8 g of Na and 64 g of Cl2 react according to 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl. What mass m of NaCl can form?
M(Na) = 22.99M(Cl2) = 70.9M(NaCl) = 58.44 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl, 4 g of Na reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 9.25 g of NaCl is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Na) = 22.99 g/molM(NaCl) = 58.44 g/molactual: 9.25 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 250 mL of 0.05 mol/L solution and have a 5 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 5 mol/Lc2 = 0.05 mol/LV2 = 250 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
100 mL of a 0.2 mol/L solution is mixed with 50 mL of a 0.1 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
c1 = 0.2 mol/LV1 = 100 mLc2 = 0.1 mol/LV2 = 50 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
What volume V does 90 g of CH₄ occupy at 100 kPa and 100 °C? Treat it as an ideal gas.
A 200 g block of zinc (c = 0.388 J/(g·°C)) at 150 °C is dropped into 100 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 20 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 20 g of C3H8 (M = 44.1 g/mol) burns completely: C3H8 + 5O₂ → 3CO₂ + 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 = 4. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.1 mol/LKc = 4
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.2 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.4 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.4 mol/LKc = 0.2
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.01 mol/L solution of hydrofluoric acid (Ka = 0.00068).
c = 0.01 mol/LKa = 0.00068
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.3 mol benzoic acid and 0.15 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵). 0.025 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(Na) = 8/22.99 = 0.348 mol
n(Cl2) = 64/70.9 = 0.9027 mol
Limiting reactant
0.348/2 = 0.174, 0.9027/1 = 0.9027 → Na
Mass of product
n(NaCl) = 0.174·2 = 0.348 mol
m = 0.348·58.44 = 20.34 g
Answer
m = 20.34 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 90.97 %
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) = 4/22.99 = 0.174 mol
m = 0.174·2/2·58.44 = 10.17 g
Percent yield
Y = 9.25/10.17·100 = 90.97%
Answer
Y = 90.97%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 2.5 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 = 0.05·250/5 = 2.5 mL
Answer
V1 = 2.5 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.1667 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 = 0.2·100 + 0.1·50 = 25 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 25/150 = 0.1667 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.1667 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 174.1 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 90/16.04 = 5.611 mol
T = 100 + 273.15 = 373.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 5.611·8.314·373.1/100 = 174.1 L
Answer
V = 174.1 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 2.018 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 308.1 K, T2 = 373.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 5·(100/300)·(373.1/308.1) = 2.018 L
Answer
V2 = 2.018 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 40.36 °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
200·0.388·(150 − Tf) = 100·4.18·(Tf − 20)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (77.6·150 + 418·20)/(77.6 + 418) = 40.36 °C
Answer
Tf = 40.36 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1007 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/(0.1 − x)²
Take the square root
2 = 2x/(0.1 − x) → x = 0.1·2/(2 + 2) = 0.05 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[H₂] = 0.1 − x = 0.05 mol/L
Answer
[H2] = 0.05 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [PCl5] = 0.2 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
0.2 = x²/(0.4 − x) → x² + 0.2·x − 0.08 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.2 + √(0.2² + 4·0.08))/2 = 0.2 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 0.4 − 0.2 = 0.2 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.2 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.64
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 = 0.00229 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.00229) = 2.64
Answer
pH = 2.64
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.004
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 − 0.025 = 0.275 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.15 + 0.025 = 0.175 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 4.201 + log(0.175/0.275) = 4.004
Answer
pH = 4.004
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: t = 6.931 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 = 0.25
Solve for the time
t = −ln(1 − X)/k = −ln(0.25)/0.2 = 6.931 min
Answer
t = 6.931 min
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k2 = 0.1194 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).