8 g of CH4 and 80 g of O2 react according to CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O. What mass m of CO2 can form?
M(CH4) = 16.04M(O2) = 32M(CO2) = 44.01 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2, 8 g of C6H12O6 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 3.85 g of C2H5OH is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(C6H12O6) = 180.16 g/molM(C2H5OH) = 46.07 g/molactual: 3.85 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 250 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 = 250 mL
Vwater = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
50 mL of a 2 mol/L solution is mixed with 200 mL of a 0.1 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
c1 = 2 mol/LV1 = 50 mLc2 = 0.1 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
What volume V does 450 g of O₂ occupy at 700 kPa and 35 °C? Treat it as an ideal gas.
A 150 g block of zinc (c = 0.388 J/(g·°C)) at 150 °C is dropped into 250 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 17 °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.
0.1 mol/L of H₂ and 0.1 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 16. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.1 mol/LKc = 16
[HI] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.5 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 1 mol/LKc = 0.5
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.25 mol/L solution of formic acid (Ka = 0.00018).
c = 0.25 mol/LKa = 0.00018
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.5 mol/L formic acid and 0.3 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 0.00018. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.5[A⁻] = 0.3Ka = 0.00018
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
A reaction with rate law −rA = k·CA² has k = 1 L/(mol·min) and starts at 0.5 mol/L. Find the concentration CA after 30 min.
k = 1 L/(mol·min)CA0 = 0.5 mol/Lt = 30 min
CA = mol/L
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A reaction has a rate constant of 0.01 min⁻¹ at 40 °C and an activation energy of 120 kJ/mol. Find the rate constant k2 at 70 °C.
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(CH4) = 8/16.04 = 0.4988 mol
n(O2) = 80/32 = 2.5 mol
Limiting reactant
0.4988/1 = 0.4988, 2.5/2 = 1.25 → CH4
Mass of product
n(CO2) = 0.4988·1 = 0.4988 mol
m = 0.4988·44.01 = 21.95 g
Answer
m = 21.95 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 94.1 %
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) = 8/180.16 = 0.0444 mol
m = 0.0444·2/1·46.07 = 4.091 g
Percent yield
Y = 3.85/4.091·100 = 94.1%
Answer
Y = 94.1%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: Vwater = 200 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 = 0.1·250/0.5 = 50 mL
Water to add
Vwater = 250 − 50 = 200 mL
Answer
Vwater = 200 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.48 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 = 2·50 + 0.1·200 = 120 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 120/250 = 0.48 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.48 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 51.47 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 450/32 = 14.06 mol
T = 35 + 273.15 = 308.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 14.06·8.314·308.1/700 = 51.47 L
Answer
V = 51.47 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: ρ = 1.319 kg/m³
Ideal gas density: ρ = PM/(RT).
Rearrange the gas law
PV = (m/M)RT → ρ = m/V = PM/(RT)
T = 110 + 273.15 = 383.1 K
Density
ρ = 150·28.01/(8.314·383.1) = 1.319 kg/m³
Answer
ρ = 1.319 kg/m³
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 24.02 °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·(150 − Tf) = 250·4.18·(Tf − 17)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (58.2·150 + 1045·17)/(58.2 + 1045) = 24.02 °C
Answer
Tf = 24.02 °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
0.5 = x²/(1 − x) → x² + 0.5·x − 0.5 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.5 + √(0.5² + 4·0.5))/2 = 0.5 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 1 − 0.5 = 0.5 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.5 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.179
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 = 0.006619 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.006619) = 2.179
Answer
pH = 2.179
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 3.523
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 = 3.745
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 3.745 + log(0.3/0.5) = 3.523
Answer
pH = 3.523
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.03125 mol/L
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).
Integrated second-order law
1/CA = 1/CA0 + kt = 2 + 1·30 = 32 L/mol
CA = 1/32 = 0.03125 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.03125 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k2 = 0.5624 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).