Republic of the Philippines

MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

SECOND QUARTER EXMINATION
General Chemistry 2
NAME:_________________________________ SECTION:_____________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Encircle the correct answer.

1. The thermodynamic quantity that expresses the degree of disorder in a system is ____.
a. Enthalpy c. Bond energy e. Heat flow
b. Internal Energy d. Entropy
2. For an isothermal process, ΔS = _____.
a. Q c. Qrev e. Q+W
b. Qrev/T d. T Qrev
3. Which one of the following is always positive when a spontaneous process occurs?
a. ΔSsystem c. ΔSuniverse e. ΔHsurroundings
b. ΔSsurroundings d. ΔHuniverse
4. Which one of the following processes produces a decrease of the entropy of the system?
a. Dissolving sodium chloride in water c. Dissolving oxygen in water
b. Sublimation of naphthalene d. Boiling of alcohol
5. For the reaction, C (s) + H2O (g)  CO (g) + H2(g)
ΔH˚ = 131. 3 kJ/mol and ΔS˚= 133.6 J/K.mol at 298K. At temperatures greater than ____ ˚C this reaction
is spontaneous under standard conditions.
a. 273 c. 552 e. 983
b. 325 d. 710
6. For the reaction, C2H6 (g)  C2H4 (g) + H2 (g)
ΔH˚ = 137 kJ/mol and ΔS˚ = 120 J/mol.K. This reaction is _____.
a. Spontaneous at all temp. c. Spontaneous only at low temp.
b. Spontaneous only at high temp. d. Nonspontaneous at all temp.
7. A reaction that is not spontaneous at low temperature can become spontaneous at high temperature if
ΔH is ___ and ΔS is _____.
a. +,+ c. +,‐ e. +,0
b. ‐ , ‐ d. -,+
8. For a reaction to be spontaneous under standard conditions at all temperatures, the signs of ΔH is ___
and ΔS is _____.
a. +,+ c. ‐,+ e. +,0
b. + , ‐ d. -,-
9. For a given reaction, ΔH = -19.9 kJ/mol and ΔS = -55.5 J/K-mol. The reaction will have ΔG = 0 at __ K.
Assume that ΔH and ΔS do not vary with temperature.
a. 359 c. 298 e. 0.359
b. 2789 d. 2.79
10. For a given reaction, ΔH = -35.5 kJ/mol and ΔS = -83.6 J/K-mol. The reaction is spontaneous________.
Assume that ΔH and ΔS do not vary with temperature.
a. At T < 425 K c. At all d. At T > 298K
b. At T > 425 K temperature e. At T < 298K
11. Phosphorous and chlorine gas combine to produce phosphorous trichloride:
P2 (g) + 3 Cl2 (g)  2 PCl3 (g) , ΔG at 298 K for this reaction is -642.9 kJ/mol. The value of ΔG at 298 K
for a reaction mixture that consists of 1.5 atm P2, 1.6 atm Cl2, and 0.65 atm PCl3 is ____.
a. -44.2 c. -7.28 x 103 e. -649.50
b. -3.88 x 10 3 d. -708.4
12. ΔG for a certain reaction has a negative value at 298K, which of the following must be true?
I. The reaction is exothermic
II. The reaction occurs spontaneously
III. The rate of reaction is fast at 298K.
a. I only c. I and II only e. I, II and III
b. II only d. II and III only

“To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. It is a frailty, but in this
frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone else.” – Tara Westover, Educated
 13. Sodium reacts violently with water according to the equation:
2 Na(s) + 2 H2O(l)  2 NaOH(aq) +H2(g) , the resulting solution has a higher temperature than the
water prior to the addition of sodium. What are the signs of ΔH and ΔS for this reaction?
a. ∆H° is negative and ∆S° is negative c. ∆H° is negative and ∆S° is positive
b. ∆H° is positive and ∆S° is negative d. ∆H° is positive and ∆S° is positive
14. When a system is at equilibrium, ___________________________.
a. the forward and the reverse processes are both spontaneous
b. both forward and reverse processes have stopped
c. the forward process is spontaneous but the reverse process is not
d. the process is not spontaneous in either direction
e. the reverse process is spontaneous but the forward process is not.
15. Which one of the following reactions is spontaneous at all temperatures?
a. CO2(s)  CO2(g) ΔH = +25.1 kJ
b. 2 NCl3(g)  3 Cl2(g) + N2(g) ΔH = –460 kJ
c. 2 NF2(g)  N2F4(g) ΔH = –85 kJ
d. all of the above are spontaneous at all temperatures
e. none of the above

II. Problem Solving . Write your complete solution.

1. Consider the following reaction between oxides of nitrogen:

NO2 (g) + N2O (g) → 3 NO (g)

(a) Use the thermodynamic table to predict how ΔG˚ for the reaction varies with increasing
temperature. (b) Calculate ΔG˚at 800 K, assuming that ΔH˚andΔS˚do not change with
temperature. Under standard conditions, is the reaction spontaneous at 800K? (c) Calculate ΔG˚ at
1000K. Is the reaction spontaneous under standard conditions?

2. In the Mond process for the purification of nickel, carbon monoxide is reacted with heated nickel to
produce Ni(CO)4, which is a gas and can therefore be separated from solid impurities:

Ni (s) + 4 CO (g) ⇌ Ni(CO)4 (g)

Given that the standard free energies of formation of CO (g) and Ni(CO) 4 are -137.3 kJ/mol and -587.4
kJ/mol, respectively, calculate the equilibrium constant of the reaction at 80 deg Celsius. Assume that
ΔG f ˚is temperature dependent.

3. The reaction

SO2 (g) + 2 H2S (g) ⇌ 3 S (s) + 2 H2O (g)

is the basis of a suggested method for removal of SO2 from power-plant stack gases. The standard
free energy of each substance is given in the thermo table. (a) What is the equilibrium constant for
the reaction at 298K? (b) In principle, is this reaction a feasible method of removing SO2? (c) If 𝑃𝑆𝑂2 =
𝑃𝐻2 and the vapor pressure of water is 25 torr, calculate the equilibrium SO 2 pressure in the system
at 298K (d) Would you expect the process to be more or less effective at higher temperatures?

4. The decomposition of the poisonous gas phosgene is represented by the equation

COCl2 (g) ⇌ CO (g) + Cl2 (g)

The reaction is done in a 1.75 L flask with 0.125 mol of COCl2; the flask is held at temperature of
300 deg C until equilibrium is established. (a) What is the total pressure of the gases in the flask?
(b) Find the value Kp at 395 deg C.

“To admit uncertainty is to admit to weakness, to powerlessness, and to believe in yourself despite both. It is a frailty, but in this
frailty there is a strength: the conviction to live in your own mind, and not in someone else.” – Tara Westover, Educated