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