REVISION QUESTIONS STOICHIOMETRY AND MOLE CONCEPT. Mr. Mbewe L.

I, March 2022

For each of these simple questions, show your work or calculations clearly, step by step. You deserve a Distincion!!

1. Balanced equations below.

a. Na2CO3 + HCl → NaCl + H 2O + CO2
b. H2S + O2 → H 2O + SO2
c. CO (g) + Fe2O3(s)
 CO2 (g) + Fe(l)
d. C(s) + O2 (g)
 CO2 (g)
e. CO2 (g) + C (s)  CO (g)
f. Cu (s) + AgNO3 (aq)  Cu(NO3) 2 (aq) + Ag(s)
g. Mg (s) + H2O(l)  Mg(OH)2 (aq) + H2(g)
h. Br2 (l) + KI (aq)  KBr (aq) + I2 (aq)
i. Copper (II) sulphate + iron ….> copper + iron (II) sulphate

j. H2 + N2  NH3
k. Na + O2 …….> Na2O

l. H2SO4 + NaOH à Na2SO4 + H2O

m. Pb(NO3) 2 (aq) + NaI (aq)  PbI2 (s) + NaNO3 (aq)
n.

2. Calcium and nitrate ions combine to form calcium nitrate. The formula of the compound formed is………………
3. (a) Sodium phosphate has a formula Na 3PO4. Then the total number of atoms in the formula of iron (ll)
phosphate is ……………..
(b) If element X has a valency of 2, what would be the formula of a compound formed between X and PO 4?
4. Consider the reaction CaCO3 --- CaO + CO2
(a) What mass of Lime (CaO) would be produced from 10 tonnes of lime stone (CaCO 3)
(b) What mass of carbon dioxide will be given off by heating 40 g of calcium carbonate?
5. Magnesium reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas.
(a) Write a balanced chemical equation, including state symbols, for the reaction of magnesium with dilute
hydrochloric acid.
(b) Calculate the mass of magnesium chloride formed when 6.0g of magnesium react with an excess of
dilute hydrochloric acid.
(c) Calculate the volume of hydrogen gas produced at stp.
(d) State any use of hydrogen gas.
6. (a) Calculate the mass of copper in 32g of copper (II) sulphate.
(c) What is the percentage composition of copper in this mass?
(d) What is the colour of dry copper (II) sulphate?
(e) What is the colour of copper (II) sulphate when dissolved in water?
7. Calculate the percentage by mass of water in sodium carbonate crystals, Na2CO3.10H2O
8. Calculate the relative molecular mass of chloroform CHCl 3
9. How many atoms are represented by 2Al2(SO4)3 ?
10. Calculate the relative molecular mass of copper (II) sulphate crystals, CuSO4. 5H2O
11. (a) Calculate the percentage by mass of oxygen in carbon dioxide, CO 2
(b) How much of 88g is carbon in this oxide?
© What is the physical state of CO2?
12. Copper metal is displaced from its solution when an iron nail is placed into a solution of blue copper (II)
sulphate. The clear solution which remains after the reaction is complete is iron (II) sulphate. Derive and
balance the equation for this reaction.
13. Copper oxide is reduced by carbon according to the equation CuO + C ……….> CO 2 + Cu
(a) Balance the equation
 (b) If 80g of CuO are reduced how much Cu will be produced?
(c) How many moles of the gas will be produced?
(d) Determine the number of molecules of the gas produced
(e) What volume at rtp will the gas occupy?
(f) How would you test the identity of the gas?
14. 2L of a 4M solution of HCl is diluted to make a 6L solution of HCl.
(a) What is the concentration of the 6L of HCl?
(b) How many moles of HCl does it contain?
(c) How many moles were in the 4M solution?
(d) What mass of HCl, in grams, was dissolved in 2L?
(e) How many molecules of HCl are in the 6L solution?
(f) Between the two solutions, which one is more concentrated?
(g) If you intended to get a 0.5M solution from the 4M solution, what would you do?
15. Calculate the percentage composition of:
(a) C in carbon dioxide, CO2
(b) Cu in copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4
(c) Na in sodium carbonate, Na2CO3
(d) N in ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3
16. Find the empirical formula of the following compounds given below
C2H6, C6H12O6, H2O2
17. A hydrocarbon contains 85.7% carbon and 14.3% hydrogen by mass. Calculate the empirical formula of
this compound.
18. Determine the empirical formula of the compound formed when 1.2g of magnesium reacts with 3.55g of
chlorine
19. Iron reacts with sulphur according to the equation below. Calculate the mass of the iron
sulphide formed when 5.6g of iron (Fe) reacted
Fe + S FeS
20. What volume of hydrogen gas is obtained when 0.24g of magnesium reacts with excess
dilute hydrochloric acid?
Mg (s) + 2HCl (aq) MgCl2 (s) + H2 (g)
21. Calculate the mass of calcium sulphate formed when 0.1 moles of sulphuric acid reacts with
excess calcium hydroxide according to the equation
Ca(OH)2 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + H2O
22. Calculate the mass of magnesium oxide formed when 0.5 moles of magnesium carbonate
decomposes according to the equation below
MgCO3 (s) MgO (s) + CO2 (g)
23. What is the concentration in mol/dm3 of 2moles in 2dm3 of a solution?
24. Determine the concentration of the solution made by dissolving 9.5g of magnesium in a 250cm3 of
solution
25. Calculate the mass of potassium hydroxide, KOH that needs to be used to prepare 500cm3 of 2mol/dm3
solution in water.
26. A sample of black copper oxide was in the form of thin pieces of wire. When ammonia was passed over
1.0g of the warm oxide 0.68g of copper metal were formed. What was the purity of the oxide?
CuO + 2 NH3 3Cu + N2 + 3H2O
27. A compound contains 1.2g of Carbon and 0.2g of hydrogen. Given that the relative molecular mass of
this compound is 180, calculate the true formula.
28. (a)A type of sugar contains Carbon; 0.8g hydrogen and 3.2g oxygen. Calculate (a) the empirical formula.
(b)The molecular formula given that relative molecular mass is 192.
29. A compound of Carbon hydrogen and Oxygen contains 40.0%,6.6% and 53.4% by mass respectively. It’s
molar mass is 90 g/mol. (a) Calculate empirical formula (b) Molecular formula.
30. An Oxide of hydrogen has a percentage composition by Mass H = 5.9% and O = 94.1%. Its molecular
mass is 34. Find the molecular mass of the Oxide.
31. A compound with relative mass of 88 consists of 54.55% Carbon,9.09% Hydrogen and 36.365 Oxygen by
mass. Calculate its molecular formula.
32. 2g of organic compound gave upon complete combustion 4.86g CO2and 2.03g H2O. The compounds
contains C, H,O only. What is the empirical formula of the compound
33. Oxygen reacted with 6g of Carbon in the Car engine, 20g of carbon dioxide were produced.
C + O2 CO2 What was the percentage yield?
34. Dinitrogen Tetrafluride, N2F4 was obtained from the reaction between NH 3 and 14.00g of Fluoride gas (F2).
Calculate the percentage yield for this reaction if 4.80g of N2F4 was obtained:
2NH3 + 5F2 N2F4 + 6HF
35. Aluminium Fluoride (ALF3) is obtained from the reaction of 13.4g of Aluminium in the reaction;
2Al + 3F2 2AlF3
Calculate the percentage yield if 40.0g of AlF3 were actually produced.
36. 95% of Copper (II) Oxide was produced when 6.4g of Copper were heated in the air:
2Cu + O2 2CuO. What was the actual yield?
37. The percentage composition of hydrocarbon is 79.2% Carbon and 20.8% Hydrogen. What is it’s empirical
formula.
38. What is the empirical formula of compound whose composition is as follows; 37.5% Carbon, 12.5%
hydrogen and 50% Oxygen?
39. A compound of 100g contains 52.9% of aluminium. The compound has aluminium and Oxygen. Calculate
the empirical formula of the compound.
40. A compound contains 1.2g of Carbon and 0.2g of hydrogen. Calculate the empirical formula of the
compound.
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