KEY General Chemistry Exam Practice Questions - Ch 15

1. At equilibrium, __________.
A) all chemical reactions have ceased
B) the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal
C) the rate constants of the forward and reverse reactions are equal
D) the value of the equilibrium constant is 1
E) the limiting reagent has been consumed
Answer: B

2. Which one of the following will change the value of an equilibrium constant?
A) changing temperature
B) adding other substances that do not react with any of the species involved in the
equilibrium
C) varying the initial concentrations of reactants
D) varying the initial concentrations of products
E) changing the volume of the reaction vessel
Answer: A
3. Which of the following expressions is the correct equilibrium-constant expression for the
equilibrium between dinitrogen tetroxide and nitrogen dioxide?

N2O4 (g) 2NO2 (g)

 NO2 
A)
 N2O4 
 NO 2 
2

B)
 N2O4 
 NO2 
C)
 N2O4 
2

D) [NO2][N2O4]
E) [NO2]2[N2O4]
Answer: B
4. The equilibrium-constant expression depends on the __________ of the reaction.
A) stoichiometry
B) mechanism
C) stoichiometry and mechanism
D) the quantities of reactants and products initially present
E) temperature
Answer: A
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5. The equilibrium constant for reaction 1 is K. The equilibrium constant for reaction 2 is
__________.

(1) SO2 (g) + (1/2) O2 (g) SO3 (g)

(2) 2SO3 (g) 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g)

A) K2
B) 2K
C) 1/2K
D) 1/K2
E) -K2
Answer: D

6. The Keq for the equilibrium below is 5.4 × 1013 at 480.0°C.

2NO (g) + O2 (g) 2NO2 (g)

What is the value of Keq at this temperature for the following reaction?

4NO (g) + 2O2 (g) 4NO2 (g)

A) 5.4 × 1013
B) 5.4 × 10-13
C) 1.9 × 1012
D) 1.9 × 10-12
E) 2.9 × 1027
Answer: E

7. Given the following reaction at equilibrium, if K c = 1.90 × 1019 at 25.0°C, Kp = _______.

H2 (g) + Br2 (g) 2 HBr (g)

A) 5.26 × 10-20
B) 1.56 × 104
C) 6.44 × 105
D) 1.90 × 1019
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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8. Which of the following expressions is the correct equilibrium-constant expression for the
reaction below?

HF (aq) + H2O (l) H3O+ (aq) + F- (aq)

A) [HF][H2O] / [H3O+][F-]
B) 1 / [HF]
C) [H3O+][F-] / [HF][H2O]
D) [H3O+][F-] / [HF]
E) [F-] / [HF]
Answer: D

9. The equilibrium constant for the gas phase reaction

N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) 2NH3 (g)

is Keq = 4.34 × 10-3 at 300°C. At equilibrium, __________.

A) products predominate
B) reactants predominate
C) roughly equal amounts of products and reactants are present
D) only products are present
E) only reactants are present
Answer: B

10. Consider the following equilibrium.

2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3 (g)

The equilibrium cannot be established when __________ is/are placed in a 1.0-L

container.
A) 0.25 mol SO2 (g) and 0.25 mol O2 (g)
B) 0.75 mol SO2 (g)
C) 0.25 mol of SO2 (g) and 0.25 mol of SO3 (g)
D) 0.50 mol O2 (g) and 0.50 mol SO3 (g)
E) 1.0 mol SO3 (g)
Answer: B

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11. At 400 K, the equilibrium constant for the reaction
Br2 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2BrCl (g)

is Kp = 7.0. A closed vessel at 400 K is charged with 1.00 atm of Br 2 (g), 1.00 atm of Cl2
(g), and 2.00 atm of BrCl (g). Use Q to determine which of the statements below is true.
A) The equilibrium partial pressures of Br2, Cl2, and BrCl will be the same as the initial
values.
B) The equilibrium partial pressure of Br2 will be greater than 1.00 atm.
C) At equilibrium, the total pressure in the vessel will be less than the initial total
pressure.
D) The equilibrium partial pressure of BrCl (g) will be greater than 2.00 atm.
E) The reaction will go to completion since there are equal amounts of Br 2 and Cl2.
Answer: D
12. Of the following equilibria, only __________ will shift to the left in response to a
decrease in volume.
A) A) H2 (g) + Cl2 (g) 2 HCl (g)
B) 2 SO3 (g) 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)
C) C) N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)
D) D) 4 Fe (s) + 3 O2 (g) 2 Fe2O3 (s)
E) 2HI (g) H2 (g) + I2 (g)
Answer: B

13. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium:

2NH3 (g) N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ΔH° = +92.4 kJ

Le Châtelier's principle predicts that adding N 2 (g) to the system at equilibrium will result in
__________.
A) a decrease in the concentration of NH3 (g)
B) a decrease in the concentration of H2 (g)
C) an increase in the value of the equilibrium constant
D) a lower partial pressure of N2
E) removal of all of the H2 (g)
Answer: B

14. The effect of a catalyst on an equilibrium is to __________.

A) increase the rate of the forward reaction only
B) increase the equilibrium constant so that products are favored
C) slow the reverse reaction only
D) increase the rate at which equilibrium is achieved without changing the composition
of the equilibrium mixture
E) shift the equilibrium to the right

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Answer: D
15. 1.00-L flask is charged with 0.0400 mol of N 2O4. At equilibrium at 373 K, 0.0055 mol of
N2O4 remains. N2O4 (g) 2NO2 (g)
Keq for this reaction is __________.

A) 2.2 × 10-4
B) 13
C) 0.22
D) 0.022
E) 0.87
Answer: E

16. Given the following reaction:

CO (g) + 2H2(g) CH3OH (g)

In an experiment, 0.42 mol of CO and 0.42 mol of H 2 were placed in a 1.00-L reaction
vessel. At equilibrium, there were 0.29 mol of CO remaining. K eq at the temperature of
the experiment is __________.
A) 2.80
B) 0.357
C) 14.5
D) 17.5
E) none of the above
Answer: D
17. A sealed 1.0 L flask is charged with 0.500 mol of I 2 and 0.500 mol of Br2. An
equilibrium reaction ensues:

I2 (g) + Br2 (g) 2IBr (g)

When the container contents achieve equilibrium, the flask contains 0.84 mol of IBr. The
value of Keq is __________.
A) 11
B) 4.0
C) 110
D) 6.1
E) 2.8
Answer: C

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18. Given the following reaction at equilibrium at 450.0°C:
CaCO3 (s) CaO (s) + CO2 (g)

If pCO2 = 0.0135 atm, Kc = __________.

A) 135
B) 0.0821
C) 0.801
D) 2.27 × 10-4
E) 8.01
Answer: D
19. Given the following reaction at equilibrium at 300.0 K:
NH4HS (s) NH3 (g) + H2S (g)

If pNH3 = pH2S = 0.109 atm, Kp = __________.

A) .0119
B) 4.99 × 10-4
C) .109
D) .0821
E) 5.66 × 10-3
Answer: A

20. The Kp for the reaction below is 1.49 × 108 at 100.0°C:

CO (g) + Cl2 (g) COCl2 (g)

In an equilibrium mixture of the three gases, PCO = PCl 2 = 2.22 × 10-4 atm. The partial
pressure of the product, phosgene (COCl2), is __________ atm.
A) 7.34
B) 3.02 × 1015
C) 3.31 × 10-16
D) 3.31 × 104
E) 6.67 × 1011
Answer: A

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