UOIT Chemistry CHEM 1010U Midterm # 1 Solutions
UOIT Chemistry CHEM 1010U Midterm # 1 Solutions
UOIT Chemistry CHEM 1010U Midterm # 1 Solutions
Fall 2009
1. Choose four of the following terms. Concisely explain what each one means in a few
sentences.
Covalent bond Ionic interactions
Isotope A mole
Percent yield Limiting reagent
Titration Yield
Redox reaction Solvent
Solute TD
TC Molecule
4 Marks each
A covalent bond is a shared electron pair between two atoms (not elements!). Covalent bonds
point is specific directions to give molecules their shapes.
Ionic interactions are governed by the Coulomb law, which states that ions with like charge will
repel each other, and those with opposite charge will attract each other. Unlike covalent bonds,
ionic interactions don’t have a direction. (Note that the transfer of electrons from one atom to
another describes a redox process).
Isotopes of an element have the same atomic number (number of protons) but have different
numbers of neutrons. Hence they have different mass numbers.
Percent yield is the yield over the theoretical yield, times 100%. It is typically less than 100%, as
side or incomplete reactions reduce the yield.
The limiting reagent is the reactant that is fully consumed before the other reactants. Once it
runs out, the reaction stops and no more product can be made. The amount of the limiting
reagent determines the theoretical yield.
A titration is an analytical process where an analyte is reacted with a titrant (not an acid and a
base!). The moles of analyte present can be found, since at the equivalence point the titrant
fully reacts with the analyte, according to the stoichiometric ratio of the titration reaction.
The yield is the amount product produced. Can be measured in moles or grams.
In a redox reaction one atom undergoes reduction (gains electrons) and another is oxidized
(loses electrons).
The solvent is the liquid in which solutes are dissolved to make a solution.
Solute is the chemical (often a solid) that is dissolved in a solvent to make a solution.
TD means “to deliver”. This kind of glassware is designed to pour out the indicated volume of
liquid.
TC means “to contain”. This kind of glassware is designed to hold the indicated volume of liquid.
A molecule is a given set of atoms (not elements!) held together in a specific shape by covalent
bonds.
3. A typical mosquito has a mass of 1.5 mg. If the mosquito’s feet have a total surface area of
0.05 mm2, what pressure does it exert if it stood on your arm at the moon? Express your
answer using the fundamental SI units. Pressure, by definition, is force per unit area. Force is
given by mass times acceleration. The acceleration due to the Moon’s gravity is 1.6 m/s2. Do
not worry about significant figures for this question.
Total 10 Marks
, ,
g
%%NaOH 22.99 amu ' 16.00 amu ' 1.008 amu 39.998 amu 39.998 mol
g
NaOH %% 0.5500 mol 39.998 mol 22.00 g
You pipette 25.00 mL of the stock solution into a 250 mL volumetric flask, and dilute to the
mark. What is the concentration of the diluted solution?
NaOH 0.02500 L 1.100 M 0.02750 mol
4 Marks
How many grams of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) would 10.00 mL of your diluted NaOH solution
react with? This neutralization reaction goes to 100% completion.
In 10.00 mL, the moles of NaOH is
NaOH 0.01000 L + 0.110 M 1.10 10, mol.
Since phosphoric acid is triprotic, one mole of NaOH will neutralize ⅓ mole of the acid.
Therefore,
NaOH 1.10 10, mol
H3PO4 3.66 10. mol
3 3
g
%%H3PO4 3 1.008 amu ' 30.97 amu ' 4 16.00 amu 97.994 mol
g
H3PO4 %% 3.66 10. mol 97.994 mol 0.0359 g
12 Marks
Total 20 Marks
8. It takes 36.43 mL of a 0.2563 M EDTA solution to titrate 25.00 mL of an iron (II) solution to
the end point. The titration reaction is
Fe2+ + EDTA ↓ Fe-EDTA2+.
a) What is the titrant? What is the analyte?
The EDTA solution is the titrant, and the iron is the analyte.
4 Marks
b) What is the concentration of the iron (II) solution?
From the titration reaction, we see that the iron and EDTA react 1:1. Therefore, at the
equivalence point, the moles of EDTA added are equal to the moles of Fe2+.
EDTA 0.3643 L 0.2563 M 0.009337 mol Fe56
Tin’s oxidation number goes up (from +2 to +4), tin (or Sn2+) is oxidized.
Iodine’s oxidation number goes down (from +7 to -1). Iodine is reduced (not IO4-).
4 Marks
b) Balance the reaction in acidic solution.
The oxidation produces two electrons per tin atom, the reduction requires eight electrons per
iodine atom. Therefore four tin atoms must be oxidized for each iodine that is reduced.
Check:
Sn – four on each side
I – one on each side
O – four on each side
H – eight on each side
charge: 15+ on each side. The reaction is balanced.
8 Marks
Total 12 Marks
10. When 23.46 mg of ethylene glycol is burned, it yields 20.42 mg of H2O and 33.27 mg of CO2.