FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/24

FINAL EXAMINATIONS
QUESTION & ANSWER PAPER
Course Code: CHE 102 Subject: CHEMISTRY
Title of Paper: GENERAL CHEMISTRY II

Semester: 1
Time Allowed: 120 MINUTES Reading Time:10 MINUTES Maximum Marks: 100

Examiner(s) Dr MT Kabomo, Prof G Singh

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Answer all questions in the space provided
Useful Constants:
Specific heat capacity of H2O (l) = 4.184 J/(ºC.g)
1 atm = 760 Torr
Avogadro constant = 6.022 x 1023 mol-1
R = 8.314 J. K-1. mol-1 = 0.08206 L. atm. K-1. mol-1
1L. atm = 101.33 J

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1. Which one of the following is not an organic compound?
A. Urea B. Spirit C. Calcium carbonate
D. Ether E. Benzene

2. Which one of the following hydrocarbons is rated as the most efficient fuel?
A. n-octane B. isooctane C. n-heptane
D. isobutane E. pentane

3. When ethane reacts with bromine in the presence of light it forms bromoethane as the main
monobromination product. In which step(s) of the mechanism is bromoethane formed?
A. Propagation B. Termination C. Initiation
D. Propagation and termination E. Initiation and propagation

4. How many monochlorination products are possible in the following reaction?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3
D. 4 E. 5

5. Which of the following functional group is present in benzaldehyde?

A. CHO B. COOH C. OH
D. NH2 E. C-O-C

6. Which of the following best describes heat?

A. the transfer of energy between samples of matter because of a difference in their temperatures.
B. a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.
C. the energy stored in a sample of matter.
D. bond energy.

7. What is U for a system which undergoes the following two steps:

Step 1: The system absorbs 60 J of heat while 40 J of work are performed on it.
Step 2: The system releases 30 J of heat while dong 70 J of work
A. 100 J B. 90 J C. 30 J D. zero

8. Consider the following statements.

I. A positive H tells you that the reaction is exothermic
BECAUSE
II. with a positive H, the products have more energy than the reactants.

A. I is TRUE, II is FALSE
B. I is FALSE, II is TRUE
C. I and II are BOTH FALSE
D. I and II are BOTH TRUE but II IS NOT a correct explanation of I

9. The quantity of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1.0 g sample of a substance 1 K is called its
A. heat capacity B. enthalpy C. specific heat D. kinetic energy

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10. The net enthalpy change in a chemical reaction is the same whether it is brought about in two or more
different ways in one or several steps. This is known as
A. Henry’s law B. Hess’s law
C. Joule’s principle D. Law of conservation of energy

11. The equation of the standard enthalpy of formation of N2O3 is

A. N2 O(𝑔) + O2 (𝑔) → N2 O3 (𝑔) B. N2 O5 (𝑔) → N2 O3 (𝑔) + O2 (𝑔)
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C. NO(𝑔) + NO2 (𝑔) → N2 O3 (𝑔) D. N2 (𝑔) + O2 (𝑔) → N2 O3 (𝑔)
2

12. Which of the following expressions is correct for the rate of reaction given below?
5Br–(aq) + BrO3–(aq) + 6H+(aq) → 3Br2(aq) + 3H2O(l)

∆[Br− ] 5 ∆[Br2 ] 3 ∆[Br− ] ∆[Br2 ]

A. − =− C. − =−
∆𝑡 3 ∆𝑡 5 ∆𝑡 ∆𝑡

∆[Br− ] 5 ∆[Br2 ] 3 ∆[Br− ] ∆[Br2 ]

B. − =+ D. + =+
∆𝑡 3 ∆𝑡 5 ∆𝑡 ∆𝑡

13. If each of the following graphs has the same concentration and time axes, which has the greatest initial
rate of disappearance of reactant?

A. B.

C. D.

14. In the energy profile of a reaction, the species that exists at the maximum on the curve is called the
__________.
A. Product B. enthalpy of reaction C. activated complex D. activation energy

15. Which of the following is true for a chemical reaction at equilibrium?

A. only the forward reaction stops
B. both the forward and reverse reactions stop
C. the rate constants for the forward and reverse reactions are equal
D. the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal
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16. The reaction CHCl3(g) + Cl2(g) → CCl4(g) + HCl(g) has the following rate law: Rate = k[CHCl3][Cl2]. If
the concentration of CHCl3 is increased by a factor of five while the concentration of Cl2 is kept the same,
the rate will:
A. double. B. increase by a factor of five.
C. decrease by a factor of one-fifth. D. triple.

17. The equilibrium constant for the formation of hydrogen iodide from hydrogen and iodine is 45 at a certain
temperature.
H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2HI(g) Kc = 45
Which of the following is true regarding this equilibrium?
I. The reaction is product favored.
II. The reaction is reactant favored.
III. Equilibrium lies to the right.
IV. Equilibrium lies to the left.
A. I and III B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV

18. Consider the following statements.

I. For any chemical reaction at a particular temperature, the equilibrium constant is fixed.
BECAUSE
II. Equilibrium constant is independent of temperature.
A. I is TRUE, II is FALSE
B. I is FALSE, II is TRUE
C. I and II are BOTH FALSE
D. I and II are BOTH TRUE but II IS NOT a correct explanation of I

19. In the ICE table started for calculating equilibrium concentrations of the reaction shown, the three terms
in the “change” row are __________
M2+(aq) + 4L(aq) ⇌ ML4+(aq)

[M2+] [4L] [ML4+]

I 0.1 M 0.32 M 0
C _____ _____ _____
E

A. –x, –x, +x B. +x, +4x, +x C. –x, –4x, +x D. +x, +x, –x

20. Ammonia (NH3) acts as a weak base in aqueous solution. What is the acid that reacts with this base when
ammonia is dissolved in water?
A. none, there are no acids in pure water
B. H2O
C. NH4+
D. trick question, because no acids are present, ammonia cannot act as a base

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Question 1 [10 MARKS]

a) What technique is used to break high molecular weight hydrocarbons into low molecular weight
hydrocarbons? [1]

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b) Which of the two hydrocarbons – n-octane or 2,2,4-trimethylpentane will have lower boiling point? [1]

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c) Which of the two – n-octane or aqueous sugar solution will float on surface of water? [1]

_______________________________

d) Identify the type of isomerism in following pairs of compounds. [2]

e) Complete the following chemical equations by providing missing product(s) or reagent(s). [5]

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Question 2 [10 MARKS]
a) When 0.100 g of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) is ignited in a bomb calorimeter, the temperature of the
calorimeter changes from 25.000 ºC to 25.225 ºC. The heat capacity of the calorimeter is 603 J/ ºC.
i) What is ΔH for this reaction? [3]

ii) What is the molar heat of combustion of benzoic acid in kilojoules per mole? [3]

b) Calculate the heat of vaporization of titanium (IV) chloride: TiCl4(l) → TiCl4(g) from the following data:
Ti (s) + 2Cl2(g) → TiCl4(l) ΔH = −804.2 kJ
TiCl4(g) → Ti (s) + 2Cl2(g) ΔH = +763.2 kJ
[4]

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Question 3 [10 MARKS]
a) For a reaction A + B ⟶ P, the rate is given by rate = k[𝐀][𝐁]𝟐. How is the rate of reaction affected if the
concentration of B is doubled? (Show your working) [4]

b) A first order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for 90%
completion of the reaction. [4]

c) If the rate of disappearance of O3 in the reaction 2O3(g) → 3O2(g) is 8.78 M/s over the first 7.8 s, how
much oxygen will form during this time? [2]

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Question 4 [10 MARKS]
a) Methanol can be prepared from carbon monoxide and hydrogen at high temperatures and pressure in the
presence of a suitable catalyst according to the reaction below: Use this reaction to answer questions i)
and ii) below
2H2(g) + CO(g) ⇌ CH3OH(g) H = −90.2 kJ

i) Write the expression for the equilibrium constant (Kc) for the reversible reaction. [2]

ii) What will happen (increase, decrease or stay the same) to the concentrations of H2, CO, and CH3OH
at equilibrium if more H2 is added? (For H2, write how it would respond after the addition.) [3]

H2 _______________________
CO _______________________
CH3OH _______________________

b) What is the pH when [OH−] = 4.0 × 10–9 M in water at 25°C? [3]

c) What is the conjugate acid of the hydrogen phosphate ion, HPO42–? [2]

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1 2
H He
1.00794 2 13 14 15 16 17 4.00260
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be B C N O F Ne
6.941 9.01218 10.81 12.011 14.0067 15.9994 18.9984 20.179
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
22.9898 24.305 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 26.9815 28.0855 30.9738 32.06 35.453 39.948
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
39.0983 40.08 44.9559 47.88 50.9415 51.996 54.9380 55.847 58.9332 58.69 63.546 65.38 69.72 72.59 74.9216 78.96 79.904 83.8
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
85.4678 87.62 88.9059 91.22 92.9064 95.94 (98) 101.07 102.906 106.42 107.868 112.41 114.82 118.69 121.75 127.6 126.9 131.29
55 56 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba Lu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
132.905 137.33 174.967 178.49 180.948 183.85 186.207 190.2 192.22 195.08 196.967 200.59 204.383 207.2 208.908 (209) (210) (222)
87 88 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116 118
Fr Ra Lr Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Uuu Uub Uuq Uuh Uuo
(223) 226.025 (260) (261) (262) (263) (264) (265) (268) (269) (272) (269)

Lanthanides: 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb
138.906 140.12 140.908 144.24 (145) 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.925 162.50 161.930 167.26 166.934 173.04