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10 ECAT Chemistry questions with answers and explanations.
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What volume does 1 mole of an ideal gas occupy at 273 K and 1 atm?
Correct answer: 22.4 L
The molar volume of an ideal gas at 273 K and 1 atm is 22.4 litres.
According to Boyle's law, if the pressure of a gas is doubled at constant temperature, its volume:
Correct answer: Halves
At constant temperature, pressure times volume is constant, so doubling the pressure halves the volume.
For a first order reaction, the half-life:
Correct answer: Is independent of the starting concentration
The half-life of a first order reaction is 0.693 / k, which does not depend on concentration.
Which is the expression for Kc of the reaction N2O4 <-> 2NO2?
Correct answer: [NO2]^2 / [N2O4]
Kc is products over reactants, with each concentration raised to the power of its coefficient.
In a buffer solution, pH = pKa when:
Correct answer: [A-] equals [HA]
By the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, pH = pKa + log([A-] / [HA]), and the log term is zero when the two are equal.
Hess's law says that the enthalpy change of a reaction:
Correct answer: Is the same whether it takes place in one step or several
Enthalpy is a state function, so only the starting and final states matter.
Which solution has the highest boiling point at the same molality?
Correct answer: Calcium chloride
Boiling point elevation depends on the number of particles. CaCl2 gives three ions, NaCl gives two, and glucose and urea do not ionise.
At constant temperature, if the pressure of a gas is doubled its volume becomes:
Correct answer: Half
Boyle's law: pressure and volume are inversely proportional.
The volume of 1 mole of an ideal gas at STP is:
Correct answer: 22.4 dm³
This is the molar volume at standard temperature and pressure.
The number of moles in 4 g of NaOH is: (Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)