Review Questions
Review Questions
Review Questions
7. A current is passed through a molten mixture of ZnI 2 and KCl. The product at the cathode is:
A) K+ B) Cl– C) I2 D) Zn E) K
9. Tritium is radioactive and decays with a half-life of 12.5 years. If an experiment starts with
1.0010–6 moles of tritium, the number of moles of tritium left after 4.5 years is
A) 1.110–7 B) 7.810–7 C) 3.610–7 D) 4.810–6 E) 1.010–9
10. The rate constant for a particular first order reaction at 500C is 1.2010–4 s–1. The rate constant
for this reaction at 600C is 6.8010–3 s–1. The activation energy in kJ/mol for this reaction is:
A) 27.4 B) 226 C) 318 D) 3.36 E) 33.6
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Problem Questions:
11. Calculate the work needed to make room for products in the combustion of 2 moles of C4H10(g) to
carbon dioxide and water vapor at STP (1 L·atm = 101.325 J).
12. At the normal boiling point of CH3CH2OH(l), 315.7 K, the value of the standard enthalpy of
vaporization is 38.7 kJ•mol-1. Assuming that CH3CH2OH(g) behaves as an ideal gas and that the
molar volume of CH3CH2OH(l) is negligible compared to that of CH3CH2OH(g), calculate the
values of q, w, Uo, So, and Go for the reversible vaporization of 1 mole of CH3CH2OH(l) at
315.7 K and 1 atm.
13. If the Ksp of AgI is 8.510–17 at 298 K, calculate Grxn for the reaction of 5 mL of 0.20 M
AgNO3(aq) with 5 mL of 0.20 M NaI(aq) at 298 K.
14. Balance the reaction: IO3–(aq) + I–(aq) I3–(aq) which occurs in acidic solution.
19. Consider a voltaic cell at 298K with the net cell equation:
H2(g) + 2AgCl(s) 2H+(aq) + 2Cl–(aq) + 2Ag(s)
a) Write the appropriate half reactions and calculate the cell potential under standard conditions.
b) With [Cl–] = 1.0M & P(H2) = 1.00 atm, the measured cell voltage is +0.340V. Calculate pH.
20. When 1 M NiBr2(aq) is electrolyzed at pH = 7, what is the product formed at the anode (or
cathode)? Assume that no overpotential is present and standard conditions are used. If one were to
assume an overpotential of 0.50 V in the production of any gases, does your answer change?
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21. Sodium metal is produced commercially by the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride. Calculate
the mass of sodium and the volume of chlorine gas measured at 1 atm and 25C produced by a
current of 20.0 amperes in 1.00 hour.
22. How many moles of O2(g) are produced by electrolysis of Na2SO4(aq) if 0.240 A is passed through
the solution for 65.0 minutes?
23. A proposed mechanism for the gas phase reaction of bromine with bromoform (tribromomethane) is:
Br2(g) 2Br•(g) K1, fast equilibrium
Br•(g) + CHBr3(g) HBr(g) + •CBr3(g) k2, slow
•CBr3(g) + Br• (g) CBr4(g) k3, fast
Write the overall reaction and find an expression for the rate law.
24. Plot the energy profiles (and identify E a, forward) for the following reaction mechanisms:
(i) a slow step followed by a fast step (overall endothermic reaction)
(ii) a fast step followed by a slow step (exothermic reaction)
DATA
1 atm = 1.013×105 Pa 1 L = 10–3 m3 R = 8.314 J mol–1 K–1 F = 96 485 C/mol
At T = 298K, 2.303RT/F = 0.0591 V and RT/F = 0.025693