PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY FINAL EXAMINATION

Choose the letter that best fits the following statements.

1. Liquid water is vaporized at 100OC and 1.013 bar. The heat vaporization is 40.69 kJ/mol. Calculate the work.
A. -3.10 kJ/mol B. 40.69 kJ/mol C. 37.59 kJ/mol D. 48.96 kJ/mol
2. The temperature at which the moisture content in the air will saturate the air.
A. Dew point B. Wet bulb C. Dry bulb D. Boiling point
3. If the voltage of Zn/H cell is 0.45 V at 25 C when [Zn ] = 1.0 M and PH2 = 1.0 atm, what is the concentration of H+?
+ O 2+

A. 3.4 x 10 -4 B. 2.9 x 10 -5 C. 5.8 x 10 -6 D. 7.92 x 10-3

4. Which is not a benzene derivative?
A. phenanthrene B. anthracene C. bromoethene D. naphthalene
5. A helium balloon tied to the ground carries 2 people. The balloon is considered spherical in shape and has a
diameter of the 10 m. density of He is 1/7th of air. Density of air is known to be 1.16 kg/m3. Determine the
acceleration of the balloon when it is first released.
A. 16.5 m/s2 B. 22.25 m/s2 C. 86.8 m/s2 D. 9.81 m/s2
6. Calculate the molar analytical concentration of solute when 2.5 grams of KH(IO3)2 is dissolved and diluted to 500
mL.
A. 0.00641 M B. 0.01282 M C. 0.02564 M D. 0.03846 M
7. The average temperature of the atmosphere is expressed as Tatm = 288.15 – 6.5z where z is altitude in km.
determine the temperature outside an airplane cruising at 12,000 m.
A. 93 OC B. 77.77 OC C. 27.8 OC D. -63 OC
8. A 10-m high cylindrical container is filled with equal volumes of water and oil (SG = 0.85). Determine the pressure
difference between the top and the bottom of the container.
A. 850 kPa B. 41.69 kPa C. 90.7 kPa D. 49 kPa
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9. Calculate the number of kilowatt-hour of electricity required to produce 1.0 x 10 kg of aluminum by electrolysis of
Al3+ if the applied emf is 4.50 V.
A. 1.07 x 1010 B. 3.82 x 105 C. 2.38 x 104 D. 1.34 x 104
10. The pressure of a gas contained in a vertical piston-cylinder device is measured to be 250 kPa. Determine the mass
of the piston.
A. 45.9 kg B. 35.67 kg C. 459 kg D. 356.7 kg
11. A glass tube open to the atmosphere ( Patm = 92 kPa) is attached to a water pipe, and the pressure at the bottom
of the tube is measured to be 115 kPa. It is to be determined how high the water will rise in the tube.
A. 11.72 m B. 2.34 m C. 9.38 m D. None of these
12. Which of the following is a secondary alcohol?
A. isoamyl alcohol B. phenol C. isopropyl alcohol D. tert-butyl alcohol
13. A water pipe is connected to a double-U manometer whose free arm is open to the atmosphere. The absolute
pressure at the center of the pipe is to be determined. Patm = 14.2 psia

A. 102. 5 psia B. 22.3 psia C. 7.6 psia D. 5876.4 psia

14. ________ is the Greek word for “salt-forming”.
A. actinide B. halides C. lanthanides D. transition
15. An apple loses 4.5 kJ of heat as it cools per °C drop in its temperature. The amount of heat loss from the apple per
°F drop in its temperature is
A. 1.25 kJ B. 2.50 kJ C. 5.0 kJ D. 4.1 kJ
16. Which half reaction occurs at the cathode in an electrolytic cell in which an object is being with copper?
A. Cu2+ Cu(s) + 2e- B. Cu(s) + 2e- Cu2+ C. Cu(s) Cu2+ + 2e- D. Cu2+ + 2e- Cu(s)
17. Which transformation shows a reduction in kinetic energy?
A. Liquid to gas B. Gas to liquid C. Solid to gas D. Solid to liquid
18. The enthalpy is a function of
A. Temp and pressure B. Pressure C. temperature D. none of these
19. Consider a 2-m deep swimming pool. The pressure difference between the top and bottom of the pool is
A. 12.0 kPa B. 38.1 kPa C. 19.6 kPa D. 50.8 kPa
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20. Which of the following has an sp hybridized carbon?
A. C4H4 B. C6H12 C. C8H16 D. C5H12
21. Consider a fish swimming 5 m below the free surface of water. The increase in the pressure exerted on the fish
when it dives to a depth of 45 m below the free surface is
A. 392 Pa B. 9800 Pa C. 50, 000 Pa D. 392,000 Pa
22. During a heating process, the temperature of an object rises by 20°C. This temperature rise is equivalent to a
temperature rise of
A. 20OF B. 52 OF C. 36 K D. 36 OR
23. A steel test specimen is 5/8 –in in diameter at the root of the thread. It is to be stressed to 50,000 psi. What load
must be applied?
A. 12790 lb B. 15340 lb C. 16320 lb D. 25600 lb
24. Who discovered oxygen?
A. Wilhelm Sheele B. Joseph Priestly C. Antoine Lavoisier D. John Dalton
25. The atmospheric pressures at the top and the bottom of a building are read by a barometer to be 96.0 and 98.0
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kPa. If the density of air is 1.0 kg/m , the height of the building is
A. 17 m B. 20 m C. 204 m D. 252 m
26. Which of the following is NOT an unsaturated hydrocarbon?
A. benzene B. cyclohexane C. toluene D. naphthalene
27. The gage pressure of air in a pressurized water tank is measured simultaneously by both a pressure gage and a
manometer. Determine the differential height h of the mercury column.

A. 0.582 m B. 0.72 cm C. 80.5 m D. 0.3 m

28. Frasch process is for
A. Making oxygen B. Mining sulfur C. Making nitrogen D. Producing helium
29. Redox reaction: MnO4- + H+ + Cl- = Mn + Cl2 + H2O. Which is the reducing agent?
A. Cl- B. MnO4- C. Mn D. H2O
30. In redox reaction, reduction of MnO4- to Mn+2 requires the presence of a/an
A. base B. salt C. acid D. catalyst
31. Which of the following is an exact differential equation?
A. (x5 + 3y)dx – 3ydy = 0 B. (2xy – cosx) dx + (x2 -1) dy =0
2 2
C. xy dx + (x – y )dy = 0 D. xy dx + (1 – y2)dy = 0
32. A solution of 5.36 g of a molecular compound dissolved in 76.8 benzene, (C6H6), and has a boiling point of 81.48OC.
What is the molar mass of the compound? Boiling point of benzene is 80.1OC and the ebullioscopic constant
2.53OC-kg solvent/mol solute.
A. 128 g/mol B. 7.82 x 10 -3 g/mol C. 26 g/mol D. 38 g/mol
33. What is kaolinite?
A. Aluminum silicate B. MgSO4.7H2O C. KCl D. Magnesium silicate
34. The side of an equilateral triangle is increasing at a rate of 0.5 cm/s. Find the rate at which its altitude is changing.
A. 0.433 cm/s B. 0.343 cm/s C. 0.334 cm/s D. 0.443 cm/s
35. Niagara falls has a height of 167 ft. What would be the speed of the water at the bottom of the falls if we neglect
friction during the descent of the water?
A. 21.6 m/s B. 31.6 m/s C. 41.6 m/s D. Cannot be determined
36. Pertains to anti-knocking property of gasoline.
A. Flash point B. Octane rating C. Fuel injection D. None of these
37. Nitrogen gas is flowing through a 3” schedule 40 steel pipe. A pitot tube in the pipe shows a 3” Hg differential. If
the pitot tube is located at the center of the pipe, what is the mass flow rate of the water?
A. 188.5 kPa B. 200 kPa C. 175 kPa D. 101.325 kPa
38. The volume generated by a circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y -12 = 0 revolved about the line 2x – 3y -12 = 0 is
A. 3242 cubic units B. 3342 cubic units C. 3452 cubic units D. 3422 cubic units
39. Who discovered radium?
A. Curie B. Becquerel C. Rutherford D. Dalton
40. The weight of a lunar exploration module on Earth is 4000 N. determine the weight of the lunar exploration
module on the moon (gmoon = 1.64 m/s2).
A. 669 N B. 334 N C. 40.18 x 10 -4 N D. 248.63 N
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41. Determine a positive real root of the following equation: 2x – 10x – 3x = -3
A. 3.14 B. 0.108 C. 3.0 D. 2.063
42. Find the length of a rectangle that is 8 cm longer than its width and is inscribed in a circle of radius 20 cm.
A. 32 cm B. 31 cm C. 33 cm D. 30 cm
43. How much 0.600 N base must be added to 750 mL of a 0.200 N base in order for the solution to be 0.300 N?
A. 240 mL B. 550 mL C. 250 mL D. 900 mL
44. A man and a boy can do a job in 15 days a piece of work that can be done by 7 men and 9 boys in two days. In how
many days can one man finish the work alone?
A. 18 B. 20 C. 19 D. 21
45. The absolute pressure in water at a 5 m below the surface of the water is 145 kPa. Determine the local
atmospheric pressure.
A. 96.0 kPa B. 197.325 kPa C. 137.7 kPa D. 246.325 kPa
46. Air at 30OC and 5 bars is flowing through a ½ - in schedule 40 steel pipe. If the flow is 4 ft3/min at STP, calculate Re.
A. 3.91 x 105 B. 5.31 x105 C. 6.53 x 104 D. 3.91 x 104
47. What is the chemical name of chlorox?
A. Sodium carbonate B. Sodium hypochlorite C. Sodium bicarbonate D. Calcium hypochlorite
48. When ΔH = Q, the process is
A. Isochoric B. isobaric C. adiabatic D. isothermal
49. A sample of ferrous ammonium sulfate containing inert material weighs 0.5013 g and furnishes 0.0968 g of Fe2O3.
What is the percentage of FeSO4.(NH4)2SO4.6H2O in the sample?
A. 94.85% B. 23.45% C. 45.67% D. 1.20%
50. The length of the sides of a square is increased by 100 %. Its perimeter is increased by
A. 50% B. 100% C. 200% D. 300%
51. Consider a 5.430 – g mixture of FeO and Fe3O4. You react this mixture with excess oxygen to form 5.779 g of Fe2O3.
Calculate the percent by mass of FeO in the original mixture.
A. 38.7 % B. 51.3 % C. 61.3% D. 70.5%
52. At what temperature will the velocity of CO2 molecules equal the velocity of oxygen molecules at 0OC?
A. 102.38OC B. 0OC C. -272.62OC D. 0.8528OC
53. Consider the following reaction P4 (s) + F2 (g) PF3(g), where 40 g of P(s) is reacted with 80 g F2(g) to produce
90 g of PF3(g). What is the percentage yield?
A. 72.9 % B. 79.2% C. 82.9% D. 89.2%
54. Find the area bounded by y = x2 -7 and y = 1- x2.
A. 64/3 B. 54/3 C. 44/3 D. 33/3
55. Chemical name of sal soda.
A. Sodium hypochlorite B. Sodium carbonate C. Sodium bicarbonate D. Sodium chloride
O
56. When switch S is closed, the maximum potential difference (ξ ) for the cell will be
A. 1.32 V B. 2.00 V C. -1.32 V D. -2.00 V
57. The law relating the solubility of the gas to its pressure is called
A. Raoult’s Law B. Distribution Law C. Henry’s Law D. Arrhenius Law
58. The vacuum pressure reading of a tank is 15 kPa. Determine the absolute pressure in the tank.
A. 185.325 kPa B. 85 kPa C. 358 kPa D. 3625 kPa
59. Give the name of the following structure
CH3 CH2CH3

CH3-CH-CH2CH2-CH2C-CH3

CH3
A. 2,6 – dimethyl – 6 - B. 2,6,6 - trimethyloctane C. 2 – ethyl – 2, 6- D. 2,6 – dimethyl – 6 –
ethylhexane dimethylheptane ethylheptane
60. Find the first derivative of y = ln(sin x)
A. Sec x B. Csc x C. Tan x D. Cot x
61. A bullet of mass 8 g is fired horizontally into 9 kg block of wood (initially at rest) and embeds in it. The wood is free
to move after impact and runs with a speed of 40 cm/s. determine the initial velocity of the bullet.
A. 454 m/s B. 450.4 m/s C. 440.5 m/s D. 504.4 m/s
62. Given n=2, how many orbitals are there?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
63. How many isomers does pentane have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
64. What is the oxidation number of carbon in the oxalate radical?
A. +6 B. +2 C. +3 D. +4
65. A mountain hiker records the barometric reading before (930 mbar) and after a hiking trip (780 mbar). The density
of the air is found to be 1.20 kg/m3. Determine the vertical distance climbed by the hiker.
A. 1274 m B. 150 m C. 2548 m D. 78.48 km
66. What is the potential energy in joules of a steel ball with a mass of 1000 kg if dropped from a height of 1000 m?
A. 490,500 J B. 100, 000 J C. 64, 000 J D. 981,000 J
67. Calculate the change in entropy when 100 grams of ice at 0OC is converted to steam at 100OC and 1 atm.
A. 302. 34 eu B. 645.23 eu C. 205.28 eu D. 342.25 eu
68. A pressure gage connected to a tank reads 50 psi. The absolute pressure in the tank is to be determined.
A. 98 psia B. 45.96 psia C. 64.29 psia D. 109.27 psia
69. A vertical tube open to the atmosphere is connected to the vein in the arm of a person. The gage pressure of
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blood is 120 mmHg. The density of blood is constant at ρ = 1050 kg/m. Determine the height that the blood will
rise in the tube.
A. 1.55 m B. 12.95 m C. 3. 45 m D. 68.9 m
70. Humid air exits a dryer at atmospheric pressure, 75OC, and at a relative humidity of 25%. Calculate the absolute
humidity of air in kg water/ kg air.
A. 0.066 B. 0.078 C. 0.088 D. 0.095
71. It is the point at which the first drop of a liquid mixture begins to vaporize.
A. Dew point B. Bubble point C. Flash point D. Triple point
72. What is the molality of a solution prepared by dissolving 2.70 g CH3OH in 25.0 g of water?
A. 3.38 m B. 0.002 m C. 0.34 m D. 2.45 m
73. What is the amount of carbon dioxide discharged to the atmosphere from 10 kmol octane?
A. 1208 kg B. 359 kg C. 3521 kg D. 2378 kg
74. When ΔU = Q, the process is
A. Isochoric B. isobaric C. adiabatic D. isothermal
75. The barometric reading at a location is given in height of mercury column as 0.75 m. Determine the atmospheric
pressure.
A. 100.1 kPa B. 204.425 kPa C. 98.78 kPa D. None of these
76. Polytetrafluoroethylene is also known as
A. bakelite B. Teflon C. Dacron D. celluloid
77. What mass of water vapor is present in a room of volume 250 m3 that contains air at 23OC on a day that relative
humidity is 53%?
A. 1.00 kg B. 2.61 kg C. 4.92 kg D. 6.34 kg
78. Which of the following gases would you expect to have the largest value of van der Waals constant b?
A. CO2 B. C4H10 C. CH4 D. O2
79. Frictional losses through valves, fittings, bends, and contractors are commonly regarded as proportional to
A. Pressure drop B. Static head C. Velocity head D. Potential head
80. A mole of sodium metal is added to water. How much work is done on the atmosphere by the subsequent reaction
if the temperature is 25OC?
A. 2.48 kJ/mol B. - 1.24 kJ/mol C. – 34.50 kJ/mol D. 123. 56 kJ/mol
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81. The nuclear reaction K Ca + X, which particle is represented by X?
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A. A proton B. An electron C. Positron D. deuteron

82. A high speed diesel engine burns fuel to give an exhaust gas analyzing 7.14% CO2, 4.28% CO, 8.24% O2 and 80.34%
N2. The cetane number of the fuel fired is
A. 44.58 % B. 45.20% C. 52.38% D. 50.28%
83. Polymer used in the production of rubber
A. styrene B. vinyl C. ethylene D. propylene
84. A copper block (Cp = 0.398 kJ/kg.K) having a mass of 15 kg and a temperature of 500 K is placed in a well-insulated
vessel containing 100 kg of water initially at 300K. the entropy change of the entire process is
A. 0.893 kJ/K B. 0.893 J/kg.K C. -0.893 kJ/K D. +/- 0.893 kJ/kg.K
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85. After 62.0 hours, 1.0 gram remains unchanged from a sample of K. How much K was in the original sample?
A. 8.0 g B. 16 g C. 32 g D. 64 g