CHEMISTRY 1131

Dr. Hendrickson

HOUR EXAM 3

Spring 2010

March 15

PLEASE READ THIS COVER PAGE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

DO NOT OPEN THE EXAM UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
On the computer graded answer sheet in the appropriate boxes, enter your:
1. name
2. student identification number
3. lab section (In the four columns at the upper left of the sheet. Use a zero
before the lab section number. Ex., section 231 is written as 0231.)
Then fill in the corresponding bubbles below your name, ID number, and lab section.
Answer all questions on the computer graded answer sheet by filling in the proper
bubble with a No. 2 pencil. If you change an answer, erase the undesired mark
thoroughly. Mark only the best answer to each question. Programmable calculators are
not permitted during the exam.
A Periodic Table with atomic numbers and masses is printed on the back of this cover
sheet. There are 5 exam pages (double-sided) with 20 questions. When you are
instructed to begin the exam, please check that you have all pages. Scratch paper is
attached to the back of the exam. Good luck!

Useful Information
Spectrochemical Series:
I < Cl < F < OH < H2O < SCN < NH3 < en < NO2 < CN < CO

PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS

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1. Which of the following pairs of compounds would you expect to dissolve in each other?
I. CH3OH and C2H5OH
II. C8H18 and H2O
III. I2 and CCl4
A) I only
B) II only
C) III only
D) I and II only
E) I and III only
2. Calculate the solubility of silver sulfate in water, Ksp(Ag2SO4) = 1.5 x105.
A) 1.6 x102 M
B) 2.0 x102 M
C) 1.9 x103 M
D) 2.7 x103 M
E) 2.6 x102 M
3. A slightly soluble salt was found to have a Ksp of 3.87 x1017 and a solubility of 3.46 x105 M.
Which of the following could be the formula of this salt?
A) MX
B) M2X
C) MX3
D) M3X2
E) Not enough information is given.
4. When 25.0 mL of 3.7 x103 M NaF is added to 175.0 mL of a solution that is 0.010 M in Ba2+,
0.010 M in Ca2+ and 0.010 M in Mg2+, which of the following solids will precipitate?
A) BaF2(s)
B) CaF2(s)
C) MgF2(s)
D) BaF2(s) and MgF2(s)
E) CaF2(s) and MgF2(s)
5. Which of the following salts would have the lowest solubility in water?
A) AgBr, Ksp = 5.0 x1013
B) Ag2CrO4, Ksp = 2.6 x1012
C) AgCl, Ksp = 1.8 x1010
D) Ag3PO4, Ksp = 2.6 x1018
E) AgI, Ksp = 8.3 x1017

Salt
BaF2
CaF2
MgF2

Ksp
1.5 x106
3.2 x1011
7.4 x109

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6. In the experiment below, the same amount of solid was added to three different amounts of
water as shown. Which of the following statements is true about the system shown below?

A) The concentration of ions dissolved in solutions B and C are equal.

B) The number of ions dissolved in solutions A and B is equal.
C) The Ksp of the solid can be used to calculate the ion concentration in solutions A and C.
D) Solutions A, B and C are saturated.
E) Adding a small amount of water to solution C will decrease the concentration of ions.
7. When Ni(OH)2 solid is dissolved in a pH = 7.50 buffer solution, what is the [Ni2+] in the resulting
saturated solution? Ksp(Ni(OH)2) = 6.0 x1016.
A) 1.9 x108 M
B) 5.3 x106 M
C) 0.60 M
D) 6.0 x103 M
E) 1.9 x109 M
8. When 50.0 mL of 1.2 x103 M Cd(NO3)2(aq) is added to 250.0 mL of 0.05 M NaI(aq), what is
the equilibrium concentration of cadmium ions? Kf([CdI4]2) = 1.0 x106
A) 3.2 x105 M
B) 2.0 x104 M
C) 7.2 x105 M
D) 6.7 x105 M
E) 4.9 x109 M
9. What is the solubility of AgCl(s) in 2.0 M NH3(aq) solution?
Ksp(AgCl) = 1.8 x1010 and Kf([Ag(NH3)2] +) = 1.7 x107
A) 0.10 M
B) 5.5 x102 M
C) 3.1 x103 M
D) 6.1 x103 M
E) 7.8 x102 M

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10. Which of the following actions would increase the solubility of Fe(OH)3(s) in water?
I. Adding HCl(aq)
II. Adding Fe(NO3)3(aq)
III. Adding water
A) I only

B) II only

C) III only

D) I and II

E) I and III

11. Which of the following statements is false?

A) Valence bond theory predicts that octahedral complexes will have d2sp3 hybrid orbitals.
B) Crystal field theory predicts that tetrahedral complexes are always high spin.
C) Valence bond theory predicts that square planar complexes will have dsp2 hybrid orbitals.
D) Crystal field theory predicts that square planar complexes are always low spin.
E) Valence bond theory predicts the color of complex ions in solution.
12. According to crystal field theory, which of the following is the correct orbital occupancy for
[VCl6]4?

13. If [Mn(H2O)3(SCN)3] has five unpaired electrons, which of the following complexes must also
have five unpaired electrons?
I. [Mn(H2O)2(SCN)4] 2
II. [Mn(H2O)6] 2+
III. [Mn(SCN)6] 4
A) I only

B) II only

C) III only

D) I and II

E) I and III

14. Which of the following metal ions can form both high and low spin complexes?
A) Pd2+

B) Au+

C) Mn4+

D) Fe2+

E) Cd2+

15. If [Ru(en)3]2+ is red in solution, what color could [Ru(CN)6] 4 be in solution?

A) blue
B) violet
C) orange
D) green
E) All of these

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16. Which of the following statements is true concerning [NiCl6] 4 and [Ni(H2O)6]2+?
A) [NiCl6] 4 will absorb light of shorter wavelength than [Ni(H2O)6]2+.
B) [Ni(H2O)6]2+ will absorb light of higher energy than [NiCl6] 4.
C) [NiCl6] 4 will have a larger (crystal field splitting) than [Ni(H2O)6]2+.
D) [NiCl6] 4 will have more unpaired electrons than [Ni(H2O)6]2+.
E) All of these statements are true.

17. Given the following rate information, what is the correct balanced chemical equation?
Rate = [X]/t = [Y]/t = [Z]/t
A) 3Y X + 2Z
B) X 3Y + 2Z
C) Y X + Z
D) X + 2Z 3Y
E) X Y + Z

18. The data in the table were collected at constant temperature for this reaction.
2M(g) + X(g) M2X(g)
Trial Initial [M] (M) Initial [X] (M) Initial Rate (M/s)
1

0.030

0.040

1.46 x103

0.015

0.010

3.65 x104

0.015

0.020

3.65 x104

0.045

0.020

3.29 x103

Determine the correct rate law for this reaction.

A) rate = k[M]2[X]2
B) rate = k[M][X]2
C) rate = k[M][X]
D) rate = k[M]2[X]
E) rate = k[M]2

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19. Which of the following concentration versus time plots best represents the following reaction?

Time (s)

Time (s)

Time (s)

A
B

Time (s)

Concentration (M)

Concentration (M)

Concentration (M)

Concentration (M)

Concentration (M)

2A B

A
Time (s)

20. A reaction was found experimentally to be second order in X and first order in Y. The initial
rate was measured to be 3.72 x108 M/s when the initial concentration of X was 0.0297 M and
the initial concentration of Y was 0.0731 M. Calculate the rate constant for this reaction.
A) k = 1.71 x105 1/M2s
B) k = 2.40 x1012 1/M2s
C) k = 5.77 x104 1/M2s
D) k = 8.08 x1011 1/M2s
E) k = 1.73 x10 3 1/M2s