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2. There are two properties of a reacting system that determine whether a process at constant
pressure and temperature can occur spontaneously. These are:
3. The two properties in Question 2 can be combined to give a single thermodynamic state
property of a system which dictates whether a process can occur spontaneously. This property is
the:
a) rate constant
b) free energy change
c) rate law
d) heat content
e) exothermicity
8. Given the standard heats of formation for the following compounds, calculate the ∆ H° heat of
reaction, for the following reaction:
a) 54 kJ
b) 19 kJ
c) -263 kJ
d) -50 kJ
e) 109 kJ
9. Estimate the temperature where ∆ G = 0 for the following reaction: (Given: ∆ H = -176 kJ
and ∆ S = -284.5 J/K) CAUTION: Beware of units.
10. Of the following factors, which cannot affect the rate of a chemical reaction?
11. Consider the following rate law expression: Rate = k[A]2[B]. Which of the following is NOT
TRUE about the reaction having this expression?
12. The gas phase reaction A + B ---> C has a reaction rate which is experimentally observed to
follow the relationship Rate = k[A]2[B]. If the concentration of A is tripled and the concentration
of B is doubled, the reaction rate would be increased by a factor of _____.
a) 9
b) 6
c) 18
d) 12
e) 24
2A + B2 + C --> A2B + BC
Run # Initial Rate (M-1s-1) [A]o [B2]o
[C]o
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1 1.6 x 106 1.2 M 1. x 10-2 M 1.0 M
2 1.6 x 10 6
2.4 M 1. x 10-2 M 1.0 M
3 3.2 x 106 1.2 M 2. x 10-2 M 1.0 M
4 6.4 x 106 1.2 M 1. x 10-2 M 2.0 M
a) Rate = k[A][B2][C]
b) Rate = k[A]2[B2][C]
c) Rate = k[B2]2[C]2
d) Rate = k[B2]2[C]4
e) Rate = k[B2][C]2
KEY
1)b 2)d 3)b 4)e 5)c 6)a 7)d 8)b 9)c 10)a 11)c 12)c 13)e