OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

3080 Faculty: Basic & Applied Sciences Department: Pure & Applied Chemistry
2018/2019 Harmattan Semester Examination

Course Title: General Chemistry I Course Code: CHM 101 No of Units: 3

TYPE C Time Allowed – 1hr 30 min

2 3 2
[SO3 ] [SO2 ] [SO 2 ] [O2 ]
1. For the reaction , Kc is A. 2 B. 2 C. 2 D.
[SO2 ] [O2 ] [SO3 ] [O2 ] [SO 3 ]
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[SO3 ]
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[SO2 ] [O2 ]
2. What is the value of Kc for this reaction N2 + 3H2 2NH3 if the initial amount of N2 is a moles, H2 is b moles
2 2
and N2 reacted is x moles A. 2 x B. 4 x
2 2
C. 4 x D. 2 x
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3. Calculate Kp for the reaction H2 + I2 2HI if the partial pressures of H2, I2 and HI are 0.0592, 0.1183 and
0.1106 respectively A. 0.17 B. 1.17 C. 1.71 D. 1.75
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4. If the partial pressure of H2O(g) in a 0.5 L container at 500 C is 0.0592 atm, what is its concentration? R = 0.08206
Latm/Kmol A. 0.009 B. 0.0009 C. 0.09 D. 0.00009
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5. If [CO] = 0.05M at 25 C, its partial pressure is A. 0.122 B. 1.22 C. 12.22 D. 0.0122. R = 0.08206 Latm/Kmol
Use the information below to answer questions 6 - 12
Consider this exothermic reaction; N2 + 3H2 2NH3 ∆H = +26 kJ
6. Addition of H2 will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
7. A decrease in temperature will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
8. Addition of catalyst will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
9. An increase in pressure will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
10. Increase in volume will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
11. Removal of NH3 will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
12. Addition of H2O will shift the reaction A. Right B. left C. no effect D. at equilibrium
13. An acid is a proton donor is defined by A. Arrhenius B. Lewis C. Bronsted D. Lowry
14. In this reaction, H2O + NH3 H3O+ + NH2-, the respective acid and conjugate base are
A. H2O and NH3 B. NH3 and NH2- C. H3O+ and NH3 D. H2O and NH2-
15. All these are examples of Lewis acids except A. AlCl3 B. CO2 C. H2O D. Ca2+
16. Acidic buffer can be prepared using solutions of A. CH 3COOH and NaOH B. NH3 and NH4Cl C. CH3COOH and
CH3COONa D. Na2HPO4 and NaH2PO4
17. The pH of 0.005M NaOH is A. 11.7 B. 2.3 C. 5.7 D. 9.3
18. What is [H+] if the pH is 2.5 A. 0.039M B. 0.032M C. 0.0032M D. 0.0039M
19. The characteristics of molecularity of a reaction are the following except (a) It is a theoretical concept (b) It is
always a whole number (c) It can have Zero value (d) It is invariant of reaction conditions for a given chemical
equation
20. The chemical equilibrium cannot be changed by this factor (a) Effect of temperature change (b) Effect of catalyst (c)
Effect of change in volume (d) Effect of change in pressure

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21. Ionic equilibrium is the equilibrium between (a) ionized molecules and ions in a solution of strong electrolyte (b)
ionized molecule and H+ in a solution of weak electrolyte (c) unionized molecules and ions in a solution of weak
electrolyte (d) unionized molecule and ions in a solution of strong electrolyte
22. How many moles of Mg are there in 2.5 kg of magnesium (Mg = 24.31g/mol) (a) 0.5 mol (b) 24.31 mol (c) 0.103
mol (d) 60.57 mol
23. A hydrocarbon was found to contain 83.7% by mass of carbon and 16.3% by mass of hydrogen. What is the
empirical formula of the hydrocarbon? (a) C4H11 (b) C5H12 (c) C3H7 (d) C4H10
24. What is the % by mass of chlorine in the compound C14H9Cl15 (a) 50% (b) 62% (c) 38% (d) 795
25. An organic compound with a molecular weight of 60 has an empirical formula CH 2O. Determine the molecular
formula (a) C3H6O (b) C5H2O (c) C2H4O2 (d) C4H8O
26. Calculate the mass of Na2S needed if a solution containing 2 g of Hg(NO3)2 was added to Na2S solution
(a) 78 g (b) 15g (c) 42 g (d) 157 g
27. What is the number of moles of silver nitrate formed when a current of 0.3A is passed through a silver nitrate
solution for 30 minutes? (a)5.59 X 10-3 (b) 2.85 X 10-1 (c) 7.14 X 10-5 (d) 4.91 X 10-3
28. What is the time required to pass one faraday of electricity through a solution with a current of 0.3A?
(a) 225.5 s (b) 156.2 s (c) 275.7 s (d) 95.3 s
29. What is the wavelength of a beam of protons having a velocity of 13.8 x 10 6 cm/s? The mass of the proton is 1.67 x
10-24 g A. 28.8 x 10-11 m B. 28.8 x 10-12 m C. 28.8 x 10-13 m D. 28.8 x 10-14 m (h = 6.63 x 10-34 kgm2s-1).
30. Which of the quantum numbers describes the orbital orientation? A. Principal B. Subsidiary C. Magnetic D. Spin
31. Which of the quantum numbers describes the energy of the orbital? A. Principal
B. Subsidiary C. Magnetic D. Spin
32. The condition required for corrosion to take place is the presence of A. water and carbon (iv) oxide B. water, carbon
(iv) oxide and oxygen C. oxygen and carbon (iv) oxide D. water and oxygen.
33. Both the momentum and the position of a small particle cannot be known simultaneously with any degree of
certainty. This is a statement of A. Hund B. Pauli C. Aufbau D. Heisenberg.
34. The orbitals of lower energy are filled with electrons first before filling the higher energy. This is a statement of A.
Hund B. Pauli C. Aufbau D. Heisenberg.
35. No two electrons in an atom can have the same set of four quantum numbers. This is a statement of A. Hund B.
Pauli C. Aufbau D. Heisenberg.
36. How many unpaired electrons are in the p-orbitals of an oxygen atom? A. 3 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2
37. The coloured nature of transition metal ions is associated with their partially filled A. f-orbital B. s-orbital C. p-
orbital D. d-orbital.
38. Moving from left to right across a period, the general rise in the first ionization energy can be attributed to the A.
decrease in nuclear charge B. increase in nuclear charge C. decrease in screening effect D. increase in screening
effect.
39. 0.1Faraday of electricity was passed through a solution of Magnesium (II) sulphate. The mass of Magnesium
deposited on the cathode would be A. 24.0g B. 12.0g C. 6.0g D. 1.2g (Mg=24).
40. What quantity of electricity is consumed when 1 ampere was consumed in 1 hour during electrolysis? A. 3.6 kilo
coulombs B. 360 coulombs C. 720 coulombs D. 7.2 kilo coulombs.
41. If a given quantity of electricity liberates 2.01g of Hg 2+, what amount of Zn2+ would be liberated by the same
quantity of current? A. 1.00g B. 0.65g C. 4.02g D. 8.04g {Zn=65, Hg=201}

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42. How long would it take to deposit 0.08g of Magnesium from MgCl 2 solution by passing a current of 0.5A? A. 6
mins B. 8 mins C. 24 mins D. 48 mins [Cu = 64, F = 96500 C mol-1]
43. What is the dimension of force? A. Kg/s2m B. gm/s2. C. Kgm-3. D kgm/s2
44. Express 7.8x10-7m in nanometer A. 0.78nm B. 78nm. C. 0.078nm. D 7.8nm
45. Find the volume in litres of 20kg of CCL4, whose density is 1.60g/cm3 A. 12.5 L B. 25 L. C. 2.5 L. D 0.25 L
46. What is the mass concentration of 4g of NaOH dissolved in 100ml of distilled water?
A. 0.04 g/dm3 B. 4.0 g/dm3. C. 40 g/dm3. D 0.4g/dm3
47. One mole of a compound MHCO 3 has a mass of 84g calculate the relative atomic mass of M A. 61 B. 42. C. 26. D
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48. What is the empirical formula of an organic compound containing 40% carbon and 6.67% hydrogen by mass?
A. CH2 B. CH3. C. CH2O. D CH3O
49. In the reaction CaC2(s) + 2H2O(l) Ca(OH)2(s) + C2H2(g). what is the mass of solid CaC 2 needed to produced
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5.6 dm of ethyne at S.T.P? A. 8g B. 9g. C. 16g. D 18g
50. How many grams of HCl will be required to react with 5g of NaOH? A. 10.1g B. 4.6g. C. 9.2g. D 18.4g
Use the information to answer questions 51 - 53
0.07g of hydride of carbon occupies 56 cm3 at STP when vaporized and contain 14.29 % by mass of hydrogen
51. What is the number of moles of the Hydrocarbon? A. 2.5 B. 0.25 C. 0.0025 D. 0.025
52. What is the relative molar mass of the hydrocarbon? A. 25 B. 28 C. 30 D. 40
53. What is the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon? A. C2H2 B. C3H4 C. C2H6 D. C2H4
54. How many moles of glucose C6H12O6 are there in 1.09 g of the substance? A. 0.00556 B. 0.0245 C. 2.45 D. 0.245
55. How many moles of NH3 gas are there in 500 cm3 of the gas? A. 2.23 B. 22.32 C. 0.022 D. 0.31
56. The instrument used to measure the relative isotopic masses of an element is?
A. photometer B. spectrometer. C. radiometer. D polarimeter
57. Which of the following is true of the definition of the standard heat of formation of a compound (a) amount of heat
absorbed or evolved in a reaction (b) is the change in enthalpy that takes place when a compound is formed from its
gaseous ions (c) enthalpy that takes place when one mole of a compound is formed from its element, all substances
at 50oC and and 1 atm pressure (d) enthalpy that takes place when one mole of a compound is formed from its
element, all substances at 25oC and and 1 atm pressure.
58. The order of a reaction is defined as (a) the sum of the concentrations in the rate law (b) the sum of the powers of
the concentration in the rate law (c) the sum of the concentrations in the reaction equation (d) the number of reactant
molecules involved in a reaction
59. The following are true of molecularity of a reaction except (a) It is always a whole number (b) it’s invariant of
reaction condition for a given chemical equation (c) It can assume zero value (d) it’s a theoretical concept.
60. Calculate the average rate over the first 50 s in the experimental data below.
Time (s) (Br2) (m) Rate(M/s) k = rate(s-1)/[Br2]
0 0.012 4.2 x 10-5 3.50 x 10-3
50 0.0101 3.52 x 10-5 3.49 x 10-3
100 0.00846 2.96 x 10-3 a.50 10-3
(a) 2.8 x 10-5 M/s (b) 3.0 x 10-5 M/s (c) 5.2 x 10-5 M/s (d) 3.8 x 10-5 M/s

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61. The rate of a chemical reaction depends on the following except (a) the presence of a catalyst (b) the concentrations
(or pressures) of the reacting species (c) the shape of the reacting molecules (d) nature of the reacting species
62. The change in enthalpy that occurs when 1 mole of a solid crystalline substance is formed from its gaseous ions is
termed (a) lattice energy (b) heat of combustion (c) heat of formation (d) standard heat of formation
63. Consider the reaction: 4N02(g) + O2(g) ⟶ 2N2O5(g). Suppose that at a particular moment during the reaction
molecular oxygen is reacting as the rate of 0.0024Ms -1. At what rate is N2O5 being formed? (a) 0.0011 M/s (b)
0.0015 M/s (c) 0.0006 M/s (d) 0.0048 M/s
Use the following information to answer questions 64–69.
The reaction of S2O82- with iodide is S2O82-(aq) + 3I‾(aq) ⟶ 2S042-(aq) + I3‾(aq). In respect of the reaction, the following
data were collected at a certain temperature
Experiment [S2O82-] (M) [I‾] (M) Initial rate (M/s)
1 0.08 0.034 2.2 × 10-4
2 0.08 0.017 1.1 × 10-4
3 0.16 0.017 2.2 × 10-4
64. The order of reaction (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 2
65. The rate law is (a) k[S2O82-][I‾] (b) k[S2O82-]2 (c) k[S2O82-]2[I‾] (d) k[S2O82-][I‾]2
66. The order the reaction with respect to is S2O82- (a) ½ (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 1
67. The order the reaction with respect to is I‾ (a) 1 (b) ½ (c) 2 (d) 0
68. The reaction rate constant, k, is (a) 0.08 M-2 s-1 (b) 0.08 M-1 s-1 (c) 2.1 M-2 s-1 (d) 2.1 M-1 s-1
69. Calculate the half-life of the reaction if the initial concentration of I is 0.6 M (a) 1.2 × 10-10 M (b) 6 × 10-10 M (c) 4 ×
10-10 M (d) 2.4 × 10-10 M
70. The following is true of zero order reaction except (a) It is peculiar to liquid reactants (b) It does not depend on the
concentration of the reactant (b) a reactant whose concentration does not affect the reaction rate is not included in a
rate law (c) Its half-life is [A]o/2k ([A]o = initial concentration of the reactant; k = the reaction rate constant)