TEST 1 2014

1. Give the IUPAC names for the following compounds:

N
OH

TEST 1 2014
2. Name the compound by using the prefix o-, m- or p- to
indicate the relative position of the substituent:

OH

TEST 1 2014
3. a) Give the IUPAC name for compound B in the reaction
below:
O

CH3

CH3CH2CH2MgBr + CH3CCH2CH

CH3
(B)

b) Name and draw the expanded structure for the

compound C formed in the reaction above.

TEST 1 2014
3. a) Draw the skeletal structure for compound A in the
following reaction.
Br

CH3

Br2

CH3CHCHCH2CHCH3

A
Solvent X

Br

b) Name the solvent X used in the above reaction.

TEST 2 2013
1. Draw the expanded structural formula for ONE other constitutional isomer for
the compound CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH.

TEST 1 2011
The reaction between A2 and B2 at 277 oC is 2nd order overall:
2A2 + B2
2A2B
For a mixture containing 0.5 M each of A2 and B2 at 277 oC, it
was found that doubling the concentration of B2 has no effect
on the rate of the reaction and the concentration of A2
decrease by 50% in 129 s.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Write the rate law for the reaction

Write the integrated rate law for the reaction
What is the rate in A2B if A2 is decreasing at 0.78 Ms-1?
Calculate the rate constant, k at 277 oC
Calculate the initial rate at 277 oC
How long will it take for the concentration of A2 to decrease
by another 50%?

TEST 1 2014

For the reaction: 2X2 (g) + C2 (g)

2CX2 (g), the rate
equation is found to be Rate = k[X2]2[C2]2. At temperature T,
the rate of the reaction is r. How does the reaction rate change
if

a) only the partial pressure of X2 is doubled?

b) the partial pressure of X2 is halved and C2 is doubled?

FINAL MARCH 2011

For the reaction: 2N2O

2N2 + O2, the values of rate
constant k determined at two different temperature are given
as: k1 = 11.59 L/mol.s at 1125 K, k2 = 1.67 L/mol.s at 1053 K
a) Calculate the value of Ea (R = 8.314 J/mol.K)
b) Calculate the t1/2 value, given that [N2O]o = 1.5 mol/L at
1125 K

FINAL MARCH 2011

Given below is the proposed mechanism for a reaction:

Step 1 :
Step 2 :

a)
b)
c)
d)

A
A+C

B+C
2B

(fast)
(slow)

What is the molecularity for each step?

Write the rate equation for the rate determining step
Identify the intermediate in the reaction mechanism
Write the overall stoichiometric equation