E1.

Calculate the minimum energy that a bird of mass 25 g must expend in order to reach a
height of 50 m (g: 9.81 m s-2).

E2. The molar mass of the oxygen-storage protein myoglobin is 16.1 kg mol−1. How many
myoglobin molecules are present in 1.0 g of the compound?

E3. Given that the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales are related by θCelsius/°C =
5/9(θFahrenheit/°F − 32), what is the temperature of absolute zero on the Fahrenheit scale?

E4. A sugar (sucrose, C12H22O11) cube has a mass of 5.0 g. What is the molar concentration of
sucrose when one sugar cube is dissolved in a cup of coffee of volume 200 cm3?

E5. Calculate the mole fractions of the molecules of a mixture that contains 56 g of benzene
and 120 g of methylbenzene (toluene) (MWbenzene: 78.11g/mol, MWtoluene: 92.14 g/mol)

E6. What pressure is exerted by a sample of nitrogen gas of mass 3.055 g in a container of
volume 3.00 dm3 at 32°C? (R: 8.31447 dm3 kPa K−1 mol−1)

E7. If 3.0 L of oxygen gas at 177oC is cooled at constant pressure until the volume becomes
1.50 L, then what is the final temperature?

E8. A vessel of volume 22.4 dm3 contains 2.0 mol H2 and 1.0 mol N2 at 273.15 K. Calculate
(a) their partial pressures and (b) the total pressure. (R: 8.31447 dm3 kPa K−1 mol−1)

E9. A certain gas obeys the van der Waals equation with a = 0.50 m6 Pa mol−2. Its volume is
found to be 5.00 × 10−4 m3 mol−1 at 273 K and 3.0 MPa. From this information calculate the
van der Waals constant b. What is the compression factor for this gas at the prevailing
temperature and pressure? (R: 8.31447 dm3 kPa K−1 mol−1)

E10. A sample of methane of mass 4.50 g occupies 12.7 dm3 at 310 K. (a) Calculate the work
done when the gas expands isothermally against a constant external pressure of 30.0 kPa until
its volume has increased by 3.3 dm3. (b) Calculate the work that would be done if the same
expansion occurred isothermally and reversibly (R: 8.3145 J K−1 mol−1).
E11. When 178 J of energy is supplied as heat to 1.9 mol of gas molecules, the temperature of
the sample increases by 1.78 K. Calculate the molar heat capacities at constant volume and
constant pressure of the gas (R: 8.3145 J K−1 mol−1).