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4th QUARTER EXAMINATION

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2
Direction: CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE BEST ANSWER.

1. What does the first law of thermodynamics state?

A. Energy cannot be created or destroyed C. Entropy of the universe is always increasing
B. Energy flows from hot to cold objects D. Energy is conserved in a system
2. Enthalpy of a reaction can be understood as:
A. The overall energy content of a system
B. The energy necessary to disrupt bonds within reactant molecules
C. The heat flow accompanying the reaction under constant pressure conditions
D. The alteration in energy resulting from a shift in temperature
3. Which principle allows us to calculate the change in enthalpy of a reaction using Hess's Law?
A. Conservation of mass C. Conservation of energy
B. Conservation of momentum D. Conservation of entropy
4. According to the first law of thermodynamics, energy within a system:
A. Increases with time C. Decreases with time
B. Remains constant D. Flows spontaneously
5. Explain the concept conveyed by the term 'enthalpy change of a reaction':
A. The thermal energy released or absorbed during a chemical reaction
B. The alteration in mass occurring as a result of the reaction
C. The shift in entropy experienced throughout the reaction process
D. The variation in volume observed throughout the reaction
6. Which equation represents Hess's Law?
A. ΔH = q + W C. ΔH = ΣΔHf(products) - ΣΔHf(reactants)
B. ΔH = mcΔT D. ΔH = ΔS - ΔG
7. How does Hess's Law enable the calculation of the change in enthalpy for a reaction?
A. By measuring the temperature change during the reaction
B. By adding or subtracting the enthalpies of intermediate reactions
C. By analyzing the kinetics of the reaction
D. By measuring the volume change during the reaction
8. What happens to the rate of a reaction when the concentration of reactants increases?
A. The rate increases C. The rate decreases
B. The rate remains constant D. The rate becomes unpredictable
9. A second-order reaction is characterized by:
A. A linear relationship between concentration and rate
B. The rate is proportional to the square of the concentration
C. The rate is inversely proportional to the concentration
D. The rate is independent of concentration
10. Which of the following factors can influence the rate of a reaction?
A. Temperature and pressure C. Catalysts and inhibitors/intermediate
B. Concentration of reactants D. All of the above
11. A zero-order reaction is characterized by:
A. A constant half-life
B. Doubling the concentration doubles the rate
C. The rate depends linearly on concentration
D. The rate is independent of reactant concentration
12. What is the primary driving force for reactions at the molecular level?
A. Electromagnetic force C. Gravitational force
B. Nuclear force D. Molecular collisions
 13. What role does activation energy play in a reaction?
A. It determines the overall energy change
B. It represents the energy barrier to start a reaction
C. It governs the rate of reaction
D. It is conserved during a reaction
14. How does a catalyst affect the reaction rate?
A. By lowering the activation energy.
B. By increasing the activation energy.
C. By increasing the concentration of reactants.
D. By decreasing the concentration of products.
15. What is the effect of a catalyst on the rate of reaction?
A. It increases the rate of reaction C. It decreases the rate of reaction
B. It has no effect on the rate of reaction D. It stabilizes the products of the reaction
16. Elucidate the definition of 'activation energy':
A. The energy liberated or absorbed as a consequence of a reaction.
B. The disparity in energy between the products and reactants.
C. The energy essential for initiating a reaction.
D. The alteration in energy under constant pressure conditions
17. Hess's Law allows us to calculate:
A. The change in entropy of a reaction
B. The change in enthalpy of a reaction
C. The change in Gibbs free energy of a reaction
D. The change in temperature of a reaction
18. Which factor does not influence the rate of a reaction?
A. Temperature. B. Catalyst. C. Pressure. D. Color of reactants.
19. Define the distinctive features of a 'first-order reaction':
A. The duration for half of the reactants to disappear remains constant.
B. When the concentration is doubled, the reaction rate also doubles.
C. The rate of the reaction varies directly with the concentration.
D. The rate of the reaction remains unaffected by changes in reactant concentration.
20. Which statement best describes the first law of thermodynamics?
A. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. C. Energy flows from hot to cold objects.
B. Entropy of the universe is always increasing. D. Energy is conserved in a system.
21. What is the role of a catalyst?
A. to change gibb’s energy C. to change activation energy
B. to change enthalpy D. to change equilibrium
22. What helps to speed up a reaction but does not take part in the chemical reaction?
A. catalyst C. ingredients
B. coefficients D. reactants
23. Which of the following is an example of a NON-SPONTANEOUS process?
A. Sugar dissolving in hot coffee
B. Coffee freezing while you drink it on a warm summer day.
C. A nail rusting over the course of years
D. Ripening of fruits
For items 24-25. Sodium reacts violently with water according to the equation below.
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) → 2NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
The resulting solution has a higher temperature than the water prior to the addition of sodium. What are
the signs of ∆H° (item no. 24) and ∆S° (item no. 25) for this reaction?
A. ∆H ° is negative C. ∆S° is negative
B. ∆H° is positive D. ∆S° is positive
26. Which is TRUE about the reaction N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g) at 25°C?
A. ∆Ssys is negative. C. ∆Ssurr is negative.
B. ∆Hsys is positive. D. ∆Suniv is negative.
27. What is TRUE about ∆Ssurr?
A. Entropy is high in an exothermic process.
B. Entropy is high in an endothermic process.
C. Entropy is high at high temperatures.
D. Entropy is low at low temperatures.
 28. Which process results in an entropy change less than 0?
A. freezing C. evaporating
B. melting D. dissolving
29. Which of the following leads to an INCREASED number of microstates?
A. placing a tray of water outside on a warm day.
B. condensing water vapor.
C. cooling a cup of hot coffee.
D. refrigerating soft drinks.
30. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to the Gibbs free energy change of a reaction at
constant temperature and pressure?
A. ΔG = ΔH – TΔS C. ΔG = ΔS + TΔH
B. ΔG = ΔS – TΔH D. ΔG = ΔU + PΔV - TΔS
31. Consider a process for which ΔH = 211 kJ and ΔS = -57 J/K. How will raising the temperature
affect ΔG for this process?
A. ΔG will increase.
B. ΔG will decrease
C. ΔG will not change
D. The effect on ΔG cannot be predicted.
32. Consider the following reaction at 298 K and 1 atm:
2NO(g) + O2(g)→2NO2(g)
Given that ΔH = -114.1 kJ and ΔS = -146.4 J/K , what can be concluded about the spontaneity of the
reaction?
A. The reaction is spontaneous at all temperatures.
B. The reaction is spontaneous at low temperatures but not at high temperatures.
C. The reaction is spontaneous at high temperatures but not at low temperatures.
D. The reaction is not spontaneous at any temperature.
33. What is the characteristic of reaction if the calculated ΔG is negative?
A. the reaction is always spontaneous at all temperature.
B. the reaction is always nonspontaneous at all temperature.
C. the reaction is spontaneous at high temperature.
D. the reaction is nonspontaneous at high temperature.
34. For a specific reaction, which of the following statements can be made about K, the equilibrium
constant?
A. It always remains the same at different reaction conditions.
B. It increases if the concentration of one of the products is increased.
C. It changes with changes in the temperature.
D. It increases if the concentration of one of the reactants is increased.
35. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the concentration of products, for a chemical reaction
that is already at equilibrium, assuming NO disruptions to the equilibrium?
A. The concentrations of products will not change because there are no more reactants.
B. The concentrations of products will not change because the limiting reagent is gone.
C. The concentrations of products will not change because the forward and reverse rates are equal.
D. The concentrations of products will change continually because of reversibility.
36. EVALUATE the validity of the following statement in a reaction system at equilibrium: “The
product of the concentrations of the reactants is equal to the product of the concentrations of the products.”
A. The statement is valid for all reactions at equilibrium, regardless of the temperature or pressure.
B. The statement is valid only for reactions at equilibrium that have equal numbers of moles of
reactants and products.
C. The statement is valid only for reactions at equilibrium that have the same value of K at different
temperatures.
D. The statement is not valid for any reactions at equilibrium, because it contradicts the definition of
K.
37. Acetic acid is a weak acid that dissociates into the acetate ion and a proton in aqueous solution:
HC2H3O2(aq) ⇌ C2H3O2-(aq) + H+(aq)
At equilibrium at 25ºC a 0.100 M solution of acetic acid has the following concentrations: [HC2H3O2] =
0.0990 M, [C2H3O2-] = 1.33x10-3 M, and [H+] = 1.33x10-3 M. What is the equilibrium constant, Keq, for the
ionization of acetic acid at 25ºC?
A. 5.71 x 104
B. 1.79 x 10-5
 C. 1.75 x 10-7
D. 5.71 x 106
38. The equilibrium constant for the formation of calcium carbonate from the ions in solution is 2.2×108
according to the reaction:
Ca2+(aq) + CO32–(aq) ⇌ CaCO3(s) K = 2.2×108
What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the reverse of this reaction?
CaCO3(s) ⇌ Ca2+(aq) + CO32–(aq) K = ?

A. the same, 2.2 × 108 C. 2.2 × 10–8

B. –2.2 × 108 D. 4.5 × 10–9
39. Consider the following reversible reaction. In a 3.00 Liter container, the following amounts are found
in equilibrium at 400 oC: 0.0420 mole N2, 0.516 mole H2 and 0.0357 mole NH3. Evaluate Kc.
N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g)
A. 0.202 C. 16.0
B. 1.99 D. 4.94
40. What does Le Chatelier’s principle state about chemical equilibrium?
A. If a stress (changes in reaction conditions) is applied to a system in equilibrium, then the
systems adjust in order to reduce the cause of the stress applied.
B. If a stress (changes in reaction conditions) is applied to a system in equilibrium, then the
systems adjust in order to reduce the effect of the stress applied.
C. If a stress (changes in reaction conditions) is applied to a system in equilibrium, then the
systems adjust in order to increase the cause of the stress applied.
D. If a stress (changes in reaction conditions) is applied to a system in equilibrium, then the
systems adjust in order to increase the effect of the stress applied.

PREPARED BY:

MA. MHICAELLA B. ANTICUANDO

Teacher I

MARILOU R. MARFIL
Special Science Teacher I