30 g of Al and 64 g of Cl2 react according to 2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3. What mass m of AlCl3 can form?
M(Al) = 26.98M(Cl2) = 70.9M(AlCl3) = 133.33 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction 2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3, 20 g of Al reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 69.19 g of AlCl3 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Al) = 26.98 g/molM(AlCl3) = 133.33 g/molactual: 69.19 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 200 mL of 0.1 mol/L solution and have a 0.5 mol/L stock solution. How much water Vwater do you add to the stock solution?
c1 = 0.5 mol/Lc2 = 0.1 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
Vwater = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
150 mL of a 1 mol/L solution is mixed with 100 mL of a 2.5 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
c1 = 1 mol/LV1 = 150 mLc2 = 2.5 mol/LV2 = 100 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
A tank of 5 L contains 430 g of Ar at 30 °C. Treat it as an ideal gas and find the pressure P.
A 75 g block of copper (c = 0.385 J/(g·°C)) at 200 °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 20 g of C2H5OH (M = 46.07 g/mol) burns completely: C2H5OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O(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 = 64. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.4 mol/LKc = 64
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.05 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 1 mol/LKc = 0.05
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.2 mol/L solution of benzoic acid (Ka = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵).
c = 0.2 mol/LKa = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.5 mol/L acetic acid and 0.3 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.5[A⁻] = 0.3Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
A first-order reaction in a batch reactor has k = 0.15 min⁻¹. How long does it take to reach 60% conversion? Find t.
k = 0.15 min⁻¹X = 60 %
t = min
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A first-order reaction has k = 0.002 min⁻¹ at 20 °C and an activation energy of 80 kJ/mol. The batch reactor is now run at 40 °C for 30 min. Find the conversion X reached.
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(Al) = 30/26.98 = 1.112 mol
n(Cl2) = 64/70.9 = 0.9027 mol
Limiting reactant
1.112/2 = 0.556, 0.9027/3 = 0.3009 → Cl2
Mass of product
n(AlCl3) = 0.3009·2 = 0.6018 mol
m = 0.6018·133.33 = 80.24 g
Answer
m = 80.24 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 70 %
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(Al) = 20/26.98 = 0.7413 mol
m = 0.7413·2/2·133.33 = 98.84 g
Percent yield
Y = 69.19/98.84·100 = 70%
Answer
Y = 70%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: Vwater = 160 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 = 0.1·200/0.5 = 40 mL
Water to add
Vwater = 200 − 40 = 160 mL
Answer
Vwater = 160 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 1.6 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 = 1·150 + 2.5·100 = 400 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 400/250 = 1.6 mol/L
Answer
c = 1.6 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 5426 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 430/39.95 = 10.76 mol
T = 30 + 273.15 = 303.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 10.76·8.314·303.1/0.005 = 5426 kPa
Answer
P = 5426 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: ρ = 11.36 kg/m³
Ideal gas density: ρ = PM/(RT).
Rearrange the gas law
PV = (m/M)RT → ρ = m/V = PM/(RT)
T = 150 + 273.15 = 423.1 K
Density
ρ = 1000·39.95/(8.314·423.1) = 11.36 kg/m³
Answer
ρ = 11.36 kg/m³
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 26.79 °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
75·0.385·(200 − Tf) = 250·4.18·(Tf − 22)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (28.88·200 + 1045·22)/(28.88 + 1045) = 26.79 °C
Answer
Tf = 26.79 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 593.3 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.
Equilibrium expression
64 = (2x)²/(0.4 − x)²
Take the square root
8 = 2x/(0.4 − x) → x = 0.4·8/(2 + 8) = 0.32 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[H₂] = 0.4 − x = 0.08 mol/L
Answer
[H2] = 0.08 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [PCl5] = 0.8 mol/L
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
0.05 = x²/(1 − x) → x² + 0.05·x − 0.05 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.05 + √(0.05² + 4·0.05))/2 = 0.2 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 1 − 0.2 = 0.8 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.8 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.454
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/(0.2 − x) → x = 0.003518 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.003518) = 2.454
Answer
pH = 2.454
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.523
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 = 4.745
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 4.745 + log(0.3/0.5) = 4.523
Answer
pH = 4.523
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: t = 6.109 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 = 0.4
Solve for the time
t = −ln(1 − X)/k = −ln(0.4)/0.15 = 6.109 min
Answer
t = 6.109 min
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: X = 38.63 %
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).