Chem.

1B Exam I 2010

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1. (5 pts) A gas absorbs 40.7 kJ of heat and then the gas does 6.1 kJ of work. What is the change in internal energy of the gas?

ANSWERS are given at the end of the exam

A) B) C) D) E) 34.6 kJ 40.7 kJ 46.8 kJ 46.8 kJ 34.6 kJ

2. (5 pts) When a gas is cooled at constant volume from an initial temperature of 50 oC to 25 oC it loses 60 J of heat. When the same gas is cooled from 50 oC to 25 oC at constant pressure, it loses 100 J of heat. What is the value of the enthalpy change, H, when the gas is heated from 25 oC to 50 oC at constant volume? A) B) C) D) E) + 60 J 60 J 100 J + 100 J 40 J

3. (5 pts) On pathway (I) from an initial state to a final state, a system absorbs 100 J of heat and does 20 J of work. On pathway (II) from the same initial state to the same final state, the system does 30 J of work. What is the value of the heat, q, on pathway (II)? A) B) C) D) E) 90 J 90 J 110 J 110 J More information is needed to answer this question

4. (5 pts) When 326 g of a solid is placed in 757 g of water it melts. The water temperature decreases from its initial temperature to a final temperature of 57.6 C. The heat of fusion for the solid = 346 J/g. The heat capacity of water = 4.184 J K-1 g -1. Calculate the initial temperature of the water. A) 93.2 C B) 100.0 C C) 22.0 C D) 206.6 C E) 249.8 C

Questions 5 7:

(3 pts each) There are two containers, one has 1 mole of CO2 (g) and the other has 1 mole of Ne (g). Both gases are heated from 25 oC to 30 oC at constant pressure. Indicate true or false. A) true A) true A) true B) false B) false B) false

5. The change in internal energy of CO2 (g) is greater than it is for Ne (g) 6. More work is done in heating CO2 (g) than for Ne (g) 7. No work is done in heating either gas

8. (5 pts) For nitrogen gas at 25 oC, Cv = 20.8 J K-1 mol-1 and Cp = 29.1 J K-1 mol-1. When a sample of nitrogen gas is heated at constant pressure, what fraction of the energy is converted to heat? A) 1.00 B) 0.417 C) 0.285 D) 0.715 E) 0.588

9. (5 pts) What is the value of E when one mole of a liquid is vaporized at its boiling point of 90 C, and 1.00 atm pressure. Hvap for the liquid is 39.6 kJ/mol at 90 C? A) E = 39.6 kJ B) E > 39.6 kJ C) E < 39.6 kJ D) E = 39.6 kJ E) E = 0

10. (5 pts) The standard enthalpy of formation of H2O(l) at 298 K is 286 kJ/mol. Calculate the change in internal energy for the following process at 298 K: H2(g) + O2(g) H2O(l) A) 283 kJ/mol B) 282 kJ/mol C) 286 kJ/mol D) 289 kJ/mol E) 283 kJ/mol

Questions 11 14: (4 pts each) Consider the following reaction. 2 POCl3(g) 2 PCl3(g) + O2(g)
The free energies of formation at 25 C are given below. Gf (kJ /mol) POCl3 (g) 502 PCl3(g) 270

Indicate true or false.

11. The entropy change for the reaction is positive.

A) true

B) false

12. The reaction is not spontaneous at 25 C but will eventually become spontaneous if the temperature is increased.

A) true

B) false

13. The equilibrium constant for the reaction at 298 K is less than 1.

A) true

B) false

14. The enthalpy change for the reaction is positive.

A) true

B) false

15. (4 pts) For the phase change, N2(l) N2(g) at 25 oC and 1atm pressure, what is the change in internal energy? A) E = 0 B) E < 0 C) E > 0 D) More information is needed to answer this question

16. (5 pts) For the following reaction, H = 114 kJ at 25C

2NO + O2

2NO2

For this system at equilibrium, if the temperature is increased, which of the following is true? A) Equilibrium shifts to the left () and the value of K increases. B) Equilibrium shifts to the right () and the value of K increases. C) Equilibrium shifts to the right () and the value of K decreases. D) Equilibrium shifts to the left () and the value of K decreases. E) Equilibrium shifts, but the value of K stays constant.

Questions 17 18:
A) 73.5 kJ B) 67.5 kJ C) 72.5 kJ D) 68.5 kJ E) none of these

For the following reaction, G = 70.5 kJ at 25C

o

2NO + O2

2NO2

17. (5 pts) Calculate G at 25 C when the partial pressures are PNO = 3.0 atm, PO2 = 1.5 atm, PNO2 = 2.0 atm.

18. (5 pts) Based on the value of G calculated, in what direction will the reaction shift to reach equilibrium? A) The reaction shifts left () B) The reaction shifts right () C) No shift

Questions 19 21. (3 pts each) Indicate true or false for each of the following statements.
19. Spontaneous reactions must have a positive S for the reaction. A) True B) False 20. When the change in free energy is less than zero for a chemical reaction, the reaction must be exothermic. A) True B) False 21. For a spontaneous reaction, if S < 0 then the reaction must be exothermic. A) True B) False 22. (6 pts) The heat combustion of acetylene, C2H2(g), at 25 C, is 1299 kJ/mol. Given the following enthalpies of formation at 25 C, calculate Hf for C2H2 (g) at 25 C. Hf (kJ /mol) CO2 (g) 393 H2O (l) 286 A) 2376 kJ/mol B) 625 kJ/mol C) 227 kJ/mol D) 625 kJ/mol E) 454 kJ/mol

23. (6 pts) A system composed of a ideal gas expands spontaneously in one step from an initial volume of 1.00 L to a final volume of 2.00 L at a constant temperature of 200 K. During the process the gas does 200 J of work. What conclusion can be reached about the value of the entropy change, S, for this process? A) S = + 1.00 J/K B) S = 1.00 J/K C) S is less than +1.00 J/K D) S is greater than +1.00 J/K E) None of the above

ANSWERS: 1. A 13. A Partial Credit:

2. D 14. A

3. C 15. C

4. A 16. D

5. A 17. A

6. B 18. B

7. B 19. B

8. D 20. B

9. C 21. A

10. B 22. C

11. A 23. D

12. A

2 A (2 pts)

2 C (2 pts)

17 B (2 pts)