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1. At equilibrium, __________.
3. What would be the value of the equilibrium constant for the reaction above?
(A) 1.2
(B) 3.6
(C) 0.833
(D) 1.8
(E) 3.0
4. Which of the following compounds is the least soluble?
Compound Ksp_______
MnCO3 1.8 x 10-11
CuS 6.3 x 10-36
CdS 8.0 x 10-27
PbS 8.0 x 10-28
(A) MnCO3
(B) CuS
(C) CdS
(D) PbS
(E) both CdS and PbS
N2O4(g) ⇌ 2NO2(g)
(A) [NO2]/[ N2O4]
(B) [NO2]2/[ N2O4]
(C) [NO2]/[ N2O4]2
(D) [NO2] [ N2O4]
(E) [NO2]2 [ N2O4]
9. The equilibrium constant for the gas phase reaction N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌2NH3(g) is Keq
= 4.34x10-3 at 300 °C. At equilibrium, __________.
10. The equilibrium constant for the gas phase reaction 2NH3(g) ⇌ N2(g) + 3H2(g) is
Keq = 230 at 300 °C. At equilibrium, __________.
11. The reaction A(g) ⇌B(g) has a K value of 4.1 x 102. At equilibrium, which of the
following would be true?
12. The following reactions have equilibrium values all measured at 500 K. Arrange
them in order of increasing tendency to proceed to completion (least completion
greatest completion).
14. Consider the following chemical reaction: H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2HI(g). At equilibrium in
a particular experiment, the concentrations of H2, I2, and HI were 0.25M, 0.043M,
and 0.65M respectively. The value of Keq for this reaction is __________.
(A) 60.46
(B) 111
(C) 9.0x10-3
(D) 3.93
(E) 39.30
15. The equilibrium constant (Kp) at 721 K for the reaction 2HI(g) ⇌ H2(g) + I2(g) is
0.0198. In a particular experiment, the partial pressures of H2 and I2 at equilibrium
are 0.710 and 0.888 atm, respectively. The partial pressure of HI is __________ atm.
(A) 7.87
(B) 1.98
(C) 5.64
(D) 0.125
(E) 0.389
16. A reaction vessel is charged with hydrogen iodide, which partially decomposes to
molecular hydrogen and iodine: 2HI(g) ⇌ H2(g) + I2(g). When the system comes to
equilibrium at 425 °C, PHI = 0.808atm, and P(H2) = P(I2) = 0.0860atm. The value of Kp
at this temperature is __________.
(A) 9.15x10-3
(B) 1.30 x10-2
(C) Kp cannot be calculated for this gas reaction when the volume of the reaction
vessel is not given.
(D) 54.3
(E) 1.13 x10-2
17. At high temperatures, molecular hydrogen and molecular bromine react to partially
form hydrogen bromide: H2(g) + Br2(g) ⇌ 2HBr(g) A mixture of 0.682 mol of H2
and 0.440 mol of Br2 is combined in a reaction vessel with a volume of 2.00 L. At
equilibrium at 700 K, there are 0.566 mol of H2 present. At equilibrium, there are
__________ mol of Br2 present in the reaction vessel.
(A) 0.200
(B) 0.480
(C) 0.500
(D) 0.400
(E) 0.324
19. Carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide via the following reaction:
CO(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ CO2(g) + H2(g) In an experiment, 0.45 mol of CO and 0.30 mol of
H2O were placed in a 1.00-L reaction vessel. At equilibrium, there were 0.19 mol of
CO remaining. Keq at the temperature of the experiment is __________.
(A) 4.47
(B) 0.55
(C) 8.89
(D) 0.63
(E) 1.0
20. A sealed 1.0 L flask is charged with 0.600 mol of I2 and 0.600 mol of Br2.
I2(g) + Br2(g) ⇌ 2IBr(g)
When the contents achieve equilibrium, the flask contains 0.80 mol of IBr. The value
of Keq is ______.
(A) 6.4
(B) 4.0
(C) 16
(D) 7.1
(E) 3.5
21. Nitrosyl bromide decomposes according to the following equation.
2NOBr(g) ⇌ 2NO(g) + Br2(g).
A sample of NOBr (0.64 mol) was placed in a 1.00-L flask containing no NO or Br2. At
equilibrium the flask contained 0.46 mol of NOBr. How many moles of NO and Br2,
respectively, are in the flask at equilibrium?
22. Two moles of gas A are placed in a one liter vessel and decompose into the gaseous
products B and C according to the equation 2A(g) ⇌ B(g) + C(g). If it is 40.0%
dissociated at equilibrium, what is the value of the equilibrium constant?
(A) .025
(B) .011
(C) .012
(D) .111
(A) 0.26
(B) 0.070
(C) 0.52
(D) 4.9 x10-3
(E) 3.8
24. At 100°C the reaction below has an equilibrium constant, Keq, value of 2.2x10-10. If
1.00 mol of phosgene, COCl2, is placed in a 10.0 L flask, calculate the concentration of
carbon monoxide at equilibrium.
COCl2(g) ⇌ CO(g) + Cl2(g)
(A) 0.075
(B) 4.7x10-5
(C) 0.52
(D) 4.7x10-6
(E) 0.154
25. The equilibrium constant (Kp) for the interconversion of PCl5 and PCl3 is 0.0121:
PCl5(g) ⇌ PCl3(g) + Cl2(g) . A vessel is charged with PCl5, giving an initial pressure
of 0.123 atm. At equilibrium, the partial pressure of PCl3 is __________ atm.
(A) 0.0782
(B) 0.0455
(C) 0.0908
(D) 0.0330
(E) 0.123
26. At 200 °C, the equilibrium constant (Kp) for the reaction below is 2.40 103 .
2NO(g) ⇌ N2(g) + O2(g)
A closed vessel is charged with 36.1 atm of NO. At equilibrium, the partial pressure of
O2 is _________ atm.
(A) 294
(B) 35.7
(C) 17.9
(D) 6.00
(E) 1.50x10-2
27. For which one of the following is the value of Kp smaller than that of Kc at 25øC?
31. 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 Br2, 1.00 atm of Cl2, and
2.00 atm of BrCl. 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 will be greater than 2.00 atm.
(E) The reaction will go to completion since there are equal amounts of Br2 and Cl2.
32. For the reaction, 2SO2(g) + O2(g) 2SO3(g), at 450.0 K the equilibrium con-
stant, Kc, has a value of 4.62. A system was charged to give these initial
concentrations, [SO3] = 0.254 M, [O2] = 0.00855 M, [SO2] = 0.500 M. In which
direction will it go?
34. How is the reaction quotient used to determine whether a system is at equilibrium?
(A) The reaction quotient must be satisfied for equilibrium to be achieved.
(B) At equilibrium, the reaction quotient is undefined.
(C) The reaction is at equilibrium when Q < Keq.
(D) The reaction is at equilibrium when Q > Keq.
(E) The reaction is at equilibrium when Q = Keq.
42. For the endothermic reaction CaCO3(s) ⇌ CaO(s) + CO2(g), Le Chatelier's principle
predicts that __________ will result in an increase in the number of moles of CO2.
(A) Kc increases
(B) more C(s) is produced
(C) no further change occurs
(D) more CH4(g) and C2H2(g) are produced to restore the equilibrium
(E) more C2H2(g) is consumed to restore the equilibrium
The graphs above represent concentration vs reaction progress. Identify the graph that
best represents each of the following stresses and shift.
At time t1, heat is applied to the system. Which of the following best describes the
equilibrium reaction and the change in Keq?
A stress was applied at time t1 and the data plotted on the following graph:
The stress imposed at time t1 is the result of
time t1
51. The Keq for the equilibrium below is 0.135 at 700.0 ° C.
SO2(g) + ½O2(g) ⇌ SO3(g).
What is the value of Keq at this temperature for the following reaction?
SO3(g) ⇌ SO2(g) + ½O2(g)
(A) 0.224
(B) 0.0185
(C) 0.112
(D) 7.40
(E) -0.112
52. The value of Keq for the equilibrium H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2HI(g) is 890 at 25 °C. What is
the value of Keq for the equilibrium below?
½H2(g) + ½I2(g) ⇌ HI(g)
(A) 397
(B) 0.035
(C) 29.83
(D) 1588
(E) 0.0013
(A) 0.50
(B) 0.04
(C) 0.12
(D) 0.25
(E) 16
54. The value of Keq for the equilibrium H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2HI(g) is 54.0 at 427 °C. What
is the value of Keq for the equilibrium below?
HI(g) ⇌ ½H2(g) + ½I2(g)
(A) 27
(B) 7.35
(C) 0.136
(D) 2.92x103
(E) 3.43x10-4
55. The Keq for the equilibrium below is 6.5x10-2 at 480.0 °C.
2Cl2(g) + 2H2O(g) ⇌ 4HCl(g) + O2(g)
What is the value of Keq at this temperature for the following reaction?
2HCl(g) + ½O2(g) ⇌ Cl2(g) + H2O(g)
(A) 39.2
(B) 3.92
(C) -0.0376
(D) 5.66 x10-3
(E) 0.274
56. Given the two reactions shown with their equilibrium constants,
PCl3(g) + ½ O2(g) POCl3(g) K1
NO(g) + ½ O2(g) NO2(g) K2
What is the equilibrium constant for the reaction,
PCl3(g) + NO2(g) POCl3(g) + NO(g)
(A) K1K2
(B) K2/K1
(C) K1/K2
(D) (K1K2)-1
(E) K2-K1
57. The equilibrium constant for the reaction, H2(g) + I2(g) 2 HI(g) is 54.9 at
699.0 K. What is the equilibrium constant for 4 HI(g) 2 H2(g) + 2 I2(g)
under the same conditions?
(A) 109.8
(B) 0.00911
(C) 0.000332
(D) -109.8
(E) 0.0182
59. The reaction 2A(g) ⇌ B(g) has a K value of 8. What is the value of K for the reaction
½B(g) ⇌ A(g)
(A) 2
(B) 0.125
(C) 0.354
(D) .25
(E) 64
Part C: Solubility Equilibrium
61. Which of the following is the expression for the solubility product of Ca3(PO4)2?
62. The solubility of lead (II) chloride (PbCl2) is 1.6 x 10-2 M at 25oC. At this
temperature, what is the Ksp of PbCl2?
63. The solubility of manganese (II) hydroxide (Mn(OH)2) is 2.2 x 10-5 M. What is the Ksp
of Mn(OH)2?
64. What is the solubility product for AuCl3 if the molar solubility in a saturated solution
is 3.3 x 10-7 M?
66. Which expression best describes the relationship between solubility product, Ksp,
and the solubility, s, of MgF2?
(A) Ksp = 2x
(B) Ksp = x2
(C) Ksp = 2x3
(D) Ksp = 4x2
(E) Ksp = 4x3
67. What is the solubility, in mol/L, of PbI2, at a temperature where the Ksp = 8.5 x 10-9?
68. Calculate the concentration of iodide ion in a saturated solution of lead (II) iodide,
PbI2 (Ksp is 1.4 x 10-8 ).
69. What is the solubility, in mol/L, of AgBr if the Ksp = 5.0 x 10-13?
Compound Ksp_______
MnCO3 1.8 x 10-11
CuS 6.3 x 10-36
CdS 8.0 x 10-27
PbS 8.0 x 10-28
(A) MnCO3
(B) CuS
(C) CdS
(D) PbS
(E) both CdS and PbS
72. Given the following table of Ksp values, determine which compound listed has the
greatest solubility.
Compound Ksp_______
CdCO3 5.2 x 10- 12
Cd(OH)2 2.5 x 10-14
AgI 8.3 x 10-17
Fe(OH)3 4.0 x 10-38
ZnCO3 1.4 x 10-11
(A) CdCO3
(B) Cd(OH)2
(C) AgI
(D) Fe(OH)3
(E) ZnCO3
73. Calculate the maximum concentration (in M) of chloride ions (Cl-) in a solution that
contains 0.100 M of Pb2+ if at 323 K the Ksp of PbCl2 is 1.0 x10-4.
75. If 0.1 M aqueous solutions of the following pairs of substances are combined, which
pair will yield a precipitate?
76. Will a silver iodate precipitate form when 100 mL of 0.010 M AgNO3 is mixed with
10.0 mL of 0.015 M NaIO3? (Ksp of AgIO3 is 3.1 x 10-8)
77. Will a silver sulfate precipitate form when 100 mL of 0.050 M AgNO3 is mixed with
10.0 mL of 0.0050 M Na2SO4? (Ksp of Ag2SO4 is 1.5 x 10-5)
78. A solution contains 2.0 x 10-4 M Ag+ and 1.5 x 10-3 M Pb2+ . If sodium iodide, NaI is
added, what [I-] will cause the first precipitate? (Ksp= 8.3 x 10-17 for AgI; Ksp= 7.9 x
10-9 for PbI2)
80. Which of the following compounds will be more soluble if the pH of a saturated
solution is lowered?
(A) AgCl
(B) AgI
(C) PbCl2
(D) NaCl
(E) Cr(OH)3
81. In which of the following aqueous solutions would you expect AgCl to ave the
lowest solubility?
82. In which of the following aqueous solutions would you expect AgCl to have the
highest solubility?
1. In which of the following systems would the number of moles of the substances
present at equilibrium NOT be shifted by a change in the volume of the system at
constant temperature?
2. Which of the following is the correct equilibrium expression for the hydrolysis of
CO32¯ ?
4. Oxalic acid, H2C2O4, is a diprotic acid with K1 = 5.36 x 10¯2 and K2 = 5.3 x 10¯5. For
reaction below, what is the equilibrium constant?
H2C2O4 + 2 H2O 2 H3O+ + C2O42¯
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
After the equilibrium represented above is established, some pure O2 (g) is injected
into the reaction vessel at constant temperature. After equilibrium is reestablished,
which of the following has a lower value compared to its value at the original
equilibrium?
7. The reaction represented below has an equilibrium constant equal to 3.7 x 104.
Which of the following can be concluded from this information?
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, and III
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II
(A) I only
(B) III only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II and III
12. HCO3-(aq) + OH-(aq) H2O(l) + CO32- (aq) ΔH = -41.4kJ
When the reaction above is at equilibrium at 1atm and at 250C, the ratio
[CO32-]/[HCO3-] can be increased by doing which of the following?
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 1,2, and 3
17. What is the relationship between the equilibrium constant (Kc) of a reaction and the
rate constants for the forward (kf) and backward (kb) steps?
(A) Kc = kf kb
(B) Kc = kb / kf
(C) Kc = kf / kb
(D) Kc = 1 / (kfkb)
18. Which factors will affect both the position of equilibrium and the value of the
equilibrium constant for this reaction? The H = - 92 kJ, N2(g) + 3 H2(g) 2
NH3(g)
19. For which reaction at equilibrium does a decrease in volume of the container cause
a decrease in product(s) at constant temperature?
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
Part C Conceptual Problems
22. The best explanation for the solubility of MnS in dil HCl is that
23. The solubility of AgI in NaI solution is less than that in pure water because
24. the solubility product of CuS, Ag2S and HgS are 10-31, 10-44 and 10-54 respectively.
The solubility of these sulphides are in the order
25. What is the correct expression for the solubility product of SnS2 ?
26. The solubility of CaCO3 in water is 3.05 x10-4 moles/L. Its solubility product will be
(A) 6y4
(B) 64y4
(C) 36y5
(D) 108y5
(E) 6y5
28. Consider the following solubility data for various chromates at 25oC.
Ksp
Ag2CrO4 9.0 x 10-12
BaCrO4 2.0 x 10-10
PbCrO4 1.8 x 10-14
The chromate that is the most soluble in water at 25oC on a molar basis is:
(A) Ag2CrO4
(B) BaCrO4
(C) C) PbCrO4
(D) D) impossible to determine
(E) E) none of these
(A) s = Ksp1/2
(B) B)) s = Ksp1/5
(C) s = [Ksp/27]1/5
(D) s = [Ksp/108]1/5
(E) s = [Ksp/4]5
31. When we mix together, from separate sources, the ions of a slightly soluble ionic
salt, the salt will precipitate if Qsp _____ Ksp, and will continue to precipitate until
Qsp _____ Ksp.
33. Which of the following occurs when excess of concentrated NH3 (aq) is mixed with
0.1M Cu(NO3)2(aq) ?
34. A yellow precipitate forms when 0.2 M NaI is added to a 0.2M solution of which of
the following ions?
(A) Zn2+
(B) Pb2+
(C) CrO4 2-
(D) SO42-
(E) OH-
35. Which solution below could selectively precipitate lead alone from the mixture if it
has Fe2+, Cu2+ and Pb2+ ions?
36. When 50 ml each of 0.1 M Li3(PO4) and Ag(NO3) are mixed together, yellow
precipitate of silver phosphate is produced. Which of the following ions is the major
component in the solution?
(A) [PO43- ]
(B) [NO3-]
(C) [Ag+]
(D) [Li3+]
(E) They are all equal
37. If 100ml each of 0.1M of Ba(OH)2 and Na2 (SO4) are mixed together, what would be
the concentration of the hydroxide ions in solution?
(A) 0.2 M
(B) 0.1M
(C) 1.0M
(D) .02M
(E) 0.01M
38. Referring to the above question, what would be the concentration of [SO42-] ions in
the resulting solution?
(A) 0.1M
(B) 0.5M
(C) 1.0M
(D) negligible amount
(E) 0.05M
39. When aqueous NH3 is first added to a solution containing Ni2+, a precipitate forms,
but when an excess of aqueous NH3 is added, the precipitate dissolves. Which of the
below explains why the precipitate dissolves?
40. Which of the following ions are generally insoluble in cold water?
(A) Acetate
(B) Potassium
(C) Phosphate
(D) Nitrate
(E) Ammonium
41. A student mixes equal volumes of 1.0M solutions of Tin chloride and 1.0 M copper
sulfate and observes that no precipitate forms. Then the student mixes equal
volumes of 1.0 M solutions of sodium sufide and copper sulfide and observes the
formation of a precipitate. The formula of the precipitate must be
(A) CuS
(B) CuCl2
(C) CuCl
(D) Na2(SO4)2
(E) NaSO4
Conceptual Problems Answer Key