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Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionCalculate the standard molar enthalpy change of each equation by giving the step-by-step solution.
1) H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g) ==> H2O(I) ΔH= -286 kJ
2) HCl(aq) + N ==> aOH(aq) + NaCl(aq) + H2O(I) + 58 kJ
3) C6H12O6 + 6H2O ==> 6H2 + 6CO2 ΔH= -627 kJ
4) 6CO2 + 6H2O + 2803 kJ ==> C6H12O6 + 6H₂O
5) CaCO3 +178kJ ==> CO2 + CaO
Organic Chemistry
Alcohols and PhenolsConsidering your properly drawn Lewis dot structure and what you know about polarity and "like dissolves like", select all of the compounds that are miscible with ethanol, CH3CH2OH.
A. HF
B. CH4
C. CH3OH (methanol)
D. S02
E. CH20
F. C6H6
G. N2
H. Al2O3
I. NH3
J. CO2
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryWrite the formula for (R)-3-chlorocyclohexene
a. Using wedges and broken lines
b. Haworth projection
c. Upload picture of the model in each one of the projections
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryWhich of the following is the best definition of a pair of atropisomers?
a. A pair of enantiomers which do not interconvert.
b. A pair of enantiomers which lack chiral centers.
c. A pair of enantiomeric structures which lack chiral centers and interconvert by rotation around, carbon-carbon single bonds.
d. A pair of enantiomers which lack chiral centers and do not interconvert because of hindered rotation around carbon-carbon single bonds.
Organic Chemistry
BiomoleculesUsing the three-letter shorthand notations name all isomeric tripeptides that can be made from serine, pheylalanine, and glycine. Each amino acid should be used only once in each tripeptide.
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeThe rate constant for the reaction below was determined to be 3.241x10^-5 s^-1 at 800 K. The activation energy of the reaction is 235 kJ/mol. What would be the value of the rate constant at 9.10×10^2 K?
N2O(g) --> N2(g) + O(g)
Organic Chemistry
Halogen DerivativesThe compound ICI contains
nonpolar covalent bonds.
polar covalent bonds, with partial negative charges on the Cl atoms.
ionic bonds.
polar covalent bonds, with partial negative charges on the I atoms.
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistrySuppose you did NOT swirl the container properly to get rid of all the CO₂ gas during the titration, and ended up with leftover CO₂ still in the container when you obtained the stable green color (indicating complete neutralization).
(b) Using at least TWO complete sentences: Would doing this OVERESTIMATE or UNDERESTIMATE the MOLES of acetic acid left over after the H₂-producing ("First steps") reaction was complete? What is the chemical (and/or mathematical) explanation for why this is?
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismMagnesium metal can react in the presence of oxygen gas to produce magnesium oxide. A sample of 41.23 g of magnesium metal was reacted with 20.65 g of oxygen gas resulting in the production of 10.66 g of magnesium oxide. What was the percent yield of this reaction?
a. 15.6%
b. 22.3%
c. 100%
d. 20.5%
e. 19.5%
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionA student places 5.3 g of a solid substance into a test tube and heats it up. After heating it (and then letting it cool), they weigh the substance again. To their surprise, the mass is now 3.6 g.
In a few sentences, explain to the student which type of reaction this likely was, and also explain how this relates to mass conservation. Explain to the student why they experiences a decrease in mass.
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionA compound with a molar mass of 544.0 g/mol is made up of 26.5 grams Carbon, 2.94 grams Hydrogen, and 70.6 grams Oxygen. What is its empirical and molecular formula?
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismA gas at 5.00 atm pressure was stored in a tank during the winter at 5.0 °C. During the summer, the temperature in the storage area reached 40.0 °C. What was the pressure in the gas tank then?
0.625 atm
4.44 atm
5.63 atm
40.0 atm
69.5 atm
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeCalculate the number of oxygen atoms in 2.00 moles of Mn2O7.
Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer
a 8.43x10^24 atoms
b 1.20x10^24 atoms
c 444 atoms
d 14.0x10^24 atoms
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionYou have a 1.00-mole sample of water at -40.°C and you heat it until you have gaseous water at 130°C. Calculate q for the entire process. Use the following data.
Specific heat capacity of ice=2.03 J/*C-g
Specific heat capacity of water =4.18 J/*C-g
Specific heat capacity of steam=2.02 J/*C-g
H₂O(s)→ H₂O(l) AH fusion 6.02 kJ/mol (at 0°C)
H₂O(1)→ H₂O(g) AH vaporization = 40.7 kJ/mol (at 100. C)
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryUse the dissociation reaction to answer the question.
FeSCN2+ (aq) = Fe3+ (aq) + SCN- (aq)
In the reaction, FeSCN2+ ions are red, Fe3+ ions are pale yellow, and SCN- ions are colorless.
A solution at equilibrium is yellow-orange. The concentration of SCN- ions is increased by a moderate amount. Which color will the solution most likely become?
colorless
orange
red
yellow
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistry5.54 The specific rotation of (S)-carvone (at 20°C) is +61. A chemist prepared a mixture of (R)-carvone and its enantiomer, and this mixture had a specific rotation of -55.
(a) What is the specific rotation of (R)-carvone at 20°C?
(b) Calculate the % ee of this mixture.
(c) What percentage of the mixture is (S)-carvone?
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionIn the laboratory a student finds that it takes 124 Joules to increase the temperature of 12.2 grams of solid sulfur from 23.4 to 38.1 degrees Celsius.
The specific heat of sulfur calculated from her data is ___ J/g°C.
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismDraw 1-Ethyl-2-isopropylcyclohexanes both cis and trans in the most stable Chair conformation (ignore Rand S for now) label each substituent as "e for equatorial" or "a for axial". Upload the models (pictures) and the drawings
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeAvogadro's number is unfathomably big. To give us some perspective, let's think of if it terms of time. Consider one mole of seconds. That's 6.02x10^24 seconds. How many trillions of years is that?
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily Lifea. Is condensing water vapor an exothermic process or an endothermic process?
exothermic
endothermic
b. Is burning gasoline an exothermic process or an endothermic process?
exothermic
endothermic
c. Is freezing ice cream an exothermic process or an endothermic process?
exothermic
endothermic
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismA cheeseburger from a fast food restaurant contains 19 g of fat, 20 g of carbohydrate, and 28 g of protein. How many kcal of energy does the cheeseburger contain? (The accepted caloric values for foods are 4.0 kcal/g for carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g for fat, and 4 kcal/g for protein.)
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistry1 mol Al₂(CrO4)3 = 401.96 g Al₂(CrO4)3
6. Na.N
1 mol Na₂N = 82.98 g Na₂N
7. NH,Br
1 mol NH₂Br = 97.95 g NH,Br
8. H.S04
1 mol H₂SO3(aq) = 82.09 g H₂SO3 (aq)
9. Ba(CIO),
1 mol Ba(CIO₂)₂ = 336.23 g Ba(CIO₂)₂
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryThe reaction is pH dependent even though the H+ ion does not appear in the overall reaction. Which of the following explains this observation?
Check all that apply.
The exponent of [H+] in the rate law is zero.
H+ serves as a catalyst in the reaction.
H+ enters the reaction mechanism after the rate-determining step.
H+ is an intermediate in the reaction mechanism.
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismWhich of the following alkanes are in the staggered or eclipsed conformation? Match the
alkane with the conformation.
Drag and drop options on the right-hand side to reorder and match with items on the left. Reordering may cause items on the right-hand side to swap positions.
Compound 1) - Staggered
Compound 2) - Staggered
Compound 3) - Eclipsed
Compound 4) - Eclipsed
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily Life9. Why is wood considered to be an insulator and metal is considered to be a conductor of energy? *
A. Metals have freely moving electrons, and wood is bound together in molecules held in place.
B. Metals have electrons bound in molecules and wood has open spaces where electrons can move freely.
C. Metals have networks with a framework of ions, and wood forms interlocked layers of electrons.
D. Metals do not conduct heat, and wood does.
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeA reaction produces 7.64mol of oxygen gas. If the pressure in the room is 1.25atm and the temperature if 208.13°C, what volume of oxygen gas was produced in liters?
Reaction:
6CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)--> C6H12O6(1)+902(g)
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeHow many moles of sulfur dichloride are present in 7.74 x 1022 molecules of this compound?
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismWrite the structural formula for each of the names given.
For each functional group:
i. Draw the 3D structure (molecular geometry) write all bonds and lone pairs.
ii. Indicate the dipole for polar bonds and do vector addition to determine the polarity of the FG (if any).
iii. indicate the strongest IMF at the FG.
a. 3-methylpentanal
b. ethoxyethane
c. 2-methylpentanamide
d. 4-methypentan-1-ol
e. 3-methylpentanoic acid
f. Methyl-2-methylpentanoate
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryWhat are the partial pressures in a mixture contaiin 0.254 mol of O2 and 0.569 mol of N2 if the total pressure is 157.0 torr?
PO2 = 48.5 torr; PN2 = 109 torr
PO2 = 70.1 torr; PN2 = 86.9 torr
PO2 = 39.9 torr; PN2 = 89.3 torr
PO2 = 76.9 torr; PN2 = 80.1 torr
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryThe amount of energy needed to heat 2.00 g of carbon from 50.0°C to 80.0°C is 42.60 J. The specific heat capacity of this sample of carbon is
2556 J/g °C
0.710 J/g °C
1278 J/g °C
1.41 J/g °C
0.266 J/g °C
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryA reaction occurs in a calorimeter, resulting in the starting and final temperatures shown below. What can you say about the reaction and the enthalpy change (AH) during the reaction?
Starting temperature: 21.0 °C
The reaction is endothermic and AH is positive.
The reaction is endothermic and AH is negative.
The reaction is exothermic and AH is negative.
The reaction is exothermic and AH is positive.
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryWhich statement describes condensation polymers?
They are made of monomers that have two functional groups
They may form between an organic acid and an amine
When they are produced, a small molecule (such as water, ammonia, or ethanol) is also produced
They may contain an ester bond or an amide bond
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistrya. Write the formulas condensed (CH3CH2 etc.) and line for the branches that have common names.
b. Write the common and IUPAC names for each one e.g isopropyl = (1-methylethyl).
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionNumber of correct statement among the following is:
(a) When the pH of rain water drops to 6.5, it is called acid rain.
(b) The acidity of soil can be reduced by adding powdered limestone.
(c) Peroxyacetal nitrate act as powerful eye irritant.
(d) Bacteria like escherichia coli causes gastrointestinal disease.
(e) Clean water should have BOD value of 17 ppm or more.
(f) The prescribed upper limit concentration of lead in drinking water is about 50 ppm
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryA chemistry teacher adds red food coloring to water and students observed the dye spreading out to fill the container. Is the teacher demonstrating a physical or chemical change?
Chemical change because a new substance was formed.
Physical change because red dye mixed with the water.
Physical change because a new substance was formed.
Chemical change because red dye reacted with the water.
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionConsider the given equilibrium
H₂O(s) ---H₂O(1)
Backward shifting of equilibrium is favoured by
High temperature, Low pressure
High temperature, High pressure
Low temperature, Low pressure
Low temperature, High pressure
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryDiethyl ether is made from ethanol. The reaction is given below.
2C2H5OH → (C2H5 )2O + H₂O Ethanol
Diethyl ether
In an experiment, 517 g of ethanol gave 391 g of diethyl ether. What was the percent yield in this
experiment?
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionVacuum filter using the Buchner funnel, rinse the mortar with 5 ml of methanol and add the rinsing to the Buchner funnel. Wash the residue in the funnel with 25 ml of pet ether (a mixture of pentanes)
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryDraw both chair conformations for each of the following compounds. In each case, identify the more stable chair conformation:
(a) Methylcyclohexane
(b) trans-1,2-Diisopropylcyclohexane
(c) cis-1,3-Diisopropylcyclohexane
(d) trans-1,4-Diisopropylcyclohexane
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryHydrogenation of 3-nonyne using Lindlar's catalyst can be described as
(a) a regioselective reaction
(b) a regioselective and a stereoselective reaction
(c) an electrophilic substitution reaction
(d) forming a product of formula C9H18
(e) an oxidation reaction
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryChoose the incorrect statement.
Aniline is produced by Hoffmann degradation of benzamide.
Butanamide gives propanamine by Hoffmann bromamide reaction.
Gabriel synthesis is used for preparation of aniline
Amide on reduction with LiAIH4 yield amines.
Organic Chemistry
IsomerismHow many stereoisomers are possible for CHCl3 provided that the central carbon has a tetrahedral geometry Answer is 1, if you can draw only one stereochemical formula.
Organic Chemistry
Practical DetectionWhat volume of a 0.354 M hydrochloric acid solution is required to neutralize 17.9 mL of a 0.133 M sodium hydroxide solution?
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistryDetermine whether 1-chloro-2-methylbutane contains a chiral center. How many different substituents do you count at atom #(2)?
Organic Chemistry
General organic chemistrya. Draw the orbital sketch for methanal (formaldehyde) HCOH. Indicate the hybridization of the atomic orbitals. Label each orbital. Label the molecular orbitals as sigma and or pi Label the angles
b. Build the model
c. Upload the picture of the model with the sketch
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Daily LifeDraw orbital sketches and build the models for:
a) Ethene/ethylene (C₂H4). Each carbon in ethene has 3 regions (gray pieces, sp2) this molecule is trigonal planar, the 3D structure is done with solid lines, all in the same plane)
b) Ethyne/acethylene (C₂H₂). There is only one triple bond (gray) with regions above and below the internudtear axis. The piece already represents the two carbons of the triple bond, just add the two hydrogens (white spheres). The piece without H represents 4 carbons. The angles around each carbon are 180⁰.