6 g of N2 and 10 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 C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2, 10 g of C6H12O6 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 4.59 g of CO2 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(C6H12O6) = 180.16 g/molM(CO2) = 44.01 g/molactual: 4.59 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 1000 mL of 0.3 mol/L solution and have a 5 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 5 mol/Lc2 = 0.3 mol/LV2 = 1000 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
150 mL of a 0.2 mol/L solution is mixed with 100 mL of a 0.05 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 250 g block of iron (c = 0.449 J/(g·°C)) at 90 °C is dropped into 100 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 25 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 100 g of C3H8 (M = 44.1 g/mol) burns completely: C3H8 + 5O₂ → 3CO₂ + 4H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.8 mol/L of H₂ and 0.8 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 4. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.8 mol/LKc = 4
[HI] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.01 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1.5 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 1.5 mol/LKc = 0.01
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.2 mol/L solution of hydrofluoric acid (Ka = 0.00068).
c = 0.2 mol/LKa = 0.00068
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.25 mol/L lactic acid and 0.3 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 0.00014. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.25[A⁻] = 0.3Ka = 0.00014
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
A first-order reaction in a batch reactor has k = 0.1 min⁻¹. How long does it take to reach 80% conversion? Find t.
k = 0.1 min⁻¹X = 80 %
t = min
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A reaction has an activation energy of 90 kJ/mol. At 30 °C it is too slow. To what temperature T2 (in °C) must it be heated to make it 5 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) = 10/2.016 = 4.96 mol
Limiting reactant
0.2141/1 = 0.2141, 4.96/3 = 1.653 → 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 = 93.95 %
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(C6H12O6) = 10/180.16 = 0.05551 mol
m = 0.05551·2/1·44.01 = 4.886 g
Percent yield
Y = 4.59/4.886·100 = 93.95%
Answer
Y = 93.95%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 60 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 = 0.3·1000/5 = 60 mL
Answer
V1 = 60 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.14 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 = 0.2·150 + 0.05·100 = 35 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 35/250 = 0.14 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.14 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 98.33 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 230/39.95 = 5.757 mol
T = 35 + 273.15 = 308.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 5.757·8.314·308.1/150 = 98.33 L
Answer
V = 98.33 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 5.906 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 313.1 K, T2 = 493.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 5·(150/200)·(493.1/313.1) = 5.906 L
Answer
V2 = 5.906 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 38.76 °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
250·0.449·(90 − Tf) = 100·4.18·(Tf − 25)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (112.3·90 + 418·25)/(112.3 + 418) = 38.76 °C
Answer
Tf = 38.76 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 5034 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
4 = (2x)²/(0.8 − x)²
Take the square root
2 = 2x/(0.8 − x) → x = 0.8·2/(2 + 2) = 0.4 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[HI] = 2x = 0.8 mol/L
Answer
[HI] = 0.8 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [PCl5] = 1.382 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
0.01 = x²/(1.5 − x) → x² + 0.01·x − 0.015 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.01 + √(0.01² + 4·0.015))/2 = 0.1176 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 1.5 − 0.1176 = 1.382 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 1.382 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 1.946
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 = 0.01133 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.01133) = 1.946
Answer
pH = 1.946
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 3.933
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 = 3.854
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 3.854 + log(0.3/0.25) = 3.933
Answer
pH = 3.933
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: t = 16.09 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 = 0.2
Solve for the time
t = −ln(1 − X)/k = −ln(0.2)/0.1 = 16.09 min
Answer
t = 16.09 min
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: T2 = 44.31 °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).