Chem 122/126 Spring 2014 First Common

Part I (4 points each)

1. For the reaction: 3BrO aq BrO3 aq 2Br aq , what is the rate of reaction, if [BrO- ]/t = -0.12 M/min?
a. -0.12 M/min
b. 0.12 M/min
c. 0.06 M/min
d. 0.04 M/min
e. 0.36 M/min
2. Suppose for the above reaction, under different conditions, the initial concentration of BrO- is 0.51 M. Twentyone seconds later its concentration is 0.15 M. What is the average rate of change of Br- concentration?
a. -0.017 M/s
b. 0.017 M/s
c. 0.026 M/s
d. 0.011 M/s
e. 0.034 M/s

3. For the reaction A(g) + 2B(g) C(g) + D(g), the following experimental data
were obtained for the rate. What is the overall order of reaction?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2.5
d. 2
e. 3
4.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Run [A] (M) [B] (M) Rate (M/min)

1

0.025

0.20

2.2

0.050

0.20

8.8

0.025

0.40

2.2

For the above reaction, what is the rate constant, k?

3,500 M-1min-1
180 min-1
180 M-2min-1
180 M-1min-1
2.8x10-4 min-1

5. Suppose the rate of reaction is second order for A B + C. What is the approximate concentration of A (in M)
after 55 s if [A]o = 0.80 M and k = 0.035 M-1s-1
a. 0.1 M
b. 0.2 M
c. 0.3 M
d. 0.4 M
e. 0.6 M

6. For a certain reaction at 220C, when the natural log of the reactant concentration is plotted against the time a
straight line is obtained whose slope is -0.0016s-1. The initial reactant concentration is 0.80 M. What is the
concentration after 7.5 min?
a. 0.2 M
b. 0.4 M
c. 0.3 M
d. 0.7 M
e. 0.8 M

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7. Suppose the half-life is 9.5 s for a first order reaction and the reactant concentration is 0.084 M 26 s after the
reaction starts. Approximately how many seconds after the start of the reaction does it take for the reactant
concentration to decrease to 0.021 M?
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40
e. 45
8. An enzyme catalyst lowers the activation energy for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide from 72 kJ/mol to
28 kJ/mol. Calculate the factor by which the rate of reaction increases at 300 K, assuming that everything else is
unchanged. In other words, about how many times faster is the reaction?
a. 5x101
b. 5x102
c. 5x104
d. 5x105
e. 5x107

9. Ammonia can be produced by the following reaction: N 2 g 3H 2 g 2 NH 3 g . Suppose 150 torr of nitrogen
are mixed with 300 torr of hydrogen. What is the approximate pressure of the nitrogen when the total pressure 370
torr?
a. 110 torr
b. 90 torr
c. 40 torr
d. 120 torr
e. 130 torr

10. Consider the balanced equation: 3A + 2B 3C + D. 4.0 mol A are mixed with 3.0 mol B at an elevated
temperature. After 2.5 mol of A have reacted, how much B is left?
a. 0.9 mol
b. 1.3 mol
c. 1.5 mol
d. 1.6 mol
e. 1.7 mol
11. What is the equilibrium expression for the water-gas shift reaction at 70 oC: CO(g) + H2O(l)
a. K eq

CO2 H 2
CO H 2O

b. K eq

CO H 2O
CO2 H 2

c. K eq

CO2 H 2
CO

CO2(g) + H2(g)?

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12. Consider the reaction: A(g) + 3B(g)
3C(g) + 2D(g). In a 3.00 L container the reactants and products are at
equilibrium. There are 0.20 mol A, 0.40 mol B, 1.7 mol C, and 0.50 mol D. What is the equilibrium constant, KC?
a. 3.5 mol/L
b. 32 mol/L
c. 96 mol/L
d. 96
e. 11
13. A 20.0 L reaction container is charged with 0.60 mol of NOBr, which decomposes at a certain temperature
according to the following reaction: NOBr(g)
NO(g) + 0.5Br2(g). At equilibrium the bromine concentration is
-2
1.0x10 M. What is the approximate value of Kc?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

0.03 M0.5
1 M0.5
2 M0.5
3 M0.5
5 M0.5

14. Determine the equilibrium constant for the reaction: Ca(OH)2(s)

Ca2+(aq) + 2OH-(aq), given 0.40 mol of
Ca(OH)2 is placed in 2 L of water and stirred. At equilibrium, at a certain temperature, 0.018 mol of Ca(OH)2
dissolves. (Assume, the volume of the solution is the same as the initial volume of water.)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

3x10-6M3
5x10-6M3
2x10-5M3
>10-4 M3
<10-7 M3

15. The equilibrium constant for the reaction below is 0.16 M0.5 at 3000 K. Determine Qc for the conditions given
below and in which direction the reaction goes to obtain equilibrium.
5L container
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

QC = 0.27M0.5; to the left

QC = 0.42M0.5; to the left
QC = 0.60M0.5; to the left
QC = 0.42M0.5; to the right
QC = 0.60M0.5; to the right

CO2 g

CO g 0.5O2 ( g )

0.6mol

0.4mol

16. Some C and water vapor react according to the following reaction: C s H 2O g

0.8mol

CO g H 2 g .

After equilibrium is obtained, which of the following changes will cause the reaction to shift to the right to make
more product to reestablish equilibrium?
a. Adding more solid carbon.
b. Adding more carbon monoxide
c. Increasing the volume of the container
d. Decreasing the volume of the container
e. Adding an inert gas

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17. This reaction is exothermic: C6 H12O6 s 6O2 g

6CO2 g 6H 2O l . Predict which of the following

will increase the equilibrium yield of water.

a. Increasing the volume
b. Decreasing the volume
c. Increasing the temperature
d. Decreasing the temperature
e. Adding more carbon dioxide
18. Which of the following compounds is soluble in water?
a. Hg(OH)2
b. PbCl2
c. F2O3
d. FeS
e (NH4)3PO4
19. Calculate the approximate solubility of copper (II) iodate in 0.80 M copper (II) nitrate. Ksp is 7.4x10-8 M3. (You
should know that the Ksp must refer to the copper iodate because all nitrate compounds are soluble and strong
electrolytes!)
a. 0.006 mol/L
Cu IO3 2
Cu 2 aq 2 IO3 aq
b. 0.004 mol/L
c. 0.005 mol/L
d. 0.007 mol/L
e. 0.003mol/L

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Part II.
1a. (2 pts) Add and simplify the following elementary reactions to determine the overall hypothetical reaction.

Cl2 2Cl
Cl CO COCl
COCl Cl COCl2
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1b. (2 pts) What is(are) the intermediate(s)? _______________________________________
1c. (4 pts) What is the rate law for the following proposed mechanism?
k1
Cl2
2Cl

slow step

2f

Cl CO
COCl

k2 r

k3
COCl Cl
COCl2

fast; equilibrium
fast

1d. (4 pts) What is the rate law for the following proposed mechanism? Do not include intermediates in your final
answer.
k1 f

2Cl
Cl2
k1 r

COCl
Cl CO
k2 f

k2 r

k3
COCl Cl
COCl2

fast; equilibrium

fast; equilibrium
slow

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2a. (4 pts) A 0.55 M aluminum chloride solution is prepared. Sodium hydroxide is added to produce a precipitate.
What is the hydroxide ion concentration when the aluminum ion concentration is 1x10-10 M?

Al OH 3 s

Al 3 aq 3OH aq Ksp 3x1034 M 4

2b. (4 pts) Consider the formation of hydrogen fluoride: H2(g) + F2(g)

2HF(g). A 6.5 L nickel reaction container
initially contains 0.24 M H2 and 0.18 M F2. The equilibrium constant, Kc, is 8 x 1014. Calculate the molar concentration
of HF at equilibrium.

2c. (4 pts) Calculate the molar concentration of F2 at equilibrium for the above reaction and initial conditions.

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