Pre-test Practice Exam Unit 3 (Chapters 5 and 6)

Chemistry 110 Unit 3 Exam V1

Dr. Gibian

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Answer all questions. Points per question are noted. Partial credit may be given when appropriate, only if all
work is shown.

Ideal gas constant R = 0.08206 Latm

moleK
Multiple choice section - 4 points each.
Circle the ONE correct answer. If more than one answer is circled, no credit will be given for that question.

1. If a sample of 0.29 moles of Ar occupies 3.8 L under certain conditions, what volume will 0.66 moles occupy
under the same conditions?
A) 12 L
B) 8.6 L
C) 17 L
D) 5.0 L
E) 15 L

2. A gas occupies 3.33 L at 2.23 atm. What is the volume at 2.50 atm?
A) 1.67 L
B) 2.97 L
C) 3.73 L
D) 0.268 L
E) 18.6 L

3. A large balloon is initially filled to a volume of 25.0 L at 353 K and a pressure of 2575 mm Hg. What volume
of gas will the balloon contain at 1.35 atm and 253 K?
A) 22.2 L
B) 87.5 L
C) 11.4 L
D) 45.0 L
E) 58.6 L

4. What mass of NO2 is contained in a 13.0 L tank at 4.58 atm and 385 K?
A) 18.8 g
B) 53.1 g
C) 24.4 g
D) 86.7 g
E) 69.2 g

5. The volume of 350. mL of gas at 25C is decreased to 135 mL at constant pressure. What is the final
temperature of the gas?
A) - 158C
B) 9.6C
C) 65C
D) 500C
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6. Determine the density of NH3 gas at 435 K and 1.00 atm.
A) 2.10 g/L
B) 0.477 g/L
C) 0.321 g/L
D) 2.24 g/L
E) 0.851 g/L

7. A 0.375 g sample of an unknown compound occupies 254 mL at 31 0C and 1.40 atm. What is the molar mass of
the unknown compound?
A) 26.3 g/mol
B) 33.9 g/mol
C) 12.2 g/mol
D) 38.0 g/mol
E) 81.8 g/mol

8. A mixture of N2, O2 and Ar have mole fractions of 0.25, 0.65, and 0.15, respectively. What is the pressure of
N2 if the total pressure of the mixture is 3.9 atm?
A) 2.5 atm
B) 0.39 atm
C) 0.67 atm
D) 0.93 atm
E) 1.33 atm

9. Rank the following in order of decreasing rate of effusion.

F2 SF6 CO Kr

A) SF6 > Kr > F2 > CO

B) Kr > CO > SF6 > F2
C) F2 > Kr > CO > SF6
D) CO > F2 > Kr > SF6
E) CO > F2 > SF6 > Kr

10. The action of some commercial drain cleaners is based on the following reaction:
2 NaOH(s) + 2 Al(s) + 6 H2O(l) 2 NaAl(OH)4(s) + 3 H2(g)
What is the volume of H2 gas formed at STP when 6.32 g of Al reacts with excess NaOH?
A) 3.50 L
B) 5.25 L
C) 7.87 L
D) 8.59 L

11. If NO and NH3 are allowed to effuse through a porous membrane under identical conditions, the rate of
effusion for NH3 will be __________ times that of NO .
A) 0.57
B) 0.75
C) 1.3
D) 1.8
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12. Which of the following statements is false?

A) According to the kinetic-molecular theory, molecules of different gases at the same temperature always have
the same average kinetic energy.
B) If the temperature is lowered from 60C to 30C, the volume of a fixed amount of gas will be one half the
original volume.
C) The van der Waals equation corrects the ideal gas law for the finite volume and attractive forces of gas
molecules.
D) The deviation from ideal behavior of a gas is most evident at high pressure and/or low temperature.

13. Which of the following substances (with specific heat capacity provided) would show the greatest temperature
change upon absorbing 100.0 J of heat?
A) 10.0 g Ag, CsAg = 0.235 J/gC
B) 10.0 g H2O, CsH2O = 4.18 J/gC
C) 10.0 g ethanol, Csethanol = 2.42 J/gC
D) 10.0 g Fe, CsFe = 0.449 J/gC
E) 10.0 g Au, CsAu = 0.128 J/gC

14. Which of the following processes is endothermic?

A) the freezing of water
B) the combustion of propane
C) a hot cup of coffee (system) cools on a countertop
D) the chemical reaction in a "hot pack" often used to treat sore muscles
E) the vaporization of rubbing alcohol

15. How much energy is required to decompose 765 g of PCl3, according to the reaction below? The molar mass of
PCl3 is 137.32 g/mol.

4 PCl3(g) P4(s) + 6 Cl2(g) Hrxn = +1207 kJ

A) 2.31 103 kJ
B) 4.33 103 kJ
C) 6.72 103 kJ
D) 1.68 103 kJ
E) 5.95 103 kJ

16. Choose the reaction that illustrates Hf for Ca(NO3)2.

A) Ca(s) + N2(g) + 3O2(g) Ca(NO3)2(s)
B) Ca2+(aq) + 2 NO3-(aq) Ca(NO3)2(aq)
C) Ca(s) + 2 N(g) + 6 O(g) Ca(NO3)2(s)
D) Ca(NO3)2(aq) Ca2+(aq) + 2 NO3-(aq)
E) Ca(NO3)2(s) Ca(s) + N2(g) + 3O2(g)

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17. Use the standard reaction enthalpies given below to determine Hrxn for the following reaction:

2 S(s) + 3 O2(g) 2 SO3(g) Hrxn = ?

Given:
SO2(g) S(s) + O2(g) Hrxn = +296.8 kJ

2 SO2(g) + O2(g) 2 SO3(g) Hrxn = -197.8 kJ

A) -494.6 kJ
B) -692.4 kJ
C) -791.4 kJ
D) 1583 kJ
E) -293.0 kJ

18. Use the information provided to determine Hrxn for the following reaction:

Hf (kJ/mol) CH4(g) + 4 Cl2(g) CCl4(g) + 4 HCl(g) Hrxn = ?

CH4(g) -75
CCl4(g) -96
HCl(g) -92

A) -389 kJ
B) -113 kJ
C) +113 kJ
D) -71 kJ
E) +79 kJ

19. Calculate the amount of heat (in kJ) necessary to raise the temperature of 47.8 g benzene from 31.50C to
88.50C. The specific heat capacity of benzene is 1.05 J/gC
A) 1.61 kJ
B) 16.6 kJ
C) 2.59 kJ
D) 2.86 kJ
E) 3.85 kJ

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 All work must be shown for full credit in each of the following. The answer alone is worth only
1 point. Points per question are noted.

20.(8) A 132 g sample of an unknown substance is heated to 93.6 0C and then dropped into 97.2 g of water at
19.30C in a calorimeter. The temperature of the water rises to 31.70C. What is the specific heat of the
substance? Assume no heat lost to the surroundings. The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/ g 0C

21.(8) How many grams of calcium hydride are required to produce 4.56 L of hydrogen gas at 25.0C and
741 mmHg pressure according to the chemical equation shown below?

CaH2(s) + 2 H2O(l) Ca(OH)2(aq) + 2 H2(g)

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22.(8) A 31.4 mL sample of nitrogen gas was collected over water at 23.7C and a barometric pressure of 706
mmHg. What mass, in mg, of nitrogen was collected?
[The vapor pressure of water at 23.7C is 22 mmHg.]

Extra credit- 5points

All work must be shown for credit

A 0.600 g sample containing Ag2O and inert material is heated, causing the silver oxide to decompose according to
the following equation:

2 Ag2O(s) 4 Ag(s) + O2(g)

If 13.8 mL of gas are collected over water at 27C and 1.00 atm external pressure, what is the percentage of silver
oxide in the sample? The partial pressure of water is 26.7 mm Hg at 27C.

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