Chem 115, Winter 2022

February 16, 2022 Midterm Prep Questions

Midterm Prep
Q8, 3rd posted midterm: Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) decomposes as a first order reaction
with a half-life of 17.2 minutes in the presence of a Fe(III) catalyst. How long would it
take containing a 0.270 M H2O2 solution to become to a 0.0270 M H2O2 solution after the
Fe(III) catalyst is added?

A. 86.0 minutes
B. 55.5 minutes
C. 68.8 minutes
D. 57.1 minutes
E. 172 minutes
Q14, 2nd posted midterm: The decomposition of N2O5 to NO2 and O2 follows the reaction:
2 N2O5(g) → 4NO2(g) + O2(g)
The rate constant is 3.40 x 10-4 s-1 at 298 K for this reaction. What is the percent of N2O5
left after the first 600 s?

A. 25.2 %
B. 45.6 %
C. 63.3 %
D. 77.8 %
E. 81.5 %
Quadratic ICE table q.

N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 NO (g) Kp = 0.050 at 2200oC

You originally only have pN2 = 0.80 atm and pO2 = 0.20 atm (0 atm NO initially). What is
equilibrium amount of each gas?
Average Rates

The combustion of ethylene proceeds by the reaction

C2H4(g) + 3 O2(g) → 2 CO2(g) + 2 H2O (g)
The initial concentration of oxygen is 2.5 M. After 5.0 seconds it has decreased to 1.1 M.
What is the rate of appearance of CO2 over the first 5.0 seconds in Ms-1

A. 0.84
B. 0.093
C. 0.19
D. 0.42
E. 0.56
Q15, 2nd posted midterm: Initial Rates Method
The following table contains reaction rate data for the reaction: 3A + B → 2C + 2D

Experiment [A] [B] Initial rate (M/s)

1 0.10 0.20 0.32
2 0.10 0.60 2.88
3 0.40 0.20 1.28
4 0.30 0.30 ?

What is the initial rate in experiment 4?

A. 1.28 M/s
B. 2.16 M/s
C. 7.20 M/s
D. 1.44 M/s
E. 4.32 M/s
Midterm Prep
Arrhenius Q: A particular first-order reaction has a rate constant of 1.35 × 102 s-1
at 25.0 °C. What is the magnitude of k at 95.0 °C if Ea= 55.5 kJ/mol?

A. 3.47 × 104 s-1

B. 1.36 × 102 s-1
C. 3.85 × 106 s-1
D. 9.53 x 103 s-1
E. 1.92 × 104 s-1