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2. Energy is often stored in the form of chemical bonds. This is a type of _____ energy.
A) kinetic
B) heat
C) potential
3. A small Oreo Dairy Queen® blizzard contains 550 kilocalories of stored chemical
energy. What is this energy in kilojoules?
A) 0.130
B) 130
C) 2,300
D) 0.0076
4. The label on a two-pack of Reese's Peanut Butter® cups lists 260 Calories (kcal) of
stored chemical energy. What is this energy in kilojoules?
A) 0.062
B) 62
C) 1,100
D) 0.016
5. The label on a York Peppermint Patty® lists 140 Calories (kcal) of stored chemical
energy. What is this energy in kilojoules?
A) 0.033
B) 33
C) 590
D) 0.030
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7. A sample of ammonium chloride dissolves in water, absorbing heat from the
surrounding water and causing the temperature to drop by 15 °C. If the heat change for
the reaction is +200 J, what is the heat change for the surrounding water?
A) 3,000 J·°C
B) + 15 °C
C) +200 J
D) –200 J
9. The law of conservation of energy states that, in chemical and physical changes:
A) energy is neither created nor destroyed.
B) energy is always released to the surroundings.
C) exothermic changes are favored.
D) the universe increases the amount of energy.
12. The mixture of gas and air inside a cylinder reacts, releasing 400 kJ of total energy. If
the system does 250 kJ of work on the piston, how much energy is released as HEAT?
A) 150 kJ
B) 1.60 kJ
C) 650 kJ
D) 0.63 kJ
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13. The mixture of gas and air inside a cylinder reacts, releasing 300 kJ of heat. If the
system does 150 kJ of work on the piston, what is the change in total energy?
A) 450 kJ
B) –450 kJ
C) 150 kJ
D) –150 kJ
18. How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 125 grams of water by 10.0 °C?
A) 1,250 J
B) 12.5 J
C) 10.0 J
D) 5,230 J
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19. How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 85.0 grams of water by 15.0 °C?
A) 1,280 J
B) 5.67 J
C) 15.0 J
D) 5,330 J
20. How much heat is released when 35.0 g of water are cooled by 40.0 °C?
A) 1.40 × 103 J
B) 0.875 J
C) 40.0 J
D) 5,860 J
21. What is the specific heat of copper if a 55.0-g sample absorbs 1,590 J of heat to raise its
temperature by 75.0 °C?
A) 0.385 J/g °C
B) 6.56 × 106 J/g °C
C) 2.59 J/g °C
D) 75.0 J/g °C
22. What is the specific heat of tin if a 55.0-g sample absorbs 982 J of heat to raise its
temperature by 85.0 °C?
A) 0.210 J/g °C
B) 4.59 × 106 J/g °C
C) 4.76 J/g °C
D) 85.0 J/g °C
23. When a metal object is dropped into cold water, it releases 4,715 J of energy to its
surroundings, and its temperature decreases from 100.0 °C to 20.0 °C. The mass of the
object is 420 grams. What is the specific heat of this material?
A) 0.561 J/g·°C
B) 1.58 × 108 J/g·°C
C) 0.140 J/g·°C
D) 7.14 J/g·°C
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24. Water has a relatively high specific heat compared to metals. If a 20-g piece of a
nonreactive metal at 80 °C is dropped into 20 g of cool water at 20 °C, what will be the
final temperature of water and metal together?
A) 50 °C
B) somewhere between 20 °C and 50 °C
C) somewhere between 50 °C and 80 °C
D) 100 °C
25. An industrial reactor has a heat capacity of 33,400 kJ/°C. How much will the
temperature of the reactor rise if it absorbs 3.00 × 105 kJ of heat energy?
A) 0.11 °C
B) 22.2 °C
C) 8.98 °C
D) 1.00 × 1010 °C
26. A bomb calorimeter has a heat capacity of 25.6 kJ/°C. How much will the temperature
of the calorimeter rise if it absorbs 455 kJ of heat energy?
A) 0.0563 °C
B) 25.6 °C
C) 17.8 °C
D) 1.16 × 104 °C
27. The fuel value of propane is 50.3 kJ/g. How much heat results from the combustion of
2.84 kg of propane? (Watch your units!)
A) 17.7 kJ
B) 143,000 kJ
C) 17,700 kJ
D) 143 kJ
28. The fuel value of propane is 50.3 kJ/g. If a full barbecue grill tank holds 9.0 kg, how
much heat results from the complete combustion of all the propane? (Watch your units!)
A) 5.58 kJ
B) 453,000 kJ
C) 5,580 kJ
D) 453 kJ
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29. The fuel value of natural gas is 54.0 kJ/g. How much heat results from the combustion
of 2.84 kg of natural gas? (Watch your units!)
A) 19.0 kJ
B) 153,000 kJ
C) 1,900 kJ
D) 153 kJ
31. Consider the following reaction. How much heat is released if 5.00 moles of potassium
react with excess chlorine?
32. If the reaction below produces 5,230 kJ of energy, how many grams of KCl will be
produced? (KCl = 74.6 g/mol)
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34. Consider the following reaction. How much heat is absorbed if 5.00 moles of nitrogen
react with excess oxygen?
35. If the reaction below absorbs 1,350 kJ of energy, how many grams of N2O will be
produced? (N2O = 44.0 g/mol)
36. When a gas condenses, it releases heat to its surroundings. This is a(n) _____ process.
A) endothermic
B) exothermic
C) thermoneutral
D) exergetic
37. When a liquid evaporates, it absorbs heat from its surroundings. This is a(n) _____
process.
A) endothermic
B) exothermic
C) thermoneutral
D) exergetic
38. The dissolving of sodium acetate (NaC2H3O2 = 82.04 g/mol) in water can be described
by the following reaction:
How much heat will be released when 125 g of sodium acetate dissolve in water?
A) 26.2 kJ
B) 2,150 kJ
C) 7.26 kJ
D) 11.3 kJ
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39. The dissolving of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3 = 80.06 g/mol) in water can be described
by the following reaction:
How much heat will be absorbed when 175 g of sodium acetate dissolve in water?
A) 55.5 kJ
B) 4,450 kJ
C) 6.89 kJ
D) 11.6 kJ
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Answer Key
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. D
15. E
16. C
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. D
21. A
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. B
30. A
31. D
32. A
33. B
34. D
35. A
36. B
37. A
38. A
39. A
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