Dr. Perona May
28, 2004
FINAL
EXAM
1 atm = 1.01325x105 Pa = 760 Torr
1bar = 105 Pa
R = 8.3145 J K-1 mol-1 = 0.083145 L
bar K-1 mol-1 = 0.0820578 L atm K-1 mol-1
1m3 = 103 L = 106 cm3
Maxwell Relations:
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Part 1. Do problems
1 through 8.
1. () Assuming that
naphthalene (M = 128.1 g/mol) and toluene (M = 92.1 g/mol) form ideal
solutions, calculate the solubility of naphthalene in toluene at 30oC. The enthalpy of fusion of naphthalene is
19.29 kJ/mol, and its melting point is 80.0oC.
2. ()The
boiling point–composition diagram for the ethanol–benzene system at a pressure
of 1.013 bar is shown below. A mixture initially containing 0.20 mole fraction
benzene is distilled.
a)
What is its boiling point?
b)
What is the composition of the first vapor to come off?
c)
Can pure benzene be obtained by the fractional distillation
of this mixture? Please explain.
3.() Benzene and toluene form ideal
solutions. At 100oC, pure
benzene and pure toluene have vapor pressures of 180.9 kPa and 74.4 kPa,
respectively.
a)
What is the mole fraction of benzene in a solution which
boils at 100oC and at 1.013 bar pressure?
b) What is the
mole fraction of benzene in the vapor in equilibrium with the solution in part
a)?
4. (22) The synthesis of methanol, CH3OH, occurs
according to the reaction
CO(g) + 2H2(g)
= CH3OH(l)
Given the thermodynamic data below:
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substance |
DfHo,
kJ mol-1, at 298 K |
DfGo,
kJ mol-1, at 298 K |
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CO(g) |
-110.53 |
-137.17 |
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CH3OH(l) |
-238.66 |
-166.27 |
a)
Calculate the equilibrium constant, K, at 25oC.
b)
Calculate K at 100oC, assuming that DHo
is independent of temperature.
5.(35) One mole of
ideal gas, with
, initially at a
temperature of 298 K and volume of 20 L,
expands to a final volume of 35 L.
The expansion occurs adiabatically against a constant external
pressure of 0.50 atm, and the temperature of the surroundings is maintained at
298 K.
a) What are w, q, DU, and DH for the
gas?
b) What is the entropy change of the
surroundings?
6. () Gaseous oxygen, O2, is condensed reversibly
to the liquid at the normal boiling point of -183 oC. The heat of vaporization of liquid oxygen at
-183 oC and 1.01325 bar is 6820 J/mol. Calculate w per mole, q per mole, and each of the
thermodynamic quantities:
,
,
, and ![]()
7. () It can be shown that the dependence of the molar
enthalpy,
, on pressure is given by

Use the appropriate Maxwell relation (see page 1), and the
ideal gas law to show that for an ideal gas

8. () For
the heterogeneous reaction
CH4(g)
⇆
C(s) + 2 H2(g)
Derive an
expression for the equilibrium constant in term of the extent of reaction and
the total pressure.
Part 3. Do two problems chosen from 9, 10, and 11.
9. (23) In the
laboratory, carbon dioxide, CO2, is stored in heavy-walled steel
cylinders which contain both liquid and gaseous CO2. Calculate the pressure inside a CO2 storage
cylinder at 298.15 K. The vapor
pressure of liquid CO2, is 5.11 atm, at 216.8 K, and its enthalpy of vaporization is 16.9 kJ
mol-1.
10. () One mole of
ideal gas with
, initially at 300 K,
occupies a volume of 20 L. It is
subjected to a process in which it
simultaneously cools and expands. The
final temperature and volume are 230 K and and 31 L, respectively. What is the entropy change for the process?
11. () How much heat is evolved
when one mole of liquid water at –5.0 oC, and 1.01325 bar freezes to
form ice at the same temperature and pressure?
The enthalpy of fusion of water, DfusH, is 6004 J mol-1 at 0
oC, and the heat capacities at constant pressure for liquid water
and ice are, 75.3 J K-1 mol-1 and 36.8 J K-1
mol-1, respectively.