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