6 g of N2 and 8 g of H2 react according to N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3. What mass m of NH3 can form?
M(N2) = 28.02M(H2) = 2.016M(NH3) = 17.03 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO, 24 g of Mg reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 33.82 g of MgO is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Mg) = 24.31 g/molM(MgO) = 40.3 g/molactual: 33.82 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 250 mL of 0.4 mol/L solution and have a 2.5 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 2.5 mol/Lc2 = 0.4 mol/LV2 = 250 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
200 mL of a 0.8 mol/L solution is mixed with 500 mL of a 0.6 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 75 g block of zinc (c = 0.388 J/(g·°C)) at 200 °C is dropped into 300 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 15 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 20 g of C6H12O6 (M = 180.16 g/mol) burns completely: C6H12O6 + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.2 mol/L of H₂ and 0.2 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 16. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.2 mol/LKc = 16
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.08 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1.5 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [Cl2].
[PCl₅]₀ = 1.5 mol/LKc = 0.08
[Cl2] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.01 mol/L solution of benzoic acid (Ka = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵).
c = 0.01 mol/LKa = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.4 mol/L hydrofluoric acid and 0.5 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 0.00068. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.4[A⁻] = 0.5Ka = 0.00068
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
In a first-order reaction the concentration of A falls from 2 mol/L to 1.2 mol/L in 10 min. Find the rate constant k.
CA0 = 2 mol/LCA = 1.2 mol/Lt = 10 min
k = min⁻¹
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A reaction has an activation energy of 70 kJ/mol. At 40 °C it is too slow. To what temperature T2 (in °C) must it be heated to make it 2 times faster?
Stoichiometry: a balanced equation counts particles, not grams. Convert mass to moles with n = m/M, use the coefficients of the equation as the mole ratio, then convert back with m = n·M. With two reactants, the limiting reactant is the one that runs out first and fixes how much product forms.
Moles of each reactant
n(N2) = 6/28.02 = 0.2141 mol
n(H2) = 8/2.016 = 3.968 mol
Limiting reactant
0.2141/1 = 0.2141, 3.968/3 = 1.323 → N2
Mass of product
n(NH3) = 0.2141·2 = 0.4283 mol
m = 0.4283·17.03 = 7.293 g
Answer
m = 7.293 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 85 %
Stoichiometry: a balanced equation counts particles, not grams. Convert mass to moles with n = m/M, use the coefficients of the equation as the mole ratio, then convert back with m = n·M. With two reactants, the limiting reactant is the one that runs out first and fixes how much product forms.
Theoretical yield
n(Mg) = 24/24.31 = 0.9872 mol
m = 0.9872·2/2·40.3 = 39.79 g
Percent yield
Y = 33.82/39.79·100 = 85%
Answer
Y = 85%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 40 mL
Molarity: concentration c = n/V in mol/L, with n = m/M. Diluting adds solvent but not solute, so the number of moles stays the same: c₁·V₁ = c₂·V₂. When two solutions of the same solute are mixed, the moles add up and so do the volumes.
Volume of stock solution
V1 = c2·V2/c1 = 0.4·250/2.5 = 40 mL
Answer
V1 = 40 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.6571 mol/L
Molarity: concentration c = n/V in mol/L, with n = m/M. Diluting adds solvent but not solute, so the number of moles stays the same: c₁·V₁ = c₂·V₂. When two solutions of the same solute are mixed, the moles add up and so do the volumes.
Total amount
n = 0.8·200 + 0.6·500 = 460 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 460/700 = 0.6571 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.6571 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 189.8 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 460/16.04 = 28.68 mol
T = 85 + 273.15 = 358.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 28.68·8.314·358.1/450 = 189.8 L
Answer
V = 189.8 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 3.613 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 298.1 K, T2 = 323.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 10·(100/300)·(323.1/298.1) = 3.613 L
Answer
V2 = 3.613 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 19.2 °C
Heat and enthalpy: heating a substance takes q = m·c·ΔT. In a calorimeter the heat lost by the hot object equals the heat gained by the cold one. The enthalpy change of a reaction follows from enthalpies of formation: ΔH° = ΣΔH°f(products) − ΣΔH°f(reactants), each multiplied by its coefficient.
Heat balance
75·0.388·(200 − Tf) = 300·4.18·(Tf − 15)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (29.1·200 + 1254·15)/(29.1 + 1254) = 19.2 °C
Answer
Tf = 19.2 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 311 kJ
Heat and enthalpy: heating a substance takes q = m·c·ΔT. In a calorimeter the heat lost by the hot object equals the heat gained by the cold one. The enthalpy change of a reaction follows from enthalpies of formation: ΔH° = ΣΔH°f(products) − ΣΔH°f(reactants), each multiplied by its coefficient.
Chemical equilibrium: for aA + bB ⇌ cC + dD, the equilibrium constant is Kc = [C]c[D]d/([A]a[B]b), using concentrations at equilibrium. An ICE table (Initial, Change, Equilibrium) links the starting amounts to the equilibrium amounts through one unknown x, scaled by the coefficients.
Chemical equilibrium: for aA + bB ⇌ cC + dD, the equilibrium constant is Kc = [C]c[D]d/([A]a[B]b), using concentrations at equilibrium. An ICE table (Initial, Change, Equilibrium) links the starting amounts to the equilibrium amounts through one unknown x, scaled by the coefficients.
Equilibrium expression
0.08 = x²/(1.5 − x) → x² + 0.08·x − 0.12 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.08 + √(0.08² + 4·0.12))/2 = 0.3087 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[Cl₂] = x = 0.3087 mol/L
Answer
[Cl2] = 0.3087 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 3.118
pH: pH = −log₁₀[H₃O⁺] and pOH = −log₁₀[OH⁻], with pH + pOH = 14 at 25 °C. Strong acids and bases ionise completely. A weak acid only partly: Ka = x²/(c − x), where x = [H₃O⁺]. A buffer of a weak acid and its conjugate base follows Henderson–Hasselbalch: pH = pKa + log([A⁻]/[HA]).
Equilibrium
HA ⇌ H⁺ + A⁻: x mol/L of acid ionises.
Ka = x²/(0.01 − x) → x = 0.0007629 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.0007629) = 3.118
Answer
pH = 3.118
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 3.264
pH: pH = −log₁₀[H₃O⁺] and pOH = −log₁₀[OH⁻], with pH + pOH = 14 at 25 °C. Strong acids and bases ionise completely. A weak acid only partly: Ka = x²/(c − x), where x = [H₃O⁺]. A buffer of a weak acid and its conjugate base follows Henderson–Hasselbalch: pH = pKa + log([A⁻]/[HA]).
pKa
pKa = 3.167
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 3.167 + log(0.5/0.4) = 3.264
Answer
pH = 3.264
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k = 0.05108 min⁻¹
Integrated rate laws: zero order: C = C₀ − kt (straight line, t½ = C₀/(2k)); first order: ln(C₀/C) = kt (t½ = ln 2/k); second order: 1/C − 1/C₀ = kt (t½ = 1/(kC₀)). Conversion X means C = C₀(1 − X).
Integrated first-order law
k = ln(CA0/CA)/t = ln(2/1.2)/10 = 0.5108/10 = 0.05108 min⁻¹
Answer
k = 0.05108 min⁻¹
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: T2 = 48.29 °C
Reaction rates: for a first-order reaction −dC/dt = kC, so C = C₀·e−kt and the half-life ln 2/k does not depend on concentration. For a second-order reaction 1/C = 1/C₀ + kt. The rate constant rises with temperature following Arrhenius: k = A·e−Ea/(RT).