MOLES AND MASS
1. Randel heated 4 grams of calcium carbonate in a pyrex tube. The calcium carbonate
decomposed into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide
(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction
(b) Calculate the mass of calcium oxide formed
(RAM: Ca = 40, C = 12, O =16)
2. Rajiv heated 0.72 grams of magnesium metal in a flask with oxygen gas. A white sample
of magnesium oxide was formed.
(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction
(b) Calculate the mass of magnesium oxide formed
(RAM: Mg = 24, O = 16)
3. Emily carefully reacted aluminium metal and chlorine gas together in a tube
(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction
(b) Calculate the mass of aluminium metal used if only 1.335 grams of aluminium chloride
were formed
(RAM: Al = 27, Cl = 35.5)
4. Tessa allowed hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to dissociate into water and oxygen gas
(a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction
(b) If Tessa obtained 9 grams of water, what mass of hydrogen peroxide was used?
(RAM: H = 1, O = 16)
5. Gabby added zinc metal to excess hydrochloric acid and observed that zinc chloride and
hydrogen gas were formed.
(a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction
(b) If 0.68 grams of zinc chloride were obtained, calculate the mass of zinc that was used
(RAM: Zn = 65, Cl = 35.5)
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MOLES AND VOLUME OF GASES
1. Aidan added 0.42 grams of sodium hydrogencarbonate to an excess of hydrochloric acid
(a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction
(b) Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide which he will collect under room temperature
and pressure
(RAM: Na= 23, H= 1, C= 12, O = 16)
2. Ameer left a strip of iron exposed to atmospheric oxygen and iron (III) oxide was formed
(a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction
(b) Calculate the volume of oxygen that was involved in the reaction if 0.64 grams of iron
(III) oxide were formed at room temperature and pressure
(RAM: Fe = 56, O= 16)
3. Thea heated a strip of magnesium metal with chlorine gas.
(a) Write a balanced equation for the reaction
(b) Calculate the mass of magnesium chloride formed if 0.672 dm 3 of chlorine gas was
used at standard temperature and pressure
(RAM: Mg = 24, Cl = 35.5)
4. Alyssa reacted 1.92 grams of sulphur with oxygen gas. Calculate the volume of sulphur
dioxide formed at room temperature and pressure
(RAM: S = 32, O =16)
5. Shania used 3.6 grams of carbon and reacted it with excess oxygen gas. Calculate the
volume of carbon dioxide formed at standard temperature and pressure
(RAM: C = 12, O = 16)
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MOLES AND CONCENTRATION
1. Sue titrated 25 cm3 of 0.1 moldm-3 potassium hydroxide against hydrochloric acid of
unknown concentration. Her titre values were 12.4 cm 3, 12.3 cm3 and 12.5 cm3.
(a) Calculate the volume of acid she should use for further calculations
(b) Write a balanced equation for this reaction
(c) Calculate the number of moles of potassium hydroxide used
(d) Calculate the number of moles of hydrochloric acid used
(e) Calculate the molar concentration of hydrochloric acid used
2. Nathan titrated 25 cm3 of 0.4 moldm-3 sodium hydroxide against sulphuric acid of
unknown concentration. His titre values were 13.4 cm3, 13.8 cm3 and 13.9 cm3.
(a) Calculate the volume of acid he should use for further calculations
(b) Write a balanced equation for this reaction
(c) Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide used
(d) Calculate the number of moles of sulphuric acid used
(e) Calculate the molar concentration of sulphuric acid used
3. Vedant titrated 25 cm3 of 0.3 moldm-3 potassium hydroxide against tartaric acid of
unknown concentration. His titre values were 10.6 cm3, 10.3 cm3 and 10.5 cm3.
(a) Calculate the volume of acid he should use for further calculations
(b) Write a balanced equation for this reaction, using H2X to represent tartaric acid
(c) Calculate the number of moles of potassium hydroxide used
(d) Calculate the number of moles of tartaric acid used
(e) Calculate the molar concentration of tartaric acid used
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