Chem 1035

Test 4

December 3, 2013

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Avogadros number: 6.02 x 1023 entities/mole

R = 0.0821 Latm/molK

THIS EXAM IS ADAPTED FROM LAST YEARS EXAM, WHEN THE COVERAGE
ON THE EXAMS WAS DIFFERENT. SOME CHAPTER 11 QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN
ADDED AT THE END OF THIS TEST. YOUR TEST WILL HAVE 30 QUESTIONS.
1.

At 46 C and 0.880 atm pressure, a gas occupies a volume of 0.600 L. How many liters
will it occupy at 5.00 C and 0.205 atm?
A. 0.122 L

2.

E. 0.280 L

B. 3.4 mol

C. 2.4 mol

D. 2.7 mol

E. 2.1 mol

B. 36 C

C. 116 C

D. 87 C

E. 153 C

Consider two identical vessels at the same temperature and pressure, and with the same
size hole through which gas effuses out of the vessels. One vessel contains ethane gas,
C2H6, and the other, helium gas. Which of the following statements is correct?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Helium atoms effuse out 7.50 times faster than ethane molecules.
Helium atoms effuse out 2.74 times faster than ethane molecules.
Ethane molecules effuse out 7.50 times faster than helium atoms.
Ethane molecules effuse out 2.74 times faster than helium atoms.
The two gases effuse at the same rate.

D. 2.24 L

A steel tank is filled with methane at 28 C and 0.885 atm. The tank is then heated.
At what temperature is the pressure in the tank equal to 952 torr?
A. 68 C

4.

C. 3.16 L

1.9 moles of gas are in a flask at 21 C and 697 torr. The flask is opened and more gas is
placed in the flask. The new pressure is 795 torr and the temperature is now 26 C. How
many moles of gas are now in the flask?
A. 3.1 mol

3.

B. 2.58 L

5.

How many liters of HCl gas at 2.00 atm and 27.0 oC must be dissolved in water to
prepare 250 mL of a 0.600 M HCl solution?
A. 0.166 L

6.

D. 20.2 L

E. 29.6 L

B. 1.10 atm

C. 1.65 atm

D. 1.78 atm

E. 2.25 atm

A 250 mL vessel contains 6.02x1020 atoms of helium gas at 173 oC. What is the
pressure, in mmHg, exerted by the gas?
A. 0.0328 mmHg
D. 111 mmHg

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C. 5.13 L

A gas mixture contains 176 g of C3H8 (molar mass = 44.1 g/mol) and 96.0 g of CH4
(molar mass = 16.0 g/mol) and the total pressure is 2.75 atm. What is the partial pressure
of the CH4 in this gas mixture?
A. 0.971 atm

7.

B. 1.85 L

In the reaction

B. 0.146 mmHg
E. 176 mmHg

C. 25.0 mmHg

2 Cr(s) + 6 HBr(aq) 2 CrBr3(aq)+ 3 H2(g)

how many liters of H2 gas, measured at 0.947 atm and 30.0 oC, are produced by the
reaction of 2.60 g of Cr metal with excess HBr?
A. 0.985 L

B. 0.415 L

C. 0.311 L

D. 1.97 L

E. 2.17 L

9.

Consider a 2.00 mole sample of He gas and a 2.00 mole sample of Ar gas, with both
samples at a temperature of 100oC. According to the Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases,
which of the following statements is correct?
A. The He gas sample will have the same total kinetic energy as the Ar gas sample but
the average velocity of the He atoms will be higher than the average velocity of the
Ar atoms.
B. The He gas sample will have the same total kinetic energy as the Ar gas sample but
the average velocity of the Ar atoms will be higher than the average velocity of the
He atoms.
C. The He gas sample will have a higher total kinetic energy than the Ar gas sample and
the average velocity of the He atoms will be higher than the average velocity of the
Ar atoms.
D. The Ar gas sample will have a higher total kinetic energy than the He gas sample and
the average velocity of the Ar atoms will be higher than the average velocity of the
He atoms.

10.

Argon has a density of 1.78 g/L at STP. How many of the following gases have a density
greater than that of argon at STP?
Cl2
A. 0

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He

B. 1

NH3

C. 2

NO2
D. 3

E. 4

Given a cylinder with a constant volume filled with 1 mol of argon gas, which of the
following is correct? (assume all gases obey the ideal gas law).
A. If the temperature of the cylinder is changed from 25oC to 50oC, the pressure inside
the cylinder would double.
B. If a second mole of argon gas is added to the cylinder, the ratio of T/P (Kelvin
temperature/pressure) would remain constant.
C. A cylinder of identical volume filled with the same pressure of helium gas at the
same temperature must contain more atoms of gas because helium has a lower
molar mass than argon.
D. Two of the above are correct
E. None of the above (A, B, and C) are correct.

12.

Which of the following would have a higher rate of effusion than C2H2?
A. N2

B. O2

C. Cl2

D. CH4
4

E. CO2

13.

Predict what would happen to a closed sample of a gas whose temperature increased
while its volume decreased?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

14.

Its pressure would hold constant.

Its pressure would decrease.
Its pressure would increase.
The number of moles of the gas would decrease.
The average kinetic energy of the molecules of the gas would decrease.

What is the density of propane gas (C3H8) at 892 torr and 14.2 C?
A. 1.56 g/L

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C. 4.23 g/L

E. 7.32 g/L

High pressure and low temperature

Low pressure and high temperature
High pressure and high temperature
Low pressure and low temperature
Low pressure and low gas molar mass.

The leftmost cylinder below contains 0.1 mol of a gas at a particular temperature and
pressure. Choose the cylinder to the right of the arrow that correctly represents the
volume of the gas after the pressure is doubled at fixed temperature.

A. Cylinder A
C. Cylinder C

B. Cylinder B
D. None of these

D. 5.78 g/L

Which of the following sets of conditions will result in the largest deviation from
ideal gas behavior?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

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B. 2.19 g/L

17.

If equal masses of O2(g) and HBr(g) are in separate containers of equal volume and
temperature, which one of the following statements is true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

The pressure in the O2 container is greater than that in the HBr container.
There are more HBr molecules than O2 molecules.
The average kinetic energy of the O2 molecules is greater than that of HBr molecules.
The pressure of both gases are the same.
The HBr molecules are moving at a faster rate than the O2 molecules.

18.There are four 1-L flasks labeled A, B, C, D filled with the gases NO, NO2, N2O, and
N2O3 respectively, each at 1 atm and 25C. In which flask do the molecules have the
highest average kinetic energy?
A. Flask A
B. Flask B
C. Flask C
D. Flask D
E. All have the same average kinetic energy.

19.

Arrange the following in order of decreasing vapor pressure at 25C:

H2O, HCl, SiF4, Ne
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

HCl > Ne > H2O > SiF4

H2O > HCl > SiF4 > Ne
HCl > SiF4 > Ne > H2O
Ne > SiF4 > HCl > H2O
Ne > HCl > SiF4 > H2O

20.

At 20.0 oC, the vapor pressures of diethyl ether, ethanol, and water are:
diethyl ether
ethanol
water

480 mm Hg
50.0 mm Hg
17.5 mm Hg

Which one of the following statements is not correct.

A. For the three substances above, water has the strongest intermolecular forces and
the highest boiling point.
B. For the three substances above, diethyl ether has the weakest intermolecular forces
and the lowest boiling point.
C. Diethyl ether is the most volatile of these three substances.
D. If liquid water is in equilibrium with water vapor at a particular temperature, the
rate of vaporization of liquid is equal to the rate of condensation of vapor. This is
a dynamic equilibrium.
E. If liquid water is in equilibrium with water vapor at a particular temperature,
nothing is happening. That is, there is no vaporization of liquid or condensation
of vapor, and so there is no change in either the amount of liquid or the amount
of vapor in the container.

21.

Arrange the following substances in order of increasing viscosity.

I. CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH
III. CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-F

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

22.

Lowest
Lowest
Lowest
Lowest
Lowest

I
IV
IV
III
IV

II. HO-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-OH
IV. CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3

Increasing viscosity
II
III
IV Highest
III
I
II Highest
I
III
II Highest
IV
I
II Highest
I
II
III Highest

What is the strongest type of intermolecular force between molecules of

CH3F (carbon is the central atom)?
A. dispersion
D. ion-induced dipole

B. ion-dipole
C. dipole-dipole
E. hydrogen bonding

23.

Which of the following substances will have only dispersion forces between molecules?
A. SF4
D. SF4 and CF4

24.

C. CH2F2

The vapor pressure of ether is known to be greater than that of acetone at 20 oC. It would
then be expected that
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

25.

B. CF4
E. All of these

ether is less volatile than acetone.

the boiling point of ether is higher than that of acetone.
the surface tension of ether is less than that of acetone.
the intermolecular forces for ether are stronger than those for acetone.
the viscosity of ether is greater than that of acetone.

Which substance from each of the following pairs will have the higher boiling point?
I. CH4 and NaI
II. F2 and I2
III. CH3CH2CH2CH2OH and H3CH2C-O-CH2CH3
IV. CH3F (C is central atom) and CH3NH2
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

26.

NaI
NaI
CH4
NaI
CH4

I2
I2
I2
F2
F2

CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
CH3CH2CH2CH2OH
H3CH2C-O-CH2CH3
H3CH2C-O-CH2CH3

Below are the vapor pressures of some relatively common chemicals at 20oC. Arrange
these substances in the order of increasing strength of intermolecular attractive forces.
Benzene
Acetic acid
Acetone
Diethyl ether
Water
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

80 torr
11.7 torr
184.8 torr
442.2 torr
17.5 torr

Diethyl ether < Acetone < Benzene < Water < Acetic acid
Acetic acid < Water < Benzene < Acetone < Diethyl ether
Diethyl ether < Benzene < Acetone < Acetic acid < Water
Acetic acid < Benzene < Water < Diethyl ether < Acetone
Acetone < Benzene < Acetic acid < Diethyl ether < Water
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CH3F
CH3NH2
CH3NH2
CH3NH2
CH3F

27.

Only one of the following substances is a liquid at room temperature while the other
substances are gases at room temperature. Which substance is the liquid?
A. CH3CH3

28.

B. CH3OH

E. SO2

B. I, II, III, V
E. I, V

C. I, III, V

Consider the following compounds between hydrogen and the Group 15 elements:
NH3, PH3, AsH3, SbH3, and BiH3. Which one of these compounds has the lowest boiling
point?
A. NH3

B. PH3

C. AsH3

D. F2

Which of the following substances exhibit hydrogen bonding between their molecules?

A. I, II, V
D. II

29.

C. CF4

D. SbH3

E. BiH3

30.

In a molecular substance, the covalent bonds between the atoms hold the individual
molecules together as a unit and are referred to as _______________forces. The
nonbonding forces of attraction between one individual molecule and another are called
______________ forces. They physical behavior of the phases of matter reflect the
difference in the strength of their ___________________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

31.

intermolecular, intramolecular, covalent bonds.

intermolecular, intramolecular, intermolecular forces
intramolecular, intermolecular, covalent bonds
intramolecular, intermolecular, intermolecular forces.

What type of hybrid orbitals is utilized by the central Xe in XeF3+?

A. sp

32.

B. sp2

D. sp3d

B. trigonal pyramid
E. octahedral

C. see-saw

A central atom is bonded to 2 other atoms and also has a lone pair of electrons
associated with it. The atom would use what type of hybrid orbitals according to valence
bond theory?
A. sp

B. sp2

C. sp3

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E. sp3d2

If a central atom in a particular molecule utilizes sp3 hybrid orbitals, that molecule could
have which one of the following molecular geometries?
A. trigonal planar
D. square planar

33.

C. sp3

D. sp3d

E. sp3d2

34.

What is the hybridization at each of the indicated atoms in the tryptophan molecule
below? Tryptophan is the amino acid thought to make you sleepy when you eat a lot
of turkey.

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

35.

A: sp2,
A: sp2,
A: sp,
A: sp2,
A: sp3,

B: sp2,
B: sp3,
B: sp2,
B: sp3,
B: sp,

C: sp2,
C: sp2,
C: sp3,
C: sp3,
C: sp3,

D: sp2
D: sp
D: sp
D: sp3
D: sp2

How many pi bonds are in the Lewis structure for the tryptophan molecule shown above?
A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 10

E. 22

36. What is the hybridization for the two carbon atoms in the following molecule?
H
H C
H

A. sp and sp2
D. Both are sp

B. sp3 and sp
E. Both are sp2

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