Exam 1 Review
Exam Information: This exam will cover sections 14.1 – 14.6 and 15.1 – 15.7. The exam will not be
multiple choice and will instead be short answer where you will be expected to show all your work in
order to receive credit for the problem (this includes ICE charts). You will be given a periodic table and
should bring your own calculator (non-graphing only). You will need to use reasonable significant
figures and show units on all numeric answers.
Information you need to know: All formulas and constants will be provided to you. You do need to
know what the variables mean in the formulas and when to use them. You will also need to be able to
do the following, without formulas:
Calculate a change in concentration versus time
Calculate a rate law, including k
Determine the overall order of a reaction
Write a KP, Kc, and Q expressions
Determine whether products or reactants dominate at equilibrium
Utilize ICE charts to calculate K eq or equilibrium concentrations/pressures as applicable
Determine what would happen to a reaction at equilibrium when conditions are changed
Determine which way a reaction would have to shift to reach equilibrium
Potentially useful information for the problems below:
Conversions:
Time:
60 s = 1 min
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Problems:
1. The concentration of C went from 0.02286 M to 0.9134 M when time went from 1.211 min to 7.409
min. 2 A (aq) + 3 B (aq) 4 C (aq) + 5 D (aq)
a) What is the change in the concentration of C in M/min?
b) What is the change in the concentration of B in M/min over that same time span?
2. The following data was obtained for the synthesis of liquid water.
2 H2 (g) + O2 (g) H2O (l)
Expt [H2] M [O2] M Rate (M/s)
1 0.169 0.724 0.356
2 0.169 1.45 1.42
3 0.507 0.724 1.07
4 0.767 0.914 ?
a) Calculate the rate law for this reaction.
b) Calculate k for this reaction, making sure to include units.
c) Calculate the rate for experiment 4.
d) Determine the overall order of the reaction.
3. A reaction starts with 0.918 M of substance A. After 180.9 seconds, the concentration of A has
decreased to 0.472 M.
a) Calculate the first order rate constant (in s -1) and the first order half-life (in min).
b) Calculate the second order rate constant (in M -1s-1) and the second order half-life (in min).
4. A reaction has 0.4906 M of a reactant to begin. How much of this particular reactant will be left
after 7779 seconds if the half-life of the substance is 2.86 min?
a) Calculate the amount left if the reaction is first order.
b) Calculate the amount left if the reaction is second order.
5. Draw a reaction diagram with a ΔE = 82.8 kJ and an Ea = 178.1 kJ. Make sure to label both axes,
reactants, products, Ea and ΔE, and to state whether the reaction is endothermic or exothermic.
6. Calculate the activation energy of a reaction (in kJ/mol) when a reaction run at 671 K has a k of
0.534 s-1, and a reaction run at 971 K has a k of 0.849 s -1.
7. Write KP and Kc expressions for the following equilibria.
a) 2 NaHCO3 (s) Na2CO3 (s) + CO2 (g) + H2O (g)
b) 2 CO2 (g) 2 CO (g) + O2 (g)
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8. State whether products or reactants dominate at equilibrium. How do you know?
a) KP = 0.469 atm-1
b) Kc = 8.61 M2
9. Kp for the following reaction is 0.979 atm at 66.6 °C. Calculate Kc. 2 SO3 (g) 2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g)
10. A closed system at equilibrium contains 0.942 M H 2O, 0.276 g C, 0.446 M CO, and 0.564 M H 2.
Calculate Kc. H2O (g) + C (s) CO (g) + H2 (g)
11. A closed system at equilibrium contains 0.977 M NO 2 and 0.164 M H2, and has an equilibrium
constant of 6.42 M-7. What is the equilibrium concentration of NH 3?
2 NO2 (g) + 7 H2 (g) 2 NH3 (g) + 4 H2O (l)
12. A closed system starts out with 0.213 g of ZnS and 0.741 atm O 2. Calculate the equilibrium
pressures of all gaseous species if the pressure of SO 2 at equilibrium is 0.265 atm. Then, calculate
the equilibrium constant. 2 ZnS (s) + 3 O2 (g) 2 ZnO (s) + 2 SO2 (g)
13. A closed system starts out with 0.673 atm N 2 and 0.848 atm O2 and has a KP = 15.9. What are the
equilibrium pressures of all species? N2 (g) + O2 (g) 2 NO (g)
14. Determine what happens to the following reaction when the conditions below change – the reaction
can shift towards reactants, shift towards products, or no change occurs.
½ N2 (g) + ½ O2 (g) NO (g) ΔHrxn = 90.2 kJ
a) Remove N2
b) Remove NO
c) Decrease pressure
d) Increase volume
e) Add heat
f) Cool the reaction
g) Add NO
15. The following reaction has a Kc = 40.7. If the concentration of each substance is [C 2H6] = 0.842 M,
[Cl2] = 0.126 M, [C2H5Cl] = 0.742 M and [HCl] = 0.433 M, is the reaction at equilibrium? If not, which
way does the reaction have to shift to reach equilibrium? C 2H6 (g) + Cl2 (g) C2H5Cl (g) + HCl (g)
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