CMF001

Tutorial 4 Physical Chemistry

How many moles are present in (answers to 3 sig figs):

a) 2kg of Fe
b) 25g TiO2

What mass of iron is obtained from 560g of Fe2O3?

Fe2O3 + 3CO 2Fe + 3CO2

Balance the following equations:

a) C2H6

+ O2

CO2 + H2O

b) C4H10 + O2 CO2 + H2O

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What is the structure of sodium chloride? What is the

coordination number of Na+?

Define the following:

a) Orbital
b) Entropy
c) Electronegativity
d) Ionisation energy

Draw dot and cross diagrams to show the bonding in the

following:
Oxygen, O2
Lithium chloride, LiCl

Ammonia, NH3
Calculate, to 3 sig figs, the molar masses of:
a) CuCO3
b) Al2Cl6
c) CH3COOH

a) Explain the parts of a mass spectrometer.

b) The isotopes of zirconium and their relative abundances are:

90

Zr (51.5); 91Zr (11.2); 92Zr (17.1); 94Zr (17.4); 96Zr (2.8)

Calculate the relative atomic mass for zirconium.

Calculate the volume occupied by 22g of propane (C3H8) at room

temperature and pressure.

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Calculate the standard enthalpy change for the following reaction

using a Hesss cycle and an energy cycle:
3CO(g) + Fe2O3(s)

2Fe(s)

+ 3CO2(g)

Hf (CO2) = -394kJ/mol
Hf (CO) = -111kJ/mol
Hf(Fe2O3) = -822kJ/mol

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Identify each of the following as an atom, ion or molecule:

a) Sc
b) S8
c) NO3d) MnO4e) V
Show, with dot and cross diagrams, the bonds involved in NH4+
ion.

Calculate the number of moles (amount) of nitric acid in 25.0cm 3

of 0.1 mol/dm3 aqueous solution.

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Copper-nickel alloys are used to make some coins. The

composition of coins may be checked by using mass
spectrometry. Sketch a mass spectrum of the composition 69%
63
Cu and 31% 65Cu.

State for each isotope, the number of protons and neutrons in the
nucleus.

Calculate the relative atomic mass of copper in the coin.

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Write down the electron configuration of titanium using the Bohr

planetary model, the orbital model and using a noble gas core
method.

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Using the data in the table, find the orders of reaction with
respect to A and B, and the overall order of reaction. Then, write
the rate equation and calculate a value for the rate constant
(including units).
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[A] mol dm
[B] mol dm-3
Rate of loss of A
mol dm-3 s-1
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Exp 1
0.12
0.04
9.0 x 10-5

Exp 2
0.36
0.04
8.1 x 10-4

Exp 3
0.36
0.20
8.1 x 10-4

Calculate G for the reaction between magnesium and steam at

373K.
Mg(s) + H2O(g) MgO(s) + H2(g)
Mg(s)

H2O(g)

MgO(s)

H2(g)

Hf (kJ mol1
)
S (J K-1 mol1
)

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-242

-602

32.7

188.7

26.9

130.6

Calculate the enthalpy change of solution of barium chloride,

BaCl2, given:

BaCl2(s) Ba2+(g) + 2Cl-(g) H = +2018 kJ mol-1

Ba2+(g) + (aq) Ba2+(aq) H = -1360 kJ mol-1
Cl-(g) + (aq) Cl- (aq) H = -364 kJ mol-1

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Calculate the enthalpy change of combustion of ethane, C2H4,

given the following standard enthalpies changes of formation:
Hf (C2H4(g)) = +52 kJ mol-1
Hf (CO2(g)) = -394 kJ mol-1
Hf (H2O(l)) = -286 kJ mol-1

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Describe the three different intermolecular forces and give an
example for each stating where it might arise.