MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY

JALAN AYER KEROH LAMA

75450 MELAKA
THIRD TRIMESTER FINAL EXAMINATION, 2004/2005 SESSION

PCE 0015 - CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

5 APRIL 2005
2:3Opm - 4:30pm
( 2 Hours )
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INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT
1. This question paper consists of 7 pages only excluding the cover page.
2. Answer ALL questions in Section A and answer ONLY 3 subjective questions in
Section B.
3. Please print all your answers in the answer booklet provided.

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SECTION A (MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS) - 40 MARKS

1. Which of the following is not a base quantity?
C. amount of substance
B. weight
E. luminous intensity

A. length
D. electrical current

2. Which of the following is an example of a physical property?

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

corrosiveness of sulfuric acid

toxicity of cyanide
flammability of gasoline
neutralization of stomach acid with an antacid
lead becomes a liquid when heated to 601 C

3. An aluminum ion, Al+, has

A. 13 protons and 13 electrons.
B. 27 protons and 24 electrons.
C. 16 protons and 13 electrons,
D. 13 protons and 10 electrons.
E. 10 protons and 13 electrons.

4. An exothermic reaction causes the surroundings to

A. warm up.
B. become acidic.
C. expand.
D. decrease its temperature.
E. release CO?.

5, Atoms of the same element with different mass numbers are called
A. ions.

B. neutrons.

C. allotropes.

D. chemical families.

E. isotopes.

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6. Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of liquid methanol, CH30H(l), using the
following information:
C(graphite) + 02 (g)-+ CO&) AH0 = -393.5 kJ/mol
Hz(g) + (l/2) 02 (g)-+ H20(1) AH0 = --285.8 kJ/mol
CH;OH(l) + (3/2)02(g) -+ CO2(g) + 2H20(1) AH0 = -726.4 kJ/mol

A. --1691.5 kJ/mol
D. 47.1 kJ/mol

B. -238.7 kJimo1
E. -47.1 kJ/mol

C. 1691.5 kJ/mol

7. A 0.1326 g sample of magnesium was burned in an oxygen bomb calorimeter, The

total heat capacity of the calorimeter plus water was 5,760 J/C. If the temperature rise
of the calorimeter with water was 0.57OC, calculate the enthalpy of combustion of
magnesium.
Mg(S) + 1/202(g) --+ MgO(S)

A. -3280 kJ/mol
D. 106 kJ/mol

B. -24.8 kJ/mol
E. -602 kJ/mol

C. 435 kJ/mol

8. Which of the following characteristics indicates the presence of weuk intermolecular

forces in a liquid?
A. a low heat of vaporization
C. a low vapor pressure
E. none of the above

B. a high critical temperature

D. a high boiling point

9. Which one of the following substances crystallizes as a covalent crystal?

A . CaO

13. SiO;!

c. co2

D. Pb

E. KINnO

10. Which pair of elements would be most likely to form an ionic compound?
A. P and Br
D. C and S

B. Zn and K
E. Al andRb

C. F and Al

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11. Vanadium (V) oxide reacts with calcium according to the chemical equation below.
When 10.0 moles of V& are mixed with 10.0 moles of Ca, which is the limiting
reagent?
V~@(S) + Xa(1) -+ 2V(l) + SCaO(s)
A. V205
D. CaO

B. Ca
E. No reagent is limiting.

c.

12. When octane (CsH 18) is burned in a particular internal combustion engine, the yield of
the products (carbon dioxide and water) is 93%. What mass of carbon dioxide will be
produced in this engine when 15 .O g of octane is burned with 15 .O g of oxygen gas?
A. 13 g
D. 54 g

B. 12 g
E. 43 g

c. 21 g

13. The general electron configuration for atoms of the halogen group is

14. The sultide ion, S-, is isoelectronic with which one of the following?
A.

0.

D. AI+

B. F-

c . Na

E . K

15. The Lewis dot symbol for the lead atom is

B.

Pb.

E.

.ri).

C. .pb.
.

16. The genera! formula for alkenes is

A. C,,H2,,+2

B. C2nH211

D. C,,Hzn

E.

C. CnHr,+z

GH2n-2

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17. Which of the following statements is false?

A. A catalyst increases the rate of the forward reaction, but does not alter the reverse
rate.
B. A catalyst alters the mechanism of reaction.
C. A catalyst alters the activation energy.
D. A catalyst may be altered in the reaction, but is always regenerated.
E. A catalyst increases the rate of reaction, but is not consumed.

18. Peroxodisulfate ion can oxidize iodide ions to iodine according to the balanced
equation
sz0s2- + 21- + 2s042- + 12
The reaction is catalyzed by certain chemical species. Identify the catalyst in the
following mechanism:
step 1:
Fe3+ + 21- -+ Fe2+ + I 2
step 2: S20g2-- + Fe 3 2SOq2- + Fe3+
A. Fe+
D. Fe2+

B. IE . SOd2-

C. szo$j2-

19. Aluminum does not corrode as does iron, because

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.

Al does not react with 02.

A protective layer of A1203 forms on the metal surface.
Al is harder to oxidize than is Fe.
Fe gives cathodic protection to Al.
The electrical circuit cannot be completed on an Al surface.

20. For the following reaction at equilibrium, which choice gives a change that will shift
the position of equilibrium to favor formation of more products?
2NOBr(g) r=; 2X0(g) + Brz(g),

AH,, = 30 kJ/mol

A. Increase the total pressure by decreasing the volume.

Add more NO,
:: Remove Br2,
D. Lower the temperature.
E. Remove NOBr selectively.
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SECTION B (SUBJECTIVE OUESTIONSl

ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS ONLY ( 3 x 20% = 60% 1
Question 1 (20 marks!
1. a. Define standard emhalpy of formation (AK&

[2 marks]

b. Find the standard enthalpy of formation of ethylene, CzHd(g), given the following
data:
Heat of combustion of CzHd(g) = -1411 kJ/mol
AHf[C02(g)] = -393.5 kJ/mol
AHfCH20(1)] = -285.8 kJ/mol

[6 marks]

c. Name the following compound:

CH3

CH3-C-Cl&-CH3
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CHI

12 marks]

d. Which of the following are isomers?

1.

pentane

II.

2-methylbutane

III. 2,3_dimethylbutane
IV. 2,2_dimethylpropane
[6 marks]

V. 1 -hexene

e. Write the formula for the alcohol and the carboxylic acid from which the following
[4 marks]
ester may be synthesized.

I
CH;-(CH;?)IK--C-O-(CH~)~-CH~
myricyl palmitate (beeswax)
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Question 2 (20 marks)

2. a. Give Bronsted-Lowrys definition of an acid and a base. Then explain how HCi and
NH3 act as a base or an acid in water.
[ 8 marks]
b. Arrange the acids according to their strength. Then name the acids.
HC104

HCl

r%rzg a c i d -

CH3C02H
Formula
HC104

H2SO4

HBr

[5 marks]
H3P04

Name
Perchloric acid

i
Weak acid
Lc. During a titration the following data were collected. A 10.0 mL portion of an H$S04
solution was titrated with 1 .OO M Ca(NO&; 40.0 mL of the base was required to
neutralize the sample.
i. Write an equation for the titration.
ii. How many grams of H2S04 are present in 2.00 L of this acid solution?
(Atomic mass: H=l.Ol, S=32.1, 0=16.0, Ca=40.1, N=l4.0)

[7 marks]

Question 3 (20 marks)

3. a. Sucrose, C~~HZ~O,,, reacts slowly with water in the presence of an acid to form two
other sugars, glucose and fructose, both of which have the same molecular formulas,
but different structures.
Ct2H22011 + Hz0 3 C6H1206 (@wXie) + C6H1206 (~cto~e)
The reaction is first order and has a rate constant of 6.2 x 10w5/s at 35C when the
H+ concentration is 0.10 M. Suppose that the initial concentration of sucrose in the
solution is 0.40 M.
i. What will the sucrose concentration be after 2.0 hours?
ii. How many minutes will it take for the sucrose concentration to drop to 0.30 M?
[6 marks]
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b. Nitrogen pentoxide decomposes by a first-order process yielding N204 and oxygen.

2N205 -_) 2N204 + 02
At a given temperature, the half-life of &OS is 0.90 hour. What is the first-order rate
constant for NzOs decomposition?
[4 marks]

c. Consider the reaction Nz(g) + 3H2(g) % 2NH3(g).

i. If hydrogen gas is added to the above system at equilibrium, which direction will the
reaction shift?
ii. If nitrogen is added to the system at equilibrium, what will happen to the ammonia
concentration?
iii. If nitrogen is removed from the system at equilibrium, what will happen to the
hydrogen (Hz) concentration?
iv. The production of ammonia is an endothermic reaction. Will heating the equilibrium
system increase or decrease the amount of ammonia produced?
v. If we use a catalyst, which way will the reaction shift?
[ 10 marks]

Question 4 (20 marks)

4. a. Aluminum metal is formed by the electrolysis of A1203 in molten cryolite.
(Given Faraday constant = 96,485 C / mol e-; atomic mass: Al-27.0, 0=1&O)
i. How many grams of Al are produced when 6.50 x 10 C pass through the ce!l?
ii. How many minutes are required to form 10.0 g of Al using a current of 30 A?
[ 12 marks]

b. When a solution of a certain gadohnium salt is electrolyzed with. a current 01 1.0 A for
2.0 hours, 0.025 mol of Gd metal forms. Calculate the charge on +JlC gadotiniun~ ion
in the salt.
[S marks]
(Given Faraday constant = 96,485 C / mol e- )

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