UP Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students (UP ALCHEMES)
Academic Affairs Committee - Reviews and Tutorials Series, A.Y. 2015-2016
Chem 16 LE 2 (SAMPLE EXAM)
I. Modified True or False. Write FALSE if the statement is incorrect, then change the underlined word to
correct the statement. Otherwise, write TRUE.
1. 2KCl + Cu(NO3)2→ 2KNO3 + CuCl2 is an example of a double displacement reaction.
2. If the actual yield falls below the theoretical yield, the law of conservation of matter has been
violated.
3. In the qualitative analysis experiment, a Ca2+ solution will form a white precipitate with a NaOH
solution, but adding even more NaOH results in the dissolution of the precipitate.
4. A closed system does not interact at all with its surroundings.
5. 58.44 g of sodium chloride contains 6.022 x 1023ions (to four significant digits).
6. In order to prepare 85.00 mL of 0.3000 M HCl from 12.000 M HCl, 4.000 mL of stock HCl solution
must be diluted with water (to four significant digits).
7. Chlorine is a better reducing agent than iodine.
8. In a chamber containing 25 g of oxygen gas, 25 g of carbon is oxidized. If no solid carbon remains,
the formation of carbon monoxide is guaranteed.
9. The formula weight of any substance in atomic mass units equals the molar mass of the substance
in grams/mole.
10. The internal energy of a system is a state function.
II. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. During a certain confirmatory test, you notice that no brown ring formed. Which of the following
cannot be a valid reason as to why no brown ring formed?
A. Nitrite was not present in the test solution.
B. Agitation might have prevented the formation of the brown ring.
C. The sulfuric acid solution was not concentrated enough.
D. The compound responsible for the formation of the brown ring is not concentrated enough to
actually form the brown ring.
2. You prepared a NaCl solution by adding 58.44 g of NaCl to a 1 L volumetric flask and then adding
water to dissolve it. When finished, the final volume in the flask was below the mark of the flask.
The prepared solution is:
A. Greater than 1 M because you added more solvent than necessary.
B. Less than 1 M because you added less solvent than necessary
C. Greater than 1 M because you added less solvent than necessary.
D. Less than 1 M because you added more solvent than necessary.
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of all exothermic reactions?
A. ∆H is negative.
B. An explosion occurs.
C. A decomposition or substitution reaction occurs.
D. ∆S is negative.
4. The reaction of finely divided aluminum, Al, and iron(III) oxide, Fe 2O3, is called the thermite
reaction and used when a source of intense heat is required. If 750.grams of aluminum and
750.grams of iron(III) oxide react to completion, what is the mass of the excess reagent?
A. 623 g C. 497 g
B. 2940 g D. 18.4 g
5. Stock hydrofluoric acid solution is 49.0% HF by mass and has a specific gravity of 1.17. What is the
molarity of the solution?
A. 2.87 x 10-2 M C. 2.09 x 10-5 M
B. 28.7 M D. 0.0209 M
6. A 50 ml 12.0 M H3PO4 solution is to be neutralized using a 1.0 M NaOH solution. How much NaOH
should be added to completely neutralize the solution?
A. 30 cL C. 600 cm3
B. 1200 mL D. 1.8 L
7. The weighted average atomic mass of chlorine is 35.45 amu. The masses of its two isotopes,
chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 are 34.96885 and 36.96590 respectively. What is the percent
abundance of chlorine-35?
A. 2.25% C. 77.5%
B. 75.9% D. 24.1%
8. Which of the following changes would always result in a negative ∆E?
A. The system gives off heat and does work.
B. The system absorbs heat and does work.
C. The system gives off heat and work is done on it.
D. The system absorbs heat and work is done on it.
9. When 5.0 × 10 J if energy is applied to a 10.0-g sample of arsenic, the temperature increases by 15
°C. What is the specific heat of arsenic?
A. 0.33 J/gºC C. 3.3 J/gºC
B. 33 J/gºC D. 75 J/gºC
10. The combustion of a 24-g sample was carried out in a bomb calorimeter, and resulted in a
temperature increase of 3ºC. If the heat capacity of the calorimeter was 4.0 kJ/ºC, what is the heat
of combustion of the sample in J/g?
A. 5J/g
B. 500J/g
C. 0.5J/g
D. 50J/g
11. Which of the following reactions is the least exothermic?
A. Na+(g) + Cl-(g) →NaCl(s)
B. Li+(g) + F-(g) → LiF(s)
C. Cs+(g) + I-(g) → CsI(s)
D. K+(g) + Br-(g) → KBr(s)
12. Which of the following contains the most number of oxygen atoms?
A. 1 mole of SO3
B. 1 molecule of sucrose
C. 0.5 mole of Al2(SO4)3
D. 6.02 x 1024molecules of CO2
III. Problem Solving. Answer the following problems. Box your final answers. Show complete solutions.
1. Given the reaction:
CO2(g) + 3H2(g)→ CH3OH(g) + H2O(g)
Calculate the enthalpy change for this reaction given the following bond energies in kJ/mol:
D(C-O) = 360; D(C=O)= 736;
D(H-H) = 436; D(H-O) = 464; D(C-H) = 414.
2. Write the balanced redox reactions of sodium sulfite and potassium permanganate in acidic,
neutral, and basic medium. Write the net ionic equations only.
3. A compound is found to have 0.545 g C, 0.0909 g H and 0.3636 g O, and was reacted to an alcohol
with a percent composition of 60% C and 13.3% H. The product is acetal and water. The compound
has a MW of 44 g/mol while the alcohol has 60g/mol. Note that the reaction is ACxHy Oz +
BCaHbOH→ CH3CH(OCH2CH2CH3)2 + H2O, where A, B, a, b, x, y, and z are constants.
Calculate:
a. The empirical formula of the compound
b. The molecular formula of the compound
c. Find the values of A, B, a, b, x, y, and z.
4. Use Hess’s law to determine ΔH° for the reaction C3H4(g) + 2H2(g)→ C3H8(g), given that
H2(g) + ½O2(g)→ H2O(l) ΔH° = -285.8 kJ
C3H4(g) + 4O2(g)→ 3CO2(g) + 2H2O(l) ΔH° = -285.8 kJ
C3H8(g) + 5O2(g)→ 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(l) ΔH° = -2219.1 kJ
5. What is the enthalpy change when a cube of ice 2.00 cm on edge is brought from –10.0 °C to a final
temperature of 23.2 °C? For ice, use a density of 0.917 g/cm3, a specific heat of 2.01 J g-1 °C-1, and an
enthalpy of fusion of 6.01 kJ/mol. The specific heat of liquid water is 4.18 J g-1 °C-1.
