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Test 4 Review
CHEM 2
Question | Answer |
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A reaction that is spontaneous as written __________. | Will proceed without outside intervention. |
When a system is at equilibrium, __________. | The process is not spontaneous in either direction. |
Which of the following statements is true? | Spontaneity can depend on the temperature. |
The thermodynamic quantity that expresses the degree of disorder in a system is __________. | Entropy |
Which one of the following is always positive when a spontaneous process occurs? | ΔSuniverse |
The entropy of the universe is __________. | Continually increasing |
Which of the following statements is false? | The change in entropy in a system depends on the initial and final states of the system and the path taken from one state to the other. |
Which of the following processes produces a decrease in the system's entropy? | Freezing water to form ice |
Consider a pure crystalline solid heated from absolute zero to a temperature above the boiling point of the liquid. Which of the following processes produces the greatest increase in the entropy of the substance? | Vaporizing the liquid |
ΔS is positive for the reaction __________. | BaF2 (s) → Ba2+ (aq) + 2F- (aq) |
ΔS is positive for the reaction __________. | 2SO3 (g) → 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) |
Which reaction produces a decrease in the entropy of the system? | 2H2 (g) + O2 (g) → 2H2O (l) |
Which reaction produces an increase in the entropy of the system? | CO2 (s) → CO2 (g) |
Of the following, the entropy of __________ is the largest. | HI (g) |
Of the following, the entropy of __________ is the largest. | H2S (g) |
Of the following, the entropy of gaseous __________ is the largest at 25°C and 1 atm. | C3H7OH |
For an isothermal process, the entropy change of the surroundings is given by the equation: | ΔS = -qsys/T |
What is the oxidation number of bromine in the BrO3- ion? | +5 |
What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in the HNO3? | +5 |
What is the oxidation number of sulfur in the HSO4- ion? | +6 |
Which element is oxidized in the reaction below? Fe(CO)5 (l) + 2HI (g) → Fe(CO)4I2 (s) + CO (g) + H2 (g) | Fe |
Which element is reduced in the reaction below? Fe(CO)5 (l) + 2HI (g) → Fe(CO)4I2 (s) + CO (g) + H2 (g) | H |
What is the coefficient of the permanganate ion when the following equation is balanced? MnO4- + Br- → Mn2+ + Br2 (acidic solution) | 2 |
What is the coefficient of the dichromate ion when the following equation is balanced? Fe2+ + Cr2O72- → Fe3+ + Cr3+ (acidic solution) | 1 |
What is the coefficient of Fe3+ when the following equation is balanced? CN- + Fe3+ → CNO- + Fe2+ (basic solution) | 2 |
The purpose of the salt bridge in an electrochemical cell is to __________. | Maintain electrical neutrality in the half-cells via migration of ions. |
Which transformation could take place at the anode of an electrochemical cell? | NO → NO3- |
Which of the halogens in Table 20.1 is the strongest oxidizing agent? | F2 |
Which of the following elements is most likely to be a good oxidizing agent? | Halogens |
Which one of the following is the best oxidizing agent? | O2 |
Consider an electrochemical cell based on the reaction: 2H+ (aq) + Sn (s) → Sn2+ (aq) + H2 (g) Which of the following actions would change the measured cell potential? | 1. increasing the pH in the cathode 2. lowering the pH in the cathode 3. increasing the [Sn2+] in the anode 4. increasing the pressure of hydrogen gas in the cathode Any of the 4 choices above will change the measured cell potential. |
The gain of electrons by an element is called __________. | Reduction |
__________ is the reducing agent in the reaction below. Cr2O72- + 6S2O32- + 14H+ → 2Cr3+ + 3S4O62- + 7H2O | S2O32- |
Which substance is serving as the oxidizing agent in the following reaction? 14H+ + Cr2O72- + 3Ni → 3Ni2+ + 2Cr3+ + 7H2O | Cr2O72- |
Which substance is the reducing agent in the following reaction? 14H+ + Cr2O72- + 3Ni → 3Ni2+ + 2Cr3+ + 7H2O | Ni |
What is the oxidation number of chromium in Cr2O72- ion? | +6 |
What is the oxidation number of potassium in KMnO4? | +1 |
What is the oxidation number of manganese in the MnO41- ion? | +7 |
What is the oxidation number of manganese in MnO2? | +4 |
What is the oxidation number of oxygen in H2O2? | -1 |
__________ electrons appear in the following half-reaction when it is balanced. S4O62- → S2O32- | 2 |
The electrode at which oxidation occurs is called the __________. | Anode |
In a voltaic cell, electrons flow from the __________ to the __________. | Anode, Cathode |
The more __________ the value of E° red, the greater the driving force for reduction. | Positive |