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Spring 2013Ng
Chemistry 2C (C)
Exam 2
Instructions:
CLOSED BOOK EXAM! No books, notes, or additional scrap
paper are permitted. All information required is contained on the
exam. Place all work in the space provided. If you require
additional space, use the back of the exam.
(1) Read each question carefully.
(2) There is no partial credit for problems in Part I or II.
(3) Please use the correct units and number of significant
digits wherever necessary.
(4) The last two pages contain a periodic table and some useful
information. You may remove this for easy access.
(5) Graded exams will be returned in lab sections next week.
(6) If you finish early, RECHECK YOUR ANSWERS!
Multiple Choice
(circle one)
Part I (3 pts each)
1. A B C
2. A B C
3. A B C
4. A B C
5. A B C
6. A B C
7. A B C
8. A B C
Possible Points
Score
9. A B C
/36
10. A B C
/20
11. A B C D
/15
12. A B C D
/14
/15
13. A B C D
/100
14. A B C D
15. A B C D
16. A B C D
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Exam 1 (Page 2 of 9)
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Exam 1 (Page 3 of 9)
7) Stalactites and stalagmites are insoluble compounds that are commonly found in caves.
What is the main component of stalactites and stalagmites?
A) CaCO3
B) MgCO3
C) CaO
D) MgO
E) Ba(OH)2
8) What is the oxidation state of antimony, Sb, if it undergoes the inert pair effect?
A) 0
B) +1
C) +2
D) +3
E) +4
9) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a catalyst?
A) Speeds up a reaction.
B) Participates in the reaction.
C) Changes the path of a chemical reaction.
D) Gets used up in the reaction.
E) Creates a different transition state (activated complex).
10) Choose the INCORRECT statement.
A) Particles must have enough KE during a collision for a reaction to occur.
B) Activated complexes are very stable.
C) Transition state complexes can be detected.
D) Intermediates can be isolated.
E) Only a very small percentage of particles that collide will yield products.
11) Which is NOT an allotrope of carbon?
A) Graphite
B) Buckminsterfullerene
C) Diamond
D) Graphene
E) All of the above are allotropes of carbon.
12) Select the element that is commonly found in explosives.
A) Carbon
B) Sodium
C) Nitrogen
D) Chlorine
E) Sulfur
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Exam 1 (Page 4 of 9)
14) How long does it take for 60.0% of a substance to react if it obeys a first-order rate
law and has a rate constant equal to 1.75x10-4 s-1?
A) 2.11x105 s
B) 5.24x103 s
C) 1.75x104 s
D) 2.34x105 s
E) 2.92x103 s
15) Calculate the activation energy for a first-order reaction if its half-life at 32.0 C is
19.5 minutes and decreases to 7.40 minutes at 81.6 C?
A) 4.24x102 J
B) -4.24x102 J
C) -1.76x104 J
D) 1.76x104 J
E) 9.02x104 J
16) How old is a sample that has a 14C activity of 3.50 disintegrations per minute per
gram? A live same has a 14C activity of 15.0 dis*min-1*g-1 and the half-life of 14C is
5730 years.
A) 1.20x104 years
B) 3.94x103 years
C) 8.34x103 years
D) 2.54x10-4 years
E) 8.31x10-5 years
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Exam 1 (Page 5 of 9)
Li (s) +
B)
Mg3N2 (s) +
C)
SO2 (g) +
D)
37
Ar 37Cl
E)
212
F)
76
Po
Kr
O2 (g)
H2O (l)
H2O (l)
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Exam 1 (Page 6 of 9)
[BrO3-], M
0.10
0.20
0.20
0.10
[Br-], M
0.10
0.10
0.20
0.10
[H+], M
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.20
Rate (M/s)
8.0x10-4
1.6x10-3
3.2x10-3
3.2x10-3
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Exam 1 (Page 7 of 9)
19) (15 pts total) Use the three-step mechanism below to answer the following questions.
Elementary Rxn 1: NO2 (g) + F2 (g) NO2F2 (g)
Elementary Rxn 2: NO2F2 (g) NO2F (g) + F (g)
Elementary Rxn 3: F (g) + NO2 (g) NO2F (g)
A) (1 pts) What is the overall reaction?
B) (12 pts) Use PSSH to determine the rate law if reaction 3 is the RDS. (Note: Only the
first reaction is reversible.)
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Exam 1 (Page 8 of 9)
Equations:
Ecell = Eocell (RT/nF)(ln Q)
Eocell = (0.0257/n)(lnKeq)
ne = It/F
Go = Ho - TSo
Go = -RTlnKeq
G = Go + RTlnQ
1A = 1C/s
t1/2 = [A]0/(2k)
ln(k2/k1) = (Ea/R)*(1/T1-1/T2)
lnNt = t + lnNo
1 u = 1.6605 x 10-27 kg
mproton = 1.0078 u
Go = -nFEocell G = -nFEcell
1/[A]t = kt + 1/[A]0
NA = 6.022x1023
h = 6.626x10-34 Js
t1/2 = 0.693 /
k = Ae^[-Ea / (RT)]
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Exam 1 (Page 9 of 9)