1.

How many of the following five silver salts are more soluble in acidic (H+) solution
than in pure water?

Ag2CO3 AgCl AgI AgBr AgClO4

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

e) 5 (All are more soluble in acidic solution than in pure water.)

2. Calculate the average carbon-fluorine bond energy using the following information:

Bond Bond Energy (kJ/mol)

C H 413
C=C 614
C C 347
H H 432
F F 154

The average C F bond energy is equal to:

a) 64 kJ b) 485 kJ c) 970 kJ d) 128 kJ e) 970 kJ

3. Which of the following statements is false?

a) The energy of the universe is constant.

b) Heat is a path function.
c) The internal energy of a system is the sum of its potential and kinetic energies.
d) When a gas expands against a constant external pressure, the surroundings are
doing work on the system.

4. Which of the following statements (a-c) correctly relates chemical potential energy
and bond strength?

a) Compounds with strong bonds have high potential energy.

b) Compounds with weak bonds have low potential energy.
c) Compounds with weak bonds have high potential energy.
d) Statements a and b are both correct.

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For the next two questions, consider the following data for an unknown substance X:

Hvap = 20.00 kJ/mol specific heat capacity of solid = 3.00 J/g C

Hfus = 5.00 kJ/mol specific heat capacity of liquid = 2.50 J/g C
boiling point = 75.0 C molar mass = 100.0 g/mol
melting point = 15.0 C

5. In the heating of substance X, energy (heat) is added at a constant rate of 450.0 J/min.
At this rate, how long will it take to heat 10.0 g of X from 35.0 C to 25.0 C?

a) 78.9 min b) 7.89 min c) 3.33 min d) 4.67 min e) 3.56 min

6. When the temperature of 1.000 mol of X(g) is lowered from 100.0 C to form X(l) at
50.0 C, 28.75 kJ of heat are released. Calculate the specific heat capacity of X(g).

a) 2.00 J/g C b) 1.00 J/g C c) 1.50 J/g C

d) 0.500 J/g C e) 1.75 J/g C

7. When H2(g) and Cl2(g) are reacted in a 4.0 L container, HCl(g) is produced in an
exothermic reaction. Which of the following changes (a-d) would not cause the reaction
to shift right to reestablish equilibrium?

a) Some HCl(g) is removed.

b) The temperature is decreased.
c) More H2(g) is added.
d) The volume of the container is decreased to 2.0 L.
e) All of the changes (a-d) would cause the reaction to shift right.

8. Consider the following reaction at T = 25°C:

H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2 HI(g) K = 1000

Which of the following statements is false?

a) The value of the equilibrium constant depends on the amounts of reactants

and products that are mixed together initially.
b) For this reaction, Kp = K.
c) At equilibrium, the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse
reaction.
d) At equilibrium, [HI]2 > [H2] × [I2].
e) At equilibrium, the concentration of reactants and products are constant.

9. H and E are approximately equal to each other in all of the following constant
pressure processes except for:

a) COCl2(g)CO(g) + Cl2(g)
 b) H+(aq) + Cl (aq) + Na+(aq) + OH (aq)H2O(l) + Na+(aq) + Cl (aq)
c) H2(g) + I2(g)2 HI(g)
d) CO(g) + H2O(g)H2(g) + CO2(g)
e) Hg(s)Hg(l)

10. Consider the solubility of solid Cd(OH)2 in the various solutions (I-III) below:

I. Solubility of Cd(OH)2(s) in 1.0 M HNO3

II. Solubility of Cd(OH)2(s) in pure water
III. Solubility of Cd(OH)2(s) in 1.0 M NaOH

Rank the solubility of AgOH in solutions I-III from lowest molar solubility to highest
molar solubility.

a) I < II < III b) I<III<II c) II < I < III

d) II < III < I e) III<II<I f) III< I < II

11. Which of the following statements is false?

a) In a bomb calorimeter, E can be determined.

b) When an endothermic reaction is performed in a calorimeter, the temperature of
the calorimeter increases.
c) An element in its standard state has a standard enthalpy of formation equal to
zero ( Hf = 0).
d) Hess’s law is based on the fact that enthalpy is a state function.
e) In a coffee cup calorimeter, the heat released or gained at constant pressure (qp) can
be determined.

12. Consider the following endothermic reaction:

N2(g) + O2(g) 2 NO(g)

Which of the following statements is false concerning this reaction?

a) N2 should have a relatively large bond energy.

b) The enthalpy change for this reaction is positive.
c) The reactant bonds are overall weaker than the product bonds.
d) Bond energies should give a good estimate for the enthalpy change since
all substances are gases.
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[Link] the following reaction at some constant temperature:

2 CO2(g) ⇌ 2 CO(g) + O2(g) K=2.0×106

In an experiment, 4.0 mol of CO2 and 2.0 mol of CO are each placed into a 1.0 L
rigid container. Calculate the concentration of O2 ([O2]e = ?) once the reaction has
reached equilibrium.

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a) 5.0×10 M b) 1.0 × 10 6 M c) 2.0 × 10 6 M
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d) 4.0×10 M e) 8.0 × 10 6 M

14. How many of the following (I-V) is/are intensive properties?

I. Mass
II. Temperature
III. Volume
IV. Concentration
V. Enthalpy

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5 (All are intensive properties.)

15. Consider the following reaction at some constant temperature:

 H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2 HI(g) Kp = 0.010
In an experiment, H2(g) at 1.00 atm, I2(g) at 1.00 atm, and 1.00 atm of HI are mixed
together initially. At equilibrium, what is the partial pressure of HI(g)?

a) 0.57 atm b) 0.43 atm c) 0.14 atm d) 0.25 atm e) 0.50 atm

16. Consider the following reaction:

4 H2O(g) + 3 Fe(s) ⇌ 4 H2(g) + Fe3O4(s)

What is the correct equilibrium constant expression for this reaction?

]
[H2O]4 [Fe]3 [H2 ][Fe 3O4 ] [H 2
a) K b) K c) K
[H2 ]4 [Fe 3O4 ] [H2 O][Fe] [H2O]

[H2 ]4 [Fe 3O4 ] [H2 ]4

d) K e) K
[H2O]4 [Fe]3 [H2O]4

17. Earlier in the semester, we labeled weak acids as weak electrolytes. Weak
electrolytes are substances where only a small quantity of the compound breaks up into
ions. Weak acids are typically less than 5% dissociated in water. The equilibrium
reaction describing the dissociation of acetic acid is:
HC H O (aq) ⇌
2 3 2 H+(aq) + C2H3O2 (aq) K=?

Given that acetic acid (HC2H3O2) is a weak electrolyte (weak acid), which of the
following is most likely the K value for the above equilibrium reaction?

a) 7.2 1027 b) 6.1 1014 c) 5.4 1012 d) 1.5 e) 1.8 10 5

18. Given:

2 Cu2O(s) + O2(g) 4 CuO(s) H = 288 kJ

Cu2O(s) CuO(s) + Cu(s) H = 11 kJ

Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation ( Hf ) for CuO(s).

a) 155 kJ/mol b) 155 kJ/mol c) 299 kJ/mol

d) 299 kJ/mol e) 166 kJ/mol

19. Consider the following reaction at some constant temperature:

2 O3(g) ⇌ 3 O2(g) K=?

 2.00 moles of O3(g) are placed into a 5.00 L rigid container and the O3(g) then reacts to
reach equilibrium. At equilibrium 2.70 mol of O2(g) are present. Calculate the value of
the equilibrium constant, K, for this reaction.

a) 98 b) 490 c) 340 d) 3.4 × 104 e) 0.98

20. Excess PbCl2(s) is added to 100.0 mL of water. Calculate the concentration of Pb2+
in solution ([Pb2+]e = ?). Ksp for PbCl2 = 1.6 10 5.

a) 0.016 M b) 0.032 M c) 0.064 M d) 0.10 M e) 2.0 × 10 3 M

21. Consider the following reaction and equilibrium constant value at some temperature:

N2O4(g) ⇌ 2 NO2(g) K=8.0

An equilibrium mixture contains 6.0 mol of N2O4(g) in a 3.0 L container. How many
moles of NO2(g) are present in this equilibrium mixture?

a) 2.0 mol b) 4.0 mol c) 6.0 mol

d) 8.0 mol e) 12 mol

22. The solubility of Ag3PO4(s) in 0.20 M AgNO3 is 2.2 × 10 16 mol/L. Calculate the Ksp
value for Ag3PO4.

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a) 1.8 × 10 b) 6.3 × 10 c) 4.8 × 10 32
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d) 4.4 × 10 e) 9.7 × 10

23. Which of the following statements is false?

a) The internal energy of a system decreases when more work is done by the
system than heat is flowing into the system.
b) At constant volume, the internal energy change for a system is equal to the amount
of heat flow ( E = qv).
c) The internal energy of a system increases when work is done on the system and heat
is flowing into the system.
d) For the process of boiling water, the sign of q is negative.

24. The combustion of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH, molar mass = 122 g/mol) is commonly
used to calibrate bomb calorimeters. In a bomb calorimeter, 1.22 g of benzoic acid is
combusted, resulting in a temperature increase from 23.25 C to 26.47 C. Given that the
 energy of combustion of benzoic acid is 3220 kJ/mol, calculate the heat capacity of the
calorimeter.

a) 1000 kJ/ C b) 10.0 kJ/ C c) 1220 kJ/ C

d) 0.379 kJ/ C e) 8.20 kJ/ C

25. Consider the following solutions prepared in two separate beakers:

Beaker 1: 100.0 mL of 3.0 10 4 M Pb(NO3)2(aq) mixed with 100.0 mL of

2.0 10 4 M KI(aq); Ksp for PbI2 = 1 10 8.
Beaker 2: 100.0 mL of 3.0 10 4 M Pb(NO3)2(aq) mixed with 100.0 mL of
2.0 × 10 4 M K2SO4(aq); Ksp for PbSO4 = 2.0 10 8.

In which of the beakers will a precipitate form?

a) PbI2(s) will form in beaker 1 and PbSO4(s) will form in beaker 2.

b) PbI2(s) will form in beaker 1 and no precipitate will form in beaker 2.
c) No precipitate will form in beaker 1 and PbSO4(s) will form in beaker 2.
d) No precipitate will form in either beaker.

26. Which of the following salts has the largest molar solubility in pure water?

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a) FeCO3, Ksp = 2.1 10 b) Ag2CrO4, Ksp = 9.0 10
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c) CaF2, Ksp = 4.0 10 d) AgCl, Ksp = 1.6 10
27. Consider the reaction:

2 CH3OH(1) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l) Hrxn = 1452 kJ for which Hf for H2O(l) = 286
kJ/mol and Hf for CO2(g) = 393 kJ/mol. Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation for methanol.

a) 239 kJ/mol b) 478 kJ/mol c) 478 kJ/mol d) 239 kJ/mol e) 0 kJ/mol

28. Calculate the molar solubility of Ba3(PO4)2(s) in 0.10 M K3PO4. Ksp for Ba3(PO4)2 =
6.0 × 10 39.

a) 8.9 × 10 9 mol/L b) 1.1 × 10

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mol/L c) 2.8 × 10 13 mol/L
d) 7.7 × 10 20 mol/L 9
e) 1.1 × 10 mol/L

29. The enthalpy change for a strong acid-strong base reaction is 56 kJ/mol. Consider a
coffee-cup calorimeter in which 0.10 mol of HCl is added to 0.10 mol of NaOH to make
200.0 g of solution. If the initial temperature of the solution is 24.6 C and the specific
heat capacity of the solution is 4.18 J/g C, calculate the final temperature of the reaction
mixture.
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) H2O(l) + NaCl(aq) H= 56 kJ/mol
a) 25.2 C
b) 26.8 C c) d) e) 31.3 C
28.9 C 29.6 C

30. When 50.0 mL of 2.0 M AgNO3(aq) is mixed with 50.0 mL of 3.0 M Na2CrO4(aq), a
precipitate of Ag2CrO4(s) forms (Ksp for Ag2CrO4 = 9.0 × 10 12). Once equilibrium has
been established, calculate the Ag+ concentration ([Ag+]e = ?).

a) 1.3 × 10 4 M b) 3.0 × 10 6 M c) 2.6 × 10 4 M

d) 1.0 M e) 1.5 × 10 6 M