Republic of the Philippines

PEB ENGINEERING TRAINING AND REVIEW

BOARD OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Registered Chemical Engineer Licensure Examination

Saturday, October 14, 2023 08:00 a.m. – 1:00
p.m.
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES DIAGNOSTIC 2

SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No.2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following has the highest density?

a. ice c. steam
b. liquid water d. same density for the three states

2. From the premise of the Vant Hoff’s equation, Keq is constant except when one varies
the
a. concentration of the reactants b. temperature of the reaction
c. concentration of the products d. partial pressure of the reactants

3. Calculate the work done when 50 g of iron reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce
hydrogen gas in a closed vessel of fixed volume.

Reaction: Fe + HCl ------> FeCl2 + H2

a. -22000 J b. -200 J c. 2200 J d. +2300 J

4. What is the standard molar enthalpy of vaporization in kJ/mol of bromine (Br2) given
that it boils at 59.2 degrees Celsius according to Trouton’s rule?
a. 28 b. 38 c. 32 d. 4

5. Supposing a homogenous gas reaction X + 2Y  Z has enthalpy = -45.8 BTU/lbmol. What

is the condition for this reaction’s spontaneity?
a. Low temperature and high pressure c. High temperature and low pressure
b. Low temperature and low pressure d. High temperature and high pressure

6. What is the enthalpy change for heating ice from -20°C to steam at 150 °C? Assume Cp
= 37.7 J/mol-K for ice and steam, Cp = 75.3 J/mol-K for liquid water, delta_H°vap =
40.656 kJ/mol and delta_H°fus = 6.008 kJ/mol.
a. 46.66 kJ/mol b. 51.63 kJ/mol c. 56.83 kJ/mol d. 42.34 kJ/mol

7. Consider the reaction: SnO2(s) + 2H2(g) ⇋ 2H2O(g, steam) + Sn(l). Calculate

equilibrium constant at 900 K and 1 atm; the equilibrium steam-hydrogen mixture was
60% H2 by volume.
a. 1/5 b. 3/10 c. 1/7 d. 4/9

8. The crystalline structure of lead (207.2 g/mol) is face-centered cubic; lead’s

density is 11.34 g/cm3. Calculate the length of a unit cell in angstrom units.
a. 4.95 b. 2.35 c. 1.04 Å d. 3.23

9. The freezing point of a 0.50 m aqueous solution of HF is of –1.00oC. What percentage

of the HF is dissociated at this concentration?
a. 3.8% b. 16.7% c. 10.4% d. 7.52%

10. In an electrolytic cell, a certain current liberates 0.504 g of hydrogen in 2 hours.

How many grams of copper (from Cu2+ solution) can be liberated by the same current
during the same time?
a. 15.9 g b. 12.3 g c. 11.3 g d. 17.6 g

11. He proposed the law of mass action which is the foundation of chemical equilibria:
a. Antoine Lovorsoir c. Henry Debye
b. Cato Guldberg d. Sheldon Lee Gashlow

12. Using the data in the Perry’s Chemical engineer’s Handbook, determine the value of
the equilibrium constant for the reaction, N2O4(g) ⇌ 2 NO2(g) at 298 K
 a. 1200 b. 0.15 c. 5.50 d. 130

13. Calculate the cell potential for the following reaction that takes place in an
electrochemical cell at 25°C.
Sn(s) ∣ Sn2+(aq, 1.8 M) ‖ Ag+(aq, 0.055 M) ∣ Ag(s)

The reduction potentials are E0(Sn2+∣Sn)= -0.14 V and E0(Ag+∣Ag)= 0.8 V:

a. -0.94 V b. -0.23 V c. +1.02 V d. +0.86 V

14. Which of the following is an assumption of Sadi Carnot on a T-S-T-S carnot cycle?
a. The entropy of the system is non-zero
b. The Gibbs free energy of the hot reservoir is decreasing with time.
c. The reservoir are infinite in size
d. The cycle is perpetual machine.

15. The reaction below has a Kp value of 3.3 x 10^-5. What is the value of Kc for this
reaction at 700 K?
2 SO3(g) ⇌ 2 SO2(g) + O2(g)

a. 5.7 × 10-7 b. 1.7 × 106 c. 3.3 × 10-5 d. 3.0 × 104

16. Consider the following reaction: Xe(g) + 2 F2(g) → XeF4(g)

A reaction mixture initially contains 2.24 atm Xe and 4.27 atm F2. If the
equilibrium pressure of Xe is 0.34 atm, find the equilibrium constant (Kp) for the
reaction.

a. 25 b. 0.12 c. 0.99 d. 0.040

17. Consider the following reaction at equilibrium. What effect will increasing the
temperature have on the system?

Fe3O4(s) + CO(g) ⇌ 3 FeO(s) + CO2(g) ΔH°= +35.9 kJ

a. The reaction will shift to the left in the direction of reactants.

b. The equilibrium constant will increase.
c. The equilibrium constant will decrease.
d. The reaction will shift to the right in the direction of products.

18. Use Hess's law to calculate ΔG°rxn using the following information.
ClO(g) + O3(g) → Cl(g) + 2 O2(g) ΔG°rxn = ?

If 2 O3(g)→ 3 O2(g) ΔG°rxn = +489.6 kJ

Cl(g) + O3(g) → ClO(g) + O2(g) ΔG°rxn = -34.5 kJ

a. -472.4 kJ c. -210.3 kJ
b. + 783.2 kJ d. +524.1 kJ

19. Calculate the ΔG°rxn using the following information from tables:

2 HNO3(aq) + NO(g) → 3 NO2(g) + H2O(l) ΔG°rxn = ?

ΔH°f (kJ/mol) -207.0 91.3 33.2 -285.8

S°(J/mol∙K) 46.0 210.8 240.1 70.0

a. -151 kJ b. -85.5 kJ c. +50.8 kJ d. +222 kJ

20. Consider a reaction that has a negative ΔH and a positive ΔS. Which of the following
statements is TRUE?

a. This reaction will be spontaneous only at high temperatures.

b. This reaction will be spontaneous at all temperatures.
c. This reaction will be nonspontaneous at all temperatures.
d. This reaction will be nonspontaneous only at high temperatures.

21. Consider the following reaction at constant P. Use the information here to determine
the value of ΔSsurr at 398 K. Predict whether or not this reaction will be
spontaneous at this temperature.

4 NH3(g) + 3 O2(g) → 2 N2(g) + 6 H2O(g) ΔH = -1267 kJ

a. ΔSsurr = +12.67 kJ/K, reaction is not spontaneous

b. ΔSsurr = -12.67 kJ/K, reaction is spontaneous
c. ΔSsurr = +50.4 kJ/K, reaction is not spontaneous
d. ΔSsurr = +3.18 kJ/K, reaction is spontaneous

22. Which of the following processes have a ΔS < 0?

 a. water freezes
b. isopropyl alcohol condenses
c. methanol (g, at 555 K) → methanol (g, at 400 K)
d. All of the above processes have a ΔS < 0.

23. What element is being reduced in the following redox reaction?

MnO4⁻(aq) + H2C2O4(aq) → Mn2+(aq) + CO2(g)

a. C b. O c. Mn d. H

24. Determine the CORRECT cell notation for the redox reaction given below.

Sn(s) + 2 Ag⁺(aq) → Sn2+(aq) + 2 Ag(s)

a. Ag+(aq) ∣ Ag(s) ‖∣Sn(s) ∣ Sn2+(aq)

b. Ag(s) ∣ Ag+(aq) ‖ Sn2+(aq) ∣ Sn(s)
c. Sn(s) ∣ Sn2+(aq) ‖ Ag+(aq) ∣ Ag(s)
d. Sn2+(aq) ∣ Sn(s) ‖ Ag(s) ∣ Ag+(aq)

25. What is the reducing agent in the redox reaction represented by the following cell
notation?

Ni(s) ∣ Ni2+(aq)  Ag+(aq) ∣ Ag(s)

a. Ni(s) b. Ni2+(aq) c. Ag+(aq) d. Ag(s)

26. Which of the following is the strongest reducing agent?

Data:

a. Sn2+(aq) b. Cr3+(aq) c. Sn4+(aq) d. Cr(s)

27. Use the standard half-cell potentials listed below to calculate the standard cell
potential for the following reaction occurring in an electrochemical cell at 25°C.
(The equation is balanced for your convenience and happiness.)

3 Cl2(g) + 2 Fe(s) → 6 Cl⁻(aq) + 2 Fe3+(aq)

a. 4.16 V b. -1.20 V c. -1.32 V d. +1.40 V

28. Use the tabulated half-cell potentials below to calculate the equilibrium constant
(K) for the following balanced redox reaction at 25°C.

Pb2+(aq) + Cu(s) → Pb(s) + Cu2+(aq)

a. 7.9 × 10^-8 c. 8.9 × 10^7

b. 7.9 × 10^15 d. 1.3 × 10^-16

29. Calculate the cell potential for the following reaction that takes place in an
electrochemical cell at 25°C.

Mg(s) ∣ Mg2+(aq, 2.74 M) ‖ Cu2+(aq, 0.0033 M) ∣ Cu(s)

a. -2.80 V b. 2.62 V c. 2.71 V d. -1.94 V

30. Nickel can be plated from aqueous solution according to the following half reaction.
How long would it take (in minutes) to plate 29.6 g of nickel at 4.7 A?

Ni2+(aq) + 2 e⁻ → Ni(s)

a. 1.7 × 102 minutes c. 5.9 × 102 minutes

b. 3.5 × 102 minutes d. 6.2 × 102 minutes

31. Which of the following compounds will be most soluble in pentane (C5H12)?
a. pentanol (CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH) c. benzene (C6H6)
b. acetic acid (CH3CO2H) d. ethyl methyl ketone (CH3CH2COCH3)

32. A solution is prepared by dissolving 49.3 g of KBr in enough water to form 473 mL of
solution. Calculate the mass % of KBr in the solution if the density is 1.12 g/mL.
a. 10.4% b. 8.57% c. 10.1% d. 9.31%

33. A solution is prepared by dissolving 38.6 g sucrose (C12H22O11) in 495 g of water.

Determine the mole fraction of sucrose if the final volume of the solution is 508 mL.
a. 4.09 × 10-3 c. 7.80 × 10-2
b. 1.28 × 10-3 d. 7.23 × 10-2

34. A solution is 0.0433 m LiF. What is the molarity of the solution if the density is
1.10 g/mL?
a. 0.0441 M b. 0.0390 M c. 0.0519 M d. 0.0476 M

35. Determine the vapor pressure of an electrolyte solution at 55°C that contains 34.2 g
NaCl in 375 mL of water. The vapor pressure of pure water at 55°C is 118.1 torr.
a.115 torr b. 87.1 torr c. 108 torr d. 112 torr

36. Calculate the freezing point of a solution of 500.0 g of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2)
dissolved in 500.0 g of water. Kf = 1.86°C/m and Kb = 0.512°C/m.
a. 30.0°C b. -30.0°C c. 8.32°C d. -8.32°C

37. Choose the aqueous solution that has the highest boiling point. These are all
solutions of nonvolatile solutes and you should assume ideal van't Hoff factors where
applicable.
a. 0.100 m NaNO3
b. 0.100 m Li2SO4
c. 0.200 m C3H8O3
d. 0.060 m Na3PO4

38. The boiling point of an aqueous 1.83 m (NH4)2SO4 (molar mass = 132.15 g/mol) solution
is 102.5°C. Determine the value of the van't Hoff factor for this solute if the Kb
for water is 0.512°C/m.
a. 3.0 b. 3.6 c. 1.8 d. 2.7

39. A 150.0 mL sample of an aqueous solution at 25°C contains 15.2 mg of an unknown

nonelectrolyte compound. If the solution has an osmotic pressure of 8.44 torr, what
is the molar mass of the unknown compound?
a. 223 g/mol c. 294 g/mol
b. 341 g/mol d. 448 g/mol

40. At a given temperature the vapor pressures of benzene and toluene are 183 mm Hg and
59.2 mm Hg, respectively. Calculate the total vapor pressure over a solution of
benzene and toluene with Xbenzene = 0.580. Assume Raoult’s law applies.
a. 106 mm Hg c. 121 mm Hg
b. 131 mm Hg d. 242 mm Hg