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CHE REVIEW REVIEW WEEKLY EXAM 6
Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry
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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only.
1. Glycolic acid, a constituent of sugar-cane juice, is used in the processing of textiles and leather. A 0.10
M solution of glycolic acid, HOCH2COOH, has apH of 2.41. What is the Ka for the acid?
A. 1.6 E-3 B. 1.6 E-4 * C. 1.6E-5 D. 1.6E-6
2. From the data in #1, what is the degree of ionizationin the 0.10 M solution?
A. 3.9% * B. 8.9% C. 12.1% D. 17.7%
3. The ionization constants (Ka values) of four acids are shown below. Which Ka represents the weakest
of these acids?
A. Ka=1.0E-5* B. Ka=1E-4 C. 7.1E-3 D. 1.7E-2
4. Oxides of nonmetals react with water to form
A. acids * B. bases C. salts D. anhydrides
5. The active ingredient in aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid, HC9H7O4, a monoprotic acid with Ka=3.3E-4 at
25ºC. What is the pH of a solution obtained by dissolving two aspirin tablets, each containing 325 mg of
acetylsalicylic acid in 100 mL water?
A. 1.44 B. 2.48* C. 1.34 D. 1.74
6. Calculate the percent ionization of 0.10 M butanoic acid (Ka=1.5E-5) in a solution containing 0.05 M
sodium butanoate.
A. 3.0E-5 B. 3.0E-4 C. 3.0E-2* D. 4.52
7. What is the molar heat of combustion of methanol if combustion of 1.00 g of methanol causes a
temperature rise of 3.68ºC in a bomb calorimeter that has a heat capacity of 6.43 kJ/ºC.
A. 55.9 kJ/mol B. 923 kJ/mol C. 757 kJ/mol* D. 18.3 kJ/mol
8. What is the quantity of heat evolved when 100 g of H2O(l) are formed from the combustion of H2(g) and
O2(g)? H2(g) + 0.5O2(g)H2O(l) ∆H=-285.8 kJ
A. 285.8 kJ B. 51.44 kJ C. 2297 kJ D. 1587 kJ *
9. What is the frequency of light that has a wavelength of 432 nm?
A. 1.44E3 Hz B. 1.30E20 Hz C. 8.39E11 Hz D. 6.94E14 Hz *
10. 18.7 g of unknown acid is reacted with zinc to produce 800 cc of the gas at STP. What is the equivalent
weight of the acid?
A. 624 B. 173 C. 262 * D. 131
11. A solution is made of 25.0 mL of 0.250 M sulfuric acid and 15.0 mL of 0.500 M hydrochloric acid all
diluted to 250 mL. What is the resulting of the hydrated proton?
A. 80.0 M B. 0.08 M * C. 0.0558 M D. 0.030 M
12. The molecular diameter of CO is 3.19 x 10-8 cm, at 300 °K and pressure of 100 mmHg. What is the
mean free path of the gas in cm?
A. 6.86 x 10-6 B. 6.86 x 10-5 * C. 6.86 x 10-3 D. 2.86 x 10-4
13. An HCN-NaCN buffer solution has pH of 6. The HCN concentration is 0.2 M. Find the concentration of
the NaCN. Ka(HCN)=4E-10.
A. 7.9E-5M * B. 7.9 E-6 M C. 7.9 E-4 M D. 7.9 E-7 M
14. The solubility of barium sulfate is 0.0091 g/L at 25˚C. What is the value of the solubility product
constant of barium sulfate. The molecular weight of barium sulfate is 233 g/mol.
A. 1.52E-9 mole²/L² * C. 4.24E-8 mole²/L²
B. 8.63E-7 mole²/L² D. 2.98E-6 mole²/L²
15. Calculate the standard reaction Gibbs energy ΔrG° at 298 K for the combustion of ethane
C2H6(g) + 3½ O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(l)
given that the standard Gibbs energies of formation of the components at this temperature are
ΔfG°(C2H6, g) = -32.82 kJ mol-1, ΔfG° (CO2,g) = -394.36 kJ mol-1, ΔfG°(H2O,l) = -237.13 kJ mol-1.
A. -420.6 kJ/mol B. -664.3 kJ/mol C. -1467.3 kJ/mol * D. 350 kJ/mol
16. The equilibrium constant for the reaction
CO(g) + H2O(g) CO2(g) + H2(g) is K = 1.03 × 105 at 298.15 K. Calculate the standard reaction Gibbs
energy at this temperature.
A. -28.6 kJ/mol * B. -14.2 kJ/mol C. -2.40 kJ/mol D. 4.12 kJ/mol
17. The solubility of barium carbonate is 1.4 E-3 g / 100 ml solution. Determine its Ksp.
A. 5 E -9 * B. 4 E -7 C. 4.5 E -8 D. 5.6 E -10
18. What is the molar solubility of AgCl in 0.1 M NaCl solution? KSP of AgCl = 1.1 10–10
A. 1.1 E-9* B. 1.1 E-5 C. 1.1 E-8 D. 1.1 E-4
19. Tartaric acid, H2C4H4O6, has two acidic hydrogens. The acid is often present in wines and
precipitates from solution as the wine ages. A solution containing an unknown concentration of the acid
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is titrated with NaOH. It requires 22.62 mL of 2.000 M NaOH solution to titrate both acidic protons in
40.00 mL of the tartaric acid solution. Calculate the molarity of the tartaric acid.
A. 0.02262 M B. 0.04524 M C. 0.5655 M * D. 1.131 M
{20-21} A metal reacts with water with the evolution of hydrogen and formation of its hydroxide. One gram-
atom of the metal was allowed to react completely with water. The hydroxide solution formed was made up
to one liter. One hundred milliliters of this solution required 110 ml of 0.9091 N hydrochloric acid for
neutralization. The chloride of the metal was found to contain 13.7% of chlorine.
20. The volume of hydrogen gas liberated at S.T.P is
A. 22.4 L B. 44.8 L C. 11.2 L * D. 5.6 L
21. The atomic weight of the metal is
A. 297 * B. 197 C. 224 D. 226
22. Since the solution of the hydroxide of the metal is normal, the valency of the metal is
A. 1 * B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
{23-24} A solid metallic element burns in oxygen to produce an oxide which dissolves in water to give the
hydroxide of the metal. The hydroxide obtained from 1 gram of metal neutralizes 111.2 ml of normal
hydrochloric acid. The specific heat of the metal is 0.228 cal/g-°C.
23. What is the valency of the metal?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 * D. 4
24. What is the equivalent weight of the metal?
A. 9.33 B. 8.992 * C. 9.002 D. 9.005
25. When 50 mL of a nitric acid solution was titrated with 0.334 M NaOH, it required 42.80 mL of the base
to achieve the equivalence point. What is the molarity of the nitric acid solution?
A. 0.286 * B. 0.826 C. 0.682 D. 0.628
26. A 0.250 g sample of a solid acid was dissolved in water and exactly neutralized by 40.0 mL of 0.125 N
base. What is the equivalent weight of the acid?
A. 40 B. 44 C. 48 D. 50 *
27. Calculate the percentage of CaO in CaCO3.
A. 42.7% B. 45.6% C. 52.0% D. 56.0% *
28. A sample of impure sulfide ore contains 42.43% Zn. Find the percentage of pure ZnS in the sample.
A. 67.10% B. 63.10% * C. 56.05% D. 52.15%
29. A 2L bottle of concentrated hydrochloric acid, 12.4 M, is broken in the lab. What mass of calcium
carbonate, CaCO3, is required to neutralize the acid spill? The neutralization reaction gives CaCl2,
CO2, and H2O as products.
A. 0.4 kg B. 0.8 kg C. 1.2 kg * D. 1.6 kg
30 Thirty pounds of ice at 32°F is placed in 100 lb of water at 100°F. ( The latent heat of ice may be taken
as 144 BTU/lb). If no heat lost or added to the mixture, the temperature when equilibrium is reached is
A. 48°F B. 49°F C. 50°F D. 51°F *
31. A partly filled barrel contains 300 lb of water and 100 lb of ice at 32°F. How many pounds of steam at
212°F must be run into the barrel to bring its contents up to 80°F?
A. 30.5 lb * B. 36.1 lb C. 38.9 lb D. 39.7 lb
32. Determine the final temperature when 10 g of copper and 20 g of lead at -100°C are added to 50 g of
water at 50 °C. Disregard spurious heat losses. The atomic weight of copper is 63.55 g/mol, and the
specific heat of lead = 0.032 cal/g-°C = 0.134 J/g-°C.
A. 33.21 °C B. 38.21 °C C. 39.1 °C D. 45.21 °C*
33. A steam condenser receives 10 kg per second of steam with an enthalpy of 2,570 k/kg. Steam
condenses into liquid and leaves with an enthalpy of 160 kJ/kg. Cooling water passes through the
condenser with temperature increases from 13˚C to 24˚C. Calculate the cooling water flow rate in kg/s.
A. 533 B. 523 * C. 518 D. 528
34. A sample of metal weighing 400 g is heated to 96.5°C and then dropped into a calorimeter containing
2000 g of water at 20°C. If the final temperature becomes 21.5°C, what is the specific heat of the metal
in cal/g-°C.
A. 0.10 * B. 0.12 C. 0.14 D. 0.16
35. Consider the following reaction : 2C2H2(s) + 5O2(g) 4 CO2g) + 2H2O(g) ∆H = -2511 kJ/mol
Calculate the amount of heat transferred when 2.60 g of C2H2(g) is consumed in this reaction at
constant pressure.
A. 126 kJ B. 251 kJ * C. 502 kJ D. 3.26 E 3 kJ
36. Consider the reaction Pb2+(aq) + 2Cl- (aq) PbCl2(s) ∆H = -22.53 kJ/mol Calculate ∆H when
0.230 mol of PbCl2(s) is dissolved in water.
A. 5.18 kJ * B. -5.18 kJ C. 22.5 kJ D. -22.5 kJ
37. The fuel used in spacecraft must contain as much energy per gram of materials as possible. Based on
this consideration only, which of the following fuels is best suited to be a spacecraft fuel?
(I) dimethyhdrazine, (CH3)2NNH2; ∆H of combustion = -1694 kJ/mol
(II) methanol, CH3OH; ∆H of combustion = -726 kJ/mol
(III) ethanol , C2H5OH; ∆H of combustion = -1371 kJ/mol
(IV) octane , C8H18; ∆H of combustion = -5500 kJ/mol
A. dimethylhydrazine B. methanol C. ethanol D. octane *
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38. Calculate the change in internal energy for the combustion of 1.00 mol of propene given that change in
enthalpy is –2058 kJ.
A. –2052 kJ* B. 2052 kJ C. 2459 kJ D. –2450 kJ
39. For HI the molar entropy of vaporization is 89.0 J/K/mol and the molar enthalpy of vaporization is 21.16
kJ/mol. The temperature at which the value of ΔG becomes equal to zero for the vaporisation process
will be:
A. -273oC B. -35.2oC * C. 23.8 K D. 42oC
40. Cathode rays are
A. alpha particles B. electrons * C. gamma rays D. protons
41. The sun could be called a nuclear _____ reactor.
A. neutron B. isotope C. fission D. fusion *
42. Which type of radiation is not a stream of charged particles?
A. alpha rays B. beta rays C. gamma rays * D. cosmic rays
43. Which isotope is particularly useful or both diagnostic and therapeutic work with the thyroid gland?
A. cobalt-60 B. iodine-131 * C. technetium-99 D. tritium
44. _____ rays are fast moving electrons.
A. gamma B. beta * C. alpha D. kappa
45. Which substance is used as a coolant in a nuclear reactor?
A. neutrons B. hydrogen C. plutonium D. heavy water *
46. What is the symbol for the nucleus remaining after 35Cl17 undergoes beta emission?
A.35 Kr 18 B. 35 Cl 18 C. 35 Ar 17 D.35 Ar18 *
47. A nucleus has an atomic number of 40. What is its atomic number after beta emission?
A. 42 B. 44 C. 36 D. 41*
48. Given the nuclear reaction 92U235 +0n162Sm160 +30Zn72. To complete the equation, which of the
following should be done?
A. add 40n1 at the reactant side C. add 4 0n1 to the product side *
B. add 2He at the product side
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D. add 2He4 at the reactant side
49. Given the equation 94Pu239 +0n1 58Ce144 +20n1. The missing component of the equation is
A. 36Kr94 at the reactant side C. 36Kr94 at the product side *
B. the equation is already complete D. 36Kr94 should be added on both
50. A radioactive material has a half-life of 1400 years. How many grams disintegrated from an original
amount of 100 g at the end of 7000 years?
A. 3.125 B. 96.875 C. 6.25 D. 93.75
51. Au-198 has a half-life of 2.70 days. Assuming you start with a 10 mg sample of Au-198, how much will
remain after 10 days?
A. 0.768 mg * B. 0.0271 mg C. 1.27 mg D. 0.631 mg
52. The half-life for the beta decay of Pa-233 is 27.4 days. How many days must pass to reduce a 5-g
sample of Pa-233 to 0.625 g?
A. 27.4 days B. 137 days C. 109.6 days D. 82.2 days *
53. I-131 has a half-life of 8.04 days. Assuming you start with a 1.35 mg sample of I-131, how much will
remain after 13 days?
A. 0.268 mg B. 0.422 mg C. 0.440 mg * D. 0.835 mg
54. A fossil fern containing 0.110 lbm of carbon is carbon dated to determine its age. The decay rate of C-
14 in the fossil is 191 decays/min. How old is the fern? ( The half-life of C-14 is 5730 years, and the
rate of decay of C-14 in a living organism is 6800 decays/min-lbm C)
A. 7290 yrs B. 11300 yrs * C. 14100 yrs D. 23800 yrs
55. A 0.470-kg sample of charcoal recovered from the excavation of an ancient campfire has an activity of
0.5 E-3 μCi. What is its approximate age? half-life of C-14 =5730 years
A. 18,000 years B. 15,500 years * C. 10,000 years D. 8,000 years
56. How long (in minutes) will it take to plate a piece of automobile molding with 1 g of chromium metal
using a Cr3+ solution and a 2A current?
A. 46.4 * B. 52.1 C. 58.5 D. 62.1
57. A current of 0.1000 ampere is passed through a copper sulfate solution for 10 minutes using platinum
electrodes. Calculate the number of grams of copper deposited at the cathode from CuSO4 solution.
A. 0.01975 g * B. 0.0243 g C. 0.0385 g D. 0.0457 g
58. A solution of nickel sulfate (NiSO4) was electrolyzed for 0.75 hr between inert electrodes. If 17.5 g of
nickel metal was deposited, what was the average current?
A. 11 A B. 1300 A C. 21 A * D. 16 A
59. A current of electricity was passed through a series of cells containing AgNO3, CuSO4 and H2SO4
solutions for a period of 25 minutes. If the weight of silver deposited was 0.5394 g, what would be the
weight of copper?
A. 0.159 g * B. 1.59 g C. 15.9 g D. 159 g
60. How long must a current of 5 amperes pass through a 10 ohm resistor until a charge of 1200 coloumbs
passes through?
A. 1 min B. 2 min C. 3 min D. 4 min *
61. If a 1/3 horsepower pump runs for 20 minutes, what is the energy used?
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A. 0.06 ergs B. 0.25 kW C. 0.30 MJ * D. 0.11 kW-hr
62. How many calories are developed in 1.0 min in an electric heater which draws 5.0 Amp. When
connected to a 110 – volt line?
A. 4800 cal B. 5200 cal C. 6500 cal D. 7900 cal *
63. A 6 V insulated battery delivers a 5 A current over a period of 20 min. Calculate the heat transfer that
must occur to return the battery to its initial temperature.
A. 36 kJ B. 45 kJ C. –36 kJ * D. –45 kJ
64. A certain liquid has a viscosity of 1E4 poise and a density of 3.2 g/ml. How long will it take for platinum
ball with a 2.5 mm radius to fall 1 cm through the liquid? The density of platinum is 21.4 g/cm³.
A. 40.5 s * B. 28.4 s C. 33.4 s D. 48.9 s
65. A certain liquid has a viscosity of 2.5E4 poise and a density of 3.2 g/ml. How long will it take for
platinum ball with a 2.5 mm radius to fall 1 cm through the liquid? The density of platinum is 21.4 g/cm³.
A. 140.5 s B. 128.4 s C. 133.4 s D. 101.25 s *
66. A 190-cm³ sample of argon gas at 25ºC required 8.5 seconds to flow through a 1.00 m tube of 1.0 mm
radius. The inlet pressure for the gas was 1.02 bar, and the outlet pressure was 1.007 bar. The volume
of the gas was measured at 1.007 bar. What is the viscosity of the gas in Pa-s?
A. 4.6 E-6 B. 2.3 E-5 * C. 8.9 E-4 D. 5.1 E-3
67. The coefficient of viscosity for water vapor at 150ºC and 1.01 bar is 1.445E-5 Pa-s. Calculate the
molecular diameter of the water molecule under these conditions.
A. 4.22 nm B. 3.75 nm C. 2.12 nm D. 0.40 nm*
68. How many gram of gaseous ammonia contained in a 20,000 cm³ steel bomb immersed in a constant-
temperature bath at 75ºC will exert a pressure of 20 bars. Calculate the mass of the gas using the
Redlich-Kwong equation. Tc=405.6K Pc=111.3 atm
A. 261 g * B. 240 g C. 222 g D. 104 g
69. Estimate the molar volume of CO2 at 500 K and 100 atm by treating it as van der waals gas.
A. 0.152 l/mol B. 0.254 L/mol C. 0.305 L/mol D. 0.366 L/mol *
70. Calculate the volume that 1.5 mol of (C2H5)2S would occupy at 105ºC and 0.75 bar. Assume that van
der waals constants are ; a=19 dm6-bar/mol² and b=0.1214 dm³/mol.
A. 62 dm³ * B. 75 dm³ C. 68 dm³ D. 70 dm³
71. Use the van der Waals equation of state to calculate the pressure exerted by exactly 1 mol of gaseous
ammonia, NH3, held at a temperature of 1000 K in a vessel of volume 2.50 dm3. The values of the van
der Waals parameters for ammonia are a = 4.225 atm dm6 mol-2 and b = 3.71 × 10-2 dm 3 mol -1.
A. 3.33 kPa B. 3.31 Mpa * C. 1970 Pa D. 224 kPa
72. What is the freezing point lowering of a solution that contains 0.05 mole of sugar, 0.05 mole of
glycerine, and 0.05 mole of alcohol all in one liter of water?
A. 0.28ºC* B. 0.40ºC C. 0.65ºC D. 0.85ºC
73. A 0.01 molal solution of K3Fe(CN)6 freezes at -0.062°C. What is the apparent degree of dissociation?
A. 33% B. 50% C. 78% * D. 89%
74. Which of these 0.1 M solution will give the highest boiling at 1 atm
A. table salt solution C. sugar solution
B. barium chloride * D. potassium chloride
75. Find the Ka for tartaric acid if a 0.10 m aqeous solution freezes at -0.205ºC. Assume that only the first
ionization is of importance and that 0.10 m ≈ 0.10 M.
A. 2.4E-6 B. 5.5E-5 C. 8.7E-4 D. 1.1E-3*
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