Chemistry 1B Fall 2017

Dr. Williamson
Do-Over Exam 1

Name: ________________, _________________

1. When heated to 800 K, cyclobutane decomposes to ethene according to the reaction C4H8(g)  2 C2H4(g).
Data for this reaction is given in the table below.
Time(s) [C4H8] M
0 1.000
20 0.799
40 0.638
60 0.510
80 0.408
a. Appropriately graph the data above to show
that the reaction is first order. Be sure to
correctly label the x and y-axes. Hint: I
have already put in the correct axes scales
for you.

b. Using the graph to the right, determine the

value of the rate constant, with correct
units, for the reaction above.

c. What is the reaction rate when the concentration of cyclobutane is [C4H8] = 0.35 M?

d. If the activation energy for this reaction is 800 K is 60.0 kJ/mol, calculate the value of the frequency
factor.
 2. The following data has been accumulated for the reaction CH3Cl(g) + 3 Cl2(g)  CCl4(g) + 3 HCl(g).

Trial Initial Conc. of CH3Cl Initial Conc. of Cl2 Initial Rate of Rxn (M/s)
(M) (M)
1 0.050 0.050 0.014
2 0.100 0.050 0.029
3 0.100 0.100 0.041
4 0.200 0.200 0.115
a. What is the order of the reaction with respect to CH3Cl?

b. What is the order of the reaction with respect to Cl2?

c. What is the rate law expression?

d. Using Trial 1 in the table above, determine the value of the rate constant? Include correct units!!!
 3. To the right is a picture of the sequence of steps in
the Lock-and-Key mechanism of enzyme kinetics
acting on a substrate.

(a) In the table below, write the two equations for the
elementary steps in this mechanism and indicate whether each
reaction is Fast or Slow.

Equation Fast or Slow?

Elementary Step 1
Elementary Step 2

(b) Based on what I did in lecture, use the elementary steps above and the steady state approximation, to derive the
k 2 [E]0 [S]
Michaelis-Menton equation for enzyme kinetics, i.e., Rate  .
K M  [S]

4. According to what I taught in lecture, when is a statement/proposition/hypothesis true?

 5. Given the reaction Fe 3 (aq)  SCN  (aq)  FeSCN 2 (aq) at 25 0C with initial concentrations
[Fe3+] = 1.0 x 10-3 M and [SCN−] = 8.0x10-4 M. At equilibrium, [FeSCN2+] = 1.7 x10-4 M.

a. Calculate the value of the concentration equilibrium constant, Kc.

b. Calculate the value of the pressure equilibrium constant, Kp. (Kp for an aqueous reaction doesn’t really make
sense, but calculate it anyways so I know you know how.)

c. Calculate the concentration equilibrium constant, Kc, for the reaction.

2 FeSCN 2  (aq)  2 Fe 3 (aq)  2 SCN  .
 6. For the reaction 2 H 2 S(g)  2 H 2 (g)  S 2 (g) , Kc = 1.67x10-7 at 800 C. A 0.500 L reaction
vessel initially contains 1.25 x 10-4 mol of H2S.

a. Calculate the value of the reaction quotient. (Don’t just write down the answer.)

b. Which way will the reaction shift?

c. Calculate the equilibrium concentration of H2 and S2.

 Ea
7. The rate constant, k, is given by , where A = pz.
k  Ae RT

a. Explain what the term A means:

b. Explain what the term p means:

c. Explain what the term z means: