CHEM 353

Physical Chemistry II
2nd Midterm Examination

November 29th, 2013

Duration : 110 min

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No cellular phones are allowed to the exam places.

7 questions and 100 points.

Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Points

Constants and formulas

F = 96 485 C.mol-1; o = 8.854 x 10-12 C2.J-1.m-1; kB = 1.38x10-23 J.K-1 ;

h = 6.626x10-34 J.s; R = 8.314 J.K-1.mol-1 ; 1 nm = 10-9 m ; L = 6.0221023 mol1.

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1. (10 pts) Complete the following sentences and fill in the blanks.
i. For a Voltaic cell which produces electricity, the cell potential should be positive..
ii. The cell which formed by half cells containing the same solution with different amounts are named as
concentration cells..
iii. The potential difference occurs across a membrane separating two electrolyte with different concentrations is
named as Nernst potential..
iv. The order of a radioactive decay is 1 (one)..
v. For the given reaction; 2M + N X + Y; Rate = -1/2 d[M]/dt = -1 d[N]/dt = 2 d[X]/dt
vi. For a second order reaction, unit of rate constant k will be dm3.mol-1.s-1
vii. For a first order reaction, half-life is given as t1/2 = ln2/k
viii. For an elementary reaction, the number of molecules going into reaction is named as molecularity
ix. Rate constant will ..increase.. with increasing pressure if Vo is negative in going from initial state to activated
state.
x. Composite reactions are the reactions that occur in more than one step.

2. (15 pts) For the given cell: ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

a) Calculate the standard cell potential Hint: First find the electrode potential for the half cell: ( )
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b) Find the pH in the anode compartment if cell potential, Ecell is 0.787 V at 25oC.

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3. (15 pts) Solubility of silver chloride (AgCl) is given as 1.3x10-5 mol.dm-3 at 25 oC. For saturated AgCl solution find:
a) Ionic strength and mean ionic activity coefficient of the solution
b) Solubility product for AgCl
c) oG for the saturated AgCl solution
d) Standard electrode potential for Ag/AgCl half cell
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4. (15 pts) For a radioactive material half-life was found as 18.3 years. A child at 5 years old accidentally swallowed
1 microgram and the isotope cannot be eliminated from the body.
a) How old will he be when the half of the isotope decomposed?
b) What will be the fraction of the radioactive material left in the body when he is 50 years old?

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5. (15 pts) A bimolecular gas phase reaction is given as; X+Y (XY) Products
At 25oC, k is calculated as 0.055 dm3.mol-1.s-1 and activation energy is estimated as 143.2 kJ.mol-1.
Find pre-exponential factor A, H, S and G values for the given reaction.
6. (15 pts) The proposed decomposition mechanism of ozone is given below in the presence of an inert gas Argon
(Ar);

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overall reaction

a) Write the rate equation for formation of oxygen molecule, O2.

b) Find the rate for the overall reaction by using steady state approximation.
c) What will be the order of the reaction if the concentration of argon is too high?
d) What will be the order of the reaction if the concentration of argon is very low?
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7. (15 pts) Using the following rate constants vs temperature data collected through an experiment for a bimolecular
reaction (A+ B (A.B) ):

k / dm3.mol-1.s-1 3.094 x10-12 7.75 x10-12 18.8 x10-12 44.36 x10-12

T / oC 15 20 25 30
ln k -26.50 -25.58 -24.697 -23.839
1/T 3.47x10-3 3.41 x10-3 3.354x10-3 3.295 x10-3

a) Calculate activation energy, Ea and pre-exponential

factor, A.

b) Calculate the pre-exponential factor at 25oC using the hard sphere collision theory.
(Collision cross section, dAB= 0.17nm, MA= 2.016 g.mol-1 , and MB= 28.032 g.mol-1 ; assume that every collision results in
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