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Chem. 1B Exam I Test Form A First letter of your last name:

J an. 28, 2011

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1. (4 pts) The following reaction occurs at constant temperature and pressure.
4 NH
3
(g) + 5 O
2
(g) 4 NO(g) + 6 H
2
O(g)
Which of the following statements is true?

A) The system does work on the surroundings and w <0
B) The surroundings do work on the system and w <0
C) The system does work on the surroundings and w >0
D) The surroundings do work on the system and w >0
E) No work is done, w =0

2. (6 pts) For N
2
O (g) the standard enthalpy of formation, H
f
o
=82 kJ /mol at 298 K. Calculate the change in
enthalpy, H
o
for the following reaction at 298 K and 1 atm.

2 N
2
O (g) 2 N
2
(g) + O
2
(g)

A) +164 kJ
B) 41 kJ
C) +41 kJ
D) 82 kJ
E) 164 kJ


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3. (6 pts) The following exothermic reaction occurs at 25.0
o
C and 1.00 atm.
4 NH
3
(g) + 5 O
2
(g) 4 NO(g) + 6 H
2
O(g) H =908.0 kJ
Calculate E for this reaction.

A) 908.0 kJ
B) 905.5 kJ
C) 908.0 kJ
D) 910.5 kJ
E) 905.5 kJ



Questions 4 5: (3 pts each) Consider a process in which 1.0 mole of ideal gas is cooled at constant
pressure. Predict the sign of q and w for this process.
4. Predict the sign of q for this process.

A) q <0 B) q >0 C) q =0
5. Predict the sign of w for this process.

A) w <0 B) w >0 C) w =0


Questions 6 10: (3 pts each) Consider the following reaction. 2 SO
2
(g) + O
2
(g) 2 SO
3
(g)
The free energies of formation at 25 C are given below.
G
f
(kJ /mol)
SO
2
(g) 300
SO
3
(g) 371
Indicate true or false.



6. The entropy change for the reaction is positive. A) true B) false

7. The enthalpy change for the reaction is negative. A) true B) false


8. The reaction is spontaneous at 25 C. A) true B) false


9. The reaction is spontaneous at all temperatures. A) true B) false


10. The equilibrium constant for the reaction at 298 K is less than 1. A) true B) false




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11. (5 pts) A reaction occurs at constant pressure, releasing 365.0 kJ of heat. By measuring the change in
volume during the reaction, the work done by the gas was determined to be 4.5 kJ . Calculate the change in
energy, E for this reaction.

A) 365.0 kJ
B) 360.5 kJ
C) 369.5 kJ
D) 360.5 kJ
E) 369.5 kJ


12. (6 pts) The heat of vaporization of water, H
vap
=40.7 kJ /mol

at 100.0 C. Calculate the change in entropy S
when 45.0 g of water condenses at 100.0 C, and 1.00 atm pressure.

A) 0.11 kJ /K
B) 0.41 kJ /K
C) 0.11 kJ /K
D) 0.27 kJ /K
E) 0.27 kJ /K






13. (6 pts) Consider the following reaction: 2 NO
2
(g) N
2
O
4
(g)
For this reaction at 298 K, H
o
=56.8 kJ and S
o
=175 J /K. In a container at 298 K, N
2
O
4
(g) is
mixed with NO
2
(g). The initial partial pressures are: P
N
2
O
4
=0.78 atm and P
NO
2
=0.56 atm.
Which of the following statements is correct?

A) Some N
2
O
4
(g) will decompose into NO
2
(g)
B) Some NO
2
(g) will react to produce N
2
O
4
(g).
C) The system is at equilibrium at these initial pressures.
D) The final total pressure must be known to answer this question.
E) None of these









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14. (6 pts) Given the following data, calculate the normal boiling point for formic acid (HCOOH).

H
f
o
(kJ /mol)
S (J /Kmol)
HCOOH(l) 410. 130.
HCOOH(g) 363 251

A) 2.57 K
B) 1730C
C) 388C
D) 82C
E) 115C





15. (4 pts) At constant pressure, the following reaction is exothermic. 2 NO
2
(g) N
2
O
4
(g)
The reaction (as written) is

A) always spontaneous.
B) spontaneous at low temperatures but not at high temperatures.
C) spontaneous at high temperatures but not at low temperatures.
D) never spontaneous.



16. (6 pts) Given CH
3
COOH(aq) H
+
(aq) +CH
3
COO

(aq) at 25C, K
a
=1.8 10
5

Calculate G at 25C for a solution in which the initial concentrations are

[CH
3
COOH]
o
= 0.10 M
[H
+
]
o
= 2.0 10
8
M
[CH
3
COO

]
o
= 0.010 M

A) +50. kJ
B) 50. kJ
C) +23 kJ
D) 23 kJ
E) 77 kJ









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17. (6 pts) 75.0 mL of a pure liquid at 245 K is mixed with 100.0 mL of the same pure liquid at 365. K. What is the
final temperature of the mixture?

A) 295 K
B) 305 K
C) 314 K
D) 325 K
E) 104 K





18. (6 pts) Consider the reaction: 4 NH
3
(g) + 5 O
2
(g) 4 NO(g) + 6 H
2
O(g) H =908.0 kJ
Calculate the heat when 3.5 moles NH
3
(g) reacts with 4.5 moles of O
2
gas at constant pressure. Assume
the reaction goes to completion.

A) 794.5 kJ
B) 817.2 kJ
C) 993.1 kJ
D) 908.0 kJ
E) 653.8 kJ




Questions 19 21: (3 pts each) An ideal gas is heated from 25
o
C to 75
o
C first under conditions of
constant volume and then at constant pressure. Compare q, E, and w for these two processes.
19. Heating an ideal gas from 25
o
C to 75
o
C, what is q
V
(constant volume) relative to q
P
(constant pressure)?
A) q
V

<q
P
B) q
V
>q
P
C) q
V
=q
P



20. Heating an ideal gas from 25
o
C to 75
o
C, what is E
1
(constant volume) relative to E
2
(constant pressure)?

A) E
1
<E
2
B) E
1
>E
2
C) E
1
=E
2


21. Heating an ideal gas from 25
o
C to 75
o
C, what is w
1
(constant volume) relative to w
2
(constant pressure)?

A) w
1
< w
2
B) w
1
> w
2
C) w
1
= w
2



More Questions
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22. (3 pts) An ideal gas is compressed isothermally. Predict the sign of G.
A) G <0 B) G >0 C) G =0








23. (6 pts) Consider a process carried out on 1.00 mol of a monatomic ideal gas by the following pathway
from state A to state C.

Pathway: A (3.00 atm, 20.0 L) B (1.00 atm, 20.0 L) C (1.00 atm, 50.0 L)

For a monatomic ideal gas C
v
=3/2 R and C
p
=5/2 R. Calculate H from state A to state C via the
pathway A C.

A) 2.53 kJ
B) 2.53 kJ
C) 48.1 kJ
D) 48.1 kJ
E) 14.2 kJ























ANSWERS: 1. A 2. E 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. E
13. B 14. E 15. B 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. B 23. A

Partial Credit: 3 B (2 pts) 12 C (2 pts) 12 D (2 pts) 14 C (4 pts) 16 B (3 pts) 18 B (2 pts) 23 B (3 pts)