Chem 208 Fall 2008

Practice Questions for Final Exam

1. (10 pts) The following data were obtained for the standardization of HCl with NaOH:

Initial volume of HCl = 0.03 mL

Final volume of HCl = 35.18 mL
Initial volume of NaOH = 0.15 mL
Final volume of NaOH = 54.12 mL

Calculate the concentration of HCl if the NaOH concentration is 0.1523 M

[HCl] = 0.1523 mol NaOH (0.05397 L NaOH)(1 mol HCl) ( 1 )=

L NaOH ( 1 mol NaOH) (0.03515 L HCl)

0.2338 M HCl

2. ( ? pt.) In the back titration of aspirin, an excess amount of NaOH was reacted with aspirin and the
excess was then back titrated with HCl. Suppose a 0.4567 g sample of aspirin was reacted
with 43.012 mL of 0.1345 M NaOH and back titrated with 12.15 mL of 0.1124 M HCl to
reach the endpoint.

Calculate the weight percent of aspirin (Asp) in the sample.

nAsp = 0.1345 mol NaOH ( 0.04312L NaOH) _ 0.1124 mol HCl ( 0.01215 L HCl)
L L HCl

= 4.4339 X 10-3 mol NaOH (1 mol Asp ) (180.15 g Asp) = 0.3991 g Asp
( 2 mol NaOH) ( 1 mol Asp)

0.3991 g Asp (100%) = 87.38% Asp in sample

0.4567 g Asp

Calculate the mg of Aspirin in a tablet if the mass of one tablet is 0.3750 g.

mg Asp = 0.3750 g (0.8738) = 0.3276 g (1000 mg) = 327.7 mg

tablet 1g

3. (? Pts) The absorbance of four standard Fe2+ solutions was measured to obtain a calibration curve
that gave the following best fit line

y = 0.14432x + 0.001434 = A = mc + b; c=A-b

m
A vitamin tablet was dissolved and diluted to 250 mL in a volumetric flask. Then 20 mL of
that solution was removed and diluted to 100 mL in a volumetric flask. The absorbance of
this solution was measured to be 0.853.
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Calculate the concentration of Fe (μg/mL) in the 100 mL volumetric flask.

c = 0.853 – 0.001434 = 5.9 μg/mL

0.14432

Calculate the mg Fe per vitamin tablet.

Mg Fe 2+ = 5.9 μg/mL (100 mL)(250 mL)(1 mg) = 7.38 mg

tablet (20 mL) (1000 μg)

4. (? Pts.) From each pair below, circle the choice that corresponds to higher energy. Answers in blue
λ = wavelength
υ = frequency

a. λ = 250 nm or λ = 600 nm

b. υ = 1016 Hz or υ = 1012 Hz

c. Infrared Radiation or X- rays

d. Ultraviolet Radiation or Visible light

e. microwaves or gamma rays

5. (? pts.) An EDTA solution was standardized with a known CaCO3 solution. 0.2343 g of CaCO3 was
dissolved, transferred to a 250 mL volumetric flask, and filled to the mark. 25.00 mL of this
solution was placed in an Erlenmeyer flask using a transfer pipet. 22.35 mL EDTA was
required to titrate the CaCO3 solution to its endpoint.

Calculate the concentration of the EDTA solution.

M EDTA = 0.2343g CaCO3 (1 mol CaCO3) (1 ) (0.0250 L CaCO3)

100.1g CaCO3) (0.250 L CaCO3)

(1 mol EDTA) ( 1 ) = 0.01047 M

(1 mol CaCO3) (0.02235 L EDTA)
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6. (?pts.) Water hardness is determined by the amount of Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the water. A known EDTA
solution can be used to titrate water and determine its water hardness since EDTA forms
complexes with metal cations. Suppose it takes 22.54 mL of a 0.01222 M EDTA solution to
reach the endpoint when titrating a 25.00 mL sample of water. Assuming that only Ca2+ and
Mg2+ exist in the water solution, calculate the water hardness level (you know the units).

mg CaCO3 = (0.0122 mol EDTA) (0.02254 L EDTA) (1 mol CaCO3) (100.1g CaCO3)
L L (1 mol EDTA) (1 mol CaCO3)

(1000 mg) ( 1 ) = 1103 mg OR 1103 PPM

( 1g ) ( 0.0250 L CaCO3) L

7. (? pts.) Balance the following reaction and answer the questions:

8H+(aq) + 5Fe2+(aq) + MnO4- (aq) Mn2+ (aq) + 5 Fe3+ (aq) + 4H2O (l)

If 32.44 mL of a 0.03433 M MnO4- solution was needed to titrate the Fe2+ in a sample that
had a mass of 0.8834 g, then what is the mass of Fe2+ in the sample?

g Fe2+ = (0.03433 MnO4-) (0.03244 L MnO4-) (5 mol Fe2+) (55.85g Fe2+) = 0.31099g
L MnO4- (1 mol MnO4-)( 1 mol Fe2+ )

0.3110g Fe2+

What is the % wt. of Fe2+ in the sample?

Wt % = 0.3110 g (100) = 35.20 %

0.8834 g

8. ( ?pts. ) An FM station broadcasts classical music at 93.5 MHZ (1 MHz = 106 Hz). Find the
wavelength in meters (m), nanometers (nm) and angstroms (Ǻ) of these radio waves.

c= λv ; λ = c = 3.0 X 108 m/s = 3.21 m; 3.21 X 109 nm ; 3.21 X 1010 Ǻ

v 93.5 X 106 1/s
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9. (?pts) Ozone absorbs light having wavelengths of 220 nm thus protecting organisms on the Earth’s
surface from the this high-energy UV radiation emitted from the sun. What is the frequency
and energy of one of these photons? What is the energy of a mole of these photons?

V = c = 3.0 X 108 m/s = 1.36 X 1015 s-1 (Hz)

λ 220 X 10-9 m

E = hv = 6.63 X 10-34 J/s ( 1.36 X 1015 s-1) ( 1 kJ ) = 9.04 X 10-22 kJ

(1000 J)

(9.04 X 10-22 kJ ) (6.02 X 1023 photons) = 544 kJ

( photons ) ( mol ) mol

10. (?pts) The ground state electron configuration of Li is 1s22s1. The energy required to excite the
valence electron in Li to the configuration of 1s22p02p1 is 178.5 KJ/mole. When the
molecule relaxes it will emit photons of the same energy. Calculate the wavelength (in nm),
and frequency (in Hz) of the emitted photons? (Avogadro’s number = 6.02 X 1023 mole-1)

E = hv (6.02 X 1023 mol-1); v = E = 4.47 X 1014 s-1 (Hz)

h (Avo)

c = λv; λ = c = 3.0 X 108 m/s ( 10 9 nm) = 671 nm

v 4.47 X 1014 s-1 ( 1m )

11 (?pts. ) Balance the following redox reactions:

Al + H2SO4 Al2(SO4)3 + H2
2Al 3H2SO4 3H2

Cu + HNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + NO2

4HNO3 2NO2 + 2H2O

Cr2O72- + C2O42- Cr2+ + CO2

14H+ 3C2O42- 2Cr2+ 6CO2 + 7H2O
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12. (?pts.) What value of absorbance corresponds to 45.0% T?

A = -log (T) = -log (0.45)

A = 0.347

If a 0.100 M solution exhibits 45.0% T at some wavelength, what will be the % T for a
0.200 M solution of the same substance at the same wavelength?

LOGIC: From Beer’s law A = ebc. Absorbance and concentration are directly proportional.
If A is 0.347 of a 0.100 M solution, then the A will be 0.694 of a 0.200 M solution. Thus, for
example, a 2X increase in concentration will equal a 2X increase in absorbance

2(0.343) = 0.694
A = -log (T)
Remember log rules
T = 10(-A) = 10 (-0.694) = 0.2023
T (100%) = %T
0.2023 (100) = 20.2 %

13. What is the molarity of concentrated H2SO4 if its concentration is 85% (w/w) and its specific
gravity is 1.48 kg/L?
85% = Xg
100 g

1.48 kg (1000 g) (85 g ) (1 mole H2SO4 ) = 12.82 M H2SO4

L (1 kg ) (100 g ) ( 98.06 g H2SO4)