AP Chemistry 3 Properties of Substances and Mixtures Questions

Explore AP Chemistry Unit 3 questions on intermolecular forces, solid and gas properties, solutions, separations, solubility, photons, and Beer-Lambert spectroscopy.

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Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Chemistry

Question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

A scientist is investigating the properties of a mixture of CH3OH\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH} and H2CO\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{CO}. The scientist generates the following diagram to represent the mixture.

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Question (a)

(a)

In the diagram provided, draw a SINGLE dashed line (---) to represent a strong hydrogen-bonding attraction between one CH3OH\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH} molecule and one H2CO\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{CO} molecule in the mixture.

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Question (b)

(b)

The scientist plans to cool a gaseous mixture of CH3OH\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH} and H2CO\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{CO} to form a liquid mixture and finds data on the two compounds. The data are summarized in the table.

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Question (i)

(i)

Propose a temperature to which the mixture should be cooled such that CH3OH\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH} and H2CO\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{CO} will both be liquids.

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Question 2

[Maximum number: 3]

Complete Lewis diagrams and some physical properties for compounds X and Y are given.

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Question (a)

(a)

A student claims that compound Y has a higher boiling point than that of compound X because compound Y has stronger London dispersion forces. Do you agree or disagree?

Justify your answer.

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Question (b)

(b)

An equimolar mixture of the two compounds is heated. When the mixture reaches 82C82^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, which compound will have the higher vapor pressure? Justify your answer.

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Question (c)

(c)

The mixture is heated to 198°C in a sealed, rigid 12.5 L container, at which point both substances are gases and the total pressure in the container is 2.30 atm. Calculate the number of moles of gas particles in the container.

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