16 g of Na and 8 g of Cl2 react according to 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl. What mass m of NaCl can form?
M(Na) = 22.99M(Cl2) = 70.9M(NaCl) = 58.44 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3, 8 g of N2 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 6.81 g of NH3 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(N2) = 28.02 g/molM(NH3) = 17.03 g/molactual: 6.81 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 1000 mL of 0.05 mol/L solution and have a 2 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 2 mol/Lc2 = 0.05 mol/LV2 = 1000 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
150 mL of a 0.5 mol/L solution is mixed with 200 mL of a 2.5 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 150 g block of zinc (c = 0.388 J/(g·°C)) at 80 °C is dropped into 250 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 22 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 50 g of CH3OH (M = 32.04 g/mol) burns completely: 2CH3OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 4H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.4 mol/L of H₂ and 0.4 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 = 0.4 mol/LKc = 16
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.01 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.4 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.4 mol/LKc = 0.01
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.25 mol/L solution of hydrofluoric acid (Ka = 0.00068).
c = 0.25 mol/LKa = 0.00068
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.3 mol hypochlorous acid and 0.2 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸). 0.02 mol of NaOH is added. Find the new pH pH.
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(Na) = 16/22.99 = 0.696 mol
n(Cl2) = 8/70.9 = 0.1128 mol
Limiting reactant
0.696/2 = 0.348, 0.1128/1 = 0.1128 → Cl2
Mass of product
n(NaCl) = 0.1128·2 = 0.2257 mol
m = 0.2257·58.44 = 13.19 g
Answer
m = 13.19 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 70.03 %
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(N2) = 8/28.02 = 0.2855 mol
m = 0.2855·2/1·17.03 = 9.724 g
Percent yield
Y = 6.81/9.724·100 = 70.03%
Answer
Y = 70.03%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 25 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 = 0.05·1000/2 = 25 mL
Answer
V1 = 25 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 1.643 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 = 0.5·150 + 2.5·200 = 575 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 575/350 = 1.643 mol/L
Answer
c = 1.643 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 4465 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 220/4.003 = 54.96 mol
T = 20 + 273.15 = 293.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 54.96·8.314·293.1/0.03 = 4465 kPa
Answer
P = 4465 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 1.714 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 313.1 K, T2 = 503.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 2·(400/750)·(503.1/313.1) = 1.714 L
Answer
V2 = 1.714 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 25.06 °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
150·0.388·(80 − Tf) = 250·4.18·(Tf − 22)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (58.2·80 + 1045·22)/(58.2 + 1045) = 25.06 °C
Answer
Tf = 25.06 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1134 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
0.01 = x²/(0.4 − x) → x² + 0.01·x − 0.004 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.01 + √(0.01² + 4·0.004))/2 = 0.05844 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 0.4 − 0.05844 = 0.3416 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.3416 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 1.896
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/(0.25 − x) → x = 0.0127 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.0127) = 1.896
Answer
pH = 1.896
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 7.418
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]).
Neutralisation
n(HA) = 0.3 − 0.02 = 0.28 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.2 + 0.02 = 0.22 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 7.523 + log(0.22/0.28) = 7.418
Answer
pH = 7.418
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: t = 4.621 min
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).
Conversion and concentration
C/C0 = 1 − X = 0.5
Solve for the time
t = −ln(1 − X)/k = −ln(0.5)/0.15 = 4.621 min
Answer
t = 4.621 min
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k2 = 0.06261 min⁻¹
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).