CHEM C130 Midterm: mcbC100A-fa2014-mt1-Kuriyan-soln
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The time limit for this examination: 1 hour 50 minutes. Please sign your name on the line above in indelible ink. Please print your name (in indelible ink) on the line above (& on the top right hand corner of every page). Please write all of your answers as legibly as possible. Note that any exam submitted for a regrade should be written in indelible ink. The exam consists of 5 questions totaling 100 pts as broken down in this table: Questionpart apart bpart cpart dyour totalmax score1. 1064---------------202. 4826203. 569---------------204. 1154---------------205-----------------------------------------------------20total 100uc berkeley, chem 130/mcb 100a, fall 2014, mid-term exam 1. Q1. (20 points) (a) (10 points) atoms of argon are non-polar, and the energetics of noncovalent interaction between argon atoms is comparable to that of carbon atoms. The van der waals radius of argon is 1. 8 . In two separate experiments, a scientist introduces argon atoms into liquid methane and into liquid water, and makes measurements at room temperature.
