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Calculators/Sakrekenaars: Yes/Ja

Answer scripts/
Antwoordskrifte:
D
Requirements for this paper/Benodigdhede vir hierdie vraestel:
Multi-choice cards (AS)/
Multikeusekaarte (AS) :
D Other resources/Ander hulpmiddels :

Atkins ' Physical Chem istry 9 I 10

Attendance slips (Fill-in paper)/

Presensiestrokies (lnvulvraestel):
M
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Multi-choice cards (A4)/
Multikeusekaarte (A4):
D Programmeerbare Sakrekenaar
Programmable calculators

Scrap paper/
Rofwerkpapier:
D Graph paper/
Grafiekpapier:
M
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Type of assessment/ Exam 1st opportunity - Paper 1 Qua Iification/

BSc
Tipe assessering: Eksamen 1ste geleentheid -Vraestel 1 Kwal ifikasie :
Module code/ Duration/ 3 hours
CHEN 312
Modulekode: Tydsduur: 3 uur
Module description/ Physical chemistry Ill Max/
100
Modulebeskrywing: Fisiese chemie Ill Maks:
Examiner(s)/ Date/
Prof RJ Kriek 07/06/2018
Eksaminator(e): Datum:
lnternalllnterne Time/
Prof PG van Zyl 9:00
moderator(s): Tyd:

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must be completed and handed in.

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LEES DIE VOLGENDE INSTRUKSIES DEEGLIK

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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY

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room.
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for own scribbling.
• Complete the paper in pen.
• Programmable calculators are allowed.

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Vraag I Question 1

(a) Op bladsy 292 (10de uitgawe) skryf Atkins die volgende: /On page 292 (10rh edition) Atkins writes the
following:

"Such total failure of classical physics for small objects implied that its basic concepts are false. A new
mechanics - quantum mechanics - had to be devised to take its place . ... by supposing that, rather than
travelling along a definite path, a particle is distributed through space like a wave."

(i) Wat is die enkele nuwe basiese beginsel wat die kwantummeganika daargestel het? I What is the single
new basic principle that quantum mechanics put forward? [1]

(ii) Elektromagnetiese straling (met 'n golflengte van 280 nm) val in op polikristallyne Ni metaal wat 'n
werksfun ksie het van 4.26 eV. lndien 'n elektron van Ni hierdeur vrygeste l word, wat sal die golflengte
wees (van die vrygestelde elektron) wat waargeneem word? I Electromagnetic radiation (with a
wavelength of 280 nm) falls in on polycrystalline Ni metal having a work function of 4.26 eV. If an electron
of Ni is subsequently released, what will be the wavelength (of the released electron) that is observed?
[S]

(iii) Wat is die spoed van die elektron wat vrygestel is vanuit die Ni-metaal in (i i)? I What is the speed of the
electron emitted from the Ni-metal in (ii)? [3]

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(iv) lndien die spoed, soos bepaal in (iii), met redelike onsekerheid bepaal is, wat is die sekerheid in die posisie
van die elektron, wat vrygestel is vanuit die Ni-metaal, in (ii)? I If the speed, as determined in (iii), was
determined with reasonable uncertainty, what is the certainty in the position of the electron, emitted from
the Ni-metal, in (ii)? [3]

(b) 'n Waterstof atoom is vasgevang binne 'n koolstofnanobuisie met 'n lengte van 2 nm (sien onder). Watter
golflengte elektromagnetiese straling sou nodig wees om die atoom op te wek van die 5de na die 6de

opgewekte energievlak? I A hydrogen atom is encapsulated inside a carbon nanotube of length 2 nm (see
below). What wavelength of electromagnetic radiation would be necessary to excite the atom from the
sth to the 5th excited energy level? [6]

2nm

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Vraag I Question 3
'n Elektron se beweging is beperk tot 'n eendimensionele gebied x wa ar 0.1 < x < 1. Die golffunksie van die
3
elektron word gegee deur 1/J = Ax . I An electron's movement is limited to a one dimensional region x where
0.1 < x < 1. The wave function of the electron is given by 1/J = Ax 3 .

(a) Bepaal die normaliseringskonstante A . I Determine the normalisation constant A. [S]

(b) Bereken die waarskynli kheid om die elektron in die gebied 0.3 < x < 0.5 aan te t ref. /Calculate the the
probability of finding the electron in the region 0.3 < x < 0.5. [S]

Totaal van bladsy I Total ofpage(lO)

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Vraag I Question 4
Bereken die vibrasiegolfgetalle (in cm-1) vir die fundamentele oorgang (v) asook die eerste (v') en tweede (v")
oortone vir 1 H35 CI vir (i) die harmoniese ossillator benadering, en (ii) die anharmoniese ossillator benadering.
Voltooi die onderstaande tabel. Neem XeV = 52.819 cm-1. /Calculate the vibrational wavenumbers (in cm-1)
for the fundamental transition (v) as well as the first (v') and second (v") overtones for 1 H35 CI for (i) the
harmonic oscillator approximation, and (ii) the anharmonic oscillator approximation. Complete the table below.
Take XeV = 52.819 cm-1. [12]

v/cm- 1 v'/cm- 1 v" /cm- 1

Harmonies/Harmonic

An harmonies/An harmonic

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Vraag I Question 9
Tydens 'n eksperiment op 'n Pt IH2IW elektrode in verdunde Hi$04 is die volgende stroomd igthede
waargeneem by 25 °C. Bepaal (i) die ladingoordragkoeffisient (en lewer kommentaar oar die waarde wat jy
verkry), en (ii) die uitruilstroomdigtheid vir die elektrode, deur van die verskafte grafiekpapier gebruik te maak.
/During an experiment on a Pt/ H2/ H+ electrode in dilute H2504 the following current densities were observed
at 25 CC. Determine (i) the transfer coefficient (and comment on the value that you have obtained), and (ii) the
exchange current density for the electrode, by making use of the supplied graph paper. [10)

ri/(mV) 50 100 150 200 250

j/{mA.cm-2 ) 2.66 8.91 29.9 100 335

Totaal van bladsy I Total ofpage (10)

TOTAAL/TOTAL: 100
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