Ch4-6 former exam Qs

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1 DISCLAIMER: DISCLAIMER: The questions within this document were asked on in-person exams in the past two academic years and cover topics from Wade’s chapters 4-6. The questions within this document is more than one exam’s worth of questions. These questions are provided for you to get a feel for some types of questions that may be asked, and the difficulty level in which questions are asked. This is NOT given to show the exact format or length of the exam. The exam given this year will have some similarities but will NOT follow the exact format of these questions. These questions are also NOT all inclusive. All the material you are responsible for may not have been covered within these questions. Make sure you are reviewing chapters 4-6 of our textbook to make sure you are covering all appropriate material. An answer key will be provided as a courtesy on Monday, October 23, it is your responsibility to check the answer key for accuracy. There may or may not be some typographical errors, both in the exam itself or the key. These questions will be most useful to you if you wait until you have studied for the exam and do not use your notes or any other materials.
Former Exam Questions: Topics from Wade chapters 1-5 Page of 8 2 1. Circle the correct response (a) Which of the following statements about the equilibrium constant, K eq , is true? A) When K eq > 1, the equilibrium favors the reactants. B) When K eq < 1, the equilibrium favors the products. C) The size of K eq tells about the position of equilibrium. D) For a reaction to be useful, the equilibrium must favor the reactants. (b) What is the enantiomeric excess of a mixture that has 70% (R) enantiomer and 30% ( S ) enantiomer? A) 30% B) 40% C) 70% D) 85% (c) Which of the following is an example of a meso compound? (d) Which of the following molecules can rotate polarized light? (e) How many transition states are present in the reaction in the energy diagram? A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 (f) Which of the following represents a meso compound? Cl Cl Br OH
Former Exam Questions: Topics from Wade chapters 1-5 Page of 8 3 (g) The optical rotation measured for a racemic mixture of a compound is 0 because A) the molecules in a racemic mixture do not rotate plane-polarized light. B) enantiomers rotate plane-polarized light equally but in opposite directions. C) the electric and magnetic fields of plane-polarized light are orthogonal. D) the electric and magnetic fields of plane-polarized light are rotated in opposite directions. (h) Which of the following alkyl halides will have the fastest rate in a solvolysis reaction? (i) Circle the protic solvent. (j) Which of the following nucleophiles is best in acetone (CH 3 COCH 3 )? Cl Br I CH 3 OH (k) Which of the following conditions would increase the rate of the given reaction? A) Change the solvent to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). B) Change the solvent to methanol. C) Increase the concentration of the nucleophile. D) Increase the concentration of the tert -butyl chloride.
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