/(mol∙K) = 8.314 J/(mol∙K)
1 atm = 760 torr = 760 mm Hg

MY
1) What is the freezing point (not the change in freezing point) of a solution of 7.15 g MgCl (an electrolyte
2
with a molecular mass of 95.21 g/mol) in 100 g of water? Some possibly useful constants for water are = kf
1.86 °C/m and kb = 0.512 °C/m. Pure water boils at 100 °C and freezes at 0 °C.
A) −0.140 °C B) −4.19 °C C) 4.19 °C D) −1.40 °C E) −2.80 °C
i mm 7.15 I 995.21
gM
2) Determine the
mol
1kg reaction
g overall
rate law for the following
Mg12
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the data provided. Remember that you cannot
derive the rate law for an overall reaction just from its coefficients.
2 X(g) + Y(g) → 2 Z(g)
[X]i (M) [Y]i (M) Initial Rate (M/s)
0.030 0.0055 8.55 × 10–3
0.030 0.0110 8.54 × 10–3
0.060 0.0055 3.42 × 10–2
A) Rate = k[X][Y]
B) Rate = k[X]
C) Rate = k[X]2[Y]
D) Rate = k[X]2
E) Rate = k[X][Y]2

3) What is the osmotic pressure of a solution formed by dissolving 25.0 mg of aspirin (C 9H8O4, molar mass =
180.158 g/mol), a non-electrolyte, in enough water to make 0.250 L of solution at 25 °C?
A) 0.0136 atm B) 1.14×10−3 atm C) 13.6 atm D) 2.45 atm E) 1.38 atm
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that is in equilibrium with the
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A) an unsaturated solution.
B) a heterogeneous mixture.
C) a supersaturated solution.
D) a dilute solution.
E) a saturated solution.
 5) Choose the statement below that is false.
A) A solution will generally form between two substances if the solute-solvent interactions are of
comparable strength to the solute-solute and solvent-solvent interactions and the process will be
isothermal (ΔH ≈ 0).
B) A solution will generally form between two substances if the solute-solvent interactions are stronger than
the solute-solute and solvent-solvent interactions and the process is exothermic.

0C) A solution will always form between two substances if the solute-solvent interactions are weaker than the
solute-solute and solvent-solvent interactions and the process is exothermic.
D) A solution may not form between two substances if the solute-solvent interactions are weaker than the
solute-solute and solvent-solvent interactions and the process is endothermic.

6) The Henry's Law constant of methyl bromide, CH 3Br, is KH = 0.159 M/atm at 25 °C. For the gas above the
solution, it has a partial pressure of 270. torr. What is the concentration of CH 3Br in water at this
temperature?
A) 0.355 M B) 0.0565 M C) 0.448 M D) 42.9 M E) 0.159 M
aqsKHPF 159mlatm.fotorr.to ir 0565M
7) Which of the following compounds will be the least soluble in methanol (CH3OH)?
A) carbon disulfide (CS2)
B) hexane (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH
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C) acetic acid (CH3(C=O)OH)polar
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D) methane (CH4)
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E) All of these compounds will be soluble

8) Determine the vapor pressure of water in a solution at 25 °C that contains 76.6 g of glucose (C 6H12O6,
molar mass = 180.156 g/mol) in 250.0 mL of water. Pure water has a vapor pressure of 23.8 torr at 25 °C
and a density of 1 g/mL. None of these compounds are electrolytes.
294ft A) 70.8 torr B) 72.9 torr C) 22.9 torr D) 23.1 torr E) 7.29 torr
Pysth XX.PKthe boiling
9) Determine MoH2O molHzotmolg.lu250mLHzO.Clg1mD.Clmo1120189420713.88876.6
point (not the change in boiling point) of a solution that
ggluc.clmolgluc1180.156ggluck
contains 78.8 g of 425molgluckff.gg
naphthalene (C10H8, molar mass = 128.16 g/mol) dissolved in 722 mL of benzene (d = 0.877 g/mL). Pure
benzene has a boiling point of 80.1°C and has a kb of 2.53°C/m. None of these compounds are electrolytes.
A) 2.2 °C B) 2.5 °C C) 82.3 °C D) 80.4 °C E) 82.6 °C
788g 1048 615
10) A solution of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) in water633m
C2H6O2?
mol 722mL 87791mL.lk1000g mollkg 615mol1.633kg
Qm dTb97m2.53cim2.46
is 20.0 % C2H6O2 by mass. What is the mole fraction (χ) of f
A) 0.932 B) 0.0677 C) 0.200 D) 4.44 E) 0.463
18g110Q4.444mol
80.0gHz0 1mol 20EG.clmoll62 3225moleo.BZ5molEG 32254.449
11) What is the theoretical Van’t Hoff factor (i) forozgEGI
copper (II) sulfate?
A) 1
0
B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

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sulfate
Copper 1
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 12) Given the following balanced equation, determine how the rate of reaction relates to [NH 3].

Rate deficient Δ I
N2(g) + 3 H2(g) → 2 NH3(g)
∆[ ]

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A) Rate =
∆
∆
B) Rate =
∆[ ]

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C) Rate =

D) Rate =
∆[
∆
∆
]

R
∆[ ]

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∆[ ]
E) Rate =
∆

13) What are the units of k that are consistent with the following rate law? Rate = k

0A) B) C) D) E)

14) Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5720 years and it decays as a first order reaction. If a piece of wood has 35% of
its original carbon-14 remaining, then how old is it? K 693
A) 11440 years B) 8663 years C) 5720 years
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D) 3555 years E) 1430 years
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show that experimental10 year 8663
15) What data should be plotted toyear concentration yr
data fits a straight line for second
order reaction?
A) 1/[reactant] vs. time
B) [reactant] vs. time EE
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C) ln[reactant] vs. time
D) ln(k) vs. 1/T
2
concentration us time
E) ln(k) vs. Ea

16) The first-order decomposition of cyclopropane has a rate constant of 6.7 × 10–4 s–1. If the initial
concentration of cyclopropane is 1.33 M, what is the concentration of cyclopropane after 644 s?
A) 0.43 M B) 0.15 M C) 0.86 M D) 0.94 M E) 0.65 M
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1.33 M
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17) For a reaction, what generally happens if the activation energy (Ea) is decreased?
A) A decrease in k occurs, which results in a faster rate.
B) A decrease in k occurs, which results in a slower rate.

OC) An increase in k occurs, which results in a faster rate.

D) An increase in k occurs, which results in a slower rate.
E) There is no change with k or the rate.

18) A reaction is found to have a rate constant of 3.36 × 10 4 M–1s–1 at 344 K and a rate constant of 7.69 M–1s–1
at 219 K. Determine the activation energy (Ea) for this reaction.

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A) 23.8 kJ/mol B) 12.5 kJ/mol C) 11.5 kJ/mol D) 42.0 kJ/mol E) 58.2 kJ/mol

In3.36.10 M's 7.69M's Ea

19) Which of the following statements is true?
A) The observed rate law gives us insight into the reaction mechanism.
B) Small changes in temperature can create large changes in the rate constant.
C) Reaction rates can depend on the available surface area, such as a powdered solid vs. a block.
D) Soda contains a staggering amount of sugar.
E) All of the above are true.

20) Which of the following statements is false?

A) The mechanism describes the actual series of steps in how a chemical reaction happens.
B) An intermediate compound is formed by one step and consumed by a later step.
C) Many processes, not just chemical ones, can be described with kinetics.
D) The rate determining step is the slowest step, and it limits the speed of the overall reaction.
E) All of the above are true.

21) (bonus) What statements are true about catalysts?

A) Catalysts can increase the number of interactions between reactant molecules.
B) A catalyst makes a new path from reactants to products that has a lower activation energy.
C) An enzyme is a protein that is type of biological catalyst.
D) Catalysts are not consumed over the course of the entire reaction.
E) All of the above are true.

Answers:
1) B
2) D
3) A
4) E
5) C
6) B
7) D
8) D
9) E
10) B
11) B
12) A
13) A
14) B
15) A
16) C
17) C
18) D
19) E
20) E
21) E