Problem Set No.

1 - Physical and Chemical Principles

ChE 531:ChE Practice with Comprehensive Examination

Name/s: Castillo, Rhealyn C. & Llanes, Jenny M. Date :

Section: ChE-5202 Score:

1. Which of the following is/are not the right way of plotting the relationship between the
incident light and the expelled electrons (e-) from a metal surface in the photoemission process?
A. B.

No. of ejected e-

Light Intensity (at constant v)

C. D.

2. Consider the followin set of quantum number:

n= 3, l=3, ml = 0
If this set is allowed, identify the orbital in terms of n,l,ml values. If not allowed, briefly
explain why it is not allowed ( one sentence only).

It is not allowed because the possible value of angular momentum quantum number ( l ) can
only be any integer between 0 and n-1 where n is the principal quantum number.

3. How many grams of atomic oxygen is needed to fully combust with a pound of tristearin?
1 mol C57 H 110 O6 163 mol O2 2mol O 16 g O
454 gC 57 H 110 O6 × × × × =1327.88 g
891.67 C57 H 110 O6 2mol C 57 H 110 O6 1 mol O2 1 mol O
4. Determine the percentage bromination under hv of methylcyclohexane at room temperature.
Relative rates of bromination (25deg C):
Primary H = 1, secondary H = 82, tertiary H=1600

5. Use the structure of the compound below as depicted to answer the questions a,b, and c.

a. What is its IHD? Show your complete solution.

b. What is the oxidation no. of C15? Show your complete solution.
c. Describe the configuration (R/S or E/Z) of C10 and C16=C17 respectively. Show your
complete soluion.

6. Select a single compound from the list below that is best descibed as : (No numerical solution
needed)

a. Aromatic and has an aromatic conjugate acid

b. Non-aromatic but has an important aromatic resonance structure.
c. Both ionic and aromatic where n=1 in the Huckel rule.
7. Determine the molar mass (g/mol) of insulin from the ff. data at 20°C:

C/ [(g solute)(dm³ solution)-1] 103.8 77.1 50.9 25.2

Osmotic Pressure/ (bar) 0.86 0.58 0.31 0.14

8. Find the value of delta G° (1000K) in kJ for the reaction:

H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) ---> 2HCl (g) given that delta H°(298K) = -184.614kJ, delta G° (298K) =
-190.598kJ, and the heat capacities in J/mol-K are:
Cp° = 29.066-0.836x10-3T + 20.17x10-7 T2 for H2
Cp° = 31.696+10.144x10-3T - 40.38x10-7 T2 for Cl2
Cp° = 28.166+1.810x10-3T + 15.47x10-7 T2 for HCl

9. What is the pH of a 1.0x 10-3 M solution of hydrogen peroxide that also contains 0.010 M
NaCl? Use the debye huckel limiting law for ionic strength calculations.

10. Current was passed through a 0.100M solution of KCl at 25deg C. A silver coulometer in
series with the KCl cell showed that 0.613 g of Ag had been transferred from one electrode to the
other during the electrolytes. The cathode portion weighing 117.51 g was drained and found to
contain 0.56662% KCl. The anode portion weighing 121.45 g was drained and found to contain
0.57217%KCl. The middle portion of the Hittorf cell contained 0.74217% KCl. Given that inert
electrodes were used, find the transference number(t+).
11. Calculate the delta U, q , w and delta H for the reversible isothermal compression of 2 mol of
vdW gas from 1.00 bar to 100.0 bar at 25°C.
vdW constants: a= 1.363 dm6 bar mol-1, b= 0.03219 dm3 mol-1
V1 = 24.7 dm3 V2 = 0.229 dm3

12. Balance the following redox reaction by half reaction method:

As2S3 + K2Cr2 O7 +H2SO4 -----> H3AsO4 + K2SO4 + Cr2(SO4)3+ H2O

13. A vessel of volume 22.4 dm3 contains 2.0 mol H2 and 1.0 mo N2 at 273.15 K initially. All
the hydrogen reacted with sufficient nitrogen to form ammonia. Calculate the partial pressure of
all the species and the total pressure of the final mixture.
 N2 + 3H2 ----> 2NH3 Total
Initial n n' 0 n + n'
Final n-1/3 n' 0 2/3 n' n + 1/3
Specifically 0.33 mol 0 1.33 mol 1.66 mol
Mole fraction 0.20 0 0.80 1.00

nRT 8.206 ×10−2 L−atm K −1 mol−1 × 273.15 K

p= =1.66 mol × =1.66 atm
V 22.4 L
p(H ¿¿ 2)=x ( H 2) p=0 ¿

p(N ¿¿ 2)=x ( N 2 ) p=0.20 ×1.66=0.33 atm ¿

p(NH ¿¿ 3)=x ( NH 3 ) p=0.80 ×1.66=1.33 atm ¿

14. The sulfur dioxide in air is responsible for the acid rain phenomenon. Its concentration can be
determined by titrating against a permanganate solution. Calculate the no. of grams of the gas
sample in air if 7.37 of 0.00800M of the standard titrant is required for titration.
5 SO2 + 2MnO4- + 2 H2O ---> 5 SO42- + 2 Mn2+ + 4H+
0.00800 mol MnO−¿
4 5 mol SO2
0.00737 L × × ¿
1L −¿ 64.07 g SO2 −3
2mol MnO 4 × =9.44 × 10 g SO2 ¿
1 mol SO2

15. Provide the product of the following reaction:

Glucose 6-phosphate