Chemistry 1041 Practice 2.2 Dr.

Waddell

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A periodic table/equation sheet is attached at the end of the exam (you may rip it off)
Multiple Choice (2 points each)
1. Consider the reaction diagram to the right. The catalyst will ______ the
speed of the reaction by lowering the activation energy and the catalyst
will also ________ consumed (destroyed) in the reaction.

A) decrease, will be C) decrease, not be

B) increase, will be D) increase, not be

2. Consider this next reaction diagram to the right for a four step reaction. The *s
indicate the _______ while the rate determining step would be step number
_______?

A) intermediate, 1 B) transition state, 3 C) intermediate, 3 D) transition state, 1

E) activation energy, 4

3. Chemical equilibrium is a ______ state, meaning that the reaction continues, but the rate of the forward
reaction ________ the rate of the reverse reaction.

A) static, is > than B) static, equals C) dynamic, is < than D) dynamic, is > than E) dynamic, equals

4. At a certain point in a reaction, the value of the quotient Q = 5. If the equilibrium constant K = 15 for this
reaction, which direction will the reaction shift to reach equilibrium?

A) right, to make more products B) left, to make more reactants C) no shift

5. What is the equilibrium constant (Kc) expression for the following reaction?

CoO(s) + H2(g) Co(s) + H2O(g)

[ CoO ] [H 2] [ Co ] [ H 2 O] [ Co ] [ H 2 O] [H 2] [ H 2 O]
A) B) C) D) E)
[ Co ] [ H 2 O] [ CoO ] [H 2] [ H 2] [ H 2 O] [H 2]

6. Consider the following reaction: I2(g) + H2(g) 2 HI(g) K = 55 at 425°C

At 425°C, what is K for the following reaction: HI(g) 1/2 I2(g) + 1/2 H2(g)

A) -55 B) 55 C) 0.13 D) 0.018 E) 3.3x10-4

7. Consider the following reaction: N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) Kc = 0.27 at 305 K

At 305 K, what is the Kp of the reaction?

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A) 2070 B) 1.4 C) 2.4x10-7 D) 4.3x10-4 E) 170

8. Consider the following reaction: PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) PCl5(g) ΔH = - 92 kJ

According to Le Chatelier’s Principle, decreasing the volume of the reaction container will cause the
equilibrium to shift to the ______ and increasing the temperature will cause the equilibrium to shift to the
_________.

A) right, left B) left, right C) right, right D) left, left E) no change

9. Consider the following reaction: 2 NOCl(g) Cl2(g) + 2NO(g)

Initially, 3.0 M NOCl is placed into a reaction flask. Once the system reaches equilibrium, it is found that there
is 2.0 M NO. What is the Kc of this reaction?

A) 16 B) 4.0 C) 8.0 D) 0.25 E) 0.13

10. Which of the following is a Lewis acid, but not a Bronsted-Lowry acid?
A) CH3NH2 B) CH3COOH C) HNO3 D) H2O E) BCl3

11. A ______ acid like HCl ________ dissociates in water and a _______ acid like HClO ________ dissociates
in water.

A) weak, partially, strong, completely B) strong, partially, weak, completely C) strong, completely, weak, partially
D) weak, partially, weak, partially E) strong, completely, strong, completely

12. The pOH of 3.00x10-6M HNO3 is ___?

A) 3.00x10-6 B) 3.31x10-9 C) 5.52 D) 8.48 E) Impossible to determine

13. What is the conjugate base of HOCl?

A) Cl- B) OCl- C) OH- D) H2OCl+ E) ClO2-

14. What is the pH of a 0.30 M solution of benzoic acid? Ka of benzoic acid = 6.6x10-5
A) 2.4 B) 0.52 C) 4.7 D) 4.2 E) 9.3

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15. Which is the most acidic oxoacid?
A) HOI B) HOBr C) HOCl

16. Consider the following salts: i. NaF ii. Al(NO3)3 iii. NH4NO3
When dissolved in water, the solutions will be:
A) i. basic ii. basic iii. acidic
B) i. acidic ii. basic iii. basic
C) i. basic ii. acidic iii. acidic
D) i. acidic ii. basic iii. neutral
E) i. acidic ii. acidic iii. neutral

17. Which of the following is an appropriate way to make a buffer?

A) NaOH plus HCl
B) CH3COOH plus a little HCl
C) NH3 plus a little NaOH
D) NH3 plus a little HCl

18. What is the pH of a buffer solution containing 0.01 M HA and 0.10 M NaA? The Ka of HA in this case is
1.8x10-5.
A) 5.7 B) 4.7 C) 3.7 D) 2.7 E) 1.7

19. A buffer contains 0.35 M HCN (Ka = 4.8x10-10) and 0.25 M NaCN. What is the pH if you add 0.03 mole of
NaOH to 500. mL of this buffer (assume volume change is negligible)?
A) 9.35 B) 9.29 C) 9.32 D) 9.17 E) 9.47

20. When attempting to make the best buffer possible near the pH of 8.5, I want to have a ______ concentration
of my conjugate acid/base pair and choose the weak acid _______.
A) low, HBrO (Ka = 2.0x10-9) B) low, HClO (Ka = 3.5x10-8) C) high, HBrO (Ka = 2.0x10-9) D) high, HClO (Ka = 3.5x10-8)

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Short Answer (3 Questions!) – Show all of your work and include units if necessary! You will not receive full
credit unless all work is shown.
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1. (4 points) Consider the following reaction:

I2(g) + H2(g) 2 HI(g)

At 12 K, the value of Kc = 3.4 x 10-4

Initially, 8.10 M I2 is placed in a container with 6.15 M H2. After the reaction reaches equilibrium, what is the
equilibrium concentration of HI?

2. (4 points) The pH = 2.30 for a 0.152 M generic weak acid (HA) solution at 25C. What is the value of Ka for
this weak acid (HA)?

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ln(k2/k1) = -Ea/R(1/T2 – 1/T1) k = A e –Ea/RT QP = QC(RT)n(gas)

R = 0.0821 L atm/(mol K) = 8.314 J/(mol K)

pH = -log10[H3O+] p() = -log10() pH = pKa + log([base]/[acid]) Ka  Kb = K W

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