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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #2
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #3
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #4
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #6
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #7
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #8
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #9
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #10
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #11
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #12
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #13
A It increases the rate
B It increases the activation energy
C It increases the heat of reaction
D It increases the yield
Question #14
A The position of equilibrium is not affected by adding a catalyst since a catalyst speeds up both the forward and back reactions by exactly the same amount.
B Equilibrium constants are not affected by adding a catalyst since no shift in the position of equilibrium occurs.
C Not all chemical reactions respond to catalysts
D A catalyst will increase the activation energy in both directions; therefore, no shift in the position of equilibrium will result.
Question #15
A increasing the amount of free energy released
B decreasing the activation energy
C decreasing the amount of free energy released
D increasing the energy of the transition state
E increasing the activation energy
Question #16
A catabolic
B anabolic
C heterotrophic
D autotrophic
E amphibolic
Question #17
A The Gibbs free energy is represented by the symbol G
B A reaction with a negative Gibbs free energy change of reaction is called an exergonic reaction
C If the Gibbs free energy change for a reaction is negative, the reaction happens spontaneously
D The Gibbs free energy change is the proportion of the enthalpy change of a reaction that is used to increase the entropy
Question #18
A Exothermic
B Endothermic
Question #19
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #20
A negative
B infinite
C positive
D zero
Question #21
A backward
B nonspontaneous
C spontaneous
D forward
Question #22
A both forward and reverse
B Reaction stops
C reverse
D forward
Question #23
A A state of balance in a chemical reaction where the speed of the forward reaction is unequal to the reverse reaction.
B A steady state in which matter is entering and leaving the system at a constant rate.
C A neutralization reaction with equal number of moles of an acid and a base.
D A chemical reaction in which the forward and reverse reactions are occurring at the same time and at the same rate.
Question #24
A the free energy change is 0
B the reverse process is spontaneous but the forward process is not.
C both forward and reverse processes have stopped
D the forward process is spontaneous but the reverse process is not
Question #25
A is considered irreversible
B is considered reversible
Question #26
A products have less energy than reactants
B less activation energy is needed than for an endergonic reaction
C more activation energy is needed than for an endergonic reaction
D products have more energy than reactants
Question #27
A The products have more total energy than the reactants
B The reaction goes only in a forward direction: all reactants will be converted to products, but no products will be converted to reactants
C A net input of energy from the surroundings is required for the reactions to proceed
D The reaction proceeds with a net release of free energy
E The reactions are rapid
Question #28
A manipulating the concentrations of products and reactants such that ΔG < 0
B coupling them with exergonic reactions via a common intermediate
C coupling them to the hydrolysis of ATP
D all of the above
Question #29
A endothermic
B at equilibrium
C exothermic
D exergonic
E endergonic
Question #30
A Removing a product shifts a reversible reaction in the direction of formation of products.
B Adding a product causes a reversible reaction to shift in the direction of the formation of the reactants.
C Adding a reactant always shifts a reversible reaction in the direction of reactants.
D Removing a reactant always shifts a reversible reaction in the direction of reactants.
Question #31
A Keq =6.0×10^-4
B Keq = 0.0
C Keq = 3.5
D Keq = 0.002
Question #32
A exothermic
B endothermic
C exergonic
D endergonic
E at equilibrium
Question #33
A both the forward and the reverse reactions have stopped.
B neither the forward nor the reverse reaction has stopped
C the forward reaction has stopped.
D the sum of the concentrations of A and B must equal the sum of the concentrations of C and D.
E the reverse reaction has stopped.
Question #34
A At equilibrium, ΔG = 0
B If ΔG for a reaction is negative, the forward reaction happens spontaneously
C Catalysts do not alter the position of equilibrium: they do not shift the equilibrium to the left or right
D If the equilibrium constant is very large, ΔG is positive
Question #35
A The reaction lies to the left
B The reaction lies in the middle
C The reaction lies to the right
Question #36
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #37
A At equilibrium, there is no net change in the system
B At equilibrium, the forward and back reactions cease to occur
C At equilibrium, the concentration of reactants and products stays the same
D At equilibrium, the rates of the forward and back reactions are identical
Question #38
A When an isolated system undergoes a spontaneous change, the entropy of the system will increase
B At absolute zero, the entropy of a perfect crystal is considered to be zero
C The internal energy of the universe is constant
D Energy can be neither created nor destroyed
Question #39
A The energy consumed when chemical bonds are broken during a chemical reaction
B The increase in disorder of the system as a reaction proceeds
C The difference between the energy released by bond formation and the energy consumed by bond cleavage during a chemical reaction
D The energy released when chemical bonds are formed during a chemical reaction
Question #40
A The total energy in a chemical universe (a system and its surroundings) is constant
B An object suspended in the air has more energy than an object lying on the ground
C Energy can be converted from one form to another
D The energy stored in chemical bonds is referred to as kinetic energy
Question #41
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #42
A waste of energy
B exergonic change
C dynamic steady state
D free-energy change
E equilibrium state
Question #43
A cis-trans isomers
B geometric isomers
C anomers
D enantiomers
E diastereoisomers
Question #44
A Tetrahedral
B Linear
C Trigonal bipyramidal
D Trigonal pyramidal
E Trigonal planar
Question #45
A ketone
B ether
C carboxylic acid
D aldehyde
E ester
Question #46
A are independent of the functional groups
B are the reactions of the functional groups
C require an enzyme in all cases
D all of the above
Question #47
A thermally isolated
B open systems
C isolated systems
D closed systems
E none of the above
Question #48
A A living cell tries to maintain a steady state
B Maintaining a steady state is coupled to a flux of metabolites
C All living organisms try to be in equilibrium
D Chemotrophs rely on chemical compounds derived from other organisms
E Organisms use metabolic processes to obtain the free energy they need to carry out various functions
Question #49
A N
B S
C H
D C
E O