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Title: chem mcq questions
Post by: ayesha. on June 09, 2010, 01:05:22 pm
can anyone explain why the answer to q1 in o/n/02 is c?
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 01:19:54 pm
im using the formulae CxHy+ (x+y/4)O2 = xCO2 + Y/2H20

so in this case only CxHy = xCO2 is viable

methane is 1 c and ethane is 2 carbon. there fore CO2 must = 3 moles overall.

10 cm cube methane gives 10 cube  co2
10cm cue ethane gives 20 cm cube c02

total =30 cm cube
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 01:21:08 pm
hope that helps ;D
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Post by: aldehyde on June 09, 2010, 01:21:48 pm
1 mole of ch4=1 mole of co2= 10 cm3 of gas
1 mole of c2h5=2 mole of co2=20cm3 of gas
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total volume of residual gas=20+10=30 cm3
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: aldehyde on June 09, 2010, 01:22:58 pm
ooops i was a bit late anyway the first answer is better
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: ayesha. on June 09, 2010, 01:30:13 pm
Thanks question 9 same paper
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 01:32:48 pm
yo react they both have to be in gaseous state and ions. this is has to be c gas and 0 atom not 02 because 02 is molecule
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 01:33:11 pm
bring on the next one =) ;D
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: ayesha. on June 09, 2010, 01:36:03 pm
yeah but isnt formation when 1 mol of a substance is formed from its elements  in their standard state...so isnt oxygens standard state o2?
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 01:44:18 pm
im afraid not,

umm ok think of it this way formation is O2 is a molecule which means all of its bondong for both atoms are used . so where is carbon going to join ? but if you have o alone, then you get co which is not what you want .so its 2 O .

technically O in element form or standard state is O thats why O2 is not in the periodic table only O. its theory based. But in reality or practically O2 exists as a molecule. consider sulphur and phosphorous. they two are stated as p and s and not p4 and s8 which is what it really exists as
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: ayesha. on June 09, 2010, 02:14:44 pm
thnk you !
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 02:23:59 pm
 ;D
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Post by: highly_ambitious on June 09, 2010, 02:27:01 pm
m/j 2008 qn 6 and 10...plz
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 02:32:29 pm
not sure about 6 will furthus contemplate later.

but for 10 : basically you draw a hess cycle to stated formation of tio2 = =-940 and formation of c0 is -110
but there is 2 co

so using hess cycle you should get the number -(-940)+ 2(-110)= +740
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: highly_ambitious on June 09, 2010, 02:57:13 pm
but the answer is +720
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 02:59:51 pm
sorry i mean +720 =)
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: ayesha. on June 09, 2010, 03:06:32 pm
o/n/02 q 20 how is it addition?
By the way Thanks for all the help +rep
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: CHEMMASTER6000 on June 09, 2010, 03:20:20 pm
no probs, last exam of colledge to excited and cant sleep anyways hahah. :P

anyhow this is application i think . its a different salt although its an aldehyde. im not sure why but if you think about it logically its not elimination cause double bond not form and its not substituition either cause nothing is lost . two of the same thing added together form a polymer which has the same number of carbon and oxygen and hydrogen .  if anything it could be addition polymerisation but thats A2. anyhow so you can deduce its only addition .

in the second part a double bond is orm so clearly is elimination  ;D
Title: Re: chem mcq questions
Post by: ayesha. on June 09, 2010, 06:54:42 pm
m/j/03 q8