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Spring 2013Ng

Chemistry 2C (C)
Exam 2
Instructions:
CLOSED BOOK EXAM! No books, notes, or additional scrap
paper are permitted. All information required is contained on the
exam. Place all work in the space provided. If you require
additional space, use the back of the exam.
(1) Read each question carefully.
(2) There is no partial credit for problems in Part I or II.
(3) Please use the correct units and number of significant
digits wherever necessary.
(4) The last two pages contain a periodic table and some useful
information. You may remove this for easy access.
(5) Graded exams will be returned in lab sections next week.
(6) If you finish early, RECHECK YOUR ANSWERS!

U.C. Davis is an Honor Institution

Multiple Choice
(circle one)
Part I (3 pts each)
1. A B C

2. A B C

3. A B C

4. A B C

5. A B C

6. A B C

7. A B C

8. A B C

Possible Points

Score

9. A B C

1-12 (3 pts each)

/36

10. A B C

13-16 (5 pts each)

/20

11. A B C D

17 (15 pts total)

/15

12. A B C D

18 (14 pts total)

/14

19 (15 pts total)

/15

13. A B C D

Total Possible (100)

/100

14. A B C D

15. A B C D

16. A B C D

Part II (5 pts each)

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Part I: Multiple Choice, Concepts (3 pts each)

Choose the best answer and enter your choice on the cover-no partial credit
1) All of the following is characteristic of a second-order reaction EXCEPT
A) Plot of inverse concentration with time results in a straight line.
B) Overall order of the reaction is two.
C) Slope is negative.
D) Units for the rate constant, k, is M-1s-1.
E) All of the above are characteristics of a second-order reaction.
2) Which type of radiation does NOT get deflected by a magnetic or electric field?
A) Alpha
B) Beta
C) Positron
D) Gamma
E) Proton
3) Atom-bridging is commonly found in compounds containing which element?
A) Be
B) Li
C) Xe
D) N
E) B
4) Which of the following CANNOT be directly determined from a potential energy
diagram for a reaction?
A) The value of the rate constant.
B) The number of intermediates present in the reaction.
C) The total number of transition states (activated complexes).
D) The rate-determining step (RDS).
E) The number of elementary reactions in the mechanism.
5) What type of radiation has the most penetrating power?
A) Alpha
B) Beta
C) Positron
D) Gamma
E) Neutron
6) All of the compounds below are classified as ionic compounds. Which compound has
the highest covalent character?
A) KCl
B) CaI2
C) KBr
D) KF
E) CaBr2

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7) Stalactites and stalagmites are insoluble compounds that are commonly found in caves.
What is the main component of stalactites and stalagmites?
A) CaCO3
B) MgCO3
C) CaO
D) MgO
E) Ba(OH)2
8) What is the oxidation state of antimony, Sb, if it undergoes the inert pair effect?
A) 0
B) +1
C) +2
D) +3
E) +4
9) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a catalyst?
A) Speeds up a reaction.
B) Participates in the reaction.
C) Changes the path of a chemical reaction.
D) Gets used up in the reaction.
E) Creates a different transition state (activated complex).
10) Choose the INCORRECT statement.
A) Particles must have enough KE during a collision for a reaction to occur.
B) Activated complexes are very stable.
C) Transition state complexes can be detected.
D) Intermediates can be isolated.
E) Only a very small percentage of particles that collide will yield products.
11) Which is NOT an allotrope of carbon?
A) Graphite
B) Buckminsterfullerene
C) Diamond
D) Graphene
E) All of the above are allotropes of carbon.
12) Select the element that is commonly found in explosives.
A) Carbon
B) Sodium
C) Nitrogen
D) Chlorine
E) Sulfur

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Part II: Multiple Choice, Short Calculations (5 pts each)

Choose the best answer and enter your choice on the cover-no partial credit
13) What is the rate of disappearance of A if the rate of formation of C is 3.0x10-3 M/s for
the reaction 2A + B 3C?
A) -5.0x10-4 M/s
B) 3.0x10-3 M/s
C) -6.0x10-3 M/s
D) -4.5x10-3 M/s
E) -2.0x10-3 M/s

14) How long does it take for 60.0% of a substance to react if it obeys a first-order rate
law and has a rate constant equal to 1.75x10-4 s-1?
A) 2.11x105 s
B) 5.24x103 s
C) 1.75x104 s
D) 2.34x105 s
E) 2.92x103 s

15) Calculate the activation energy for a first-order reaction if its half-life at 32.0 C is
19.5 minutes and decreases to 7.40 minutes at 81.6 C?
A) 4.24x102 J
B) -4.24x102 J
C) -1.76x104 J
D) 1.76x104 J
E) 9.02x104 J

16) How old is a sample that has a 14C activity of 3.50 disintegrations per minute per
gram? A live same has a 14C activity of 15.0 dis*min-1*g-1 and the half-life of 14C is
5730 years.
A) 1.20x104 years
B) 3.94x103 years
C) 8.34x103 years
D) 2.54x10-4 years
E) 8.31x10-5 years

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Part III: Short Answer

Partial credit may be given
17) (15 pts total) Fill in the boxes with the correct specie(s) and/or number(s) to balance
the reactions. Please use only whole numbers to balance your reactions. There may
be more than one product formed in A-C and you may need to balance the products as
well.
A)

Li (s) +

B)

Mg3N2 (s) +

C)

SO2 (g) +

D)

37

Ar 37Cl

E)

212

F)

76

Po

Kr

O2 (g)

H2O (l)

H2O (l)

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Part IV: Long Answer

Please show all work for calculations- Partial credit may be given
18) (14 pts total) The following data were collected at 25 C for the reaction,
BrO3- (aq) + 5 Br- (aq) + 6 H+ (aq) 3 Br2 (l) + 3 H2O (l)
Trial #
1
2
3
4

[BrO3-], M
0.10
0.20
0.20
0.10

[Br-], M
0.10
0.10
0.20
0.10

[H+], M
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.20

Use the method of initial rates to answer the questions below.

A) (3 pts) What is order with respect to BrO3-?

B) (3 pts) Determine the order with respect to Br-?

C) (3 pts) What is the order with respect to H+?

D) (1 pt) What is the overall order of the reaction?

E) (2 pts) Calculate the rate constant, k.

F) (2 pts) What is the rate law?

Rate (M/s)
8.0x10-4
1.6x10-3
3.2x10-3
3.2x10-3

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19) (15 pts total) Use the three-step mechanism below to answer the following questions.
Elementary Rxn 1: NO2 (g) + F2 (g) NO2F2 (g)
Elementary Rxn 2: NO2F2 (g) NO2F (g) + F (g)
Elementary Rxn 3: F (g) + NO2 (g) NO2F (g)
A) (1 pts) What is the overall reaction?

B) (12 pts) Use PSSH to determine the rate law if reaction 3 is the RDS. (Note: Only the
first reaction is reversible.)

C) (2 pts) Identify the intermediate(s) in the reaction.

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The following may or may not be of any use:

Constants/Conversions:
R = 8.3145 J/mol K
R = 0.08206 L atm/mol K
1 atm = 760 torr
melectron = 5.4857x10-4 u
J = kg m2/s2

F = 96,485 C/mol ec = 2.998x108 m/s

1 nm = 10-9 m
mneutron = 1.0087 u

Equations:
Ecell = Eocell (RT/nF)(ln Q)
Eocell = (0.0257/n)(lnKeq)

Ecell = Ered + Eox

ne = It/F

Go = Ho - TSo

Go = -RTlnKeq

G = Go + RTlnQ

1A = 1C/s

charge (C) = current (A) x time (s)

[A]t = -kt + [A]0

t1/2 = [A]0/(2k)

ln[A]t = -kt + ln[A]0 t1/2 = ln2/k

t1/2 = 1/(k[A]0)

ln(k2/k1) = (Ea/R)*(1/T1-1/T2)
lnNt = t + lnNo

1 u = 1.6605 x 10-27 kg

mproton = 1.0078 u

Ecell = Eocell (0.0257/n)(ln Q)

Go = -nFEocell G = -nFEcell

1/[A]t = kt + 1/[A]0

NA = 6.022x1023
h = 6.626x10-34 Js

t1/2 = 0.693 /

k = Ae^[-Ea / (RT)]

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