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Part I (5 points each)

1. Consider the balanced equation: 2A + 3B C +2D. 0.85 mol A are mixed with 0.95 mol B at 750 K. After 0.24
mol of A are left, approximately how much B is left?
a. 0.015 mol
b. 0.025 mol
c. 0.035 mol
d. 0.050 mol
e. 0.065 mol
2. For the reaction 2A(g) + 3B(g) 2D(g), the following experimental data were
What is the order of the reaction with respect to A?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2.5
d. 2
e. 3
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

obtained for the rate of reaction.

Run [A] (M) [B] (M) Rate (M/min)
1

0.04

0.15

1.75

0.08

0.15

3.50

0.12

0.30

10.5

What is the order of reaction with respect to B?

0
1
2.5
2
3

4. For the reaction: 3BrO aq BrO3 aq 2Br aq , what is the rate of reaction, if [Br- ]/t = 0.12 M/min?
a. -0.12 M/min
b. 0.12 M/min
c. 0.06 M/min
d. 0.18 M/min
e. 0.04 M/min
5. Suppose for the above reaction, under different conditions, the concentration of Br- is 0.24 M after 1.0 min and its
concentration is 0.67 M after 3.00 min. What is the average rate of change of BrO- concentration?
a. 0.22 M/min
b. -0.22 M/min
c. -0.14 M/min
d. -0.32 M/min
e. 0.072 M/min

6. For the reaction A 2B, the natural log of the concentration of A versus time is plotted and produces a straight
line. The slope is 0.77 min-1. What is the approximate concentration of A after 150 s if [A]o = 0.9 M.
a. 0.00 M
b. 0.04 M
c. 0.07 M
d. 0.10 M
e. 0.13 M

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7. Calculate the approximate rate constant of a second-order reaction if the concentration of the reactant is 0.0700
M 40. s after the reaction starts and is 0.040 M 111 s after the reaction starts.
a. 0.15 M-1s-1
b. 0.27M-1s-1
c. 0.35 M-1s-1
d. 0.45 M-1s-1
e. 0.10 M-1s-1
8. For the water-gas shift reaction at 70 oC: CO(g) + H2O(l)
CO2(g) + H2(g), the initial pressure for the CO 950
torr? What is the CO pressure when the total pressure is 1300 torr.
a. 450 torr
b. 350 torr
c. 600 torr
d. 700 torr
e. None of the above
9. A reaction container has 0.90 atm A, which decomposes at a certain temperature according to the reaction:
A(g)
2B(g) + 0.5C(g). At equilibrium the pressure of B is 0.80 atm. What is the approximate value of Kp?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

0.1
0.5
2
2.5
4

10. Determine the equilibrium constant for the reaction: Sr3(PO4)2(s)

3Sr2+(aq) + 2PO43-(aq), given 0.23 mol of
Sr3(PO4)2 is added to 5 L of water and stirred. Equilibrium is established after 1x10-6 mol of Sr3(PO4)2 dissolves.
a. 1x10-31M3
b. 1x10-32M3
c. 1x10-33M3
d. 3x10-31 M3
e. 3x10-32 M3
11. The equilibrium constant for the reaction below is 5x10-3 M2 at 2500 K. What is Qc for the conditions given below
and in which direction the reaction goes to obtain equilibrium?
3L container container
a. QC = 7 x10-3 M2; to the left
b. QC = 7 x10-3 M2; to the right
c. QC = 7 x10-4 M2; to the left
d. QC = 7 x10-4 M2; to the right
e. QC = 3 x10-3 M2; to the right
12. Consider the exothermic reaction C2 H 4 g Cl2 g

A g

2 B g C( g )

0.3mol

0.1mol

0.2mol

C2 H 4Cl2 g . Which of the following changes would

not improve the equilibrium yield of C2 H 4Cl2 ?

a Increasing the volume of the container.
b. Removing C2 H 4Cl2 from the reaction mixture as it forms.
c. Lowering the reaction temperature.
d. Adding Cl2.
13. In which of the following solutions is solid AgCl the least soluble?

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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Pure water
In water plus NaCl (lots of solid NaCl added to water and stirred)
In water plus NaNO3 (lots of solid NaNO3 added to water and stirred)
In water plus AgOH (lots of solid AgOH added to water and stirred)
Bubbling NH3 gas through water (complex ion Ag NH 3 2 forms)

14. Which of the following compounds is soluble in water?

a. AgSO4
b. AgI
c. ZnS
d. CaCO3
e. Pb(CH3COO)4
15. You have a 0.55 M solution of copper (II) nitrate. What is approximate minimum concentration of potassium
iodate which produces a precipitate? The Ksp of copper (II) iodate is 7.4x10-8 M3.
a. 0.0001 mol/L
b. 0.0002 mol/L
c. 0.0005 mol/L
d. 0.0007 mol/L
e. 0.0004mol/L

16. BONUS. Calculate the equilibrium concentration of B for the following reaction: A g 2B g
9

equilibrium constant, K, is 1x10 . The initial conditions are 1M A, 1.5 M B, and no C.

a. 5.5x10-9 M
b. 5.5x10-8 M
c. 5.5x10-7 M
d. 5.5x10-5 M
e. 5.5x10-3 M

C g . The

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Part II.
E / RT

1a1. (2 pts) The rate constant, k, equals Ae a

. Data for k at various temperatures were obtained. ln(k) was
-1
-1
plotted versus T in K and produced a straight line. (ln(k) is y axis and 1/T is x axis.) The y-intercept is 20.0 and the
slope is -1.0x104 K. What is the activation energy in kJ?

1a1. (2pts) What is A (the Arrhenius factor)? Suppose this k is for a first order reaction, that is, the units
for k are 1/s.

1b1. (1 pts) What is the overall reaction.

Elementary reaction steps:

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C g
A( g ) B( g )

fast; equilibrium

2
C g D g
E g B( g )

slow

1b2. (2 pts) What is(are) the intermediate(s)? If none, write none.__________________________

1b3. (1 pt) What is the catalyst? If none, write none.__________________________

1b4. (4 pts) What is the rate law for the following proposed mechanism?

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2a. (4 pts) What is the solubility of aluminum hydroxide in a 0.40 M NaOH solution?

Al OH 3 s

2b1. (4 pts) The reaction is 2HI g

Al 3 aq 3OH aq Ksp 3x1034 M 4

H 2 g I 2 g . At equilibrium, at a certain temperature, a container

contains 0.60 M HI, 0.80 M H2, and 0.30 M I2. What is the equilibrium constant?

2b2. (4pts) Suppose the iodine concentration above is increased by 0.5 M? Calculate the new equilibrium
concentration of I2.

2HI g

H2 g I2 g

I
C
E

2b3. (4 pts) BONUS. Show (prove) that your answer is correct.