In the reaction 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl, 12 g of Na reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 26.84 g of NaCl is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Na) = 22.99 g/molM(NaCl) = 58.44 g/molactual: 26.84 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 200 mL of 0.4 mol/L solution and have a 2.5 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 2.5 mol/Lc2 = 0.4 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
150 mL of a 0.1 mol/L solution is mixed with 200 mL of a 0.3 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 100 g block of aluminium (c = 0.897 J/(g·°C)) at 200 °C is dropped into 200 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 23 °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 CH4 (M = 16.04 g/mol) burns completely: CH4 + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O(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 = 9. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.4 mol/LKc = 9
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.04 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.2 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [Cl2].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.2 mol/LKc = 0.04
[Cl2] = 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 1.00 L buffer contains 0.3 mol hypochlorous acid and 0.25 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(Fe2O3) = 16/159.69 = 0.1002 mol
n(CO) = 80/28.01 = 2.856 mol
Limiting reactant
0.1002/1 = 0.1002, 2.856/3 = 0.952 → Fe2O3
Mass of product
n(CO2) = 0.1002·3 = 0.3006 mol
m = 0.3006·44.01 = 13.23 g
Answer
m = 13.23 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 87.99 %
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) = 12/22.99 = 0.522 mol
m = 0.522·2/2·58.44 = 30.5 g
Percent yield
Y = 26.84/30.5·100 = 87.99%
Answer
Y = 87.99%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 32 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 = 0.4·200/2.5 = 32 mL
Answer
V1 = 32 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.2143 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 = 0.1·150 + 0.3·200 = 75 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 75/350 = 0.2143 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.2143 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 47.25 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 330/44.01 = 7.498 mol
T = 30 + 273.15 = 303.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 7.498·8.314·303.1/400 = 47.25 L
Answer
V = 47.25 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 4.264 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 298.1 K, T2 = 413.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 5·(400/650)·(413.1/298.1) = 4.264 L
Answer
V2 = 4.264 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 40.15 °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
100·0.897·(200 − Tf) = 200·4.18·(Tf − 23)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (89.7·200 + 836·23)/(89.7 + 836) = 40.15 °C
Answer
Tf = 40.15 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1388 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
9 = (2x)²/(0.4 − x)²
Take the square root
3 = 2x/(0.4 − x) → x = 0.4·3/(2 + 3) = 0.24 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[H₂] = 0.4 − x = 0.16 mol/L
Answer
[H2] = 0.16 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [Cl2] = 0.07165 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
0.04 = x²/(0.2 − x) → x² + 0.04·x − 0.008 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.04 + √(0.04² + 4·0.008))/2 = 0.07165 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[Cl₂] = x = 0.07165 mol/L
Answer
[Cl2] = 0.07165 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 = 7.507
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⁻) = 0.25 + 0.02 = 0.27 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 7.523 + log(0.27/0.28) = 7.507
Answer
pH = 7.507
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.5714 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 = 0.5 + 0.25·5 = 1.75 L/mol
CA = 1/1.75 = 0.5714 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.5714 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k2 = 0.8137 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).