FACULTY OF PRE-MEDICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
CH1001: INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY I (JULY 2017 INTAKE)

END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Monday 27 November 2017
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS PLUS 5 MINUTES READING TIME

EXAMINER: MR. P. MULENGA

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

1. Check that you have the correct examination paper in front of you.
2. The paper consists of two sections: Ten (10) Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in
section A and five (05) questions in section B.
3. Answer all ten (10) multiple choice questions in section A. Answer section A
questions on the MCQ page provided in the main answer booklet by ticking on your
appropriate choice.
4. Answer any four questions from section B
5. Write all your answers in the answer booklet provided.
6. Indicate clearly your computer number (student’s ID) on the answer booklet provided.
7. You are reminded of the need to organize and present your work clearly and logically.
8. There shall be no communication among students during the examination. Any attempt to
make such communication will lead to disqualification.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO THE CANDIDATES:

Make sure your question paper has useful data/constants and periodic table

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO BY THE

INVIGILATOR
 SECTION A
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TOTAL: 20 MARKS 2 MARKS EACH QUESTION
Question A1
Iron in the form of fine wire burns in oxygen to form iron(III) oxide.
Fe(s) + O2(g) Fe2O3(s)
How many moles of O2 are needed to produce 3.91 mol Fe2O3?
A. 1.95 mol
B. 3.91 mol
C. 5.87 mol
D. None of the above

Question A2
Choose the correct statement:
A. In a redox reaction, reduction is sometimes accompanied by oxidation
B. In a redox reaction, oxidation is sometimes accompanied by reduction
C. In a redox reaction, oxidation is always accompanied by reduction
D. None of the above

Question A3
How many electrons are in ion?
A. 32
B. 34
C. 36
D. 77

Question A4
Choose the correct statement about a conjugate acid/base pair?
A. Differ from each other by only one proton
B. Differ from each other by two protons
C. Differ from each other by three protons
D. None of the above

Question A5
Choose the correct statement about the product of M and V in dilution formula
(M1V1=M2V2)
A. The product refers to number molecules of solvent
B. The product refers to molar concentration
C. The product refers to number of moles of solvent
D. None of the above

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Question A6
What is the oxidation number of chlorine atom in (chlorate ion)?
A. +2
B. +3
C. +5
D. None of the above

Question A7
Which statement is false about the molarity ?
A. Moles of solute per liter of solution
B. Moles of solute per dm3 of solution
C. It is same as molar concentration
D. None of the above

Question A8
Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3, is used as a nitrogen fertilizer and in explosives. How many
moles of nitrogen are in 0.30 moles of ammonium nitrate ?
A. 0.15 mol
B. 0.30 mol
C. 0.60 mol
D. None of the above

Question A9
How is a Bronsted acid defined?
A. Proton donor
B. Proton acceptor
C. Electron donor
D. Electron acceptor

Question A10
Given the following two half reactions, indicate how many electrons participated in the
overall redox reaction:
2e- + I2 2I-
6H2O + I2 2I 12H+ + 10e-
A. 20 electrons
B. 10 electrons
C. 2 electrons
D. 12 electrons

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 SECTION B (TOTAL 80 MARKS)
ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS ( 20 MARKS EACH QUESTION)

Question B1
a) What is the molar concentration of a solution obtained by adding 35.5 mL of distilled
water to 45.5 mL of 0.250 M K2Cr2O7 solution? [2 marks]
b) A label on a 0.750 L Amarula bottle indicates 17 % alc/vol. Calculate the volume (cm3)
of alcohol contained in the Amarula? [2marks]
c) Write the conjugate acid of hydrazine (N2H4) [2marks]
d) What is the oxidation number of chlorine atom in Cl2? [2marks]
e) In a sample of blood at 25 C, [H ] = 4.6 x 10 M. Find the molar concentration of OH-,
o + -8

and decide if the sample is acidic, basic, or neutral. [2marks]

f) Calculate the % by mass of NaCl in a solution prepared by dissolving 25 g of NaCl in
125 g distilled water. [2marks]
g) What is the overall charge in the reactants in the following equation?
16H+ (aq) + 2Cr2 (aq) + C2H5OH(l) Products [2marks]
h) Name any two graduated laboratory glassware you can use to measure volume of
solutions accurately. [2marks]
i) A sample of urine is found to have a pH of 6.8.What is the concentration of OH- ions in
the sample? [2marks]
j) How many moles of oxygen molecules are in 2.3 g of SO2? [2marks]

QUESTION B2
a) Dettol, an antiseptic liquid, is a strong germ killer that protests your family. A label on a
500 mL Dettol bottle, indicated Chloroxylenol (C8H9OCl) is 4.8 g/100 mL. How many
molecules of Chloroxylenol are in 25.5 cm3 of Dettol? [5 marks]
b) Define reduction in terms of oxidation number. [2marks]
c) A redox reaction is given as shown below:
Fe(s) + Cl2(g) Fe3+ + Cl-(aq)
i) Show clearly the oxidation and reduction half reactions. [2marks]
ii) How many electrons are involved in the redox reaction? [2marks]
iii) Write the net redox equation . [2marks]
d) What is the molarity of Chloride ions in a 0.33 M CuCl2 solution? [3marks]
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e) The value of Ka for HCHO2 is 1.8 x 10 . What is the value of Kb for the ion?
[2marks]
f) What is the oxidation number of Cr in Cr2 ion? ]2marks]

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QUESTION B3
(a) Insulin (5831.65g/mol) is a hormone that controls the use of glucose in the body. How
many moles of insulin are required to make up 28 mL of 0.0048 M insulin solution?
[3 marks]
(b) Consider the equation
KOH + H2SO4 K2SO4 + H2O
If 25 g H2SO4 is reacted with 7.7 g KOH, how many grams of K2SO4 are produced?
[10 marks]
(c) How many moles of hydrogen molecules are contained in 0.075 mol of copper(II) sulfate
pentahydrate,CuSO4.5H2O? [3 marks]
(d) The pOH was certain solution was found to be 4.56. Find the pH of the solution. Is the
solution acid or basic? Justify your answer. [4 marks]

QUESTION B4
Hydrogen perioxide (H2O2) solution can be purchased from a drug store as an antiseptic. A
sample of such a solution was acidified and titrated with 0.0200 M solution of KMnO4. The
skeleton redox reaction is given below:
H2O2(aq) + Mn (aq) O2(g) + Mn2+(aq)
a) How many grams of H2O2(aq) reacted? [14 marks]
b) How many electrons were involved in the redox reaction? [2 marks]
c) What is the overall charge in the reactants? [2 marks]
d) What is the oxidation of Mn in KMnO4? [2 marks]

QUESTION B5
A student planned an experiment that would use 0.10 M propionic acid, HC3H5O2. The
dissociation of the acid is given in the equation below:
HC3H5O2(aq) H+(aq) + C3H5 aq
a) Write the conjugate acid base pair [2 marks]
b) Write the expression of Ka [2 marks]
c) Calculate the pH for this solution [12 marks]
d) What is the pKa for propionic acid? [2 marks]
e) What is the Kb value for C3H5 ? [2 marks]

USEFUL DATA : Physical constants

1u 1.661x10-24 g
NA 6.022x 1023 mol-1
Kw at 25oC 1.0 x 10-14
Ka, Propionic acid 1.4 x 10-5

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