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College Chemistry Unit 8 Practice Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The temperature of the cooling water as it leaves the hot engine of an automobile is 220 °F. After it passes through the radiator it has a temperature of 145 °F. Calculate the amount of heat transferred from the engine to the surroundings by 2 gallons of water with a specific heat of 4.184 J/g °C (1 gal = 3.785 L)

a)

757 kJ

b)

1627 kJ

c)

1318 kJ

d)

2375 kJ

2.

A piece of copper metal is initially at 100.0°C. It is dropped into a coffee cup calorimeter containing 25.0 g of water at a temperature of 10.0°C. After stirring, the final temperature of both copper and water is 25.0°C. Assuming no heat losses, what is the mass of the piece of copper?

The specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/g·°C, the specific heat capacity of copper is 0.385 J/g·°C.

a)

54.3 g

b)

36.2 g

c)

12.3 g

d)

15.0 g

3.

When a 0.650-g sample of trinitrotoluene (TNT), C7H5N2O6, is burned in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature increases from 22.1 °C to 24.7 °C. The heat capacity of the calorimeter is 354 J/°C, and it contains 475 mL of water. To three significant figures, how much heat (kJ) was produced by the combustion of the TNT sample?

4.

The pictured sequence of reactions occurs in the commercial production of aqueous nitric acid:

Determine the total energy change for the production of one mole of aqueous nitric acid by this process.

Round your answer to 3 Sig Figs.

5.

Calculate ΔH°298  for the process

Co3O4 (s) ⟶ 3Co(s) + 2O2 (g)

from the following information:

Co(s) + O2 (g) ⟶ CoO(s)     ΔH°298  = −327.9kJ

3CoO(s) + O2 (g) ⟶ Co3O4 (s)     ΔH°298  = −189.5kJ

6.

When a molecule can form two different structures, the structure with the stronger bonds is usually the more stable form. Use bond energies (in the instructions above) to predict the correct structure of the carbon dioxide molecule:

C-O is 350 kJ/mol

C=O is 741 kJ/mol

C=O is 1080 kJ/mol

a)

A is more stable with a total bond energy of 1482 kJ/mol

b)

B is more stable with a total bond energy of 1430 kJ/mol

c)

B is more stable with a total bond energy of 1482 kJ/mol

d)

A is more stable with a total bond energy of 1430 kJ/mol

7.

Rank these compounds in order from greatest to least energy required to convert one mole of the solid into separate ions.

a)

BeO

b)

MgF

c)

CaBr

d)

NaF

e)

RbBr

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
8.

The melting point of H2S should be ​ (a)   than H2O due to the lack of ​hydrogen bonding.

Choose from the below words
less
greater
9.

On large covalent molecules like C4H9OH and CH2(OH)CH2OH what causes a change in boiling points other than molar mass?

a)

more polar locations raises boiling points

b)

increased hydrogen bonding raises boiling points

c)

increased hydrogen bonding lowers boiling points

d)

more polar locations lowers boiling points

10.

Categorize the following compounds by the intermolecular forces that most strongly affect them.

Categorize the following

NH3

HF

CH3COOH

CO

NO

SO2

Br2

CH4

C₃H₆

Dispersion Forces
Dipole-Dipole
Hydrogen Bonding
11.

Which of the following explains why temperature does not change during a phase change?

a)

Energy is being used to break intermolecular bonds.

b)

The phases are completely new substances.

c)

The energy is adding kinetic energy to the molecules in order to overcome intermolecular attractions.

d)

All the molecules must undergo a change from one phase to another before the temperature begins to change.

12.

What is the total amount of heat released when 75.0 g water at 70.0 °C cools to form ice at −20.0 °C? Express your answer in kJ.

ΔHfrz = -6.01 kJ/mol; c(H20(l)) = 4.184 J/g °C; c(H2O(s)) = 2.060 J/g °C

ROUND YOUR ANSWER TO THE NEAREST TENTH. BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR SIGN. IT SHOULD BE NEGATIVE SINCE HEAT IS RELEASED.

13.

Rank these compounds in order of INCREASING molar enthalpy of vaporization (Hvap), even though the type of Intermolecular Forces (dispersion) is the same.

a)

CH4

b)

C2H6

c)

C3H8

1)
2)
3)
14.

Rank these compounds in order of INCREASING molar enthalpy of vaporization (Hvap), ignore their molar mass since they are all quite similar.

a)

CH4

b)

NH3

c)

H2O

1)
2)
3)
15.

Categorize the characteristics of simple cubic, body-centered and face-centered cubes. Coordination number, number of atoms total, and atomic radius (r) in relation to edge length (a).

Categorize the following

1 atom

Coordination number of 6

r = a/2

2 atoms

Coordination number of 8

r = a√3/4

4 atoms

Coordination number of 12

r = a√8

Simple Cubic
Body Centered Cube
Face Centered Cube
16.

Gold (atomic radius = 1.35 Å) crystallizes in a cubic closely packed structure. Calculate the edge length of the face-centered cubic unit cell in Angstroms (Å).

17.

Ethylene glycol is used as a engine coolant in automobiles, it has a specific heat of 2.42  JgK\frac{J}{g\cdot K}  . Calculate the q when 3650 g of ethylene glycol is cooled from 405 K to 358 K. 

q = mCpΔTq\ =\ mCp\Delta T  

a)

4.4 ×105-4.4\ \times10^5  J

b)

4.4 ×1054.4\ \times10^5  J

c)

4.4 ×105-4.4\ \times10^{-5}  J

d)

4.4 ×1054.4\ \times10^{-5}  J

18.

A 15.75-g piece of iron absorbs 1086.75 joules of heat energy, and its temperature changes from 25°C to 175°C. Calculate the specific heat capacity of iron.

a)

0.46 J/g x oC

b)

1.654 J/g x oC

c)

2,567,446.875 J/g x oC

d)

3.26 J/g x oC

19.

A 215 g sample of copper metal at some temperature is added to 26.6 g of water. The initial water temperature is 22.22oC, and the final temperature si 24.44 oC. If the specific heat of copper is 0.385 J/goC, what was the initial temperature of the copper? Use 4.187 J/goC as the Cp of water.

a)

27.4 oC

b)

22.2 oC

c)

24.4 oC

d)

21.5 oC

20.
As 120 g of hot milk cools in a mug, it transfers 20, 000 J of heat to the environment. What is the temperature change of the milk? The specific heat of milk is 2.6 J/g·°C. (Q=mcΔT)
a)
64 °C
b)
1.56 °C
c)
640 °C
d)
cannot be determined