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Self Quiz 2



This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1.
An illustration of a state function involves a round-trip air flight from New York City to Denver in which a stop is made at Detroit on the way out and another stop is made at Memphis on the way back. The quantity that is the state function is

 
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Question 2.
For a chemical reaction carried out at ________________ the change in internal energy can be attributed to _______________________.

 
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Question 3.
In order to ensure that comparisons of changes in enthalpy for reactions can be made, measurements of changes in enthalpy must be made under the conditions of

 
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Question 4.
In which reaction is work gained by the system?

 
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Question 5.

The change in enthalpy for the reaction 2Fe2O3(s) + 6CO(g) ---> 4Fe(s) + 6CO2(g), if given the following information: 2Fe2O3(s) ---> 4Fe(s) + 3O2(g), change in enthalpy = +1684 kJ; and 2CO2(g) ---> 2CO(g) + O2(g), change in enthalpy = +566 kJ), is
 
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Question 6.

The change in enthalpy for the reaction 2C(s) + O2(g) ---> 2CO(g), if given the following information: 2CO(g) + O2(g) ---> 2CO2(g), change in enthalpy = -566 kJ; and, C(s) + O2(g) ---> CO2(g), change in enthalpy = -394 kJ is
 
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Question 7.

The enthalpy change for the reaction 2C2H6 + 5O2(g) ---> 4CO(g) + 6H2O(l) is (Enthalpies of formation are -84.7 kJ/mole for C2H6, -110.5 kJ/mole for CO(g), -241.8 kJ/mole for H2O(g), and -285.8 kJ/mole for H2O(l).)
 
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Question 8.

The enthalpy change for the reaction N2(g) + 3Cl2(g) ---> 2NCl3(g) is (Bond dissociation energies are 240 kJ/mole for N-N, 418 kJ/mole for NN, 945 kJ/mole for NN, 243 kJ/mole Cl-Cl, and 200 kJ/mole for N-Cl.)
 
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Question 9.
What is the enthalpy of formation of K2O(s) if the enthalpy change for the reaction K2O(s) + H2O(l) ---> 2KOH(s) is -202.3 kJ? (Enthalpies of formation are -285.8 kJ/mole for H2O(l) and -424.8 kJ/mole for KOH.)

 
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Question 10.
What is the specific heat of lithium if adding 304 J of energy causes the temperature of a 10.0-g sample to increase from 20.0°C to 28.5°C?

 
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Question 11.

What is the value for the change in enthalpy (in kilojoules) for the reaction NO2(g) ---> 1/2N2(g) + O2(g), if the reaction N2(g) + 2O2(g) ---> 2NO2(g) has a change in enthalpy of +66 kJ?
 
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Question 12.

What is the value for the change in internal energy (in kilojoules) for the reaction 2O3(g) ---> 3O2(g), which has a change in enthalpy = -286.0 kJ, if the reaction is carried out at constant pressure of 1.0 atm and the volume of the reaction changes from 50.0 L to 75.0 L?
 
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Question 13.

When 50.0 mL of 1.00 M HCl is mixed with 50.0 mL of 1.00 M NaOH in a calorimeter, a neutralization reaction takes place in which the temperature of the mixture increases from 25.0°C to 31.6°C. If the density of the mixture is assumed to be 1.00 g/mL and its specific heat is assumed to be 4.18 J/g.°C, how much heat (in kJ) is released or absorbed by this reaction, assuming the calorimeter absorbs very little heat?
 
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Question 14.
When a chemical reaction occurs in which the products are more stable than the reactants,

 
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Question 15.
Which process does not represent the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy?

 
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Question 16.
Which reaction will have a positive change in entropy?

 
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Question 17.
Which relationship between enthalpies of reaction, entropy changes, and spontaneity is correctly stated?

 
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Question 18.
Which statement describes an exothermic process?

 
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Question 19.
Which statement does not describe an endothermic process?

 
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Question 20.
Which statement gives the correct relationship between the sign of the change in internal energy and the system?

 
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