UAE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
General Chemistry II
First progress exam
Instructor : Dr. Ibrahim Salem
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I- Multiple choice (6 marks)

1. Both SF2 and SF6 have Lewis structures with only S-F single bonds. The
S-F bond energy is 285 kJ/mole. The DH for the decomposition to their
component atoms would be,

A. most exothermic for SF2 .

B. most endothermic for SF2 .
C. most endothermic for SF6.
D. the sarne for both SF2 and SF6.

2. The enthalpy change for a reaction is equal to the heat flow for a reaction
system only if measured at,

A. constant pressure
B. constant temperature
C. constant heat capacity
D. constant volume

3. The total energy change DE of a system can be determined if;

A. the temperature is known.

B. the work and heat flow are known.
C. the volume change is known.
D. the specific heat is known.
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4. For the reaction at 25°C:

N2(g) + 3H2(g) ® 2NH3(g)

DH is -92.2 kJ. The value of DE is

A. -92.2 kJ
B. +92.2 kJ
C. more negative than -92.2 kJ
D. less negative than -92.2 kJ

5. In the reaction,

2BCl3(g) + 3H2(g) --> 2B(s) + 6HCl(g)

the reducing agent is,

A. B
B. Cl
C. BCl3
D. H2

6. Given the following unbalanced redox reaction in acid solution:

Zn(s) + NO (aq) --> Zn2+(aq) + NH (aq)

a balanced reduction-half-equation would be,

A. Zn(s) ® Zn2+(aq) + 2e-

2nd. Zn(s) + H2O(l) + 2e- ® Zn2+(aq) + 2H+(aq) + O2-(aq)

3rd. 8e- + l0H+(aq) + NO3-(aq) ® NH (aq) + 3H2O(l)

D. 6H+(aq) + NO (aq) ® NH (aq)+ 3H2O(l) + 4e-

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II- Problems ( 6 marks )

1. When 1.00 g of AgCl is formed by the reaction:

Ag+ (aq) + Cl- (aq) ® AgCl (s)

in a coffee cup calorimeter, the temperature of 20.0 g of water increases from

15.00 to 20.47 °C. Taking the specific heat of water to be 4.18 J/g °C, calculate:

a) the amount of heat absorbed by the water.

b) DH when one mole of AgCl is formed by this reaction.

( Ag = 107.86, Cl = 35.5)

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2. Estimate the balanced redox equation for the following reaction in acid
solution;

MnO4-(aq) + Fe2+(aq) ® Mn2+(aq) + Fe3+(aq)

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