Department of Chemistry

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

CEM1008F - CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

FIRST CLASS TEST: March 2019

60 MINUTES, 50 MARKS
INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Write your name and student registration number on the computer answer sheet.

2. An additional 5 minutes are afforded at the start of the test for reading. No writing may
occur during this period.

3. Record your answers CLEARLY and UNAMBIGUOUSLY.

There is only ONE CORRECT RESPONSE to each question. You will be given a
NEGATIVE score for a question if:

a) you give more than one response to a question,

b) you give an incorrect response,

You will get ZERO if you give no response.

4. There are 18 questions. Check that your paper is complete.

5. Hand in your computer answer sheet only.

6. You may use the reverse blank pages of the question sheet for your calculations.

7. A periodic table, aqueous solubility rules and a formula sheet are attached.
Question 1
When a student evaluates the expression below, the percent oxygen by mass in glucose
(C6H12O6) should be expressed as:

6 x 16.00 g mol1
x 100
180.16 g mol1

A. 53.28596803
B. 5 x 101
C. 53.28
D. 53.29
E. 53.3
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Question 2
The chemical name of CoBr2·H2O is:

A. cobalt(II) bromide monohydrate

B. cobalt(II) bromide hydrate
C. monocobalt dibromide monohydrate
D. cobalt(II) dibromide monohydrate
E. cobalt bromide monohydrate
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Question 3
The perchlorate ion has the chemical formula ClO4−. The formula for chlorous acid is:
A. HClO5
B. HClO4
C. HClO3
D. HClO2
E. HClO
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Question 4
The mass of oxygen atoms (in grams) in a 12.01 g sample of BaSO4 is closest to:

A. 3.293
B. 8.007
C. 2.002
D. 0.2058
E. 0.8233
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Question 5
A certain isotope has a mass number of 33 and 17 neutrons, whilst its overall charge is 2.
How many electrons does the isotope have?
A. 2
B. 16
C. 18
D. 50
E. 19
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Question 6
Which one of the following sets of quantum numbers n, l, ml is allowed?

A. 1 1 1
B. 4 2 -1
C. 3 2 -3
D. 1 2 3
E. 2 1 ½
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Question 7
What is the maximum number of electrons that can have a 5p orbital denotation?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 2
D. 10
E. 0
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Question 8
Which one of the following options correctly ranks P3, Ca2+, K+, S2 and Cl in order of
decreasing size?

A. K+ > Ca2+ > P3 > S2 > Cl

B. P3 > S2 > Cl > K+ > Ca2+
C. K+ > Ca2+ > Cl > S2 > P3
D. K+ > Cl > S2 > Ca2+ > P3
E. Cl > S2 > P3 > K+ > Ca2+
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Question 9
The main reason that He has the highest ionization energy of any element is because:

A. He is the lightest gas

B. He is a noble gas
C. He has a filled 1s orbital in its ground state
D. The He+ ion is the most unstable of any ion
E. The outer electron that is lost in He is closer to its nucleus compared to the outer
electron of any other element to its own nucleus
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Question 10
A certain compound contains only C, H and O. Combustion of 10.68 mg of this compound
yields 16.01 mg CO2 and 4.37 mg H2O. The empirical formula of this compound is:

A. C3H5O10
B. C2H9O3
C. CHO
D. C5H6O
E. C3H4O3
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Question 11
When 44.6 kg of NH3 (g) and 30.5 kg O2 (g) are reacted to form NO (g) and H2O (g) the
theoretical masses of excess reactant and NO (g) present at the end of the reaction are
closest to:
A. 14.1 kg NH3 (g) and 22.9 kg NO (g)
B. 22.5 kg O2 (g) and 28.6 kg NO (g)
C. 31.7 kg NH3 (g) and 22.9 kg NO (g)
D. 24.4 kg O2 (g) and 78.6 kg NO (g)
E. 20.7 kg NH3 (g) and 22.9 kg NO (g)
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Question 12
Consider the unbalanced reaction below:
P4 (s) + F2 (g)  PF3 (g)
When 54.3 g of P4 (s) reacts with excess F2 (g) and produces 120. g of PF3 (g), the percent
yield of PF3 (g) is closest to:
A. 77.9%
B. 100.0%
C. 45.2%
D. 89.4%
E. 39.3%
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Question 13
A mixture of two oxides of lead, PbO and PbO2, of total mass 1.684 g was heated in a current
of hydrogen and reduced to elemental Pb of which a total of 1.502 g was formed. The mass of
PbO (in grams) in the original mixture is closest to:

A. 1.412
B. 0.697
C. 0.423
D. 1.519
E. 0.934
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Question 14
There are 1.71 moles of iron ions present in 468 mL of an iron(III) sulfate solution. The
concentration (in mol dm-3) of the iron sulfate solution is closest to:
A. 3.65
B. 7.31
C. 1.71
D. 1.83
E. 3.42
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Question 15
Suppose you have access to an unlimited volume of a 1.50 M Na2CrO4 stock solution. How
would you prepare 200. mL of a 0.250 M solution of Na2CrO4?

A. Pipette 66.6 mL of the stock solution into a 200. mL flask and add water to the mark.
B. Pipette 33.3 mL of the stock solution into a 200. mL flask and add water to the mark.
C. Pipette 16.7 mL of the stock solution into a 200. mL flask and add water to the mark.
D. Pipette 25.0 mL of the stock solution into a 200. mL flask and add water to the mark.
E. Pipette 50.0 mL of the stock solution into a 200. mL flask and add water to the mark.
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Question 16
Citric acid (a weak acid) reacts with potassium hydroxide. Which reaction below represents the
net ionic equation?
A. C6H8O7 (aq) + KOH (aq) → KC6H7O7 (aq) + H2O (l)
B. C6H8O7 (aq) + KOH (aq) → KC6H9O7 (aq) + O2− (aq)
C. H+ (aq) + OH− (aq) → H2O (l)
D. C6H8O7 (aq) + OH− (aq) → C6H9O7− (aq) + O2− (aq)
E. C6H8O7 (aq) + OH− (aq) → C6H7O7− (aq) + H2O (l)

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Question 17
Aqueous solutions of iron(III) nitrate and cesium hydroxide are mixed. Which reaction below
represents the net ionic equation?

A. 3 Cs+ (aq) + 3 NO3− (aq) → 3 CsNO3 (s)

B. Fe3+ (aq) + 3 OH− (aq) → Fe(OH)3 (s)
C. Fe3+ (aq) + 3 NO3− (aq) + 3 Cs+ (aq) + 3 OH− (aq) → Fe3+ (aq) + 3 OH− (aq) +
3 Cs+ (aq) + 3 NO3− (aq)
D. Fe3+ (aq) + 3 NO3− (aq) + 3 Cs+ (aq) + 3 OH− (aq) → Fe(OH)3 (s) + 3 Cs+ (aq) + 3 NO3− (aq)
E. Fe3+ (aq) + 3 NO3− (aq) + 3 Cs+ (aq) + 3 OH− (aq) → Fe3+ (aq) + 3 OH− (aq) + 3 CsNO3 (s)
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Question 18
Select the true statement relating to the following reaction:
16 H+ (aq) + 2 Cr2O72− (aq) + C2H5OH (aq) → 4 Cr3+ (aq) + 2 CO2 (g) + 11 H2O (l)
A. Cr in Cr2O72− is oxidized to Cr3+.
B. O in Cr2O72− is oxidized to O in CO2.
C. The oxidation state of Cr in Cr2O72−is +6.
D. H+ is reduced to H in H2O.
E. This is a not redox reaction.
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END OF TEST

TOTAL MARKS: 50

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 Periodic Table of the Elements
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2
H He
1.008 4.0026
2.1 KEY -
3 4 Atomic Number 29 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be Cu Symbol B C N O F Ne
6.941 9.012 Atomic Mass (amu) 63.55 10.81 12.011 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
1.0 1.5 1.9 Electronegativity 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 -
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Note: Atomic mass values are rounded off to Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 four or five significant figures 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.06 35.45 39.95
0.9 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.5 3.0 -
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.96 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.71 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.59 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80
0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.4 2.8 -
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 (97) 101.07 102.91 106.4 107.86 112.40 114.82 116.69 121.75 127.60 126.90 131.30
0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.5 -
55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.91 137.34 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.85 186.21 190.2 192.22 195.09 196.97 200.59 204.37 207.2 208.98 (209) (210) (222)
0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 -
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
Fr Ra Ac** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
(223) (226) (227) (267) (268) (269) (270) (269) (278) (281) (280) (285) (286) (289) (289) (293) (294) (294)
0.7 0.9 1.1 -

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
LANTHANOIDS * Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.1 140.9 144.2 (147) 150.4 152.0 157.2 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0
1.1 1.2
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
ACTINOIDSS **
232.0 (231) 238.0 (237) (242) (243) (247) (247) (251) (254) (253) (256) (254) (257)
1.3 1.5 1.7
 Solubility Rules and Guidelines for Aqueous Solutions

Soluble Ionic Compounds Exceptions

NO3-, CH3COO-, ClO3-, ClO4- KClO4
Cl-, Br-, I- Ag+, Hg22+, Pb2+, Cu+
F- Pb2+, Group 2A
SO42- Ag+, Hg22+, Pb2+, Group 2A (Ca2+,
Ba2+)
Insoluble Ionic Compounds Exceptions
OH- Group 1A, Group 2A (Ca2+ and larger
members)
CO32-, PO43- NH4+, Group 1A
S2- NH4+, Group 1A, Group 2A

1. Salts of ammonium (NH4+) and Group 1A are soluble

2. Nitrates (NO3-) and acetates (CH3COO-) are soluble, as are the most common
chlorates (ClO3-) and perchlorates (ClO4-)
3. All chlorides are soluble, except AgCl, Hg2Cl2, PbCl2 and CuCl
4. All bromides are soluble, except AgBr, Hg2Br2 and PbBr2
5. All iodides are soluble, except AgI, Hg2I2 and PbI2
6. All fluoride are soluble, except PbF2 and those of Group 2A
7. All sulphates (SO42-) are soluble, except CaSO4, SrSO4, BaSO4 Ag2SO4, Hg2SO4 and
PbSO4
8. Phosphates (PO43-) and carbonates (CO32-) are insoluble, except those of ammonium
(NH4+) and the Group 1A alkali metals
9. All hydroxides (OH-) are insoluble, except those of Group 1A and those of Group 2A
(from Ca2+)
10. All sulfides are insoluble, except those of ammonium (NH4+) and Group 1A and Group
2A

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 Constants Conversion Factors

R = 0.0821 L atm K-1 mol-1

= 8.3145 kPa dm3 K-1 mol-1 1 A = 10-10 m
= 8.3145 J K-1 mol-1 1 nm = 1 x 10-9 m
= 1.9872 cal K-1 mol-1 1 L = 1 dm3 = 10-3 m3

1 Pa = 1 kg m-1 s-2
1 atm = 1.01325 x 105 Pa
NA = 6.0221367 x 1023 mol-1 = 760 mm Hg (torr)

1 J = 1 kg m2 s-2
e = 1.60217733 x 10-19 C 1 cal = 4.184 J

h = 6.626 x 10-34 J S

c = 2.998 x 108 m s-1

F = 96500 C mol-1

Kw = 1 x 10-14

Thermodynamics Applied Solution Chemistry

E  q  w
H  E  PV Henry’s law: S gas  k H Pgas

q  c  mass  T 
Raoult’s Law: Psolvent  xsolventPsolvent

S 
q rev Tb  K b m
T
T f  K f m
G  H  TS
nsolute

H rxn   mH
products

f   nH
reactants

f 
Vsolution
RT  MRT


S rxn   mS
products

  nS
reactants


Electrochemistry

Grxn   mG
products

f   nG
reactants

f 
Ecell  Ecathode

 Eanode


G   nFE cell


Chemical Equilibrium

K p  K c RT 
n

Ecell 
RT
ln K 
0.0592
log K at 25C
nF n

G    RT ln K RT
Ecell  Ecell

 ln Q
nF
K2 H rxn

1 1
ln      Ecell


0.0592
log Q at 25C
K1 R  T2 T1  n