University of Waterloo

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
CHEM 120 - Term Test #2
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

This is test version 001.

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Instructors: R. Marta (sec. 001, 002); C. Bissonnette (sec. 003, 005); D. Gilbert (sec. 004)

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1. (0.5 marks) A gaseous mixture consists of one mole each of H2 and N2. The total pressure at
298 K is 102 kPa. Which of the following statements concerning the mixture is true?

A. The average speed of H2 molecules is equal to the average speed of N2 molecules.

B. The partial pressure of N2 is greater than that of H2.
C. The partial pressure of N2 is less than that of H2.
D. The average kinetic energy of H2 molecules is equal to that of N2 molecules.
E. The average speed of N2 molecules is greater than that of H2 molecules.

2. (0.5 marks) A 10.0 L gas cylinder contains exactly one mole of gas at 273 K. The pressure of
the gas is observed to be five percent smaller than the value calculated using the ideal gas
equation. A reasonable explanation for this observation is that the molecules

A. have negligible size and do not interact strongly with each other
B. are weakly attracted to each other
C. collide with the walls of the cylinder very infrequently
D. have a finite volume that cannot be compressed
E. exert strong forces of repulsion on each other

3. (0.5 marks) The specific heat of Pb(s) is 0.130 J C1 g1 and that of Ti(s) is 0.522 J C1 g1.
Equal masses of these two substances are heated separately. If equal amounts of heat are
absorbed by the two substances, which one will have the largest temperature change?
Assume no phase changes occur.

A. Pb
B. Ti
C. The temperature change will be the same for both substances.

4. (0.5 marks) A system releases 900 kJ of heat into the surroundings while at the same time,
the system does 1000 kJ of work on the surroundings. What is the internal energy change for
the system?
A. +1900 kJ
B. +100 kJ
C. 1900 kJ
D. 100 kJ
E. 900 kJ
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5. (0.5 marks) For which of the following is the standard enthalpy change of the reaction not
equal to H f of the product?

A. Xe(g) + 2 F2(g) XeF4(s)

B. K(s) + C(graphite) + N2(g) KCN(s)
C. N2(g) + O2(g) NO2(g)
D. 2 C(graphite) + O2(g) + 3 H2(g) CH3CH2OH(l)
E. Ag+(aq) + Cl(aq) AgCl(s)

6. (0.5 marks) At 298 K, the standard enthalpy change for the reaction below is +50.63 kJ per
mole of N2. Which of the following statements concerning this reaction is true?
N2(g) + 2 H2(g) N2H4(l)
A. The reaction releases more heat at constant pressure than it does at constant volume.
B. The reaction absorbs more heat at constant pressure than it does at constant volume.
C. The reaction releases more heat at constant volume than it does at constant pressure.
D. The reaction absorbs more heat at constant volume than it does at constant pressure.
E. The quantity of heat absorbed is the same for both constant pressure and constant
volume conditions.

7. (0.5 marks) Which of the following has the longest wavelength?

A. yellow light
B. radio waves
C. gamma rays
D. x-rays
E. orange light

8. (0.5 marks) The energy content of a particular form of light is 1.572 J per mole of photons.
What is the wavelength of this light? (Choose the closest answer.)
A. 7.61 cm
B. 5.39 cm
C. 20.3 cm
D. 14.1 cm
E. 2.33 cm
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9. (1 mark) Consider the following gas-phase reaction.

2 N2O(g) + 3 O2(g) 4 NO2(g)

One mole each of N2O(g) and O2(g) react at constant temperature and constant pressure
to form the maximum possible amount of NO2. Assuming all gases behave ideally, what
is the ratio Vf Vi ?
Note: Vi refers to the total volume of N2O and O2 before they react and Vf refers to the
total volume of all gases after the N2O and O2 gases react to form as much NO2 as
possible.

A. 1.00
B. 0.667
C. 0.833
D. 0.500
E. 0.800

10. (1 mark) A 1.0 L sample of helium gas, He(g), effuses through a tiny hole in 240 seconds. It
takes 960 seconds for a 1.0 L sample of an unknown gas to effuse through the same hole under
the same conditions of temperature and pressure. What is the unknown gas?

A. H2
B. CH4
C. O2
D. SO2
E. O3
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11. (1 mark) A gas expanded from 5.0 L to 10.0 L against a constant external pressure of 0.500
atm. If the internal energy of the gas increased by 1.00103 J, then how much heat was
absorbed or released during the process? Choose the closest answer.

A. 13.3 J of heat was released

B. 995 J of heat was absorbed
C. 1.25103 J of heat was absorbed
D. 1.00103 J of heat was released
E. 73.5 J of heat was absorbed

12. (1 mark) The enthalpy change that accompanies the dissolving of ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3,
in water is +25.7 kJ mol1. What mass of NH4NO3 will cause the temperature of 1.00102 g of
water to decrease from 28.0 C to 3.0 C? Assume that no heat is lost to the surroundings and
that the specific heat of the solution is equal to that of water.
Specific heat of water,
A. 32.6 g 4.18 J C1 g1
B. 878 g Molar mass of NH4NO3,
C. 0.270 g 80.052 g mol1

D. 13.0 g
E. 21.6 g
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13. (1 mark) The standard enthalpy change for the reaction below is 4187.8 kJ per mole of
C8H8. What is the standard enthalpy of formation of C8H8(l)? Choose the closest value.
(Standard enthalpies of formation are given in the table.)
H fo
C8H8(l) + 10 O2(g) 8 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l)
Substance (in kJ mol1)
CO2(g) 393.5
A. 8479.4 kJ mol1 H2O(l) 285.9
B. 3508.4 kJ mol1
C. 103.8 kJ mol1
D. 123.7 kJ mol1
E. +123.7 kJ mol1

14. (1 mark) The following thermochemical equations are given.

Al(s) + 3
2 Cl2(g) AlCl3(s) H = 704.2 kJ (per mol AlCl3)

2 Al(s) + 3
2 O2(g) Al2O3(s) H = 1676 kJ (per mol Al2O3)
1
2
Cl2(g) + O2(g) ClO2(g) H = 102.5 kJ (per mol ClO2)
What is the standard enthalpy change for the reaction below, in kJ per mol AlCl3?
3 ClO2(g) + Al(s) AlCl3(s) + 3 O2(g)

A. 1012 kJ mol1
B. 267.6 kJ mol1
C. 1830 kJ mol1
D. 806.7 kJ mol1
E. 2278 kJ mol1
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15. (1 mark) The threshold wavelength for a neodymium (Nd) metal surface is 387 nm.
What wavelength of light causes electrons to be ejected from the surface with a
maximum kinetic energy of 1.4731018 J? (Choose the closest answer.)

A. 50 nm
B. 100 nm
C. 150 nm
D. 200 nm
E. 250 nm

16. (1 mark) A hydrogen atom, initially in its lowest energy level, absorbs a photon with a
wavelength of 93.1 nm. What is the final energy level?

A. n=3
B. n=4
C. n=5
D. n=6
E. n=7