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Use the data in Table to calculate the partial pressure of He in dry air assuming that the total pressure is 1.0 atm. Assuming a temperature of 25oC, calculate the number of He atoms per cubic
Atmospheric scientists often use mixing ratios to express the concentrations of trace compounds in air. Mixing ratios are often expressed as ppmv (parts per million volume): ppmv of X = vol of X at
Write reactions to show how nitric and sulfuric acids are produced in the atmosphere. Write reactions to show how the nitric and sulfuric acids in acid rain react with marble and limestone. (Both
Trace organic compounds in the atmosphere are first concentrated and then measured by gas chromatography. In the concentration step, several liters of air are pumped through a tube containing a
A form of Boyle’s law is PV = k (at constant T and n). Table contains actual data from pressure– volume experiments conducted by Robert Boyle. The value of k in most experiments is 14.1 × 102 in
A glass vessel contains 28 g nitrogen gas. Assuming ideal behavior, which of the processes listed below would double the pressure exerted on the walls of the vessel? a. Adding enough mercury to fill
Which of the following statements is(are) true? For the false statements, correct them. a. At constant temperature, the lighter the gas molecules, the faster the average velocity of the gas
A person accidentally swallows a drop of liquid oxygen, O2(l), which has a density of 1.149 g/ mL. Assuming the drop has a volume of 0.050 mL, what volume of gas will be produced in the person’s
Hydrogen azide, HN3, decomposes on heating by the following unbalanced reaction: HN3(g) → N2(g) + H2(g) If 3.0 atm of pure HN3(g) is decomposed initially, what is the final total pressure in the
A 20.0 L stainless steel container at 25oC was charged with 2.00 atm of hydrogen gas and 3.00 atm of oxygen gas. A spark ignited the mixture, producing water. What is the pressure in the tank at
Consider the flask apparatus in Exercise 29, which contains 2.00 L of H2 at a pressure of 360. torr and 1.00 L of N2 at an unknown pressure. If the total pressure in the flasks is 320. torr after the
In the “Méthode Champenoise,” grape juice is fermented in a wine bottle to produce sparkling wine. The reaction isC6H12O6(aq) → 2C2H5OH(aq) + 2CO2(g)Fermentation of 750. mL of grape juice
A 2.747-g sample of manganese metal is reacted with excess HCl gas to produce 3.22 L of H2(g) at 373 K and 0.951 atm and a manganese chloride compound (MnClx). What is the formula of the manganese
The total mass that can be lifted by a balloon is given by the difference between the mass of air displaced by the balloon and the mass of the gas inside the balloon. Consider a hot-air balloon that
At STP, 1.0 L Br2 reacts completely with 3.0 L F2, producing 2.0 L of a product. What is the formula of the product?
Natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbons, primarily methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6). A typical mixture might have xmethane = 0.915 and xethane = 0.085. What are the partial pressures of the two gases
An important process for the production of acrylonitrile (C3H3N) (annual U.S. production is greater than 109 lb) is given by the following equation:2C3H6(g) + 2NH3(g) + 3O2(g) → 2C3H3N(g) +
The oxides of Group 2A metals (symbolized by M here) react with carbon dioxide according to the following reaction:MO(s) + CO2(g) → MCO3(s)A 2.85- g sample containing only MgO and CuO is placed in
Small quantities of hydrogen gas can be prepared in the laboratory by the addition of aqueous hydrochloric acid to metallic zinc.Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) → ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)Typically, the hydrogen gas is
Nitrogen gas (N2) reacts with hydrogen gas (H2) to form ammonia gas (NH3). You have nitrogen and hydrogen gases in a 15.0- L container fitted with a movable piston (the piston allows the container
Consider the three flasks in the diagram below. Assuming the connecting tubes have negligible volume, what is the partial pressure of each gas and the total pressure after all the stopcocks are
Experimental values for the temperature dependence of the rate constant for the gas-phase reaction NO(g) + O3(g) NO2(g) + O2(g) are as follows:Make the appropriate graph using these
Draw a rough sketch of the energy profile for each of the following cases. a. ΔE = 110 kJ/mol, Ea = 25 kJ/ mol b. ΔE = 210 kJ/mol, Ea = 50 kJ/ mol c. ΔE = 250 kJ/mol, Ea = 50 kJ/ mol Which
For the following reaction profiles, indicateThe positions of reactants and products.The activation energy.ÎE for the reaction.The second reaction profile is representative of a reaction
The activation energy for the reaction NO2(g) + CO(g) → NO(g) + CO2(g) is 125 kJ/mol, and ΔE for the reaction is –216 kJ/ mol. What is the activation energy for the reverse reaction. [NO(g) +
The activation energy for the reaction A2(g) + B2(g) → 2AB(g) is 167 kJ/mol, and ΔE for the reaction is 128 kJ/mol. What is the activation energy for the decomposition of AB?
Why does a catalyst increase the rate of a reaction? What is the difference between a homogeneous and a heterogeneous catalyst? Would a given reaction necessarily have the same rate law for both a
Consider the following potential energy plots for a chemical reaction when answering the questions below.a. Which plot (red or blue) is the catalyzed pathway? How do you know? b. What does
Would the slope of a ln(k) versus 1/T (K) plot for a catalyzed reaction be more or less negative than the slope of a ln(k) versus 1/T (K) plot for the uncatalyzed reaction? Assume that both rate laws
The decomposition of NH3 to N2 and H2 was studied on two surfaces:Without a catalyst, the activation energy is 335 kJ/ mol. a. Which surface is the better heterogeneous catalyst for the decomposition
One pathway for the destruction of ozone in the upper atmosphere is O3(g) + NO(g) → NO2(g) + O2(g) Slow NO2(g) + O(g) → NO(g) + O2(g) Fast Overall reaction: O3(g) + O(g) → 2O2(g) a. Which
One of the concerns about the use of Freons is that they will migrate to the upper atmosphere, where chlorine atoms can be generated by the reactionChlorine atoms can also act as a catalyst for the
Assuming that the mechanism for the hydrogenation of C2H4 given in Section 15.9 is correct, would you predict that the product of the reaction of C2H4 with D2 would be CH2D–CH2D or CHD2–CH3?
The activation energy for a reaction is changed from 184 kJ/ mol to 59.0 kJ/ mol at 600. K by the introduction of a catalyst. If the uncatalyzed reaction takes about 2400 years to occur, about how
The rate law for a reaction can be determined only from experiment and not from the balanced equation. Two experimental procedures were outlined in this chapter. What are these two procedures?
The type of rate law for a reaction, either the differential rate law or the integrated rate law, is usually determined by which data are easiest to collect. Explain.
a. Using the free energy profile for a simple one- step reaction, show that at equilibrium K = kf/kr, where kf and kr are the rate constants for the forward and reverse reactions. Hint: Use the
Iodomethane (CH3I) is a commonly used reagent in organic chemistry. When used properly, this reagent allows chemists to introduce methyl groups in many different, useful applications. The chemical
Two isomers (A and B) of a given compound dimerize as follows:Both processes are known to be second order in the reactant, and k1 is known to be 0.250 Lmol-1s-1 at 258C. In a particular experiment A,
The thermal degradation of silk was studied by Kuruppillai, Hersh, and Tucker (Historic Textile and Paper Materials, ACS Advances in Chemistry Series, No. 212, 1986) by
Sulfuryl chloride (SO2Cl2) decomposes to sulfur dioxide (SO2) and chlorine (Cl2) by reaction in the gas phase. The following data were obtained when a sample containing 5.00 Ã 10-2 mole
The following results were obtained at 600 K for the de-composition of ethanol on an alumina (Al2O3) surfaceC2H5OH(g) C2H4(g) + H2O(g)a. Predict PTotal in torr at t = 80. s. b. What is
At 620. K butadiene dimerizes at a moderate rate. The following data were obtained in an experiment involving this reaction:a. Determine the order of the reaction in butadiene. b. In how many seconds
The decomposition of NO2(g) occurs by the following bimolecular elementary reaction: 2NO2(g) → 2NO(g) + O2(g) The rate constant at 273 K is 2.3 × 10-12 L mol-1s-1, and the activation energy is 111
The activation energy for a certain uncatalyzed biochemical reaction is 50.0 kJ/ mol. In the presence of a catalyst at 37oC, the rate constant for the reaction increases by a factor of 2.50 × 103 as
For the reaction 2N2O5(g) 4NO2(g) + O2(g) the following data were collected, whereCalculate Ea for this reaction.
Experiments have shown the average frequency of chirp-ing of individual snowy tree crickets (Oecanthus fultoni) to be 178 min-1 at 25.0oC, 126 min-1 at 20.3oC, and 100. min-1 at 17.3oC. a. What is
Experiments during a recent summer on a number of fireflies (small beetles, Lampyridae photinus) showed that the average interval between flashes of individual insects was 16.3 s at 21.0oC and 13.0 s
Derive the rate law for the production of Cl2 using the steady-state approximation.
Many biochemical reactions are catalyzed by large protein molecules called enzymes. A typical mechanism for the conversion of a biochemical substrate (S) to product (P) catalyzed by an enzyme (E)
Consider the following reaction: CH3X + Y CH3Y + X At 25oC the following two experiments were run, yielding the following data:Experiment 1: [Y]0 = 3.0 MExperiment 2: [Y] 0 = 4.5
The following data were collected in two studies of the reaction 2A + B C + D whereIn experiment 1, [B] 0 = 5.0 M. In experiment 2, [B] 0 = 10.0 M. a. Why is [B] much greater than
Consider a reaction of the type aA products, in which the rate law is found to be rate = k[A]3 (termolecular reactions are improbable but possible). If the first half-life of the
For the reaction 2A + B → products a friend proposes the following mechanism: A + B ⇌ M A + M → products a. Assuming that the second step is the rate-determining step and the first step is a
Consider the hypothetical reaction A + B + 2C 2D + 3EIn a study of this reaction, three experiments were run at the same temperature. The rate is defined as 2d[B]/dt.Experiment 1: [A]0 =
A reaction represented by the equation 3O2(g) 2O3(g) was studied at a specific temperature, and the following data were collected:a. Determine the rate law for this reaction. b.
The gas-phase decomposition 2N2O5 4NO2 + O2 is first order but not unimolecular. A possible mechanism isApply the steady-state approximation to the concentrations of the intermediates
You are studying the kinetics of the reaction H2(g) + F2(g) 2HF(g) and you wish to determine a mechanism for the reaction. You run the reaction twice by keeping one reactant at a much
Consider the following hypothetical data collected in two studies of the reaction2A(g) + 2B(g) C(g) + 2D(g)In experiment 1, [B] = 10.0 M. In experiment 2, [B] = 20.0 M. a. Use the
Define reaction rate. Distinguish between the initial rate, average rate, and instantaneous rate of a chemical reaction. Which of these rates is usually fastest? The initial rate is the rate used by
Consider the general reaction aA + bB → cC and the following average rate data over a specific time period Δt: – ΔA/Δt = 0.0080 mol L-1s-1 – ΔB/Δt = 0.0120 mol L-1s-1 ΔC/Δt = 0.0160 mol
Consider the reaction 4PH3(g) → P4(g) + 6H2(g) If, in a certain experiment, over a specific time period, 0.0048 mole of PH3 is consumed in a 2.0- L container during each second of the reaction,
In the Haber process for the production of ammonia, N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g) What is the relationship between the rate of production of ammonia and the rate of consumption of hydrogen?
What are the units for each of the following if concentrations are expressed in moles per liter and time in seconds? a. Rate of a chemical reaction b. Rate constant for a zero-order rate law c. Rate
The rate law for the reaction Cl2(g) + CHCl3(g) → HCl(g) + CCl4(g) is Rate = k[Cl2] 1/ 2[CHCl3] What are the units for k assuming time in seconds?
The hydroxyl radical (OH) is an important oxidizing agent in the atmosphere. At 298 K the rate constant for the reaction of OH with benzene is 1.24 × 10–12 cm3 molecule-1s-1. Calculate the value
The reaction 2NO(g) + Cl2(g) 2NOCl(g) was studied at 210oC. The following results were obtained, wherea. What is the rate law? b. What is the value of the rate constant?
The following data were obtained for the gas-phase de-composition of dinitrogen pentoxide, 2N2O5(g) 4NO2(g) + O2(g)Where Write the rate law and calculate the value of the rate constant.
The decomposition of nitrosyl chloride was studied: 2NOCl(g) 2NO(g) + Cl2(g) The following data were obtained, wherea. What is the rate law? b. Calculate the rate constant. c. Calculate
The rate of the reaction between hemoglobin (Hb) and carbon monoxide (CO) was studied at 20oC. The following data were collected, with all concentration units in mmol/ L. (A hemoglobin concentration
The following data were obtained for the reaction2ClO2(aq) + 2OH2(aq) ClO3-(aq) + ClO2-(aq) + H2O(l)wherea. Determine the rate law and the value of the rate constant. b. What would be
The reaction 2NO(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g) was studied, and the following data were obtained, whereRate = d[O2]/dtWhat would be the initial rate for an experiment where [NO]0 = 6.21
The reaction H2SeO3(aq) + 6I2(aq) + 4H+(aq) Se(s) + 2I3-(aq) + 3H2O(l) was studied at 0oC, and the following data were obtained:
The initial rate of a reaction doubles as the concentration of one of the reactants is quadrupled. What is the order of this reactant? If a reactant has a 21 order, what happens to the initial rate
A study was made of the effect of the hydroxide concentration on the rate of the reactionI2(aq) + OCl2(aq) IO2(aq) + Cl2(aq)The following data were obtained:Determine the rate law and
The initial rate for a reaction is equal to the slope of the tangent line at tTherefore, the differential rate law for a reaction is Assuming you have some calculus in your background, derive the
If the half-life for a reaction is 20. seconds, what would be the second half-life, assuming the reaction is either zero, first, or second order?
A certain reaction has the following general form: aA → bB At a particular temperature and [A] 0 = 2.80 × 10-3 M, concentration versus time data were collected for this re-action, and a plot of
A certain reaction has the following general form: aA → bB At a particular temperature and [A] 0 = 2.00 × 10-2 M, concentration versus time data were collected for this re-action, and a plot of
The decomposition of ethanol (C2H5OH) on an alumina (Al2O3) surface C2H5OH(g) → C2H4(g) + H2O(g) was studied at 600 K. Concentration versus time data were collected for this reaction, and a plot of
The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide was studied at a particular temperature. The following data were obtained, whereDetermine the integrated rate law, the differential rate law, and the value of
The dimerization of butadiene was studied at 500. K:2C4H6(g) C8H12(g) The following data were obtained, whereDetermine the forms of the integrated rate law, the differential rate law,
The rate of the reaction NO2(g) + CO(g) NO(g) + CO2(g) depends only on the concentration of nitrogen dioxide at temperatures below 225oC. At a temperature below 225oC, the following data
The rate of the reaction O(g) + NO2(g) NO(g) + O2(g) was studied at a certain temperature. This reaction is one step of the nitric oxide catalyzed destruction of ozone in the
At 500 K in the presence of a copper surface, ethanol decomposes according to the equation C2H5OH(g) CH3CHO(g) + H2(g) The pressure of C2H5OH was measured as a function of time, and the
Experimental data for the reaction A 2B + C have been plotted in the following three different ways (with concentration units in mol/ L):a. What is the order of the reaction with respect
The reaction NO(g) + O3(g) NO2(g) + O2(g) was studied by performing two experiments. In the first experiment (results shown in following table), the rate of disappearance of NO was
Determine the forms of the integrated and the differential rate laws for the decomposition of benzene diazonium chlorideC6H5N2Cl(aq) C6H5Cl(l) + N2(g)From the following data, which were
You and a coworker have developed a molecule that has shown potential as cobra antivenom (AV). This antivenom works by binding to the venom (V), thereby rendering it nontoxic. This reaction can be
Consider the following representation of the reaction 2NO2(g) 2NO(g) + O2(g).Determine the time for the final representation above if the reaction is a. First order b. Second order c.
The rate law for the decomposition of phosphine (PH3) isIt takes 120 s for the concentration of 1.00 M PH3 to decrease to 0.250 M. How much time is required for 2.00 M PH3 to decrease to a
The radioactive isotope 32P decays by first-order kinetics and has a half-life of 14.3 days. How long does it take for 95.0% of a given sample of 32P to decay?
Consider the following initial rate data for the decomposition of compound AB to give A and B:Determine the half-life for the decomposition reaction initially having 1.00 M AB present.
The rate law for the reaction 2NOBr(g) 2NO(g) + Br2(g) at some temperature isa. If the half- life for this reaction is 2.00 s when [NOBr]0 = 0.900 M, calculate the value of k for this
A first- order reaction is 75.0% complete in 320. s. a. What are the first and second half-lives for this reaction? b. How long does it take for 90.0% completion?
For the reaction A n products, successive half-lives are observed to be 10.0, 20.0, and 40.0 min for an experiment in which [A]0 = 0.10 M. Calculate the concentration of A at the following times. a.
The decomposition of hydrogen iodide on finely divided gold at 1508C is zero order with respect to HI. The rate defined below is constant at 1.20 Ã 10-4 mol/ L . s.a. If the initial HI
Consider two reaction vessels, one containing A and the other containing B, with equal concentrations at t = 0. If both substances decompose by first-order kinectics, where kA = 4.50 × 10-4 s-1 kB =
Theophylline is a phamaceutical drug that is sometimes used to help with lung function. You observe a case where the initial lab results indicate that the concentration of theophylline in a
Consider the hypothetical reaction A + B + 2C 2D + 3E where the rate law isAn experiment is carried out where [A]0 = 1.0 Ã 10-2 M, [B]0 = 3.0 M, and [C]0 = 2.0 M. The
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