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Practice Quiz Unit 1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Consider the following diagram for the equilibrium system:
mc001-1.jpg
Which of the following stresses was applied at time t1?
a.
[NO2] was increased
c.
Temperature was increased
b.
[N2O4] was decreased
d.
Temperature was decreased
 

 2. 

Consider the following reaction:
mc002-1.jpg
Which of the following properties could best be used to measure the reaction rate?
a.
the volume of CO2
c.
the mass of CH3COOH
b.
the volume of H2O
d.
the surface area of NaHCO3
 

 3. 

Consider the reaction:
mc003-1.jpg

What would increase the change of successful collisions?
mc003-2.jpg
a.
I and II only
c.
II and III only
b.
I and IV only
d.
I, II, III and IV
 

 4. 

Consider the following two reactions occurring under the same conditions:
mc004-1.jpg

Which of the following is correct?
a.
Reaction I is faster because it has a higher Ea .
c.
Reaction I is slower because it is exothermic.
b.
Reaction II is faster because it has a lower Ea .
d.
Reaction II is slower because it is endothermic.
 

 5. 

Consider the following reaction mechanism:
mc005-1.jpg

Identify Particle 1 and a reaction intermediate from the above mechanism.
mc005-2.jpg
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 6. 

Due to a change in temperature, a system at equilibrium shifts, causing the concentration
of products to change. Which of the following could be correct?
mc006-1.jpg
a.
I only
c.
I and IV only
b.
II only
d.
II and III only
 

 7. 

Which of the following describes “activation energy”?
a.
the amount of energy that product molecules possesses
c.
the amount of energy released when reactant molecules collide
b.
the difference between the Ep of the products and the Ep of the reactants
d.
the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
 

 8. 

If some O2 is injected into the equilibrium system below, which of the following is correct?
mc008-1.jpg
mc008-2.jpg
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 9. 

Consider the equilibrium:
mc009-1.jpg

A 1.0L container is filled with 0.28 mol N2 , 0.16 mol H2 and 0.54 mol NH3 .
In which direction will the reaction proceed and what will happen to the pressure of the system?
mc009-2.jpg
a.
A
c.
C
b.
B
d.
D
 

 10. 

Solid sodium metal reacts rapidly with water in an open beaker to produce aqueous
sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. A change in which of the following could be
used to measure the rate of this reaction?
a.
the volume of the solution
c.
the concentration of the solid sodium
b.
the pressure of the hydrogen gas
d.
the mass of the beaker and its contents
 



 
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