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Chem 1110 Midterm Test Winter Term

Time: 50 minutes
M2 KEY
MARCH 13, 2020
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Marking Scheme

Question Value Mark

1 10

2 3

3 4

4 5

5 4

6 7

7 3

8 4

Total 40

% Grade 100%

Write legibly! Show all your working (marks will not be given if reasoning is not
shown). Give numerical answers to the appropriate number of significant digits with
correct units.

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1. Consider the reaction below has a Kc value of 5.7 × 10-7 at 700 K. [total marks10]

2 SO3(g) ⇌ 2 SO2(g) + O2(g)

a) What is the equilibrium expression equation for this reaction? [2 marks]

80232-2023
KE ②
[ 5055

b) If we have an equilibrium concentration of SO3 of 0.010 M, what are the equilibrium

concentrations of SO2 and O2? [5 marks]

:[sad
7=2023
2x

⑨
let
}z?
= .

Ko .

T
'
⇐
÷÷ .

( 5.7×15
>

II ) ( o oio
.
WII )! 428

>⇐ 3C5.ME#oiXI=3JT425xIoTCTIJE 2.42×10-4

[ 023=2.4
4
WI [soz]= 2027=4.8×154 w{ ①

c) What is the Kp value of this equilibrium at the same temperature? [3 marks]

3-2- 1 0=(5,7×15742%0831(7001/4)
Kp KIRTI
44747%0)
on
-

"

= ( 5,7×10-7 ) (58 2) , bar

Kp =
3.3 x 155 bae
① 2
 2. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium [Total marks 3]

2 BrNO (g) 2 NO (g) + Br 2 (g)

Will the reaction shift toward the left, shift toward the right, or remain unchanged after each
of the following disturbances?
Q -

-
Bir
a) NO is added to the reaction mixture PBENO [1 mark each]

Q will [ NOT must decrease

'
increase . .

swift to left ①
b) N2 is added to the reaction mixture
Plot is increased but Xno Xpsrz & XBrno are decreased
,

so Boo PBR & Porno do NOT change .

o
: Q = K & equilibrium
No change ①
,

is maintained .
.

c) Half of the gas at equilibrium is removed from the vessel.

Pto decreases , equilibrium will shift

since to pressure increase .

moles of gas : shiftIo products

o : equilibrium shifts toside with more
or If you want to approach it mathematically ,
consider holding each Bc -

• TESTED
a = =
I .
: OKK swift to products
3. Identify the following as an acid, base, neither, or both. If any of the entries is a Lewis
acid/base but not a Bronsted or Arrhenius acid/base, indicate this. [total marks 4]
' '

①
"

a) CO3 2‒ weak base base is

sufficient [1 mark each]

"

sufficient
"

weak acid①
and is

b) NH4+

c) AlCl3 Lewis acid①

acid and base

d) H2O amphoteric ,
both an a

either is acceptable .

3
4. Consider the following reaction and its equilibrium constant: [total marks 5]

I2(g) + Br2(g) ⇌ 2 IBr(g) Kc = 1.1 × 102

The reaction mixture contains 0.50 mol L-1 I2, 1.0 mol L-1 Br2, and 9.0 mol L-1 IBr.

e) What is the reaction quotient (Q) for the system at these concentrations? [3 marks]

EIFEL:]
Q 81 I
160M¥
-

=
=

E. so E) ( loaf ) -

0.50 moi
=

① ① 2
①
f) Will this reaction shift toward more products (to the right), toward more starting
materials (to the left), or not at all?
[2 marks]
Q approaches K
Q > Kc so EI Bra] must decrease so .

① : . reaction sniffs toward reactants

( to the 6ft )
-1
5. For a 0.023 mol L HNO3 solution (pKa = -1.65). [total marks 4]
HN Os Caat Hzo Ce) T Hzot Cag) t
No } Caq )
g) What is the pH of this solution? [2 marks]
dissociates
" '← acid
completely
.

ka =
to
:
strong ,

[ Hot ]eq =
EH NOS] initial
= 0023
II ①

pH = -

log [Hsot]
= -

log (
0023 ) =

1.6410
h) What is the [‒OH] of this solution? [2 marks]

[OH I [ Hzot ]
-

Kw =

3M€
- '

4.4 xo

LEYTE]
=

EOHT =

or

pkw=pHtpOH
y
pot

10-1236
=
pkw pH
- =
14 -

l 64
.

-
13
=

MOI
↳
12.36
iettuodo
OK .

[ott ] =
=
4.4×10 L
4
6. Determine the pH of a 0.227 mol L-1 the base pyridine (C5H5N) solution at 25 °C. The Kb
of C5H5N is 1.7 × 10-9. [total marks 7]

C5H5N + H2O C5H5NH+ + HO-

a) Set up the ICE table for reaction of pyridine acting as a base. [2 marks]

CsHsNtf
-

Cotton OH

②
O
I O
-

0,227
te te
C →c

F- 0.227 x -
x x

b) What is the pH of this solution? Note: The ‘small x’ assumption is valid here.

[5 marks]
[GHSNHTIIOH] x2 =
0.227 0.227M¥
qq.tq-o.F.sc
ask :
Ks
-
.

.ME#i0- fnxio-9nEXoI27E)=3.859x/O-1OfMdI-
a

-
5h07
←
①
2.0×10 I

-5 not
[0/5]=2.0×10 z

Yo÷j ②
' "
't
Ents .
.
= 5.0×5
L
-

2.0

log [ ]
Ht
PHI -

= 9130
① 5
7. a) Given the reference data at the bottom of this question, are the following aqueous salt
solutions acidic, basic, or neutral? No reasoning is required. [total marks 3]

pKa HBr (-8.7) HClO4 (-8.0) H2CO3 (6.37) HCO3‒ (10.25)

pKb C2H5NH2 (3.35)

a) NaHCO3 ← Nat t H 5 [1 each]

Kb Heo5=3.75
Hoof is a weak base .
: basic
①
GH5NHjt
-

b) C2H5NH3ClO4 ⇐ t
clog
weakacid conjugate base of
i. acidic astrongaad
neutral
①
-

c) KBr

neutral
①

8. For the following reactions, identify the Bronsted-Lowry acid (A), the Bronsted-Lowry base
(B), the conjugate acid (CA) and the conjugate base (CB). [total marks 4]

a) PO43– + H 2O HPO42– + HO– [2 marks]

Note: It's OK if they switch
B A CA CB these:
- i.e., CB & CA on left;
- A & B on right
① ①
b) HSO4– + H 2O SO42– + H3O+ [2 marks]

13 CB It's OK if they switch these:

A CA
i.e., CA & CB on left;
in in B & A on right

① ①

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 Useful Equations and Constants

Conversion Factors and Standard Units

Temperature: 0 K = 273.15 oC
Pressure: 1 atm = 101325 Pa = 760 Torr
1 bar = 105 Pa = 750 Torr
Volume: 1 L = 1 dm3 = 1000 cm3
1 mL = 1 cm3
Mass: 1 kg = 1000 g

Fundamental Constants
Avogadro’s Number, NA 6.02214179 x 1023 mol-1
Boltzmann constant, k 1.38065032 x 10-23 JK-1
Gas constant, R 0.0831447215 L bar mol-1 K-1
8.31447215 J mol-1 K-1

Selected Key Equations

Chapter 14 – Equilibria

"! = "" (%&)#$

Chapter 15 – Acid Base Equilibria

[H' O( ]
(H = −log%& [H' O( ] 2345367 8968:;7896 = × 100%
[HA])$)*

"+ = [H' O( ][OH , ] = 1.0 × 10,%- (;7 25 °E) "+ = ". × "/