24 g of C3H8 and 40 g of O2 react according to C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O. What mass m of CO2 can form?
M(C3H8) = 44.1M(O2) = 32M(CO2) = 44.01 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl, 10 g of Na reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 17.79 g of NaCl is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Na) = 22.99 g/molM(NaCl) = 58.44 g/molactual: 17.79 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 500 mL of 0.1 mol/L solution and have a 3 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 3 mol/Lc2 = 0.1 mol/LV2 = 500 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
50 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).
c1 = 0.5 mol/LV1 = 50 mLc2 = 2.5 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
A tank of 50 L contains 50 g of CH₄ at 35 °C. Treat it as an ideal gas and find the pressure P.
A 50 g block of aluminium (c = 0.897 J/(g·°C)) at 190 °C is dropped into 200 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 19 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 25 g of C4H10 (M = 58.12 g/mol) burns completely: 2C4H10 + 13O₂ → 8CO₂ + 10H₂O(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 = 64. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.1 mol/LKc = 64
[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 0.01 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 hypochlorous acid and 0.3 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.4[A⁻] = 0.3Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
A second-order reaction (−rA = k·CA²) in a batch reactor has k = 0.5 L/(mol·min) and starts at 0.5 mol/L. How long does it take to reach 80% conversion? Find t.
k = 0.5 L/(mol·min)CA0 = 0.5 mol/LX = 80 %
t = min
14.Reaction kineticsHard
The rate constant of a reaction is 0.1 min⁻¹ at 40 °C and 0.97 min⁻¹ at 65 °C. Find the activation energy Ea.
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(C3H8) = 24/44.1 = 0.5442 mol
n(O2) = 40/32 = 1.25 mol
Limiting reactant
0.5442/1 = 0.5442, 1.25/5 = 0.25 → O2
Mass of product
n(CO2) = 0.25·3 = 0.75 mol
m = 0.75·44.01 = 33.01 g
Answer
m = 33.01 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 69.98 %
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(Na) = 10/22.99 = 0.435 mol
m = 0.435·2/2·58.44 = 25.42 g
Percent yield
Y = 17.79/25.42·100 = 69.98%
Answer
Y = 69.98%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 16.67 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 = 0.1·500/3 = 16.67 mL
Answer
V1 = 16.67 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 2.1 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 = 0.5·50 + 2.5·200 = 525 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 525/250 = 2.1 mol/L
Answer
c = 2.1 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 159.7 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 50/16.04 = 3.117 mol
T = 35 + 273.15 = 308.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 3.117·8.314·308.1/0.05 = 159.7 kPa
Answer
P = 159.7 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: ρ = 0.2125 kg/m³
Ideal gas density: ρ = PM/(RT).
Rearrange the gas law
PV = (m/M)RT → ρ = m/V = PM/(RT)
T = 180 + 273.15 = 453.1 K
Density
ρ = 200·4.003/(8.314·453.1) = 0.2125 kg/m³
Answer
ρ = 0.2125 kg/m³
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 27.71 °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
50·0.897·(190 − Tf) = 200·4.18·(Tf − 19)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (44.85·190 + 836·19)/(44.85 + 836) = 27.71 °C
Answer
Tf = 27.71 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1238 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/(0.1 − x)²
Take the square root
8 = 2x/(0.1 − x) → x = 0.1·8/(2 + 8) = 0.08 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[HI] = 2x = 0.16 mol/L
Answer
[HI] = 0.16 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [PCl5] = 0.5 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
0.5 = 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 = 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 = 7.398
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 = 7.523
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 7.523 + log(0.3/0.4) = 7.398
Answer
pH = 7.398
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: t = 16 min
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).
Concentration at the end
CA = 0.5·(1 − 0.8) = 0.1 mol/L
Integrated second-order law
t = (1/CA − 1/CA0)/k = (10 − 2)/0.5 = 16 min
Answer
t = 16 min
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: Ea = 80.01 kJ/mol
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).
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 313.1 K, T2 = 338.1 K
Solve Arrhenius for Ea
Ea = −R·ln(k2/k1)/(1/T2 − 1/T1) = −8.314·2.272/(-2.361e-4) = 80014 J/mol