CHEM135 Name:

Exam #3
Fall 2008 Section:

Please show all work in the space provided below the problems. This will particularly help if you are
seeking partial credit.

You are allowed to use pencil on this exam. You are also permitted/encouraged to use a calculator.

This exam is closed note and closed book.

When you provide an answer, provide the appropriate unit (e.g. g, Hz, m, mL, J, etc.) if the answer
is numerical.

Here is some information that you might find useful:

c = 3.0 x 108 m/sec h = 6.626 x 10-34 J sec RRydberg = 1.0974 x 107/m

L atm Joules
Rgas constant = 0.0821 mol K = 8.31 mol K

1 1 1 -Rhc
= R - En =
! nf2 ni2 n2
E = hν c = λν

hν = Φ + KE KE = (1/2)(mv2) E = mc2 me = 9.11 x 10-31 kg

V1 V2 an2

PV=nRT P1V1 = P2V2 T1

=
T2 P+ V2
V - nb = nRT
T(K) = T(°C) + 273

[A]t = [A]o – kt [A]t = [A]o e-kt ln [A]t = ln [A]o – kt t1/2 = (ln 2)/k

1 1 -Ea
[A]t
- [A]o
= kt
k = A e-Ea/RT
ln k =
RT
+ ln A
Kp = Kc (RT)Δn

KaKb = Kw = 1 x 10-14 pH + pOH = 14

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and “separate.”

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Pledge:
 Very Short Answer Questions – No Explanations are Needed

1) Consider the following reaction that is initially at equilibrium:

N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g)

a) If NH3 is removed from the reaction mixture, will the reaction proceed to the left or to the
right or neither? (3 points)

b) If the volume of the reaction vessel is increased, will the reaction proceed to the left or to the
right or neither? (3 points)

c) If N2 gas is added to the reaction vessel, what will happen to the value of Kc – will it
increase, decrease or remain the same? (3 points)

d) Write the rate law for the forward reaction. (3 points)

2) As Kb for a series of bases increases, will Ka (in the same direction) for the conjugate acids
increase or decrease? (3 points)

3) If two solutions are equimolar (i.e. they have the same concentration of acid) – one
containing a strong acid and one containing a weak acid – which solution will have the larger
(more positive) pOH? (3 points)
4) Commercially sold aqueous ammonia (NH3) is 28% NH3 by mass and has a density of 0.90
g/mL. Based on this information, determine the molarity of the solution. (10 points)

Molarity = ____________

5) The following reaction is often used to inflate life rafts and weather balloons. It is useful as a
quick and compact method of H2 generation.

CaH2 (s) + 2 H2O (l)  Ca(OH)2 (aq) + 2 H2 (g)

Determine the number of grams of CaH2 required if a volume of 53.5 L is to be filled with H2 (g)
at a pressure of 1.07 atm and a temperature of 21°C. You may assume that there is an excess of
water available for the reaction. (10 points)

g CaH2 = ______________
6) Consider the following reaction, which is done at 730°C:

H2 (g) + Br2 (g) 2 HBr(g) Kc = 2.18 x 106

a) If 3.2 moles of HBr is placed in a 12.0 L reaction vessel and the system is allowed to reach
equilibrium, calculate the equilibrium concentrations of H2, Br2 and HBr. (12 points)

[H2]eq = _______________

[Br2]eq = ______________

[HBr]eq = ______________

b) After the system has reached equilibrium, what is the partial pressure of H2? (8 points)

p H2= ________________
c) What is Kp for the reaction? Justify your answer. (4 points)

Kp = _________________
7) The rate of photodecomposition of the herbicide picloram in aqueous systems was determined
by exposure to sunlight for a number of days. One such experiment produced the following
plots:

a) Determine the order of the reaction. Justify your answer. (6 points)

Order = ___________

b) From the above plots, estimate the rate constant for the reaction. Justify your answer. (6
points)

Rate constant = ________________

c) Determine the half-life for the photodecomposition of picloram. Justify your answer. (6
points)

Half-life = ______________
8) Consider the reaction of two of the generic molecule A to form B:

2A  B

If the reaction is second order in [A], determine the expression for the half-life of the reaction
(t1/2). (10 points)

t1/2 = _________________

9) Consider the following equilibrium reaction.

NH4SH(s) NH3(g) + H2S(g) Kc = 1.6 x 10-4

If a solid sample of NH4SH with a mass of 2.08 g is placed in a 2.0 L sealed vessel, what will be
the remaining mass of the solid sample after the system has reached equilibrium? You may
assume that the volume of the solid sample is negligible compared to the volume of the vessel.
(10 points)

Remaining mass = _______________