CHEM 1215 Unit 2 Practice Problems

 

1.       Write the correct formula for the following compounds.


a.   nitric acid

b.   sulfuric acid

c.   sodium bicarbonate

d.   calcium hydroxide

e.   iron (III) sulfate

f.   ammonium perchlorate

g.   magnesium phosphate

h.   sodium phosphate

i.    dichlorine heptoxide

j.    tetraphosphorus decasulfide

k.   potassium permanganate

l.    sodium dichromate

m.   potassium chromate

o.   tin (IV) carbonate

p.   acetic acid

q.   dinitrogen tetroxide

r.    calcium bromate

s.    sodium hypochlorite

t.    hydrogen sulfide

u.   zinc nitrate


 

 


2.      Write the correct name for the following compounds.

 


a.   Na2CO3

b.   HF (aq)

c.   H3PO4

d.   Al(NO2)3

e.   Na3PO3

f.   PbO2

g.   SO3

h.   Cr2O3

i.    Ag2SO4

j.    H2CO3

k.   FeO

l.    ClO

m.   Na2O

n.   Ba(CN)2

o.   CBr4

p.   NH­4BrO2


 

3.      Identify all intermolecular forces present between two molecules of the same substance for each of the following compounds.

a.   CH3CH2CH3

b.   CH3CH2CH2CH2OH

c.   CH3CH2NH2

d.   CH3CH2OCH2CH3

e.   CBr4

f.  

 

4.      For each compound shown in the previous question, which intermolecular force has the greatest impact on the physical properties of the substance?


5.      List the following compounds in order of increasing boiling point.

 

 

6.      List the compounds shown in the previous question in order of increasing vapor pressure at ambient (room) temperature.

 

7.      For each pair of compounds, identify the one with the higher boiling point.

 

 

8.      For each pair of compounds, identify the one that is more water soluble.

 

 


 

 

9.      Calculate the amount of heat needed to heat 125 g of solid ethanol (C2H5OH) from its melting point, -114.3oC, to 75oC if its boiling point is 78.4oC.  The specific heat of liquid ethanol is 2.44 J/gK.  Its heat of fusion is 4.9 kJ/mol while its heat of vaporization is 38.56 kJ/mol.

 

10.   Calculate the enthalpy change that occurs when 125 g of steam at 105oC is cooled to -11oC.  The specific heat of steam is 2.080 J/gK while the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/gK.  The specific heat of ice is 2.05 J/gK.  The heat of fusion of water is 6.01 kJ/mole while the heat of vaporization of water is 40.79 kJ/mol.

 

11.    Use the phase diagram below to answer the following questions.

 

a.   What phase change occurs going from point B to A?

b.   What phase change occurs going from pont G to H?

c.   What physical state(s) is/are present at point F?

d.   What physical state(s) is/are present at point D?

e.   What physical state(s) is/are present at point E?

f.   Which point represents the critical point of the substance?

g.   Which point represents the triple point of the substance?

 

12.   A solution is prepared by dissolving 10.2 g of HCl (g) in 100.0 g of DI water.  Calculate the concentration of HCl in the following units:

a.   mass %

b.   mole %

c.   molality

 

13.   Calculate the molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving 1.083g of calcium chloride in enough water to give 250 mL of solution.

 

14.   A 0.50 kilogram waste water sample contains 0.25 mg of lead.  Calculate the concentration of lead in the sample in the following units:

a.   ppm

b.   ppb

 

15.   A 10.0 mass % solution of HCl in water has a density of 1.048 g/mL.  Calculate the molarity of the HCl in the solution.

 

16.   Calculate the molality of the solution described in the previous question.

 

17.   Calculate the volume (in mL) of a 12.0 M HCl solution needed to prepare 250.0 mL of a 0.350 M HCl solution.

 

18.   Calculate the molarity of a solution prepared by diluting 25.0 mL of 3.00 M HCl to a total volume of 500.0 mL.

 

19.   Calculate the concentration (mass %) of a solution prepared by dissolving 25.0 g of 0.90 mass % NaCl in an additional 250.0 g of DI water.

 

20.  Calculate the concentration of carbon dioxide in a soft drink that has gone flat after being opened.  Assume that the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in air is 0.0003 atm and that the Henry’s law constant for carbon dioxide in the soft drink is 3.1 x 10-2 mol/L.atm.

 

21.   Calculate the pressure of oxygen needed to generate an aqueous solution that is 3.4 x 10-2 M in oxygen at 25oC if the Henry’s law constant for O2 in water is 1.3 x 10-3 mol/L.atm at this temperature.

 

22.  Calculate the vapor pressure of a solution prepared by dissolving 125 g of urea, (NH2)2CO, in 420.0 g of water at 25oC.  (Hint:  Use the appendix in your text to look up the vapor pressure of water at this temperature.)

 

23.  Calculate the mass of urea, (NH2)2CO, that must be added to 275 g of water to produce a solution with a vapor pressure of 25.0 mm Hg at 30.oC.


24.  Rubbing alcohol is an aqueous solution that contains 70.% isopropyl alcohol (commonly called IPA, C3H8O) by mass.  The density of rubbing alcohol is 0.79 g/ml at 20oC.

a.   Calculate the molarity of the isopropyl alcohol in the solution.

b.   Calculate the molality of the isopropyl alcohol in the solution.

 

25.  Calculate the freezing point depression of a solution prepared by dissolving 45 g of urea, (NH2)2CO, in 105 g of DI water.  Kf can be found in your text.

 

26.  What is the melting point of the solution described in question 25?

 

27.  Calculate the boiling point elevation of the solution described in question 25.  Kb can be found in your text.

 

28.  What is the boiling point of the solution described in question 25.

 

29.  When 0.250 g of an nonvolatile molecular solid was dissolved in 40.0 g of CCl4 (Kb = 5.02oC/m), the boiling point of the solution increased by 0.357oC.  Calculate the molar mass of the solid.