TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF TH E c) ѵ = 5.84×1021 Hz d) ѵ = 0.

17×1021 Hz
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COMPETENCY EXAM IN PHYSICAL Linked Problems 11-12
CHEMISTRY 11). Absorbance A = 0.875 of the aqueous solution of
NAME __________________DATE__September 13, K2PtCl6, with concentration c = 2.5×10-4 mol
2013 ; Direction: Encircle the letter that corresponds dm-3, was measured by a spectrophotometer in a cell
to the correct answer and provide the solution to the with the optical path length b = 2.0 cm at the wavelength
problem solving. l = 264 nm. Calculate: Transmittance (T and T%) of the
measured solution at the used wavelength.
Linked Problems 1-4 a.) T = 0.024, T% = 2.40%; b) T = 0.53, T% = 5.30%;
1. The compound tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethan a) T = 0.095, T% = 5.50%; d) T = 0.133, T% = 13.3%;
(THAM) is a weak base, B, and together with its 12 ) Molar absorption coefficient e, in the units of m2
hydrochloride salt BHCl (BH+Cl-) it is used for the mol-1 and mol-1 dm3 cm-1.
preparation of various buffer solutions. The a) 175 m2 mol-1 b) 1750 m2 mol-1
corresponding protonated form of the base (cation BH+ ) 2
c) 5420 m mol -1
d) 845 m2 mol-1
has pKA = 8.01 (25 oC). As a weak base THAM may be
characterized either by KA or by KB, Calculate pKB (pKw Linked Problems 13-15
= 14.00). 13) The pressure of the saturated vapor of benzene
a) 1.75 b) 5.99 c) 8.01 d) NOTG (vapor in equilibrium with liquid) is 101.32 kPa at
2.) Calculate pH of the solution of the salt BHCl 0.02 80°C and 4.81 kPa at 5.5°C, respectively. The latter
mol dm-3. pressure and temperature correspond to the triple
a) 2.54 b)3.85 c) 4.85 d) 6.78 point of benzene. Calculate the approximate molar heat
3) Calculate pH of the solution of the base B 0.02 mol of vaporization ∆Hmv of benzene (Clausius - Clapeyron
dm-3. ; d) pH = 10.35; equation).
4) Another THAM buffer was prepared by dissolving a) ∆Hmv = 33.47 kJ mol-1 b) ∆Hmv = 55.77 kJ mol-1
0.727 g of the base B in 25 cm3 of the solution of HCl, c) ∆Hmv = 67.94 kJ mol -1
d) ∆Hmv = 98.01 kJ mol-1
0.1 mol dm-3 (partial neutralization), and water added to 14) What is the normal boiling point temperature of
the solution up to 200 cm3. Calculate pH of the prepared benzene? Calculate the boiling point under a reduced
buffer solution ; pressure 10 kPa.
a) 8.16 b) 9.12 c) 10.35 d) 11.48 a) 20.4°C b) 45°C c) 65°C d) 80°C
15) Under what pressure benzene boils at 10°C?
Linked Problems 5-8 a) 1.02 kPa b) 3.25 kPa c) 6.05 kPa d) 7.10 kPa
5) Inversion of saccharose (SA) is a bimolecular reaction
of saccharose with water, producing glucose (GL) and Linked Problems 15-18
fructose (FR): For water, ebulioscopic constant is Ke = 0.52 K dm3 mol-
SA + H2O → GL + FR 1
and cryoscopic constant Kc = 1.86 K dm3 mol-1,
a) What is the reaction order if the reaction takes place in respectively. The 0.710 g sample of Na2SO4 (Mr =
dilute aqueous solution (great excess of water)? 142.0) was dissolved in water, so that 250 cm3 of
a) ist oreder reaction the aqueous solution was prepared. Disregarding the
b) second-order reaction osmotic coefficient, Calculate 15 - 18:
c) 1st order - pseudounimolecular reaction 15) Boiling temperature of the prepared solution at
d) third order reaction normal pressure.
6) The respective half-lifes t1/2 of the reaction in dilute a) 100.03°C b) 100.08°C c) 100.12°C d) 100.25°C
and acidified aqueous solutions were measured by 16) Freezing temperature of the solution.
polarimetry at various temperatures, with the initial a) -0.012 °C b) -0.12 °C c) -0.112 °C d) -0.212 °C
concentration of saccharose 0.2 mol dm-3, and it was 17) Osmotic pressure of the solution (p) at 0°C
found: 50 oC, t1/2 = 23.0 s; 25°C, t1/2 = 673 s; 10 oC, t1/2 a) 136 kPa b) 149 kPa c) 186 kPa d) 198 kPa
= 111.7 min. Calculate: rate constants (k) of the reaction 18) The hypotonic aqueous solutions used for injections
at 50 oC and eye drops have to be isotonized by the addition of a
a) k = 1.03×10-3 s-1 b) 50oC: k = 0.0301 s-1 suitable excipient substance into the solution. Using the
c) k =0.103×10 s -3 -1
d) k = 3.01 x 10-3 s-1 cryoscopic constant of water from previous problem
7) Calculate time of 90% inversion of saccharose at calculate the amount (mass) of the excipient, necessary
25°C, for the isotonization of the 200 cm3 of the solution of
a)76.5 s b) 37.2 min c) 6.2 h d) 10.8 h vitamine B1, conc. 20 mg in 1 cm3 (thiaminium
8) Using the reaction constants at 10 oC and 50 oC, dichloride, B2+(Cl-)2, Mr = 337.3), excipient galactose
calculate the activation energy (E) of the reaction. (Mr = 180.2).
a) E = 108 kJ mol-1 b) 210 kJ mol-1 a) 2.45 g b) 3.04 g c) 3.67 g d) NOTG
-1
c) E = 368 kJ mol d) E = 452 kJ mol-1
Linked Problems 19-20
Linked Problems 9-10 The solubility of iodine in CCl4 is 18.8 g dm-3 and in
9. Radionuclide 11C6 (radioactive carbon isotope) is used water it is only 0.22 g dm-3 (20°C).
in the so called positron emission tomography (PET) but 19) What is the partition coefficient (k) of iodine in the
due to the electron-positron annihilation the emitted system CCl4/water. Solution of 0.1 g of iodine in 0.5 dm3
radiation consists of photons with energy e = 511 keV. of water was prepared.
What is the name of the emitted photon radiation a) 46.6 b) 85.5 c) 0.243 d) 65.2
a) γ rays b) βrays c) ά rays d) positron 20) How much % of iodine is extracted into CCl4, if this
10) what is its frequency (ѵ) aqueous solution is shaken (extracted) five times with 10
a) ѵ = 4.26×1022 Hz b) ѵ = 1.24×1020 Hz cm3 of CCl4 in each run
a) 89.5% b) 94.6% c) 96.4% d) 99.3%

21) The stoichiometric equation of the esterification

reaction together with the corresponding standard
enthalpies (heats) of formation (∆𝐻𝑓𝑜 ) of the reaction
components can be written as:
CH3COOH(l) + C2H5OH(l) → CH3COOC2H5(l) + H2O(l)
-484.2 kJ mol-1 -277.0 -486.6 -285.7
The symbol (l) denotes the liquid state and the
corresponding (∆𝐻𝑓𝑜 (kJ mol-1) at the standard
temperature 25°C are provided beneath each of the
reaction components.
a) Calculate the standard reaction enthalpy (∆𝐻𝑟𝑜
(reaction heat) of the esterification.
a) ∆𝐻𝑟𝑜 est = -1.1 kJ mol-1
b) ∆𝐻𝑟𝑜 est = -11.1 kJ mol-1
c) ∆𝐻𝑟𝑜 est = -42.1 kJ mol-1
d) ∆𝐻𝑟𝑜 est = -57.8 kJ mol-1

Linked Problems 22-25

The respective limiting ionic conductivities (at very
large dilution) of hydrogen ion (H+) and anion
of butyric acid (A-) are λo(H+) = 34.98 mS m2 mol-1 and
λo(A-) = 3.26 mS m2 mol-1 (25°C).
22) Calculate the limiting molar conductivity λo(HA) of
butyric acid (HA, weak electrolyte).
a) o(HA) = 8.44 mS m mol 2 -1

b) o(HA) = 21.21 mS m mol 2 -1

c) o(HA) = 30.56 mS m mol 2 -1

d) o(HA) = 38.24 mS m mol 2 -1

23) Specific conductivities (ĸ) of two solutions of

butyric acid with mutually different concentrations were
measured, for the first solution it was k = 4.436 mS m-1
at c = 0.001 mol dm-3 and for the second one it was k =
14.31 mS m-1 at c = 0.01 mol dm-3. Calculate the molar
conductivity λ (HA) and the degree of dissociation a of
butyric acid in the 1st and
a)(HA) = 4.436 mS m mol , = 0.116;
2 -1

b) (HA) = 5.46 mS m mol , = 0.06;

2 -1

c) (HA) = 6.367 mS m mol , = 0.11;

2 -1

d) (HA) = 8.977 mS m mol , = 0.16;

2 -1

24) Calculate pH of butyric acid.

a) 3.93 b) 3.43 c) 5.46 d) 4.65
25) Calculate the pKA of butyric acid from the data for
the two solutions.
a) 4.82 b) 4.84. c) 6.56 d) 3.43