Question 1

Which of the following energy diagrams best represents the changes in energy during addition of HBr to an alkene?

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) None of the above
F) B) and C) A

Question 2

Which of the following terms describes the reactivity of trimethylamine, (CH3) 3N?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brønsted-Lowry acid and Lewis acid
B)   Brønsted-Lowry base and Lewis base
C)   Lewis acid and not a Brønsted-Lowry acid
D)   Lewis base and not a Brønsted-Lowry baseE) A) and C)
F) None of the above B

Question 3

Which of the following terms describes the role of ethanol in the acid-base reaction shown?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brønsted-Lowry acid
B)   Brønsted-Lowry base
C)   Lewis acid
D)   Lewis baseE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is a feature of a Lewis acid?

Accepted Answer

A)   proton donor
B)   proton acceptor
C)   electron pair donor
D)   electron pair acceptorE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

What is the approximate pKa value of acetic acid?

Accepted Answer

A)   -7
B)   5
C)   16
D)   51E) None of the above
F) A) and D) B

Question 6

Which of the following terms describes the reactivity of boron tribromide, BBr3?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brønsted-Lowry acid and Lewis acid
B)   Brønsted-Lowry base and Lewis base
C)   Lewis acid and not a Brønsted-Lowry acid
D)   Lewis base and not a Brønsted-Lowry baseE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is the strongest base?

Accepted Answer

A)   NaOH
B)   NaCO3
C)   H2O
D)   CH3OHE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Use curved arrows to show the movement of pairs of electrons in the following reaction between a Lewis acid and a Lewis base, and show the structure of the product.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use curved arrows to show the movement...

Question 9

Which of the following is easiest to deprotonate?

Accepted Answer

A)   CH4
B)   CH3CH3
C)   CH2=CH2
D)   HCºCHE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Which species is the conjugate acid in the following acid-base reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which set of curved arrows accounts for the deprotonation of an acid (A-H)  by a base (:B) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following has a pKa value of approximately 16?

Accepted Answer

A)   HBr
B)   CH3COOH
C)   CH3CH2OH
D)   HCºCHE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following concepts can be used to rationalize the observation that acetic acid is a stronger acid than methanol?

Accepted Answer

A)   electronegativity
B)   resonance
C)   valence shell electron pair repulsion theory
D)   Pauli exclusion principleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is present in the highest concentration upon dissolution of acetic acid in water?

Accepted Answer

A)   OH-
B)   H3O+
C)   CH3COOH
D)   CH3COOH+E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following compounds has the lowest pKa?

Accepted Answer

A)   H2O
B)   H2S
C)   H2Se
D)   H2TeE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is a definition of the activation energy of a reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)   the difference in Gibbs free energy between the reactants and the transition state
B)   the difference in Gibbs free energy between the reactants and the intermediate
C)   the difference in Gibbs free energy between the reactants and the product
D)   the difference in Gibbs free energy between the transition state and the productE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the following equilibrium?

Accepted Answer

log₁₀K_eq = pK_a(acid) - pK...

Question 18

Which of the following energy diagrams represents the slowest reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)   1
B)   2
C)   3
D)   4E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Under which of the following conditions will a reaction be spontaneous when DH °\degree°  > 0?

Accepted Answer

A)   TDS °\degree°  = 0
B)   -TDS °\degree°  > DH °\degree° 
C)   TDS °\degree° °\degree° 
D)   DG °\degree°  = 0 E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is a feature of a Brønsted-Lowry base?

Accepted Answer

A)   proton donor
B)   proton acceptor
C)   electron pair donor
D)   electron pair acceptorE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Acids and Bases

Which of the following energy diagrams best represents the changes in energy during addition of HBr to an alkene?

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Which of the following terms describes the reactivity of trimethylamine, (CH3) 3N?

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Which of the following terms describes the role of ethanol in the acid-base reaction shown?

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Which of the following is a feature of a Lewis acid?

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What is the approximate pKa value of acetic acid?

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Which of the following terms describes the reactivity of boron tribromide, BBr3?

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Which of the following is the strongest base?

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Use curved arrows to show the movement of pairs of electrons in the following reaction between a Lewis acid and a Lewis base, and show the structure of the product.

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Which of the following is easiest to deprotonate?

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Which species is the conjugate acid in the following acid-base reaction?

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Which set of curved arrows accounts for the deprotonation of an acid (A-H) by a base (:B) ?

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Which of the following has a pKa value of approximately 16?

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Which of the following concepts can be used to rationalize the observation that acetic acid is a stronger acid than methanol?

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Which of the following is present in the highest concentration upon dissolution of acetic acid in water?

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Which of the following compounds has the lowest pKa?

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Which of the following is a definition of the activation energy of a reaction?

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What is the value of the equilibrium constant for the following equilibrium?

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Which of the following energy diagrams represents the slowest reaction?

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Under which of the following conditions will a reaction be spontaneous when DH °\degree° > 0?

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Which of the following is a feature of a Brønsted-Lowry base?

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Which of the following terms describes the reactivity of trimethylamine, (CH₃) ₃N?

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What is the approximate pK_a value of acetic acid?

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Which of the following terms describes the reactivity of boron tribromide, BBr₃?

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Which of the following has a pK_a value of approximately 16?

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Which of the following compounds has the lowest pK_a?

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log₁₀K_eq = pK_a(acid) - pK...
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Under which of the following conditions will a reaction be spontaneous when DH $\degree$ > 0?

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