30 g of H2 and 16 g of O2 react according to 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O. What mass m of H2O can form?
M(H2) = 2.016M(O2) = 32M(H2O) = 18.02 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2, 12 g of Fe2O3 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 6.15 g of CO2 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Fe2O3) = 159.69 g/molM(CO2) = 44.01 g/molactual: 6.15 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 100 mL of 0.2 mol/L solution and have a 2 mol/L stock solution. How much water Vwater do you add to the stock solution?
c1 = 2 mol/Lc2 = 0.2 mol/LV2 = 100 mL
Vwater = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
50 mL of a 0.8 mol/L solution is mixed with 250 mL of a 3 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
c1 = 0.8 mol/LV1 = 50 mLc2 = 3 mol/LV2 = 250 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
A tank of 5 L contains 120 g of CO₂ at 50 °C. Treat it as an ideal gas and find the pressure P.
A 75 g block of iron (c = 0.449 J/(g·°C)) at 170 °C is dropped into 400 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 24 °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 C6H12O6 (M = 180.16 g/mol) burns completely: C6H12O6 + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.5 mol/L of H₂ and 0.5 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 25. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.5 mol/LKc = 25
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.01 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 = 0.01
[Cl2] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.25 mol/L solution of acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵).
c = 0.25 mol/LKa = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.4 mol/L acetic acid and 0.5 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.4[A⁻] = 0.5Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
A reaction with rate law −rA = k·CA² has k = 0.05 L/(mol·min) and starts at 2 mol/L. Find the concentration CA after 15 min.
k = 0.05 L/(mol·min)CA0 = 2 mol/Lt = 15 min
CA = mol/L
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A reaction has an activation energy of 70 kJ/mol. At 30 °C it is too slow. To what temperature T2 (in °C) must it be heated to make it 10 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(H2) = 30/2.016 = 14.88 mol
n(O2) = 16/32 = 0.5 mol
Limiting reactant
14.88/2 = 7.44, 0.5/1 = 0.5 → O2
Mass of product
n(H2O) = 0.5·2 = 1 mol
m = 1·18.02 = 18.02 g
Answer
m = 18.02 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 61.99 %
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(Fe2O3) = 12/159.69 = 0.07515 mol
m = 0.07515·3/1·44.01 = 9.921 g
Percent yield
Y = 6.15/9.921·100 = 61.99%
Answer
Y = 61.99%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: Vwater = 90 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 = 0.2·100/2 = 10 mL
Water to add
Vwater = 100 − 10 = 90 mL
Answer
Vwater = 90 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 2.633 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 = 0.8·50 + 3·250 = 790 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 790/300 = 2.633 mol/L
Answer
c = 2.633 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 1465 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 120/44.01 = 2.727 mol
T = 50 + 273.15 = 323.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 2.727·8.314·323.1/0.005 = 1465 kPa
Answer
P = 1465 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: ρ = 2.457 kg/m³
Ideal gas density: ρ = PM/(RT).
Rearrange the gas law
PV = (m/M)RT → ρ = m/V = PM/(RT)
T = 50 + 273.15 = 323.1 K
Density
ρ = 150·44.01/(8.314·323.1) = 2.457 kg/m³
Answer
ρ = 2.457 kg/m³
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 26.88 °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
75·0.449·(170 − Tf) = 400·4.18·(Tf − 24)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (33.68·170 + 1672·24)/(33.68 + 1672) = 26.88 °C
Answer
Tf = 26.88 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1555 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
0.01 = x²/(0.2 − x) → x² + 0.01·x − 0.002 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.01 + √(0.01² + 4·0.002))/2 = 0.04 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[Cl₂] = x = 0.04 mol/L
Answer
[Cl2] = 0.04 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.675
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 = 0.002112 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.002112) = 2.675
Answer
pH = 2.675
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.842
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(0.5/0.4) = 4.842
Answer
pH = 4.842
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.8 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 + 0.05·15 = 1.25 L/mol
CA = 1/1.25 = 0.8 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.8 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: T2 = 57.4 °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).