Class Test 2

202-NYB-05
Fall 2006
Instructor: Michael Lautman
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1. a) Classify the following solutions in order of DECREASING freezing point.

SOLUTION RANK
0.1 M HCl
Water
0.05 M BaCl2
0.075 M K3PO4
b) Classify each of the following compounds as a strong electrolyte, a weak electrolyte or
a non-electrolyte when dissolved in water. In addition, indicate whether it is acidic, basic
or neutral.

Compound Electrolyte? Acid/Base/Neutral

FeCl3
NH4I
Ba(CH3COO-)2
NaHCO3
2. Given the list of metals and solutions below, predict which of the following reactions
will occur spontaneously using the table of half cell potentials provided. Write the half
reaction for each spontaneous reaction, and indicate the reducing agent.

Metals: Mg, Al, Ag, Li, Cu

Solutions: AgNO3(aq), ZnCl2(aq)
3. Botox® is a popular non-surgerical cosmetic procedure. The treatment involves the
injection of Botulinum Toxin A below the skin in order to reduce the appearance of
wrinkles. Botulinum toxin is the most deadly poisons known. The estimated lethal dose
in humans is 200-300 pg/kg of body weight (pg= picogram = 1x10 -12g). In contrast,
strychnine (rat poison) has a lethal dose of 1mg/kg of body weight. This means that
botulinum toxin is nearly one billion times more toxic than rat poison.

A researcher dissolves a 30.4 mg sample of botulinum toxin in 2.50 mL of water

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at 5.0 C. The solution has an osmotic pressure of 0.00195 atm. What is the molar mass of
botulinum toxin?
R=0.0821 atm L/mol K
4. Barium hydroxide has a Ksp of 2.55 x 10-4 at 25oC. Calculate the solubility of barium
hydroxide in a 0.02M solution of barium nitrate, and determine the pH of the resulting
solution.
5. The following data were collected and plotted for the equilibrium

Fe3+(aq) + SCN-(aq) ↔ [FeSCN]2+

[FeSCN]2+ Absorbance at 447 nm

4.10 × 10−5 0.161

9.60 × 10−5 0.402

2.00 × 10−4 0.818

2.92 × 10−4 1.24

3.82 × 10−4 1.64

Absorbance vs. Concentration

y = 4323.7x - 0.022
2
Absorbance

1.5

0.5

0
0 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0004 0.0005
[FeSCN2+] (mol/L)
A student prepares a solution using 10 mL of a 0.1M solution of iron(III) nitrate and 8
mL of a solution of sodium thiocyanate. The student measures the absorbance and finds
it to be 0.500. Using the standard curve provided, determine the equilibrium
concentration of [FeSCN]2+, Fe3+, SCN- and calculate Keq.