16 g of N2 and 64 g of H2 react according to N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3. What mass m of NH3 can form?
M(N2) = 28.02M(H2) = 2.016M(NH3) = 17.03 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O, 8 g of CH4 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 15.28 g of H2O is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(CH4) = 16.04 g/molM(H2O) = 18.02 g/molactual: 15.28 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 250 mL of 0.4 mol/L solution and have a 6 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 6 mol/Lc2 = 0.4 mol/LV2 = 250 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
150 mL of a 0.1 mol/L solution is mixed with 200 mL of a 1.2 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 50 g block of copper (c = 0.385 J/(g·°C)) at 150 °C is dropped into 150 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 20 g of C2H6 (M = 30.07 g/mol) burns completely: 2C2H6 + 7O₂ → 4CO₂ + 6H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.8 mol/L of H₂ and 0.8 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 4. Find the equilibrium concentration [HI].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.8 mol/LKc = 4
[HI] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.1 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.25 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [Cl2].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.25 mol/LKc = 0.1
[Cl2] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.2 mol/L solution of hypochlorous acid (Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸).
c = 0.2 mol/LKa = 3 × 10⁻⁸
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.2 mol/L acetic acid and 0.8 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.2[A⁻] = 0.8Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
In a first-order reaction the concentration of A falls from 2 mol/L to 0.7 mol/L in 15 min. Find the rate constant k.
CA0 = 2 mol/LCA = 0.7 mol/Lt = 15 min
k = min⁻¹
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A reaction has a rate constant of 0.002 min⁻¹ at 20 °C and an activation energy of 100 kJ/mol. Find the rate constant k2 at 30 °C.
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(N2) = 16/28.02 = 0.571 mol
n(H2) = 64/2.016 = 31.75 mol
Limiting reactant
0.571/1 = 0.571, 31.75/3 = 10.58 → N2
Mass of product
n(NH3) = 0.571·2 = 1.142 mol
m = 1.142·17.03 = 19.45 g
Answer
m = 19.45 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 85.01 %
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(CH4) = 8/16.04 = 0.4988 mol
m = 0.4988·2/1·18.02 = 17.98 g
Percent yield
Y = 15.28/17.98·100 = 85.01%
Answer
Y = 85.01%
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 = 0.4·250/6 = 16.67 mL
Answer
V1 = 16.67 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.7286 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 + 1.2·200 = 255 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 255/350 = 0.7286 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.7286 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 1414 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 180/16.04 = 11.22 mol
T = 30 + 273.15 = 303.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 11.22·8.314·303.1/0.02 = 1414 kPa
Answer
P = 1414 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 3.352 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 298.1 K, T2 = 333.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 10·(150/500)·(333.1/298.1) = 3.352 L
Answer
V2 = 3.352 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 22.9 °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
50·0.385·(150 − Tf) = 150·4.18·(Tf − 19)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (19.25·150 + 627·19)/(19.25 + 627) = 22.9 °C
Answer
Tf = 22.9 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1037 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/(0.8 − x)²
Take the square root
2 = 2x/(0.8 − x) → x = 0.8·2/(2 + 2) = 0.4 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[HI] = 2x = 0.8 mol/L
Answer
[HI] = 0.8 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [Cl2] = 0.1158 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
0.1 = x²/(0.25 − x) → x² + 0.1·x − 0.025 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.1 + √(0.1² + 4·0.025))/2 = 0.1158 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[Cl₂] = x = 0.1158 mol/L
Answer
[Cl2] = 0.1158 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.111
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/(0.2 − x) → x = 7.744 × 10⁻⁵ mol/L
pH
pH = −log(7.744 × 10⁻⁵) = 4.111
Answer
pH = 4.111
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 5.347
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(0.8/0.2) = 5.347
Answer
pH = 5.347
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k = 0.06999 min⁻¹
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).
Integrated first-order law
k = ln(CA0/CA)/t = ln(2/0.7)/15 = 1.05/15 = 0.06999 min⁻¹
Answer
k = 0.06999 min⁻¹
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k2 = 0.007742 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).