CH 117 Exam I Summer 2006 Name:________________________

Write the letter corresponding to the BEST answer in the line provided before each question.
Please keep your answers covered as you proceed through the exam. Each multiple choice question is worth 6 points.

___ 1. The rate of reaction for aA + bB = cC +dD is : ___ 8. A 3.50 L container initially has 0.120 moles of HBr,
a) –∆A/∆t 0.086 moles of Cl2, 0 moles of HCl and 0 moles of Br2. The
b) ∆A/∆t final amount of HBr is 0.007 moles. What is the final
c) –∆A/(a ∆t) concentration of Cl2? 2HBr + Cl2 ↔ 2 HCl + Br2 (all gasses)
d) ∆A/(a ∆t) a) 0.034 M
e) none of the above b) 0.0295 M
___ 2. Which statement is false for the reaction NNO + CO → c) 0.0070 M
NN + OCO, rate=k[NNO]2[CO] ? d) 0.086 M
a) The reaction is first order in NNO e) 0.0084 M
b) The reaction is third order overall ___ 9. What is Kp for 2HBr (g) + Cl2 (g) ↔ 2 HCl (g) + Br2 (l)
c) The reaction is first order in CO at 808K, if Kc = 2.4 x 10-3 ?
d) The reaction cannot happen as an elementary step a) 9.4 x 10-8
e) None of the above b) 3.6 x 10-7
___ 3. The rate constant for the reaction A J B is 0.27 M hr-1 . c) 4.2 x 102
What is the rate of reaction when the concentration of A is d) 2.9 x 10-4
0.200M ? e) zero
a) 0.27 M-1 hr-1 ___ 10. For 3 Fe (s) + 2 O2 (g) Q Fe3O4 (s), the equilibrium
b) 0.27 M hr-1 constant expression is
c) 0.054 M hr-1 a) [Fe3O4] / [Fe]3
d) 0.0108 M hr-1 b) [Fe3O4] / [O2]2
e) impossible to determine from the information given c) [Fe3O4] / [Fe][ O2]
___ 4. For N2 (g) + 2 NO (g) J 2 N2O (g), the data below were d) [Fe3O4]2 / [Fe][ O2]2
obtained. What is the rate law? e) none of the above
Expt [N2] [NO] Initial rate (M s-1) ___ 11. Applying LeChatelier's Principle to the reaction A + B
1 0.010 M 0.010M 1.5 x 10-6 ↔ C + D, which of the following is true? (All reactants and
2 0.010 M 0.020 M 6.0 x 10-6 products are gasses!) ΔH = -15.0 kJ/mol
3 0.040 M 0.010 M 2.4 x 10-5 a) adding heat shifts equilibrium right
2 2
a) rate = k [N2] [NO] b) adding A shifts equilibrium left
b) rate = k [N2] c) adding D shifts equilibrium right
c) rate = k [NO] d) doubling volume shifts equilibrium left
d) rate = k [N2] [NO] e) adding catalyst leads to no change in equilibrium
e) rate = k [N2] [NO]2 ___ 12. For N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) Q 2 NH3 (g), A chemist initially
___5. What is k from the above problem? adds only reactants. Which is true?
a) 2.40 x 10-4 s-1 a) Q= 0
b) 8.00 x 10-5 M-1 s-1 b) Q = infinity
c) 2.40 x 10-2 s-1 c) Q cannot be determined
d) 1.50 x 102 M-3s-1 d) Q can be calculated but Kc is needed to predict
e) 8.00 x 105 M s which way reaction shifts toward equilibrium
___ 6. For the following mechanism, the intermediates are: f) None of the above
2X + Y J W + 2Z fast ___ 13. Which substances mix together because they hydrogen
W+ZJW+U+V slow bond ?
V + Z J 2W + Y fast a) CH4 and CH3OH
b) H2O and CH4
a) X and Y c) CH3OH and H2O
b) W and Y d) BH3 and NH3
c) Z and Y e) CH4 and C4H10
d) Y only ___ 14. In the process of dissolving NaCl in water, which
e) Z and V statement is false?
___ 7. For the mechanism in question 6, the rate law is (ignoring a) separating ions from the crystal is endothermic
the need to recast in terms of reactants only): b) separating solvent molecules is endothermic
a) rate = k[X][Y] c) solute solvent interactions are exothermic
b) rate = k[X]2[Y] d) the overall reaction must be endothermic
c) rate = k[W][Z] e) sodium ions are attracted to the oxygen end of the
d) rate = k[V][Z] water molecules
e) rate = k[W][U][V]
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15. A reaction at 300K has a rate constant of 1.4 x 10−8. The same reaction has a rate constant of 6.7 x 10−4 at 350K. What is the
activation energy for the reaction?. (12 pts)

16. A mixture of 1.24 M N2 and 1.56 M O2 was placed in a flask at 603 K. The equilibrium constant for the reaction
N2 (g) + O2 (g) J 2 NO (g) is 1.7 x 10-5 at this temperature. Calculate the concentrations of N2, O2 and NO at equilibrium. (12
pts)

17. The isotope K40, with a half life of 1.37 x 109 years, decays to Ar40, which is stable. Radioactive decay follows first order
kinetics. Moon rocks from the Sea of Tranquility have a ratio of these potassium atoms to argon atoms of 1:7. Estimate the age of
these rocks, assuming that the lunar magma had no argon in it when it solidified. Keep in mind that the age of the solar system is
around 4.6 billion years old.

Quadratic formula: x = [-b ± sqrt(b2 - 4ac)]/2a if x2 + bx + c = 0

Arrhenius Equation: k = A exp[-Ea/RT] or ln(k) = [ -Ea/R ] * 1/T + ln A
Van’t Hoff Equation: ln(K1/K2) = [ -ΔH /R ] { 1/T1 − 1/T2 }
R = 8.314 J/[mol K] R = 0.0821 [L atm]/[mol K]
Zero order [A] = -kt + [A0], t1/2 = [ A0]/2k
First order ln[A] = -kt + ln [A0] or [A] = [A0] exp[-kt] ; t1/2 = ln(2)/k
Second order 1/[A] = kt + 1/[A0] ; t1/2 = 1/[k A0]
Kp = Kc (RT)Δn