AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT

CHEM 203
Final Examination

Time: 70 min
Test ID: 1111
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committee.

Useful information:
Kw = 1.00x10-14 @ 25oC
R = 8.314 J/K. mol
CH3COOH (Ka = 1.8 × 10–5)
NH4+ (Ka = 5.6 × 10–10)
HOCl (Ka = 3.2 × 10–8)
HNO2 (Ka = 4.5 × 10–4)
C2H5NH+ (Ka = 5.9 × 10–6)
Good Luck

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1. The gas-phase reaction between methane and diatomic sulfur is given by the equation
CH4(g) + 2 S2(g) → CS2(g) + 2 H2S(g)
At 550C the rate constant for this reaction is 1.1 L/mol . s, and at 625C the rate constant is 6.4
L/mol . s. Calculate the activation energy for this reaction in J/mol

A. 24.9
B. 1.4x105
C. 6.4x103
D. 22.6
E. 53.8

2. Concerning the reaction

C(graphite) + O2(g)  CO2(g) H° = –393 kJ/mol
How many grams of C(graphite) must be burned to release 275 kJ of heat?

A. 0.70 g
B. 8.40 g
C. 12.0 g
D. 17.1 g
E. 22.3 g

3. At 25°C, the standard enthalpy of formation of anhydrous sodium carbonate is

–1130.9 kJ/mol, whereas the standard enthalpy of formation of sodium carbonate monohydrate is –
1430.1 kJ/mol. Determine H° at 25°C for the reaction
Na2CO3(s) + H2O(l)  Na2CO3·H2O(s). (Given: H°f[H2O(l)] = –285.8 kJ/mol)

A. –585.0 kJ/mol
B. –299.2 kJ/mol
C. –285.8 kJ/mol
D. –156.3 kJ/mol
E. –13.4 kJ/mol

4. Which of the following is the most acidic solution?

A. 0.10 M CH3COOH and 0.10 M CH3COONa

B. 0.10 M CH3COOH
C. 0.10 M HNO2
D. 0.10 M HNO2 and 0.10 M NaNO2
E. 0.10 M CH3COONa

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5. Consider the freezing of liquid water at –10°C. For this process, what are the signs for H, S, and
G?
H S G
A. + – 0
B. – + 0
C. – + –
D. + – –
E. – – –

6. Which of the following yields a buffer solution when equal volumes of the two solutions are
mixed?

A. 0.10 M NH3 and 0.10 M HCl

B. 0.10 M NH4+ and 0.10 M KOH
C. 0.20 M NH3 0.10 M KOH
D. 0.20 M NH3 and 0.10 M HCl
E. 0.20 M NH4+ and 0.10M HCl
F. 0.10 M NH3 and 0.20 M HCl

7. You are asked to go into the lab and prepare an acetic acid - sodium acetate buffer solution with a
pH of 4.00 ± 0.02. What molar ratio of CH3COOH to CH3COONa should be used?

A. 0.18
B. 0.84
C. 1.19
D. 5.50
E. 0.10

8. Assuming equal concentrations of conjugate base and acid, which one of the following mixtures is
suitable for making a buffer solution with an optimum pH of 9.2–9.3?

A. CH3COONa / CH3COOH
B. NaCl / HCl
C. NH3 / NH4Cl
D. NaOCl / HOCl
E. NaNO2 / HNO2
F. C2H5N/ C2H5NHCl

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9. You have 500.0 mL of a buffer solution containing 0.30 M acetic acid (CH3COOH) and 0.20 M
sodium acetate (CH3COONa). What will the pH of this solution be after the addition of 20.0 mL of
1.00 M NaOH solution? [Ka = 1.8 × 10–5]

A. 4.65
B. 4.71
C. 4.56
D. 4.84
E. 5.07

10. Acid dissociation constants for phosphoric acid are given below.
Ka1 Ka2 Ka3
–3 –8
H3PO4 7.5 × 10 6.2 × 10 4.8 × 10–13
A buffer with a pH = 7.4 can best be made by using

A. H3PO4 and NaH2PO4.

B. NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4.
C. Na2HPO4 and Na3PO4.
D. only NaH2PO4.
E. only Na2HPO4.

11. The solubility of lead(II) iodide is 0.064 g/100 mL at 20ºC. What is the solubility product for
lead(II) iodide?

A. 1.1 × 10–8
B. 3.9 × 10–6
C. 1.1 × 10–11
D. 2.7 × 10–12
E. 1.4 × 10–3

12. Sodium carbonate can be made by heating sodium bicarbonate:

2NaHCO3(s)  Na2CO3(s) + CO2(g) + H2O(g)
Given that H° = 128.9 kJ/mol and G° = 33.1 kJ/mol at 25°C, above what minimum temperature
will the reaction become spontaneous under standard state conditions?

A. 0.4 K
B. 3.9 K
C. 321 K
D. 401 K
E. 525 K

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13. Nitrosyl chloride (NOCl) decomposes at elevated temperatures according to the equation
2NOCl(g) 2NO(g) + Cl2(g).
Calculate Kp for this reaction at 227°C. (H° = 81.2 kJ/mol, S° = 128 J/K·mol)

A. 1.59 × 10–2
B. 2.10 × 10–7
C. 62.8
D. 4.90 × 106
E. 3.20 × 109

14. The equilibrium constant for the reaction AgBr(s) Ag+(aq) + Br– (aq) is the solubility product
constant, Ksp = 7.7 × 10–13 at 25°C. Calculate G for the reaction when [Ag+] = 1.0 × 10–2 M and
[Br–] = 1.0 × 10–3 M. Is the reaction spontaneous or nonspontaneous at these concentrations?

A. G = 69.1 kJ/mol, nonspontaneous

B. G = –69.1 kJ/mol, spontaneous
C. G = 97.5 kJ/mol, spontaneous
D. G = 40.6 kJ/mol, nonspontaneous
E. G = –97.5 kJ/mol, nonspontaneous

15. Chlorine dioxide reacts in basic water to form chlorite and chlorate according to the following
chemical equation:
2ClO2(aq) + 2OH–(aq)  ClO2–(aq) + ClO3–(aq) + H2O(l)
Under a certain set of conditions, the initial rate of disappearance of chlorine dioxide was determined
to be 2.30 x 10–1 M/s. What is the initial rate of appearance of chlorite ion ClO2– under those same
conditions?

A. 5.75 x 10–2 M/s

B. 1.15 x 10–1 M/s
C. 2.30 x 10–1 M/s
D. 4.60 x 10–1 M/s
E. 9.20 x 10–1 M/s

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16. Chlorine dioxide reacts in basic water to form chlorite and chlorate according to the following
chemical equation:
2ClO2(aq) + 2OH–(aq)  ClO2–(aq) + ClO3–(aq) + H2O(l)
A kinetic study of this reaction under a certain set of conditions yielded the data below.
Exp [ClO2] (M) [OH–] (M) -[ClO2] /t (M/s)
1 0.0500 0.100 5.75 x 10–2
2 0.100 0.100 2.30 x 10–1
3 0.100 0.0500 1.15 x 10–1
Which one of the following is the rate law for this reaction?

A. rate = k[ClO2][OH-]
B. rate = k[ClO2]4[OH-]
C. rate = k[ClO2][OH-]2
D. rate = k[ClO2]2[OH-]2
E. rate = k[ClO2]2[OH-]

17. At 25°C the rate constant for the first-order decomposition of a pesticide solution is 6.40×10–3
min–1. If the starting concentration of pesticide is 0.0314 M, what concentration will remain after
62.0 min at 25°C?

A. 1.14 × 10–1 M
B. 47.4 M
C. –8.72.0 M
D. 2.11 × 10–2 M
E. 2.68 × 10–2 M

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18. A city's water supply is contaminated with a toxin at a concentration of 0.63 mg/L. Fortunately,
this toxin decomposes to a safe mixture of products by first-order kinetics with a rate constant of 0.27
day–1. How long will it take for half of the toxin to decompose?

A. 0.17 days
B. 0.27 days
C. 0.38 days
D. 2.3 days
E. 2.6 days

19. The reaction 2NO2(g)  2NO(g) + O2(g) is suspected to be second order in NO2. Which of the
following kinetic plots would be the most useful to confirm whether or not the reaction is second
order?
A. a plot of [NO2]–1 vs. t
B. a plot of ln [NO2] vs. t
C. a plot of [NO2] vs. t
D. a plot of ln [NO2]–1 vs. t
E. a plot of [NO2]2 vs. t

20. A 50.0mL sample containing Ni2+ was treated with 25.0mL of 0.0500M EDTA to complex all
the nickel and leave excess EDTA in solution. The excess EDTA was then back-titrated, requiring
5.00mL of 0.0500M Zn2+. What was the concentration of Ni2+ in the original solution?

A. 0.0200 M
B. 1.25 M
C. 0.0300 M
D. 1.00 M
E. 0.0182 M