1.

Ammonium ion (NH4+) reacts with nitrite ion (NO2) to yield nitrogen gas and liquid
water. The following initial rates of reaction have been measured for the given
reactant concentrations.
[NH4+]

[NO2]

Initial rate (M/hr)

0.010

0.020

0.020

0.015

0.020

0.030

0.030

0.010

0.015

Expt. #

i)
ii)
iii)

Determine the overall order of the reaction.

Calculate the value of rate constant, k.
What is the rate of the reaction if the concentration of NH4+ and NO2- are
0.025 M and 0.035 M respectively?

2. At 25C the rate constant for the first-order decomposition of a pesticide solution is
6.40 x 103 min1. If the starting concentration of pesticide is 0.0314 M, what
concentration will remain after 62.0 min at 25C?
3. A certain first-order reaction A to B is 25% complete in 42 min at 25C. What is the
half-life of the reaction?
4. For the following reaction, the rate of disappearance of C6H14 was found to be 6.2 x
103 M/s.
C6H14(g)
C6H6(g) + 4H2(g)
Write the rate expression of this reaction and determine the rate of appearance of H2
gas for this reaction at the same time.
5.Find Hrxn for the reaction
2Ag2S(s) + 2H2O(l)
4Ag(s) + 2H2S(g) + O2(g).
[Hf (Ag2S(s)) = 32.6 kJ/mol; Hf (H2S(g)) = 20.5 kJ/mol; Hf (H2O(l)) = 285.5
kJ/mol]
6.Given the following thermochemical equations:
2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2O (l)
N2O5 (g) + H2O (l) 2HNO3 (l)

1
2

N2 (g) +

3
2 O2 (g) +

1
2 H2 (g) HNO3 (l)

H = -571.6 kJ
H = -73.7 kJ
H = -174.1 kJ

Calculate H for the formation of one mole of dinitrogen pentoxide from its elements
in their stable state at 25C and 1 atm.

7. A beaker contains 115 g of ethanol at 18.2C. If the ethanol absorbs 1125 J of heat
without losing heat to the surroundings, what will be the final temperature of the
ethanol? The specific heat of ethanol is 2.46 J/gC.
8. A 15.5 g sample of a metal alloy is heated from 25C to 98.9C. When it is dropped
into 25.0 g of water in a calorimeter, the temperature of the water rises from 22.5 to
25.7C. Calculate the specific heat of the metal alloy given that specific heat of water
is 4.2 J/gC.
9. Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation for PbSO4 (s) from the following data:
2 Pb(s) + O2(g)
S(s) + O2(g)
2SO3(g)
PbO(s) + SO3(g)

2 PbO(s)
SO2(g)
2SO2(g) + O2(g)
PbSO4(s)

H/kJ
-710
-293
+184
-222

10. The heat given off when 0.91 g ethanol, C2H5OH is burnt in excess oxygen raises the
temperature of 500 cm3 water from 25 oC to 38 oC. Calculate the enthalpy of
combustion of ethanol. (Specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 Jg -1K-1 , Density of
water = 1 gcm-3 , Molar Mass; C=12, O=16, H=1)
11. Ethanol undergoes combustion in oxygen to produce carbon dioxide gas and liquid
water. The standard heat of combustion of ethanol, C2H5OH(l), is 1366.8 kJ/mol.
Given that Hf[CO2(g)] = 393.5 kJ/mol and Hf[H2O(l)] = 285.8 kJ/mol, what is
the standard enthalpy of formation of ethanol?
12. A gas expands in volume from 26.7 mL to 89.3 mL at constant temperature.
Calculate the work done (in Joules) if the gas expands (a) against a vacuum, (b)
against a constant pressure of 1.5 atm (c) against a constant pressure of 2.8 atm