Chemistry
2001 AP Free-Response Questions
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8
9
26
27
28
29
30
2
Ba
Cs
*La
57
Hf
72
91.22
Zr
40
47.90
V
Ta
73
92.91
Nb
41
50.94
Cr
W
74
95.94
Mo
42
52.00
Mn
Re
75
(98)
Tc
43
54.938
Actinide Series
*Lanthanide Series
Db
(262)
Rf
Ac
105
Pr
58
Ce
Nd
60
(263)
Sg
106
Pa
Th
U
92
Np
93
(145)
Pm
61
(262)
Bh
107
232.04 231.04 238.03 237.05
91
90
140.12 140.91 144.24
59
(261)
104
89
226.02 227.03
Ra
Fr
(223)
88
87
132.91 137.33 138.91 178.49 180.95 183.85 186.21
56
55
88.91
Y
Sr
87.62
Rb
39
38
37
85.47
Sc
44.96
Ca
40.08
K
39.10
Ti
(244)
Pu
94
150.4
Sm
62
(265)
Hs
108
190.2
Os
76
101.1
Ru
44
55.85
Fe
Ni
Pd
46
58.69
Cu
Ag
47
63.55
Zn
Cd
48
65.39
S
16
50
Sn
49
Ge
72.59
Ga
69.72
In
Ar
18
36
52
Te
Sb
I
53
Xe
54
Br
79.90
Se
78.96
As
74.92
51
Kr
83.80
35
35.453 39.948
Cl
17
34
33
30.974
32
28.09
26.98
31
32.06
P
15
Si
14
Al
13
19.00
16.00
Au
79
Hg
80
Tl
81
Gd
64
(269)
110
Tb
65
(272)
111
Dy
66
(277)
112
207.2
Pb
82
208.98
Bi
83
Ho
67
Er
68
Tm
69
Not yet named
195.08 196.97 200.59 204.38
Pt
78
Yb
70
(209)
Po
84
Lu
71
(210)
At
85
(243)
Am
95
(247)
Cm
96
(247)
Bk
97
(251)
Cf
98
(252)
Es
99
(257)
Fm
100
(258)
Md
101
(259)
No
102
(260)
Lr
103
151.97 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.04 174.97
Eu
63
(266)
Mt
109
192.2
Ir
77
(222)
Rn
86
102.91 106.42 107.87 112.41 114.82 118.71 121.75 127.60 126.91 131.29
Rh
45
58.93
Co
20
19
25
24.30
22.99
24
Mg
Na
23
12
Ne
20.179
F
11
10.811 12.011 14.007
O
9.012
6.941
N
Be
Li
C
10
B
4.0026
6
3
5
1.0079
He
21
7
2
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PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS
H
1
DO NOT DETACH FROM BOOK.
INFORMATION IN THE TABLE BELOW AND IN THE TABLES ON PAGES 3-5 MAY BE USEFUL IN ANSWERING
THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION OF THE EXAMINATION.
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STANDARD REDUCTION POTENTIALS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION AT 25C
E ( V )
Half-reaction
Li + + e -
+ eK + eRb + + e Ba 2 + + 2 e Sr 2 + + 2 e Ca 2 + + 2 e Na + + e Mg 2 + + 2 e Be 2 + + 2 e Al 3 + + 3 e Mn 2 + + 2 e Zn 2 + + 2 e Cr 3 + + 3 e Fe 2 + + 2 e Cr 3 + + e Cd 2 + + 2 e Tl + + e Co 2 + + 2 e Ni 2 + + 2 e Sn 2 + + 2 e Pb 2 + + 2 e 2 H + + 2 eS( s) + 2 H + + 2 e Sn 4 + + 2 e Cu 2 + + e Cu 2 + + 2 e Cu + + e I 2 ( s) + 2 e Fe 3 + + e Hg 2 2 + + 2 e Ag + + e Hg 2 + + 2 e 2 Hg 2 + + 2 e Br 2 (l ) + 2 e -
Li( s)
Cs( s)
K ( s)
Rb( s)
Ba ( s)
Sr( s)
Ca ( s)
Na ( s)
Mg( s)
Be( s)
Al( s)
Mn( s)
Zn( s)
Cr ( s)
Fe( s)
Cr 2 +
Cd( s)
Tl( s)
Co( s)
Ni( s)
Sn( s)
Pb( s)
H 2 ( g)
H 2S ( g)
Sn 2 +
Cu +
Cu( s)
Cu( s)
2 IFe 2 +
2 Hg(l )
Ag( s)
Hg(l )
Hg 2 2 +
2 Br -
-3.05
-2.92
-2.92
-2.92
-2.90
-2.89
-2.87
-2.71
-2.37
-1.70
-1.66
-118
.
-0.76
-0.74
-0.44
-0.41
-0.40
-0.34
-0.28
-0.25
-0.14
-0.13
0.00
0.14
0.15
0.15
0.34
0.52
0.53
0.77
0.79
0.80
0.85
0.92
1.07
O 2 ( g) + 4 H + + 4 e Cl 2 ( g ) + 2 e Au 3 + + 3 e Co 3 + + e F2 ( g ) + 2 e -
2 H 2 O(l )
2 Cl Au( s)
Co 2 +
2 F-
1.23
1.36
1.50
1.82
2.87
Cs
+
+
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS AND CONSTANTS
ATOMIC STRUCTURE
D E = hv
c = lv
=
=
=
=
u=
n=
m=
E
v
l
p
h
l = mu
p = mu
En =
2.178 10 18
joule
n2
EQUILIBRIUM
Speed of light, c = 3.0 10 8 m s 1
Ka =
[H + ] [A ]
[ HA ]
Kb =
[OH ] [ HB + ]
[ B]
Plancks constant, h = 6.63 10 34 J s
Boltzmanns constant, k = 1.38 10 23 J K 1
Avogadros number = 6.022 10 23 molecules mol 1
K w = [OH ] [ H + ] = 1.0 10 14 @ 25o C
Electron charge, e = 1.602 10 19 coulomb
= Ka K b
pH = log [ H + ], pOH = log [OH ]
14 = pH + pOH
pH = pKa + log
1 electron volt per atom = 96.5 kJ mol 1
[A ]
[ HA ]
Equilibrium Constants
[HB + ]
pOH = pKb + log
[ B]
pKa = log Ka , pKb = log Kb
K p = Kc ( RT )
Dn
energy
frequency
wavelength
momentum
velocity
principal quantum number
mass
Ka
Kb
Kw
Kp
,
where D n = moles product gas moles reactant gas
(weak acid)
(weak base)
(water)
(gas pressure)
Kc (molar concentrations)
S o = standard entropy
THERMOCHEMISTRY
H o = standard enthalpy
S o products S o reactants
= DHfo products DH fo reactants
= DGfo products DGfo reactants
G o = standard free energy
DS o =
DH o
DG o
Eo
T
n
m
q
c
Cp
DG o = DH o TD S o
= RT ln K = 2.303 RT log K
= n
Eo
DG = DG o + RT ln Q = DG o + 2.303 RT log Q
q = mcDT
DH
Cp =
DT
1 faraday
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
standard reduction potential
temperature
moles
mass
heat
specific heat capacity
molar heat capacity at constant pressure
= 96,500 coulombs
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GASES, LIQUIDS, AND SOLUTIONS
PV = nRT
P + n a (V - nb) = nRT
V
2
2
PA = Ptotal X A , where X A =
moles A
total moles
Ptotal = PA + PB + PC + . . .
m
n=
M
K = o C + 273
P1V1
PV
= 22
T1
T2
m
D=
V
3kT
3 RT
urms =
=
m
M
1
KE per molecule = mu 2
2
3
KE per mole =
RT
2
r1
M2
=
r2
M1
=
=
=
=
=
=
u=
P
V
T
n
D
m
pressure
volume
temperature
number of moles
density
mass
velocity
urms
KE
r
M
p
i
Kf
root-mean-square speed
kinetic energy
rate of effusion
molar mass
osmotic pressure
vant Hoff factor
molal freezing-point depression constant
Kb
Q
I
q
t
molarity, M = moles solute per liter solution
molality = moles solute per kilogram solvent
DT f = iK f molality
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
molal boiling-point elevation constant
reaction quotient
current (amperes)
charge (coulombs)
time (seconds)
E o = standard reduction potential
K = equilibrium constant
DTb = iKb molality
p = nRT i
V
Gas constant, R = 8.31 J mol 1 K 1
= 0.0821 L atm mol 1 K 1
= 8.31 volt coulomb mol 1 K 1
Boltzmanns constant, k = 1.38 10 23 J K 1
OXIDATION-REDUCTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY
K f for H 2 O = 1.86 K kg mol 1
Q=
[C ] [ D ]
c
d
a
b
Kb for H 2 O = 0.512 K kg mol 1
, where a A + b B c C + d D
[ A ] [ B]
q
I=
t
RT
0.0592
o
o
E cell = E cell
ln Q = E cell
log Q @ 25o C
n
n
log K =
STP = 0.000 o C and 1.000 atm
Faradays constant,
= 96,500 coulombs per mole
of electrons
nE o
0.0592
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
CHEMISTRY
Section II
(Total time90 minutes)
Part A
Time40 minutes
YOU MAY USE YOUR CALCULATOR FOR PART A.
CLEARLY SHOW THE METHOD USED AND THE STEPS INVOLVED IN ARRIVING AT YOUR ANSWERS.
It is to your advantage to do this, since you may obtain partial credit if you do and you will receive little or no credit if
you do not. Attention should be paid to significant figures.
Be sure to write all your answers to the questions on the lined pages following each question in the booklet with the
pink cover. Do NOT write your answers on the green insert.
Answer Question 1 below. The Section II score weighting for this question is 20 percent.
1. Answer the following questions relating to the solubility of the chlorides of silver and lead.
(a) At 10C, 8.9 105 g of AgCl(s) will dissolve in 100. mL of water.
(i) Write the equation for the dissociation of AgCl(s) in water.
(ii) Calculate the solubility, in mol L-1, of AgCl(s) in water at 10C.
(iii) Calculate the value of the solubility-product constant, Ksp, for AgCl(s) at 10C.
(b) At 25C, the value of Ksp for PbCl2(s) is 1.6 105 and the value of Ksp for AgCl(s) is 1.8 1010.
(i) If 60.0 mL of 0.0400 M NaCl(aq) is added to 60.0 mL of 0.0300 M Pb(NO3)2(aq), will a precipitate
form? Assume that volumes are additive. Show calculations to support your answer.
(ii) Calculate the equilibrium value of [Pb2+(aq)] in 1.00 L of saturated PbCl2 solution to which 0.250
mole of NaCl(s) has been added. Assume that no volume change occurs.
(iii) If 0.100 M NaCl(aq) is added slowly to a beaker containing both 0.120 M AgNO3(aq) and 0.150 M
Pb(NO3)2(aq) at 25C, which will precipitate first, AgCl(s) or PbCl2(s)? Show calculations to
support your answer.
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY QUESTIONS
Answer FREE-RESPONSE EITHER Question 2 below OR Question 3 printed on page 8. Only one of these two questions will be
graded. If you start both questions, be sure to cross out the question you do not want graded. The Section II score
weighting for the question you choose is 20 percent.
H = 114.1 kJ, S = 146.5 J K1
2 NO(g) + O2(g) 2 NO2(g)
2. The reaction represented above is one that contributes significantly to the formation of photochemical smog.
(a) Calculate the quantity of heat released when 73.1 g of NO(g) is converted to NO2(g).
(b) For the reaction at 25C, the value of the standard free-energy change, DG, is -70.4 kJ.
(i) Calculate the value of the equilibrium constant, Keq , for the reaction at 25C.
(ii) Indicate whether the value of DG would become more negative, less negative, or remain unchanged
as the temperature is increased. Justify your answer.
(c) Use the data in the table below to calculate the value of the standard molar entropy, S, for O2(g) at 25C.
Standard Molar Entropy, S
(J K-1 mol-1)
NO(g)
210.8
NO2(g)
240.1
(d) Use the data in the table below to calculate the bond energy, in kJ mol-1, of the nitrogen-oxygen bond in
NO2 . Assume that the bonds in the NO2 molecule are equivalent (i.e., they have the same energy).
Bond Energy
(kJ mol-1)
Nitrogen-oxygen bond in NO
607
Oxygen-oxygen bond in O2
495
Nitrogen-oxygen bond in NO2
?
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
3. Answer the following questions about acetylsalicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin.
(a) The amount of acetylsalicylic acid in a single aspirin tablet is 325 mg, yet the tablet has a mass of 2.00 g.
Calculate the mass percent of acetylsalicylic acid in the tablet.
(b) The elements contained in acetylsalicylic acid are hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. The combustion of 3.000 g
of the pure compound yields 1.200 g of water and 3.72 L of dry carbon dioxide, measured at 750. mm Hg
and 25C. Calculate the mass, in g, of each element in the 3.000 g sample.
(c) A student dissolved 1.625 g of pure acetylsalicylic acid in distilled water and titrated the resulting solution to
the equivalence point using 88.43 mL of 0.102 M NaOH(aq). Assuming that acetylsalicylic acid has only
one ionizable hydrogen, calculate the molar mass of the acid.
(d) A 2.00 10-3 mole sample of pure acetylsalicylic acid was dissolved in 15.00 mL of water and then titrated
with 0.100 M NaOH(aq). The equivalence point was reached after 20.00 mL of the NaOH solution had
been added. Using the data from the titration, shown in the table below, determine
(i) the value of the acid dissociation constant, Ka , for acetylsalicylic acid and
(ii) the pH of the solution after a total volume of 25.00 mL of the NaOH solution
had been added (assume that volumes are additive).
Volume of
0.100 M NaOH
Added (mL)
pH
0.00
2.22
5.00
2.97
10.00
3.44
15.00
3.92
20.00
8.13
25.00
?
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
CHEMISTRY
Part B
Time50 minutes
NO CALCULATORS MAY BE USED FOR PART B.
Answer Question 4 below. The Section II score weighting for this question is 15 percent.
4. Write the formulas to show the reactants and the products for any FIVE of the laboratory situations described
below. Answers to more than five choices will not be graded. In all cases, a reaction occurs. Assume that
solutions are aqueous unless otherwise indicated. Represent substances in solution as ions if the substances are
extensively ionized. Omit formulas for any ions or molecules that are unchanged by the reaction. You need not
balance the equations.
Example: A strip of magnesium is added to a solution of silver nitrate.
(a) Sulfur dioxide gas is bubbled into distilled water.
(b) A drop of potassium thiocyanate solution is added to a solution of iron(III) nitrate.
(c) A piece of copper wire is placed in a solution of silver nitrate.
(d) Solutions of potassium hydroxide and propanoic acid are mixed.
(e) A solution of iron(II) chloride is added to an acidified solution of sodium dichromate.
(f) Chlorine gas is bubbled through a solution of potassium bromide.
(g) Solutions of strontium nitrate and sodium sulfate are mixed.
(h) Powdered magnesium carbonate is heated strongly.
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
Your responses to the rest of the questions in this part of the examination will be graded on the basis of the accuracy
and relevance of the information cited. Explanations should be clear and well organized. Examples and equations
may be included in your responses where appropriate. Specific answers are preferable to broad, diffuse responses.
Answer BOTH Question 5 below AND Question 6 printed on page 11. Both of these questions will be graded. The
Section II score weighting for these questions is 30 percent (15 percent each).
5. Answer the questions below that relate to the five aqueous solutions at 25C shown above.
(a) Which solution has the highest boiling point? Explain.
(b) Which solution has the highest pH? Explain.
(c) Identify a pair of the solutions that would produce a precipitate when mixed together. Write the formula of
the precipitate.
(d) Which solution could be used to oxidize the Cl-(aq) ion? Identify the product of the oxidation.
(e) Which solution would be the least effective conductor of electricity? Explain.
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
3 I-(aq) + S2O82-(aq) I3-(aq) + 2 SO42-(aq)
6. Iodide ion, I-(aq), reacts with peroxydisulfate ion, S2O82-(aq), according to the equation above. Assume that
the reaction goes to completion.
(a) Identify the type of reaction (combustion, disproportionation, neutralization, oxidation-reduction,
precipitation, etc.) represented by the equation above. Also, give the formula of another substance that could
convert I-(aq) to I3-(aq).
(b) In an experiment, equal volumes of 0.0120 M I-(aq) and 0.0040 M S2O82-(aq) are mixed at 25C. The
concentration of I3-(aq) over the following 80 minutes is shown in the graph below.
(i) Indicate the time at which the reaction first reaches completion by marking an X on the curve above
at the point that corresponds to this time. Explain your reasoning.
(ii) Explain how to determine the instantaneous rate of formation of I3-(aq) at exactly 20 minutes. Draw
on the graph above as part of your explanation.
(c) Describe how to change the conditions of the experiment in part (b) to determine the order of the reaction
with respect to I-(aq) and with respect to S2O82-(aq).
(d) State clearly how to use the information from the results of the experiments in part (c) to determine the value
of the rate constant, k, for the reaction.
(e) On the graph below (which shows the results of the initial experiment as a dashed curve), draw in a curve for
the results you would predict if the initial experiment were to be carried out at 35C rather than at 25C.
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
Answer EITHER Question 7 below OR Question 8 printed on page 13. Only one of these two questions will be
graded. If you start both questions, be sure to cross out the question you do not want graded. The Section II score
weighting for the question you choose is 15 percent.
7. Answer the following questions that refer to the galvanic cell shown in the diagram above. (A table of standard
reduction potentials is printed on the green insert and on page 4 of the booklet with the pink cover.)
(a) Identify the anode of the cell and write the half-reaction that occurs there.
(b) Write the net ionic equation for the overall reaction that occurs as the cell operates and calculate the value
o
of the standard cell potential, E cell .
(c) Indicate how the value of E cell would be affected if the concentration of Ni(NO3)2(aq) was changed
from 1.0 M to 0.10 M and the concentration of Zn(NO3)2(aq) remained at 1.0 M. Justify your answer.
(d) Specify whether the value of Keq for the cell reaction is less than 1, greater than 1, or equal to 1. Justify
your answer.
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2001 AP CHEMISTRY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
8. Account for each of the following observations about pairs of substances. In your answers, use appropriate
principles of chemical bonding and/or intermolecular forces. In each part, your answer must include references
to both substances.
(a) Even though NH3 and CH4 have similar molecular masses, NH3 has a much higher normal boiling point
(-33C) than CH4 (-164C).
(b) At 25C and 1.0 atm, ethane (C2H6) is a gas and hexane (C6H14) is a liquid.
(c) Si melts at a much higher temperature (1,410C) than Cl2 (-101C).
(d) MgO melts at a much higher temperature (2,852C) than NaF (993C).
END OF EXAMINATION
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