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Practice Exam 3
CHE 1B
Norco College

MCQ (10 x 4 pts)

1. Which of the processes will lead to a positive change in the entropy of the system?

a) Sodium chloride crystals form as saltwater evaporates.

b) Helium gas escapes from the hole in a balloon.
c) Stalactites (solid mineral deposits) form in a cave from dissolved minerals.
d) Water freezes in a freezer.

2. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

a) In spontaneous changes the universe tends toward a state of greater disorder

(entropy).
b) The entropy of a pure, perfect crystal at T = 0 K is zero.
c) The entropy of a system can decrease in a spontaneous process if the surrounding’s
entropy decreases even more.
d) The expansion of a gas into a vacuum is an example of an increase in entropy

3. A reaction with a ΔG° = -30 kJ/mol:

a) has a Keq = 0
b) has a positive Keq but Keq < 1
c) has a negative Keq
d) has a Keq > 1

4. Consider a perfectly insulated vessel which initially contains an ice cube at 0 ⁰C and water at
0 ⁰C. If the ice is the system and water is the surrounding, what are the signs/value of ∆Ssys,
∆Ssurr, and ∆Suniv once thermal equilibrium has been established?

∆Ssys ∆Ssurr ∆Suniv

a) 0 0 0
b) + ­ 0
c) + + +
d) + ­ +

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5. The third law of thermodynamics states:
a) The entropy of the universe is increases
b) The entropy of the universe is constant
c) The entropy is 0 at 0 K for a perfect crystal
d) The entropy of the universe is the sum of entropy of the system and entropy of the
surrounding

6. What are the oxidation numbers for nickel, sulfur, and oxygen in Ni2(SO4)3?

a) Ni +3; S +6; O -2
b) Ni +2; S +2; O -2
c) Ni +2; S +4; O -2
d) Ni +3; S +4; O -2

7. Which substance is the reducing agent in the following reaction?

MnO2(s) + 2Cl­(aq) + 4H+(aq) → Cl2(g) + Mn2+(aq) + 2H2O(l)

a) Cl2(g)
b) Cl­(aq)
c) Mn2+(aq)
d) MnO2(s)

8. Which statement about voltaic cells is not correct?

a) Chemical species can have their oxidation number decreased at the cathode.
b) Reduction occurs at the cathode.
c) Chemical species can have their oxidation number increased at the anode.
d) Elemental metal is converted to metal cations at the cathode

9. Which of the following transformations can take place at the anode of an electrolytic cell?
a) AuCl4­ to Au
b) Hg2+ to Hg22+
c) N2H5+ to HNO2­
d) [RhCl6]3­ to Rh(OH)2

10. Identify the strongest oxidizing agent from the following half-reactions and answer choices.
The standard reduction potentials (E0) are listed on the left.

+ 1.22 V MnO2(s) + 4H+(aq) + 2e– → Mn2+(aq) + 2H2O(l)

+ 0.61 V Hg2SO4(s) + 2e– →2Hg(l) + SO42–(aq)

­0.95 V SnO2(s) + 2H2O (l) + 4e– → Sn(s) + 4OH–(aq)

–1.48 V Cr(OH)3(s) + 3e– → Cr(s) + 3OH–(aq)

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 a) Cr(OH)3
b) SnO2
c) MnO2
d) Hg2SO4

Free response (12 x 5 pts = 60 pts)

11. Calculate the change in entropy that occurs in a system when 25.0 g of water condenses
from a gas to a liquid at 100.0 °C. The enthalpy of condensation is -40.7 (kJ/mol).

12. Determine ΔS0 for N2O4(g) ⇌ 2NO2(g) given the following information.
Substance S° (J/mol · K)
N2O4(g) 304.3
NO2(g) 240.45

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13. Hydrochloric acid (HCl) reacts with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to form sodium chloride (NaCl)
and water. If ΔH° = –56.13 kJ/mol and ΔS° = 79.11 J/(mol · K), what is ΔG° for this reaction at
20°C?

14. For the following reaction, at which temperature in °C will it be spontaneously favoring the
formation of the products?
A(g) + B(g) C(s) + D(g) ∆H˚ = -76.0 kJ/mol and ∆S˚ = -210 J/(K*mol)

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15. What is the ∆G0f for the weak acid HF at 25 ⁰C (Ka = 7.16 x 10-4)? (R = 8.314 J/(mol*K)). ∆G0f
= ­RTlnK where K is any equilibrium constant.

16. 3C(s) + 4H2(g) → C3H8(g)

Use known ΔG°rxn values below to calculate the ΔG°rxn of the above reaction and determine
whether the reaction is spontaneous.
C3H8(g) +5O2(g) → 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g) ΔG°R1 = -2074 kJ
C(s) + O2(g) → CO2(g) ΔG°R2 = -394.4 kJ
2H2(g) +O2(g) → 2H2O(g) ΔG°R3 = - 457.1 kJ

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17. Balance the following unbalanced equation in redox method in acidic solution.
H2CrO4 (aq.) + I­ (aq.) + → Cr3+ (aq.) + I2 (g)

18. Rank the strength of elements Ag, Au, and Sn as reducing agents in decreasing order (A>B>C),
from the following information. Explain your answer.
Sn + 2AgBr → SnBr2 + 2Ag
3Sn + 2AuBr3 → 3SnBr2 + 2Au
3Ag + AuBr3 → 3AgBr + Au

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19. Given the electrochemical reaction shown, what is the standard free energy change ∆G°cell?
Mg / Mg2+(aq) // Zn2+(aq) / Zn E˚ = +1.61 V

20. What is the equilibrium constant (K) for the following balanced reaction at 25 ⁰C?
0
3Zn(s) + 2Cr3+(aq) → 3Zn+2(aq) + 2Cr(s) 𝐸𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑙 = +0.0218 V

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21. What is the value of Ecell of the following concentration cell?
0
2Al(s) + 3Cd2+ (aq) → 3Cd (s) + 2Al3+ (aq) 𝐸𝐶𝑒𝑙𝑙 = 1.260 V
0.1 M 0.6 M

22. An aluminum (26.982 g/mol) can weighs 40.0 g. For how long would a current of 100.0 amp
need to be passed through a molten AlF3 electrolysis cell to produce enough aluminum to
replace a discarded can?

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 1 18
IA VIIIA
1 2
1 H 2 13 14 15 16 17 He
Hydrogen Helium
1.01 IIA The Periodic Table IIIA IVA VA VIA VIIA 4.00
3 4 (Updated using: [Link] 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
2 Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
6.94 9.01 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
3 Na Mg 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminum Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
22.99 24.31 IIIB IVB VB VIB VIIB VIIIB IB IIB 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.87 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.39 69.72 72.61 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
5 Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Indium Tin Antimony Tellurium Iodine Xenon
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 (97.97) 101.07 102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.70 121.76 127.60 126.90 131.29
55 56 57 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
6 Cesium Barium Lanthanium Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
132.91 137.33 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.84 186.21 190.23 192.22 195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38 207.20 208.98 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118
7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Uut Fl Uup Lv Uus Uuo
Francium Radium Actinium Rutherfordium Dubnium Seaborgium Bohrium Hassium Meitnerium Darmstadtium Roentgenium Copernium Ununtrium Flerovium Ununpentium Livermorium Ununseptium Ununoctium

(223) (226) (227) (265) (268) (271) (270) (277) (276) (281) (280) (285) (284) (289) (288) (293) (294) (294)

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
6 Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
140.12 140.91 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.04 174.97
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
7 Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium

232.04 231.04 238.03 (237) (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (262)

Generally soluble compounds with: Generally insoluble compounds with:

1. Li+, Na+, K+, NH4+ (always!) 6. carbonate ion, CO3-2
[except rule 1, which are soluble]
2. acetate ion, C2H3O2-
7. chromate ion, CrO4-2
3. nitrate ion, NO3- [except rule 1, which are soluble]
8. phosphate ion, PO4-3
4. halide ions (X), Cl-, Br-, I-
[except rule 1, which are soluble]
-EXCEPT: AgX, Hg2X2, and PbX2 are insoluble
9. sulfide ion, S-2
5. sulfate ion, SO4-2 [except rule 1, CaS, SrS, and BaS; are soluble]
-EXCEPT: SrSO4, BaSO4, and PbSO4 are insoluble 10. hydroxide ion, OH-
[except rule 1, Ca(OH)2, Sr(OH)2, and Ba(OH)2; are
soluble]