Chemistry 141 Name ______KEY_______

Hour Exam 3
Fall, 2004

There are 120 points on this exam. All multiple choice questions are worth 5 points each.
Point values are given in parentheses at the end of each problem. For problems show all
work, including the equation used. Correct units must be specified. No work = no credit.

1. The heat of reaction for one of the following is the enthalpy of formation for the
substance. Which Hrxn is Hf ?
a. 2 Cl(g) + C(graphite) + O(g)  Cl2CO(g)
b. Cl2(g) + C(graphite) + 0.5 O2(g)  Cl2CO(g)
c. Cl2(g) + CO(g)  Cl2CO(g)
d. 2 Cl2(g) + 2 C(graphite) + O2(g)  2 Cl2CO(g)
e. 2 Cl(g) + C(diamond) + O(g)  Cl2CO(g)

2. Write electron configurations for each of the following. Indicate whether the
species is paramagnetic (P) or diamagnetic (D). (3 each)

a. 14Si ___1s22s22p63s23p2_____________________ P D

b. 56Ba2+ ___[Xe]_____________________________ P D

c. 47Ag ____[Kr]5s14d10____________________ P D

d. 23V2+ ____1s22s22p63s23p63d3________________ P D

e. 32Ge _____[Ar]4s23d104p2____________________ P D

3. a. Calculate the wavelength of yellow light with frequency of 5.09 x 1014 Hz

(4)
c = 
3.00 x 108 m/s = (5.09 x 1014 Hz)
 = 5.89 x 10-7 m

b. What is the energy of the light in part (a)? h = 6.63 x 10-34 J. s (4)
E = h
= (6.63 x 10-34 J.s)(5.09 x 1014 Hz)
E = 3.37 x 10-19 J
4. The lightest atom with a FILLED 3d-subshell in the ground state is
a. zinc
b. gallium
c. krypton
d. copper
e. rubidium

5. In the ground state of a cobalt atom, there are ______unpaired electrons and the
atom is __________________.

a. 3, paramagnetic
b. 5, paramagnetic
c. 2, diamagnetic
d. 0, diamagnetic
e. 2, paramagnetic

6. A 5.80 g sample of a new substance, X, at a temperature of 99.6C is dropped in

49.00 g water at 24.4C. The final temperature reached by the system is 29.2C.
Calculate the specific heat of the substance X in J g-1K-1. (Assume no heat is lost
to the surroundings.) The specific heat of water is 1.000 cal/g .C (5)

qgained, water = - qlost, x

mwater . specific heatwater . Twater = - mX . specific heatX . TX
(49.00 g) (1.000 cal/g.C)(29.2 – 24.4) = - (5.80 g)(X)(29.2 – 99.6)
X = 0.576 cal/g.C . 4.184 J/cal
=2.41 J/g.C

7. Which of the following is NOT an allowed combination of quantum numbers?

n l ml ms
a. 4 3 2 ½
b. 2 0 0 -½
c. 4 1 -1 ½
d. 3 3 -2 -½
e. 5 2 2 ½
8. Given the equations below,

1 2 AlCl3(aq) + 3 H2(g)  2 Al(s) + 6 HCl(aq) H = + 1049 kJ

2 HCl(g)  HCl(aq) H = - 74.8 kJ

3 H2(g) + Cl2(g)  2 HCl(g) H = - 185 kJ

4 AlCl3(s)  AlCl3(aq) H = -323 kJ

calculate Hrxn for the following reaction: (10)

2 Al(s) + 3 Cl2(g)  2 AlCl3(s) Hrxn = ?

Reverse equation 4 and multiply by 2.

2 AlCl3(aq)  2 AlCl3(s) H = (323 kJ) x 2 = 646 kJ

Reverse equation 1.
2 Al(s) + 6 HCl(aq)  2 AlCl3(aq) + 3 H2(g) H = - 1049 kJ

Multiply equation 2 by 6.
6 HCl(g)  6 HCl(aq) H = (- 74.8 kJ) x 6 = - 448.8 kJ

Multiply equation 3 by 3.
3 H2(g) + 3 Cl2(g)  6 HCl(g)H = ( - 185 kJ) x 3 = - 555 kJ

Adding these together gives:

2 Al(s) + 3 Cl2(g)  2 AlCl3(s) Hrxn = - 1407 kJ

12. Which one of the following statements is FALSE?

a. The first law of thermodynamics is E = q + w.
b. The amount of heat absorbed (or released) by a system at constant
pressure is H for the process.
c. The work done on or by a system involving gases can be calculated by
using the equation: w = - (n)RT
d. A gas expanding into a vacuum does no work.
e. The work done by an expanding gas is the same no matter what pathway is
used to expand the gas.
9. 519 kJ of energy are required to remove a single electron from each atom in a
mole of lithium atoms. h = 6.62 x 10-34 J.s and c = 3.0 x 108 m/s

a. Calculate the energy in joules required to remove an electron from a

single lithium atom. Use dimensional analysis. (4)

joules 519 kJ 1000 J 1 mol 1e  J

?  
x x 23 
x  8.62 x 10 19
atom mole e 1 kJ 6.02 x 10 e 1atom atom

b. Calculate the wavelength in nm of light needed to just ionize an electron

from a lithium atom. (6)
c
E  h c    

c
 h( )

3.0 x108 m  s 1
8.62 x1019 J  6.63 x1034 J  s ( )

1 nm
  2.31x107 m  9  231 nm
10 m

c. Will light in the visible region (8.8 x 1014 s-1 – 4.2 x 1014 s-1) eject an
electron from a lithium atom? Support your answer with an appropriate
calculation. (5)

c  
3.0 x108 m  s 1  2.31x107 m 
  1.3 x1015 s 1 Light in the visible region
is at too low frequency to eject an electron.

d. Calculate the kinetic energy in J of the electron ejected when lithium

metal is irradiated by light of wavelength 85.0 nm. (5)

Eincident  Eionization  kinetic energyelectron

3.0 x108 m  s 1
6.63x1034 J  s x  8.62 x1019  k .e.
85.0 x109 m
2.34 x1018  8.62 x1019  k .e.
1.48 x1018 J  k .e.
10. Picric acid undergoes combustion with oxygen gas to produce CO2(g), H2O(l),
and N2(g). The formula for picric acid is C6H3N3O7 (s).

a. Write the balanced chemical equation for the combustion of picric acid.(3)
2 C6H3N3O7(s) + 6.5 O2  12 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(l) + 3 N2(g)

b. Hcomb for picric acid is –2.560 x 103 kJ/mol picric acid. Calculate
Hf(picric acid). Hf(water liquid) = -285.8 kJ/mol (6)
Hf(CO2) =-393.5 kJ/mol was supplied in class.

H combustion  nH f ( prod )  nH f (react )
2(2560)  [3(0)  3(285.8)  12(393.5)]  [2H f  6.5(0)]
 857.4  4722  2H f
2H f  857.4  4722  5120  459.4
kJ
H f  229.7
mol

c. Picric acid is shock sensitive, i.e. it detonates to N2(g), water vapor,

carbon monoxide and solid carbon (graphite) with nothing else added.
Write the balanced chemical equation for the detonation of picric acid. (3)

2 C6H3N3O7(s)  3 N2(g) + 3 H2O(g) + C(gr) + 11 CO(g)

d. Calculate the heat involved in the detonation of 175.0 g picric acid. Use
dimensional analysis for the second part of this problem. Hf(carbon
monoxide) = -110.5 kJ/mol, Hf(water vapor) = -241.8 kJ/mol. Graphite
is the standard state of carbon. (8)

Hrxn  nHf ( prod )  nH f (react )

 [3(0)  3(241.8)  1(0)  11(110.5)]  [2(229.7)]

H rxn  1481.5 kJ

1 mol picric 1481.5 kJ

? kJ released  175.0 g picric acid x x  566.1 kJ
229.0 g 2 mol picric

11. and 13: refer to your textbook for drawings of orbitals and to class notes for
probability distribution sketches. A 3d orbital has 2 nodal planes (= l, the secondary
quantum number) and a 6d orbital has 3 radial nodes (n – l – 1)