Chemistry 30 - Unit D Quiz

Name: Kaci Getschel & Lindsay Wall

Use the following reaction to answer questions 1 to 4.
4HCl(g)

O2(g)

2H2O(g)

2Cl2(g)

114.4kJ

For questions 1 to 4, fill in each blank with one of the options from the word bank
below. Each option can be used more than once. (0.5 mark per blank)
WORD BANK

increase
decrease
shift left
shift right
not change

1.
If the pressure of the system was increased, the equilibrium would
___________ and the equilibrium constant would ___________.

2.
If the volume of the system was increased, the equilibrium would ___________
and the equilibrium constant would ___________.

3.
If the temperature of the system was decreased, the equilibrium would
___________ and the equilibrium constant would ___________.

4.
If the concentration of O2 was increased, the equilibrium would ___________
and the equilibrium constant would ___________.
Answers:
QUESTIONS
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4

Blank 1
Shift right
Shift left
Shift right
Shift right

Blank 2
increase
decrease
increase
Not change

Use the following reaction to answer questions 5.

CO2(g)

H2O(l)

H2CO3(aq)

5. Howard is experimenting with the above reaction in his lab later today. He plans to
increase the concentration of H2CO3 by adding a catalyst. Will his plan work? Explain
by addressing a catalysts effect on equilibrium. (3.5 marks)
- No (.5 mark)
- Catalysts do not affect the position of the equilibrium and therefore cannot affect
the concentrations (1 mark)
- The catalyst will result in the equilibrium being reached faster (1 mark), by
lowering the activation energy of the reaction (1 mark)

Use the following reaction to answer questions 6 to 7.

1/2Cu(s)

Ag+(aq)

1/2Cu2+ (aq)

Ag(s)

6. Write the equilibrium constant equation for the forward reaction. (1 mark)
Kc = [Cu2+] / [Ag+]2

7. a) Write the equilibrium constant equation for the reverse reaction. (1 mark)
Kc = [Ag+]2 / [Cu2+]
b) What is the general relationship between the equilibrium constants for forward
and reverse reactions? (1 mark)
Kc (reverse) = 1/Kc (forward)
8. Sarah was working in the lab and varied the parameters of a reaction three times.
Each time she calculated the equilibrium constant (K c) for the forward reaction. She

found the Kc to equal 2.5, 0.6 and 1. Describe what each K c calculation tells Sarah about
the position of the equilibrium. (1 mark each)
a) Kc = 2.5
A Kc > 1 indicates that the equilibrium favours products over reactants.

b) Kc = 0.6
A Kc < 1 indicates that the equilibrium favours reactants over products.

c) Kc = 1
A Kc = 1 indicates that the amount of reactants is equal to the amount of products at
equilibrium (the equilibrium favours neither side).

9. What is the Bronsted-Lowry definition for acids and bases? (1 mark)

a)
b)
c)
d)

Acids are proton acceptors and bases are proton donors.

Acids produce H3O+ in aqueous solutions, bases produce OH Acids are proton donors and bases are proton acceptors.
Acids produce OH- in aqueous solutions, bases produce H3O+

10. a) Match the substances in column A to its conjugate pair in column B (0.5
mark/pair)

b) For each conjugate pair that you have identified, circle the conjugate acid
(0.5 mark/circle)
c) Put a star beside all amphiprotic species (0.5/star)