RUSANGU UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

GENERAL CHEMISTRY II ASSIGNMENT

DUE DATE: 13th December, 2023
COURSE NAME: GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

Maximum Marks: 100 MARKS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. This paper comprises of [ ] questions.

2. Candidates are expected to attempt ALL questions.

3. Each questions’ marks are indicated [ ] at the end.

4. Candidates are reminded to CLEARLY PRESENT their answer

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 QUESTION ONE: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC
CHEMISTRY

i.Differentiate between Alkene and Alkyne [2 marks]

ii. Which test is used to distinguish between alkane and alkenes? Explain the
test briefly [3 marks]
iii. For each of the reactions below, draw the major organic product(s). [8
marks]

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iv. Name each of the following using the IUPAC system. [8 marks]

v. Draw the following: [8 marks]

a) 2,2,4-trimethylpentane
b) 2,2-dibromo-6-chloroheptane
c) 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobutane
d) 2-tert-butylpentane
vi. Indicate the hybridization of the following atoms indicated by the arrows:

[5 marks]

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 QUESTION TWO: LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS

(a) Distinguish between the items in the following pairs. [8 marks]

i. crystalline solid; amorphous solid
ii. ionic solid; molecular solid
(b) Atoms are assumed to touch in closest packed structures, yet every
closest packed unit cell contains a significant amount of empty space. Why?
[4 marks]
(c) You have three covalent compounds with three very different boiling
points. All of the compounds have similar molar mass and relative shape.
Explain how these three compounds could have very different boiling points.
[6 marks]
(d) Copy the table below in your answer booklet and Indicate the strongest
type of intermolecular force (LDF, DDF, HBF, or IDF) between the
molecules in the following: [12 marks]

Molecules Polar or Nonpolar? Strongest Intermolecular Force

CO2

CH4

KBr in H2O

NH3

CCl4

OF2

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 QUESTION THREE: ACIDS AND BASES

(a)Acids and bases are defined differently according to Arrhenius and

Brønsted–Lowry models. Explain the following according to the given
model. [4 marks].
i. an Acid ( Arrhenius model)
ii. a base ( Brønsted–Lowry model)
iii. For each of the following aqueous reactions, identify the acid, the base,
the conjugate base, and the conjugate acid. [6 marks]

(b)Copy and Fill in the missing information in the following table [8 marks]

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 QUESTION FOUR: CHEMICAL KINETICS

(a) Define the following terms as used in chemical kinetics; [6 marks]

i. Reaction rate
ii. homogeneous catalyst
iii. zero order reaction
(b) The central idea of the collision model is that molecules must collide
in order to react. Give two reasons why not all collisions of reactant
molecules result in product formation. [2 marks]
(c) List four (4) factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction.[4
marks]
(d) What are the units for each of the following if the concentrations are
expressed in moles per liter and the time in seconds? [6 marks]
i. rate of a chemical reaction
ii. rate constant for a first-order rate law
iii. rate constant for a third-order rate law

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