AME: ___________________________________( ) CLASS: _______DATE: ___________

Assessment for Learning: Energy Changes

Answer ALL the following questions below. Circle the correct letter to indicate your answer.

1. The energy diagram for the reaction between sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid is
shown.

What can be deduced from the diagram?

A Heat is needed to start the reaction.

B The products contain less energy than the reactants.
C The reaction is rapid.
D The OH– ions have more energy than the H+ ions.

2. Which reaction profile shows the fastest exothermic reaction?

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3. The formation of hydrogen iodide from hydrogen and iodine is an exothermic reaction.

H–H + I–I  H–I + H–I

What may be deduced from this information?

A The number of bonds broken is greater than the number of bonds formed.
B The formation of H – I bonds absorbs energy.
C The products possess less energy than the reactants.
D Bond formation gives out less energy than the energy absorbed during bond
breaking.

4. Gaseous phosphorous pentachloride can be decomposed into gaseous trichloride by

heating. The table below gives the bond energies.

Bond Bond energy (kJ/mol)

PCl (in both chlorides) 330

ClCl 240

What is the enthalpy change in the decomposition of PCl5 to PCl3 and Cl2?

A + 420kJ
B  90kJ
C + 90kJ
D 420 kJ

5. The diagram below shows the energy profile for the decomposition of X to form
products, Y and Z.

What is the activation energy for this reaction?

A. -60 kJ
B. +60 kJ
C. +100 kJ
D. +160 kJ
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6. Consider the following reaction :

N2 + O2  2NO ∆H = + 181 KJ

Which of the following statements regarding the reaction above is not correct?

A. For each mole of NO formed in the reaction, 90.5KJ of heat is absorbed.

B. If the reaction is carried out in an insulated container, the temperature in the
container would decrease.
C. The energy of the reactants is greater than that of the products.
D. The energy given out in bond forming is less than the energy taken in for
bond breaking.

7. Which of the following processes is/are exothermic?

Process 1: I2 (g)  2I (g)
Process 2: ZnCO3 (s)  ZnO (s) + CO2 (g)
Process 3: C2H5OH + 3O2  2CO2 (g) + 3H2O (l)

A. 1 only C. 1 and 3 only

B. 3 only D. 2 and 3 only

8. The energy profile diagrams show how adding a substance X to a reaction mixture changes
the reaction pathway.
without X
Energy
level with X
Reactant
s

Product
s Progress of reaction

Which change is likely to be observed when X is added to the reaction mixture?

A. The reaction becomes less exothermic.

B. The reaction becomes more exothermic.
C. The speed of the reaction decreases.
D. The speed of the reaction increases.

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9. A student was asked to write down four pieces of information that could be obtained from the
equation below.

Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) MgCl2(aq) + H2(g) exothermic

Which one of the following pieces of information is incorrect?

A Magnesium chloride is soluble in water.

B Magnesium has been oxidised.
C One mole of magnesium produces one mole of hydrogen molecules.
D The total energy of the products is greater than that of the reactants

10 . The diagram shows an energy profile diagram for a chemical reaction.

Which energy change is the enthalpy change for the reaction?