Day 1 Test Bank Flashcards
Recurring questions in day 1. Please familiarize
A solution of calcium chloride is prepared in a 1.00-L volumetric flask. A 60.00-g sample of
CaCl2 is added to a small amount of water in the flask, and then additional water is added to bring
the total volume of solution to 1.00 L. What is the concentration of calcium chloride in units of
molarity?
0.5406
If you add 30 g of calcite (CaCO3) to a 1.00-L volumetric flask and bring the final volume to
1.00 L, what would be the concentration of calcium (Ca2+) in solution? Assume that the calcium
in solution is at equilibrium with CaCO3(s) and the temperature of the solution is 25◦C. The pKs
for calcite is 8.48.
5.75 x 10^-5 M
If 100 mg of H2SO4 (MW = 98) is added to water, bringing the final volume to 1.0 L, what is the
final pH?
2.69
The concentration of carbon dioxide in water at 20◦C is determined to be 1.00 · 10−5 M. The
Henry’s constant for carbon dioxide dissolution in water is 3.91 · 10−2 M atm−1 at 20◦C. What is
the partial pressure of CO2 in the air?
2.56 × 10−4 atm
You are working at a site where a leaking underground storage tank has contaminated the soil and
groundwater below a gas station. The groundwater was analyzed and the concentrations of
benzene and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) were found to be 45 and 500 ug/L, respectively.
At the soil temperature (10◦C) the dimensionless Henry’s constants, H, for benzene and
MTBE are 0.09 and 0.01, respectively. Calculate the soil vapor concentrations of both chemical
compounds.
C benzene = 0.36 ug/L
C MTBE = 5 ug/L
As a result of the Aykhal Crystal detonation in 1974 (in the former Soviet Union), cesium-137 was
measured (in 1993) in the soil at a concentration of 2 × 104 Bq · kg−1 soil.* If the background concentration of 137Cs is 0.5 Bq · kg−1 soil, how many years will it take before the concentration of
137Cs reaches background levels? The decay of radionuclides occurs by a first-order reaction.
t = 459 years
An environmental engineering student was very interested in the reaction of the chemical
2,4,6-chickenwire. She went into the lab and found that 2,4,6-chickenwire degrades in water.
During her experiments she collected the data in the following table. Plot the data to
determine if the reaction is zero-, first-, or second-order with respect to the concentration of
2,4,6-chickenwire
First order
(No data and graph given)
A falling raindrop initially has no dissolved oxygen. The saturation concentration for oxygen in
the drop of water is 9.20 mg · L−1. If, after falling for 2 s, the droplet has an oxygen concentration of 3.20 mg · L−1, how long must the droplet fall (from the start of the fall) to achieve a concentration of 8.20 mg · L−1? Assume that the rate of oxygen exchange is first-order.
t = 10.4 s
Find the mass of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) that must be added a 1.00 L volumetric flask
containing distilled water to make a 1.0 M solution. Find the normality of the solution.
m = 84 g
N = 84 g/L
The pH of a water is measured to be 7.5. The concentration of bicarbonate was measured to be
1.3 × 10−3 M. What are the concentrations of carbonate, carbonic acid, and CT? Assume this system is closed to the atmosphere.
[HCO3] = 8.2 × 10−5 M
[CO3] = 1.9 × 10−6 M
Ct = 1.4 × 10−3 M
A water contains 100.0 mg /L CO3 and 75.0 mg /L HCO3 at a pH of 10 (T = 25◦C). Calculate the exact alkalinity. Approximate the alkalinity by ignoring the appropriate chemical species.
233 mg/L
A soil sample is collected and the soil water is analyzed for the chemical compound 1,2-dichloroethane (DCA). The concentration in the water is found to be 12.5 ug · L−1. The organic matter content of the soil is 1.0%. Determine the concentration of DCA that would be absorbed to the soil and that associated with the organic matter. DCA has a Kd of 0.724 (ug /kg)/(ug/L).
Com = 905 ug /kg
A 1-m3 sample of air was found to contain 80 ug/m3 of SO2. The temperature and pressure were 25.0◦C and 103.193 kPa when the air sample was taken. What was the SO2 concentration in parts per million?
0.03 ppm of SO2
A deer eats 25 kg of herbaceous material per day. The herbaceous matter is approximately 20% dry matter (DM) and has an energy content of 10 MJ · (kg DM)−1. Of the total energy ingested per day, 25% is excreted as undigested material. Of the 75% that is digested, 80% is lost to metabolic waste products and heat. The remaining 20% is converted to body tissue. How many megajoules are converted to body tissue on a daily basis? Calculate the percentage of energy consumed that is converted to body tissue.
15%
The concentration of the pesticide DDT was found to be 5 ug /L in the water of a pond. The bioconcentration factor for DDT is 54,000 L /kg (U.S. EPA, 1986). What is the expected concentration of DDT in the fish living in the pond?
270,000 ug/kg
A farmer has a 7-year rotation of corn, soybeans, and wheat and 4 years of alfalfa. Manure will be applied before corn and wheat and before seeding to alfalfa. The initial soil test results indicate total phosphorus level of 48 kg P · hectare−1. Manure is to be surface-applied in mid-March and disk-incorporated within 2 days of application. One-third of the organic nitrogen and 50% of
the nitrogen from NH4 is available to the corn crop. To obtain the desired yield of corn, the local extension agent has told the farmer to apply 100 kg of nitrogen per hectare.
* Total N = 12 g N · (kg manure)−1
* Organic N = 6gN · (kg manure)−1
* NH4 = 6gN · (kg manure)−1
* Total P2O5 = 5gP · (kg manure)−1
* Total K2O = 4gK · (kg manure)−1
Calculate the available nitrogen per kilogram of manure and the kilograms of manure per hectare that must be applied to meet the corn’s nitrogen needs.
m (manure) = 5 g
Application rate = 20,000 kg/ha
If the initial density of bacteria is 104 cells per liter at the end of the accelerated growth phase, what is the number of bacteria after 25 generations?
3.4 × 1011 cells /L
Greenlawn Lake has a surface area 2.6 × 106 m2. The average depth is 12 m. The lake is fed by a stream having a flow rate of 1.2 m3 · s−1 and a phosphorus concentration of 0.045 mg · L−1. Runoff from the homes along the lake adds phosphorus at an average annual rate of 2.6 g · s−1. The settling rate of the lake is 0.36 day−1. A river flows from the lake at a flowrate of 1.2 m3 · s−1. What is the steady-state concentration of phosphorus in the lake?
0.02 g/L
Compute the ThOD of 108.75 mg/L of glucose (C6H12O6)
116 mg/L
If the 3-day BOD (BOD3) of a waste is 75 mg · L−1 and the BOD decay constant, k, is 0.345 day−1 what is the ultimate BOD?
116 mg/L
A waste is being discharged into a river that has a temperature of 10◦C. What fraction of the maximum oxygen consumption has occurred in 4 days if the BOD rate constant, k, determined in the laboratory under standard conditions is 0.115 day−1?
0.032 /d
The BOD of a wastewater sample is estimated to be 180 mg · L−1. What volume of undiluted sample should be added to a 300-mL bottle? Also, what are the sample size and dilution factor using this volume? Assume that 4 mg · L−1 BOD can be consumed in the BOD bottle.
Sample size: 2.22%
Volume (undiluted) = 6.66 mL
Dilution factor = 0.0233
The town of Aveta discharges 17,360 m3 · day−1 of treated wastewater into the Tefnet Creek. The treated wastewater has a BOD5 of 12 mg · L−1 and a BOD decay constant, k, of 0.12 day−1 at 20◦C. Tefnet Creek has a flow rate of 0.43 m3 · s−1 and an ultimate BOD, Lo, of 5.0 mg · L−1. The DO of the river is 6.5 mg · L−1 and the DO of the wastewater is 1.0 mg · L−1. Compute the DO and initial ultimate BOD, Lo, after mixing.
DO = 4.75 mg/L
Lo = 11.86 mg/L
A stream containing no biochemical oxygen demand (this is a hypothetical situation and rarely occurs) has a DO of 5.00 mg · L−1 and a flow rate, Q, of 8.70 m3 · s−1. The temperature of the stream is 18◦C. The average velocity in the stream is 0.174 m · s−1. The average depth, H, of the stream is 5 m. Determine the reaeration coefficient, kr, and the rate of reaeration.
kr = 0.146/d
rate of aeration = 0.632 mg/L
A city of 200,000 people disposes of 1.05 m3 · s−1 of treated sewage that still has a BODu of 28.0 mg · L−1 and 1.8 mg · L−1 of DO into a river. Upstream from the outfall, the river has a flowrate of 7.08 m3 · s−1 and a velocity of 0.37 m · s−1 . At this point, the BODu and DO in the river are 3.6 and 7.6 mg · L−1, respectively. The saturation value of DO (at the temperature of the river) is 8.5 mg · L−1. The deoxygenation coefficient, kd, is 0.61 day−1, and the reaeration coefficient, kr, is 0.76 day−1. Assume complete mixing and that the velocity in the river is the sameupstream and downstream of the outfall.
1. What is the oxygen deficit and the BODu just downstream from the outfall (just after mixing, before any reaction can occur)?
2. What is the DO 16 km downstream?
1) D = 1.6 mg/L ; BOD = 6.75 mg/L
2) DO @16km = 5.9 mg/L
You are to design a membrane system for the community of Red Bull. The design flow rate is
0.100 m3 · s−1. The temperature of the water ranges from 5◦C in winter to 22◦C in summer. The membrane you have chosen has maximum TMP of 200 kPa and a resistance coefficient of 4.2 × 1012 m−1. Based on pilot testing, the operating TMP should be no greater than 80% of the maximum TMP. Determine the required membrane area.
3987 m^2 ~~ 4000 m^2
Determine the area required for a new landfill site with a projected life of 30 years for a population of 250,000 generating 2.02 kg · (capita)−1 · day−1. The density of the compacted waste is 470 kg · m−3. The height of the landfill cannot exceed 15 m.
A = 784, 020 m2 = 78.4 ha
Distance from the earth to the most remote known normal galaxies is calculated to be:
9x10^25 m
Mean distance from the equator to the north pole is:
1x10^7 m
Determine the volume in mL of 1mol of pure
ethyl alcohol.
58 mL
If high octane gasoline with density 0.71 is used by a BMW on NLEX to travel to Tarlac 125 mi away and a gas mileage of 19.75 mi/gal estimate the quantity in kg of carbon dioxide produced.
52 kg
What is the formula of the ionic compound that is forced between the following ions: lithium and chloride ions; lithium and oxide ions; lithium and nitride ions?
LiCl, Li2O, Li3N
Find the empirical formula given 5.045 g of C, 0.847 g H and 3.36 g O.
C2H4O
What is the common name of this compound C6H5OCH3?
Anisole
From which plant is capsaicin extracted?
Capsicum
What is the chemical formula of Alar?
C6H12N2O3
Calculate the mass of titanium in kilograms in 0.4011 million grams of TiCl4.
101
What is the chemical formula of aspirin?
C9H8O4
Which of the following formula is red lead?
Pb3O4
What is the formula of melamine?
C3H6N6
Determine the mass of 2.50x1021 Pb atoms.
0.870 g
The two Br isotopes 79 Br and 81 Br, each has a natural abundance of about 50%. Determine what is the likely molecular weight of Br2.
160 amu
How many moles of beryllium would a 43.1lb sample of pure aquamarine with formula Be3Al2(SiO3)6 contain?
1.1x10^2 mol
When 12 grams of carbon (s) are mixed with 64.2 grams of O2 (g), calculate how many grams of CO2 will be formed:
44 g
Determine the number of grams of C2H5N that will heat with 81.81 g of oxygen in the equation:
C2H5N + O2 = CO + H2O + NO
40 g
Determine the volume of carbon dioxide in cubic feet occupied by 120 lbs at a pressure of 1.5 atm.
750
To which subatomic particle does each statement refer to a.) has a positive charge; b.) is found outside of the nucleus; c.) has the smallest mass; d.) has a negative charge?
proton, electron, electron, electron
Author of Octet Rule
Gilbert Lewis
The theory of resonance was developed by __ in order to further explain the bonding structures of molecules or ions not covered by the Lewis Octet rule.
Linus Pauling
Which compound is formed by the reaction of malonic acid and urea with a catalyst, as discovered by Adolf von Baeyer?
Barbituric Acid
What was the method used by Friedrich Wöhler to break the vital force theory in nature?
Heating ammonium cyanate to form urea
Who discovered EDTA?
Ferdinand Munz
Who coined the word “Serendipity” in 1754?
Horace Walpole
Who invented vulcanized rubber?
Charles Goodyear (the tire guy)