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SEFAKO MAKGATHO
HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PATHOLOGY & PRECLINICAL SCIENCES

TEST 2

MODULE: MCHM010 DATE : 09/05/2016

(CHEMISTRY 1A)

TIME: 1.5 HOURS PAPER : P1 OF 1

MARKS : 60

INTERNAL EXAMINER : NFH Makhubela

MODERATOR : MJ Mofokeng

THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF …10…PAGES INCLUDING THE COVER PAGE

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. Answer all questions.

2. Write neatly and legibly.
3. Avoid using tippex

Question 1.

1.1. A chemical reaction releases 55.2 kcal. How many kilojoules does this
correspond to?

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 A) 231 kJ B) 0.231 kJ C) 13.2 kJ D) 1,320 kJ

1.2. Which of the following is true about the interaction between particles of
gases?
A) Weak interaction C) Strong interaction
B) No interaction D) Very strong interaction

1.3. Propanol, CH3CH2CH2OH, has the structure shown below. What is the
strongest type of intermolecular force that exists between two propanol
molecules?

A) London dispersion forces C) Temporary dipole interactions

B) Hydrogen bonding D) Dipole-dipole interactions

1.4. Which molecule(s) exhibit London dispersion forces?

A) CH4
B) CHCl3
C) NF3
D) HF
E) All of the molecules above exhibit London dispersion forces.

1.5. Which of the following is true about specific heat?

A) The larger the specific heat, the more the temperature of a substance
will change when it absorbs heat energy
B) The larger the specific heat, the less heat that must be added to
increase the temperature of a substance a given number of degrees
C) The larger the specific heat, the more heat that must be added to
decrease the temperature of a substance a given number of degrees
D) The larger the specific heat, the less the temperature of a substance
will change when it absorbs heat energy

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1.6. If 400. cal of heat is added to 25.0 g of 2-propanol at 21°C, what is the final
temperature? Specific heat for 2-propanol is 0.612 cal/([Link])

A) 26°C B) 47°C C) 52°C D) 5°C

1.7. Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point?

1.8. The Greek letter delta () may be written over the reaction arrow in a
chemical equation to indicate that

A) Heat is generated when the reaction occurs.

B) A catalyst is needed for the reaction to occur.
C) Water is needed for the reaction to occur.
D) Heat is needed for the reaction to occur.

1.9. How many carbon atoms are in 77.28 g of ethane (C2H6)?

A) 2.570 carbon atoms D) 1.94 × 1024 carbon atoms

B) 1.548 × 1024 carbon atoms E) 3.094 × 1024 carbon atoms

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 C) 3.51 carbon atoms
1.10. Sodium fluoride can be produced from the reaction between sodium metal
and fluorine gas. Which of the following represents the balanced chemical
equation for this reaction?

A) 2 Na(s) + F2(g)  2 NaF(s) C) Na+(s) + F–(g)  NaF(s)

B) Na(s) + F2(g)  NaF2(s) D) 2 Na(s) + F2(g)  Na2F2(s)
(E) Na(s) + F(g) NaF(s)
1.11. The conversion factor shown below was obtained from the balanced chemical
equation: 4 KO2(s) + 2 CO2(g)  2 K2CO3(s) + 3 O2(g). This conversion factor
would be used to calculate which of the following?

A) The amount of KO2 required to react with a certain amount of O2

B) The amount of O2 that can react with a certain amount of KO2
C) The amount of O2 that can be produced from a certain amount of KO2
D) The amount of KO2 that is required to produce a certain amount of O2
1.12. Beaker A contains 1 mole of iron atoms, and Beaker B contains 1 mole of
lead atoms. Which statement concerning these two samples is known with
certainty?

A) Beakers A and B contain samples with the same molar mass.

B) Beakers A and B contain an equal number of atoms.
C) Beakers A and B contain an equal volume of atoms.
D) Beakers A and B contain equal masses of atoms.

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1.13. Assume that the mixture of substances in Figure 1 undergoes a chemical
reaction. Which diagram represents a product mixture that is consistent with
the Law of Conservation of Mass?

A)

B)

C)

D) It is impossible to predict based on the information given.

1.14. One mole of oxygen molecules contains more atoms than one mole of lead
atoms.

A) True B) False

1.15. A patient's systolic pressure is measured as 128 mm Hg. What is this

pressure in units of atm?

A) 128 atm B) 1.28 atm C) 0.168 atm D) 9.73 x 10 4 atm

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1.16. Which gas law describes the relationship between the volume and
temperature of a sample of gas at constant pressure?

A) Boyle's law B) Avogadro's law C) arles's law D) Gay-Lussac's law

1.17. Since air is a mixture, it does not have a "molar mass." However, for
calculation purposes, it is possible to speak of its "effective molar mass." (An
effective molar mass is a weighted average of the molar masses of a
mixture's components.) If air at STP has a density of 1.285 g/L, its effective
molar mass is __________ g/mol. (1)

A) 26.94 B) 31.49 C) 30.00 D) 34.42

E) 28.80
1.18. The first person to investigate the relationship between the pressure of a gas
and its volume was __________. (1)

A Amadeo Avogadro
B Lord Kelvin
C Jacques Charles
D Robert Boyle
E Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
1.19. A gas cylinder containing 6.38 mol of neon has a pressure of 491 mm Hg at
295 K. If 3.22 mol of helium is added to this cylinder, at constant temperature
and volume, what will be the pressure in the cylinder?

A) 9.73 mm Hg B) 739 mm Hg C) 1460 mm Hg D) 248 mm Hg

1.20. How many moles are contained in 5.33 L of O 2 at standard temperature and
pressure?

A) 5.33 mol of O2

B) 22.4 mol of O2

C) 0.238 mol of O2

D) 1.00 mol of O2

Question 2.
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2.1. Ethylene and methanol have approximately the same molar mass.

2.1.1 Which compound has the higher melting point? No explanation. (1)
2.1.2. What type/s of intermolecular force/s is/are present in methanol? (3)
2.2. The specific heat of water is 1.00 cal/([Link]); the heat of fusion of water is 79.9
cal/g; and the heat of vaporization of water is 540 cal/g.

2.2.1. What does one mean by heat of vaporization? (1)

2.2.2. How much energy is released when 35 g of water vapour at 100 oC is
converted to ice at 0.0 oC? (7)

2.3. Show, by calculation, which quantity has the greater mass.

2.3.1. 2.00 mol of CO2 molecules or 3.01 x 1023 N2O molecules. (5)

2.4. Write out two half reactions to show how many electrons are lost or gained by
each species. (3)

2 Na + Cl2 → 2 NaCl

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Question 3.

3.1. If the daily recommended intake of sodium ions 2 400 mg, how many Na+ ions
does this corresponds to? (3)

3.2. TCDD, also called dioxin (C12H4Cl4O4), is a potent poison. The average lethal
dose in humans is estimated to be 3.0 X 10 -2 mg per kg of body weight. How
many molecules of TCDD does this correspond to? (3)

3.3. How hot must the air in a balloon be heated if initially it has a volume of 750. L
at 20 oC and the final volume must be 1000. L? (3)

3.4. What happens to the pressure of a sample with the following changes?

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 Double the volume and halve the Kelvin temperature. (3)

3.5. A weather balloon is partially filled with helium to allow for expansion at high
altitudes. At STP, tha balloon is filled with enough helium to give a volume of
25.0 L. At an altitude of 30.0 km and –35 oC, it has expanded to 2460 L. The
increase in volume causes the balloon to burst and a small parachute returns
the instruments to earth.

3.5.1. How many grams of helium were added to the balloon? (2)

3.5.2. What is the pressure, in mmHg, of the helium inside the balloon when it
burst? (3)

3.6. Automobile air bags use the decomposition of sodium azide (NaN 3) as their
source of gas for rapid inflation: 2NaN3 (s) → 2Na (s) + 3N2 (g)

What mass (g) of NaN3 is required to provide 40.0 L of N2 at 25.0 °C and 763
mm Hg? (3)

(20)

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