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JASPERSE CHEM 210 PRACTICE TEST 4 VERSION 3

Ch. 19 Electrochemistry
Ch. 20 Nuclear Chemistry
Formulas: E˚cell=E˚reduction + E˚oxidation ∆G˚ = –nFE˚cell (for kJ, use F = 96.5)

Ecell = E˚ – [0.0592/n]log Q log K = nE˚/0.0592

Mol e– = [A • time (sec)/96,500] time (sec)= mol e • 96,500/current (in A)

t = (t1/2/0.693) ln (Ao/At) ln (Ao/At) = 0.693•t /t1/2
E = ∆mc2 (m in kg, E in J, c = 3x108 m/s)

1. What is the oxidation number of S in KHSO4?

a. +3
b. +6
c. +7
d. +12
e. none of the above

2. Balance the following reaction. How many electrons would be transferred?

HNO3 + FeO à NO + Fe2O3 + H2 O

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
e. none of the above

3. Balance the following reaction. What would be the coefficient for NbCl2?

H2 O + H2SO3 + NbCl5 à H2SO4 + NbCl2 + HCl

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. none of the above

4. Which substance is the oxidizing agent in a car battery, in the reaction shown below?

Pb + PbO2 + 2H2SO4 à 2PbSO4 + 2H2O

a. Pb
b. PbO2
c. H2SO4
d. PbSO4
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5. Which transformation could not take place at the cathode of an electrochemical cell?
a. NiBr2 to Ni and Br–
b. Cl2 to Cl–
c. H2O to H2 and OH–
d. H2O to H+ and O2

6. Molten PbCl2 is subjected to electrolysis in order to form elemental lead and chlorine.
Which of the following is true?

a. Elemental chlorine gas is formed at the cathode and bubbles away

b. Elemental lead metal is formed and deposited at the anode
c. Lead ions are oxidized in the reaction
d. Chloride ions are the oxidized in the reaction
e. none of the above

7. The standard reduction potentials for Pb2+ and Ag+ are –0.13 and +0.80V respectively.
Calculate E˚ for a cell in which the overall reaction is:
Pb + 2Ag+ à Pb2+ + 2Ag
a. 0.93V
b. 0.67V
c. 1.73 V
d. 1.47 V
e. none of the above

8. Consider the following half–reactions and voltages. What will be the E˚ for an
electrochemical cell involving the chemicals shown?
Reduction Potentials
F2à 2F– 2.87
Al3+ à Al –1.66V
a. –3.8 V
b. 4.53 V
c. 1.21 V
d. 2.6 V
e. none of the above

9. What is the standard reduction potential for Na+, given the following information:
Na/Na+//Pb2+/Pb E˚ = 2.58 V
Pb2+ + 2e– à Pb2+ E˚ = –0.13 V
a. –2.45 V
b. –2.71 V
c. +2.45 V
d. –2.84 V
e. none of the above
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2+ 2+
10. The standard reduction potentials for Pb and Ni are –0.13 and –0.28V respectively.
Which of the following substances will be oxidized most easily?
a. Pb2+
b. Pb
c. Ni2+
d. Ni

11. Based on the periodic table and general patterns of activity, which of the following would not
react with metallic Mg?
HNO3 LiBr FeCl3 AlCl3 AuBr2
a. HNO3
b. LiBr
c. FeCl3
d. AlCl3
e. AuBr2

12. Given the reduction potential for Cr3+, if a solution containing Ni2+, Mn2+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and
Li+ was treated with elemental Cr, which elemental metal would be produced?
Ni2+ –0.28V
Cr3+ –0.74 V
Mn2+, –1.18V
Mg2+, –2.38
Ca2+, –2.76
Li+, –3.04 V
a. magnesium
b. lithium
c. nickel
d. manganese
e. calcium

13. What is the value for ∆G˚ (in kJ/mol) for the following reaction? (F = 96.5 kJ/V•mol)
Pb + PbO2 + 2H2SO4 à 2PbSO4 + 2H2O E˚ = 2.0 V

a. –98
b. +136
c. –386
d. –193
e. none of the above

14. The ∆G˚ for a redox reaction is positive. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The reaction is at equilibrium
b. E˚ is negative
c. The reaction is product–favored
d. K>1
e. E˚ is positive
f. None of the above
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15. What is the value of K for the following reaction?
I2 + 2Br– à Br2 + 2I– E˚ = –0.55 V
a. 3.8 x 10–18
b. 2.6 x 10–19
c. 3.8 x 1018
d. 6.7 x 10–22
e. none of the above

16. How many seconds will be required to produce 1.0 g of chromium metal (51.996 g/mol) by
the electrolysis of a Cr(NO3)3 solution using a current of 3.0 A?

a. 36
b. 6.3 x 102
c. 1.9 x 103
d. 3.7 x 103

17. What is the actual voltage for the following reaction, given the concentrations shown?
Ca(s) + Pb2+ (aq) à Pb (s) + Ca2+ (aq) E˚ = 2.74 V
0.15 M 3.00 M
a. 2.52 V
b. 2.78 V
c. 3.28 V
d. 2.70 V
e. none of the above

18. Which of the following statements would be false?

Reduction Potentials
Br2à 2Br– 1.09 V
I2à 2I– 0.54 V
Cu2+ à Cu 0.34 V
H+ à H2 0.00 V
Ni2+ à Ni –0.28 V
a. Br2 is the strongest oxidizing agent
b. Ni is the strongest reducing agent
c. I– would react with Br2, but would not react with Cu2+
d. Cu would react with both Br2 and I2, but would not react with either H+ or H2
e. Ni would react with both Br– and I–
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19. How many grams of aluminum metal (26.982 g/mol) can be produced by the electrolysis of
Al2O3 using a current of 100 amperes for 24 hours?
a. 805 d. 2.2 × 1013
b. 2,400 e. 7.5 × 1012
c. 8.1 x 105

20. Given the following information, rank the “activity” of the metals as reducing agents:
Cr reacts with NiBr2 and CdBr2, but not with ZnBr2
Cd reacts with NiBr2, but not with ZnBr2 or CrBr3
a. Zn > Cr > Cd > Ni
b. Ni > Cr > Cd > Zn
c. Zn > Cr > Ni > Cd
d. Zn > Cd > Cr > Ni

21. The standard reduction potentials for Sn2+/Sn (E˚= –0.14V) and Cu2+/Cu (E˚= +0.34V). For
an electrochemical cell involving Sn and Cu, which of the following statements is true?
a. Copper is oxidized and serves as the anode
b. Tin is reduced and serves as the cathode
c. The oxidizing agent is Cu2+
d. The reducing agent is Cu
e. The cathode metal electrode will dissolve away as the reaction procedes

22. What is the standard cell potential for a voltaic cell using the Pb2+/Pb and Mg2+/Mg half-
reactions? Which metal is the cathode? (Use the Standard Reduction Potentials table shown
above)

Standard Reduction Potentials (volts) in Aqueous Solution

Pb + 2e– → Pb
2+
-0.12
2+ –
Mg + 2e → Mg –2.37

a. –2.25 V, Pb is the cathode d. +2.25 V, Pb is the cathode

b. +2.25 V, Mg is the cathode e. –2.49 V, Mg is the cathode
c. –2.25 V, Mg is the cathode

23. What is the missing particle for the following radioactive decay reaction?
15
O à 15N + _______
a. alpha particle
b. beta particle
c. neutron
d. gamma ray
e. positron
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24. What is the missing particle for the following radioactive decay reaction?
14
C à 14N + _______
a. alpha particle
b. beta particle
c. neutron
d. gamma ray
e. positron
25. What is the missing particle for the following radioactive decay reaction?
14
N + 1n à 1H + _______
13
a. N
b. 14C
c. 13C
d. 14O
e. none of the above
26. What is the other product when 232Th undergoes alpha emission??
a. 236U
b. 232Pa
c. 228Ra
d. 228Rn
e. none of the above

27. Which of the following is true when a nuclide emits a positron?

a. The mass number and atomic number increase
b. The mass number increases
c. The atomic number decreases
d. The nuclide is unchanged
e. None of the above

28. Cs–137 has a half–life of 30 years. How much of a 240g sample will remain after 120 years?
a. 30 g
b. 15 g
c. 7.0 g
d. 2.8 g
e. none of the above

29. C–14 has a half–life of 5730 years. The C–14 in a sample of cotton is found to have a
disintegration rate of 10.4 (disintegrations/gram–minute). The disintegration rate of “live”
carbon is 15.3. What is the age of the cotton sample?
a. 3110 years
b. 3190 years
c. 3320 years
d. 3440 years
e. none of the above
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30. A 3.60 g sample of a radioactive isotope decays to 1.62 g over a period of 35 days. What is
the half–life of the isotope?
a. 29.2 days
b. 30.4 days
c. 31.7 days
d. 32.5 days
e. none of the above

31. Which of the following statements is true:

a. Fission reactions involve the combination of two smaller nuclides to make a larger
nuclide
b. Fusion involves the splitting of larger nuclides into smaller nuclides
c. In both fission and fusion reactions, energy is released because the mass of the product
nuclides is smaller than the mass of the reactant nuclides
d. The mass of a nuclide is greater then the sum of the masses of it’s constituent protons and
neutrons
e. Protons attract each other, and this explains why a nucleus holds together

32. Which of these nuclides is certain to be radioactive?

12 21 103 263
C Al Rh (Z=45) Lr (Z=103)

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a. C is the only radioactive nuclide
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b. A is the only radioactive nuclide
263
c. Lr is the only radioactive nuclide
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d. Al and 263Lr are both radioactive
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e. Al, 263Lr and 103Rh are all radioactive

33. Fact: 19O is unstable and radioactive. Is its n/p ratio too high or too low? In that case, which
process could lead to stability, and what nuclide would be produced?
a. Its n/p ratio is too low, it should undergo electron capture to produce 19N
b. Its n/p ratio is too low, it should undergo alpha emission to produce 23Ne
c. Its n/p ratio is too low, it should undergo either electron capture or positron emission to
produce 19F.
d. Its n/p ratio is too high, it should undergo beta emission to produce 19F.
e. Its n/p ratio is too high, it should undergo positron emission to produce 19F.
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Answers, Test4–210–Version 3 Electrochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry
1. B
2. D
3. B
4. B
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. C
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. E
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. D
23. E
24. B
25. B
26. C
27. C
28. B
29. B
30. B
31. C
32. D
33. D