September 29th, 2007 Chemistry 331 50 minutes
Exam 1
Possibly Useful Information
tres = C / F P = P0e-(MW x gh / RT) PV = nRT
Efficiency < 1 – (Tc / Th) R = 0.0821 L atm mol-1 K-1 OR 8.314 J mol-1 K-1
Part A: Short answer, 8 points each. Six sentences or less!
1) Match the items on the left to the most appropriate term on the right.
Coal gasification
Making gasoline by heating higher
boiling fractions in the absence of air
Respiration
Fluidized bed combustion
The biological conversion
of organic carbon to CO2 Primary energy use
Photosynthesis
Reacting coal with hot steam
to make methane
Fractional distillation
Cracking
Energy obtained directly
from a fuel source Endothermic
Enhanced recovery
2) What is tar sand? How is fuel obtained from it?
3) Explain how gas influx into the atmosphere can be a zero-order chemical process.
