THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Chemistry 203 (Hybrid test B)
Term Test 1

Practice for Winter 2019

This is a closed-book examination. The use of resources including cameras, audio players and
headphones, or wireless access devices such as cell phones, Blackberries, etc., during the examination
will not be allowed. Only non-programmable calculators are permitted. A data and formula sheet is
provided on the last page of the exam.

This test consists of 12 multiple choice questions each worth 2 marks (total 24 marks), 4 short answer
or fill-in-the-blanks questions (total 13 marks) and 2 written answer questions (total 16 marks). The
total value for the test is 53 marks.

The exam has 12 pages including this cover page and formula sheet. Make sure you have all 12 pages.

All questions must be answered to obtain full marks. The answers to the multiple-choice section must be
entered on the optical score sheet. The answers to the written answer questions must be written in the
space provided AND written in non-erasable ink to be eligible for re-grading.

The time limit for the exam includes the time necessary to fill in the answers for the multiple-choice
questions on the optical score sheet provided.

AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION, HAND IN THE OPTICAL SCORE SHEET AND
THE ENTIRE EXAM PAPER

Failing to encode this Exam Booklet or your Optical Score Sheet correctly, for your name, ID
and laboratory section, will result in the loss of two marks
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Do not write in the table below. For administration only.

Sigfigs
Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18
(Section III)

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Student ID #:

SECTION I - Machine graded section (24 marks)

Select the best answer and encode it on the Optical Score Sheet

1. Consider a sealed flask filled with 2.0 mol of PCℓ3 (ℓ). How many moles of chlorine atoms are
in this flask?

a. 1.5 mol, because of the coefficients in the balanced chemical reaction

b. 1.5 mol, because 3 out of every 4 atoms is chlorine
c. 6.0 mol, because there are 3 chlorine atoms in each molecule
d. 6.0 mol, because of the coefficients in the balanced chemical reaction

2. Consider an ideal gas, initially with volume Vinit at 25°C. When the temperature is increased to
50°C under constant pressure conditions, the volume changes to Vfinal.
Which of the following statements is true about the final volume compared to the initial
volume?

a. Vfinal = ½ Vinitial
b. ½ Vinitial < Vfinal < Vinitial
c. Vinitial < Vfinal < 2Vinitial
d. Vfinal = 2 Vinitial

3. Which one of the following statements is not consistent with the kinetic-molecular theory of
gases?

a. Individual gas molecules are relatively far apart.

b. The actual volume of the gas molecules themselves is very small compared to the volume
occupied by the gas at ordinary temperatures and pressures.
c. The average kinetic energies of different gases are different at the same temperature.
d. There is no net gain or loss of the total kinetic (translational) energy in collisions between
gas molecules.
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4. Consider the following two containers of gas that are at the same temperature:

container A container B
Legend
= 1 mol N2 (g)
= 1 mol Ar (g)
V = 5.0 L V = 10.0 L

Which of the following statements comparing these two containers is false?

a. Container A has a lower mole fraction of Ar (XAr) than Container B.

b. Container A has a higher partial pressure of N2 (PN2) than Container B.
c. Container A has a higher total pressure (Ptotal) than Container B.
d. Container A has a lower mass density (d or r) than Container B.

5. Gases show more ideal behaviour at…

a. High pressure
b. High concentration
c. Low pressure
d. Low temperature

6. Consider the following two curves showing distributions of number of molecules vs. their
kinetic energies for two different gas samples:

System'1'
#'of'molecules'

System'2'

kinetic Speed'
energy
Which of the following statements is not consistent with the two curves?

a. System 1 could have a higher pressure compared to system 2.

b. System 1 could consist of lighter particles compared to system 2.
c. System 1 could consist of heavier particles compared to system 2.
d. System 1 could have a higher temperature compared to system 2.
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7. RP-1 is a refined hydrocarbon, C12H26, that is combusted with oxygen to power rockets like the
SpaceX Falcon Heavy through the following balanced reaction:

2 C12H26 (ℓ) + 37 O2 (g) → 24 CO2(g) + 26 H2O(g) ΔrH° = − 7.5 × 103 kJ/(mol·rxn)

In a lab test, 1875 kJ of heat was released when a sample of RP-1 was combusted with excess
oxygen at constant pressure. How many moles of C12H26 (ℓ) were consumed in this experiment?

a. 0.25 mol
b. 0.50 mol
c. 2.0 mol
d. 4.0 mol

8. One reason why the explosion of dynamite is exothermic could be that…

a. More energy was released during bond formation than was absorbed during bond breaking.
b. More energy was released during bond formation than was released during bond breaking.
c. More energy was absorbed during bond formation than was absorbed during bond
breaking.
d. More energy was absorbed during bond formation than was released during bond breaking.

Consider the following balanced chemical equation for the combustion of propane, C3H8:

C3H8 (g) + 5 O2 (g) → 4 H2O (ℓ) + 3 CO2 (g) ΔrH° < 0

Use this information to answer both of the next two questions (Q9, Q10).

9. If the reaction was performed using liquid propane C3H8 (ℓ) instead of gaseous propane,
then…

a. … a larger amount of energy in the form of heat would be absorbed by the system.
b. … a larger amount of energy in the form of heat would be released by the system.
c. … a smaller amount of energy in the form of heat would be absorbed by the system.
d. … a smaller amount of energy in the form of heat would be released by the system.

10. If the reaction was performed using liquid propane C3H8 (ℓ) instead of gaseous propane,
then…

a. … more work would be done by the system.

b. … more work would be done on the system.
c. … less work would be done by the system.
d. … less work would be done on the system.
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11. A student adds a small amount of acetic acid (C2H4O2) to a beaker of sodium carbonate
(Na2CO3) and the following reaction occurs:

C2H4O2 (ℓ) + Na2CO3 (s) → 2 NaC2H3O2 (aq) + H2O (ℓ) + CO2 (g)

The student observes that frost forms on the outside of the beaker and the glass is cold to touch.
What can the student conclude about this process?

a. q < 0 and w < 0

b. q < 0 and w > 0
c. q > 0 and w < 0
d. q > 0 and w > 0

12. Consider the following balanced chemical reaction:

2 CℓF3 (ℓ) + 2 O2 (g) → Cℓ2O (g) + 3 OF2 (ℓ)

We perform this reaction in two different fixed-volume containers to compare how changing
our limiting reactant affects the results of the reaction.

In container A, we use an excess of CℓF3 (ℓ). In container B, we instead use an excess of O2 (g).
If the reaction goes to completion in both containers, how will the initial and final pressures
compare? Assume the liquids occupy negligible volume in both containers.

Container A Container B
excess CℓF3 (ℓ) excess O2 (g)
a. Pfinal > Pinitial Pfinal > Pinitial
b. Pfinal = Pinitial Pfinal > Pinitial
c. Pfinal < Pinitial Pfinal > Pinitial
d. Pfinal < Pinitial Pfinal < Pinitial

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SECTION II: Short answer and fill in the blanks questions. (13 marks)
Write your answers in ink in the space provided.

13. A container is filled with equal masses of two different gases: carbon dioxide (CO2), and ozone
(O3).

Marks
Which gas in this mixture has…
4
…the largest number of molecules? CO2 O3 Equal

…the largest mole fraction? CO2 O3 Equal

…molecules with the highest average kinetic energy? CO2 O3 Equal

…molecules with the highest average speed? CO2 O3 Equal

14. A student prepares a solution by pipetting 4.00 mL of a 0.150 M stock solution of HCℓ into a
100.00 mL volumetric flask and filling the flask with RO water.
Marks
2
(a) How many moles of HCℓ are present in the student’s diluted solution?

(b) If the student pours some of their dilute solution into an empty beaker, how will the
concentration of HCℓ in the beaker compare with the concentration in the volumetric flask?
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15. Consider the reaction shown in this balanced chemical equation:

Marks 2 NaHCO3(s) → Na2CO3 (s) + CO2 (g) + H2O (ℓ)

3
You place the following substances into a rigid (fixed-volume) container:
- 0.60 mol of NaHCO3(s)
- 0.30 mol CO2 (g)

If the reaction goes to completion, draw and label a molecular representation of the container
contents before and after the reaction. We’ll get you started by drawing and labelling the solid
in the container at the start!
• Include numerical values where possible.
• Include a clear legend for the symbols you use to represent the gases in your
containers.

0.60 mol NaHCO3(s)

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16. A student wants to investigate how specific heat capacity affects temperature changes in the lab.
The student uses the following samples in their experiments:
Marks
4 Warm samples Chilled (cold) samples

Temperature of warm samples Temperature of cold samples

When the specific heat capacities of these three substances are ranked…
• Ethanol has the highest specific heat capacity
• Iron has the lowest specific heat capacity

The student takes each warm

beaker of ethanol and adds
one of the chilled samples,
and measures the
temperature when the sample
reaches thermal equilibrium. Warm ethanol Warm ethanol Warm ethanol
+ + +
Chilled ethanol Chilled iron Chilled granite

Final temperature
Choose which of these
thermometers best represents the
final temperature of each sample.

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SECTION III: Written Answers. (15 marks + 1 mark sigfigs)

Write your answers in ink in the space provided.
Show all work for full credit and write final numerical answers with units in the boxes.

17. A student decides to do a more controlled version of the reaction we saw in class during our
first week – the hydrogen balloon explosion. The unbalanced chemical equation for this
Marks reaction is shown below:
4
This H2 (g) + O2 (g) → H2O (g)
Page
a. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction.

b. The student sets up an experiment with 1.00 mol of H2 (g) and 0.750 mol of O2 (g) in a closed
container. Assuming the reaction goes to completion, what is the mole fraction of H2O in the
container at the end of the reaction?

X = H2O

c. If this reaction was completed in a 45.0 L container at a constant temperature of 25.0°C, calculate
the total pressure (in atm) in the container at the end of part (b):

Ptotal =

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Marks d. Without doing a calculation, predict whether the (mass) density of the sample in the container is
4 higher, lower, or the same after the reaction. Explain your reasoning in one sentence.
This
Page

e. Without doing a calculation, predict whether the partial pressure of H2O (g) will be higher, lower,
or the same when the student then adds 1.00 mol N2 (g) into the container. Explain your reasoning
in one sentence.

18. Consider the following balanced chemical equation:

Marks 2 CℓF3(g) + 2 O2(g) → Cℓ2O (g) + 3 F2O (g) ∆rxnH° = ???
7 a. Use the data provided for these three reactions at 25°C to calculate the enthalpy change for the
reaction above.
Reaction 1: 2 CℓF (g) + O2(g) → Cℓ2O (g) + F2O (g) ∆rxnH° = 167.4 kJ/(mol·rxn)
Reaction 2: CℓF (g) + F2 (g) → CℓF3 (g) ∆rxnH° = – 108.7 kJ/(mol·rxn)
Reaction 3: 2 F2 (g) + O2 (g) → 2 F2O (g) ∆rxnH° = – 43.4 kJ/(mol·rxn)

∆rxnH° =

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b. Given your answer to part (a) and (c) and the data below to calculate the value of the standard
molar enthalpy of formation (ΔfH°) for gaseous CℓF3 (g) at 25°C.

△ H° at 25°C
f
Substance
(kJ/mol)

CℓF3 (g) ??
Cℓ2O (g) 80.3

F2O (g) – 21.7

F2 (g) 0

ΔfH°=

c. Given the information in the previous parts, explain why the standard formation enthalpy ΔfH°
for F2O (g) is exactly half of the reaction enthalpy for Reaction 3 at 25°C.

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CHEM 203 Formula Sheet
1 Periodic Table 18
1A 8A
1 2
2 13 14 15 16 17
H 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A He
1.008 4.003
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.941 9.012 10.81 12.01 14.01 16.00 19.00 20.18
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.99 24.31 26.98 28.09 30.97 32.07 35.45 39.95
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.10 40.08 44.96 47.88 50.94 52.00 54.94 55.85 58.93 58.69 63.55 65.38 69.72 72.59 74.92 78.96 79.90 83.80
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.47 87.62 88.91 91.22 92.91 95.94 (98) 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 118.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57* 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.9 137.3 138.9 178.5 180.9 183.9 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 89** 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111
Fr Ra Ac Rf Ha Sg Ns Hs Mt Uun Uuu
(223) 226.0 (227) (261) (262) (263) (262) (265) (266) (269) (272)

58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Lanthanides *
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
140.1 140.9 144.2 (145) 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.0 175.0
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
Actinides **
Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
232.0 231.0 238.0 237.0 (244) (243) (247) (247) (251) (252) (257) (258) (259) (260)

Strong acids: HCℓ, HBr, HI, HNO3, H2SO4, HCℓO4, HCℓO3

Strong bases: Hydroxides of Group 1 (Li to Cs) and Group 2 (Ca, Sr, Ba)
Constants: Conversion factors:
Avogadro's number: NA = 6.022 x 1023 mol-1 1 J = 1 kg m2 s-2 1 Pa = 1 kg m-1 s-2
Gas constant, R = 0.08205 L atm mol-1 K-1 T K = T °C + 273.15
= 8.314 kPa L mol-1 K-1 1 L = 10-3 m3 1 L atm = 101.3 J
= 8.314 J mol-1 K-1 1 atm = 760.0 torr = 101.3 kPa = 760.0 mm Hg = 1.013 bar
−14
Kw = 1.00 × 10 at 298K
Faraday: F = 96,485 C / mol electrons 1C=1J/V 1A=1C/s

𝑃𝑉 = 𝑛𝑅𝑇 For 𝑎𝑥 L + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0: dddd = e 𝑅𝑇

𝐾𝐸 𝐾𝐸 = L 𝑚𝑣 L
b
L
∆𝑈 = 𝑞 + 𝑤 −𝑏 ± √𝑏L − 4𝑎𝑐
𝑥 =
𝑤-. = −𝑃∆𝑉 = −∆𝑛012 𝑅𝑇 2𝑎 𝐾g = 𝐾1 𝐾h
𝑞 = 𝑚 𝐶 ∆𝑇
[𝐴]A = −𝑘𝑡 + [𝐴]Y pH = − log[He On ]
∆𝑈 = ∆𝐻 − 𝑃∆𝑉
∆7 𝐻° = ∑ 𝑛: ∆; 𝐻°:7<=. − ∑ 𝑛7 ∆; 𝐻°7?1@A. [Ap ]
ln[𝐴]A = −𝑘𝑡 + ln[𝐴]Y pH = p𝐾1 + log a c
[HA]
∆𝐺 = ∆𝐻 − 𝑇∆𝑆 1 1
= 𝑘𝑡 +
∆𝐺 = ∆𝐺° + 𝑅𝑇 ln 𝑄 [𝐴]A [𝐴]Y 𝐸@?qq = 𝐸@1Ar<=? − 𝐸1s<=?
∆𝐺° = −𝑅𝑇 ln 𝐾
\]^
∆7 𝐺° = ∑ 𝑛: ∆; 𝐺°:7<=. − ∑ 𝑛7 ∆; 𝐺°7?1@A. 𝑘 = 𝐴 𝑒 _` 𝑅𝑇
𝐸 = 𝐸° − ln 𝑄
∆𝐺° = −𝑛? 𝐹𝐸° 𝑛? 𝐹
∆7 𝑆° = ∑ 𝑛: 𝑆°:7<=. − ∑ 𝑛7 𝑆°7?1@A. 𝑘L −𝐸1 1 1 Y.YtuL
ln a c= a − c 𝐸 = 𝐸° − log 𝑄 at 298K
𝑘b 𝑅 𝑇L 𝑇b sv