16 g of Al and 16 g of Cl2 react according to 2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3. What mass m of AlCl3 can form?
M(Al) = 26.98M(Cl2) = 70.9M(AlCl3) = 133.33 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO2, 8 g of Fe2O3 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 5.42 g of CO2 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Fe2O3) = 159.69 g/molM(CO2) = 44.01 g/molactual: 5.42 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 250 mL of 0.3 mol/L solution and have a 3 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 3 mol/Lc2 = 0.3 mol/LV2 = 250 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
200 mL of a 1 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 = 1 mol/LV1 = 200 mLc2 = 3 mol/LV2 = 250 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
A tank of 30 L contains 310 g of N₂ at 15 °C. Treat it as an ideal gas and find the pressure P.
A 75 g block of aluminium (c = 0.897 J/(g·°C)) at 140 °C is dropped into 100 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 25 °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 C4H10 (M = 58.12 g/mol) burns completely: 2C4H10 + 13O₂ → 8CO₂ + 10H₂O(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 = 54. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.5 mol/LKc = 54
[HI] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.05 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.2 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.2 mol/LKc = 0.05
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.05 mol/L solution of formic acid (Ka = 0.00018).
c = 0.05 mol/LKa = 0.00018
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.1 mol hypochlorous acid and 0.1 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸). 0.05 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(Al) = 16/26.98 = 0.593 mol
n(Cl2) = 16/70.9 = 0.2257 mol
Limiting reactant
0.593/2 = 0.2965, 0.2257/3 = 0.07522 → Cl2
Mass of product
n(AlCl3) = 0.07522·2 = 0.1504 mol
m = 0.1504·133.33 = 20.06 g
Answer
m = 20.06 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 81.94 %
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) = 8/159.69 = 0.0501 mol
m = 0.0501·3/1·44.01 = 6.614 g
Percent yield
Y = 5.42/6.614·100 = 81.94%
Answer
Y = 81.94%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 25 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 = 0.3·250/3 = 25 mL
Answer
V1 = 25 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 2.111 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 = 1·200 + 3·250 = 950 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 950/450 = 2.111 mol/L
Answer
c = 2.111 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 883.8 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 310/28.01 = 11.07 mol
T = 15 + 273.15 = 288.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 11.07·8.314·288.1/0.03 = 883.8 kPa
Answer
P = 883.8 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 36.31 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 288.1 K, T2 = 523.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 10·(300/150)·(523.1/288.1) = 36.31 L
Answer
V2 = 36.31 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 40.94 °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
75·0.897·(140 − Tf) = 100·4.18·(Tf − 25)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (67.28·140 + 418·25)/(67.28 + 418) = 40.94 °C
Answer
Tf = 40.94 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 4951 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
0.05 = x²/(0.2 − x) → x² + 0.05·x − 0.01 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.05 + √(0.05² + 4·0.01))/2 = 0.07808 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 0.2 − 0.07808 = 0.1219 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.1219 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.536
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/(0.05 − x) → x = 0.002911 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.002911) = 2.536
Answer
pH = 2.536
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 8
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) = 0.1 − 0.05 = 0.05 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.1 + 0.05 = 0.15 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 7.523 + log(0.15/0.05) = 8
Answer
pH = 8
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.4762 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 + 0.8·2 = 2.1 L/mol
CA = 1/2.1 = 0.4762 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.4762 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: Ea = 99.99 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 = 303.1 K, T2 = 333.1 K
Solve Arrhenius for Ea
Ea = −R·ln(k2/k1)/(1/T2 − 1/T1) = −8.314·3.572/(-2.970e-4) = 99986 J/mol