Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 14 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.
6 g of Mg and 16 g of O2 react according to 2Mg + O2 → 2MgO. What mass m of MgO can form?
In the reaction 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl, 6 g of Na reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 8.39 g of NaCl is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
You need 100 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?
200 mL of a 1.5 mol/L solution is mixed with 50 mL of a 0.6 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
What volume V does 490 g of CH₄ occupy at 700 kPa and 45 °C? Treat it as an ideal gas.
Find the density ρ of Ar at 900 kPa and 140 °C, treating it as an ideal gas.
A 75 g block of zinc (c = 0.388 J/(g·°C)) at 110 °C is dropped into 300 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 ΔH° for the reaction C2H5OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O(l).
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 = 50. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.04 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.5 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
Find the pH pH of a 0.2 mol/L solution of formic acid (Ka = 0.00018).
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.2 mol hydrofluoric acid and 0.25 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 0.00068). 0.02 mol of NaOH is added. Find the new pH pH.
A first-order reaction in a batch reactor has k = 0.05 min⁻¹. How long does it take to reach 90% conversion? Find t.
The rate constant of a reaction is 0.1 min⁻¹ at 20 °C and 0.983 min⁻¹ at 50 °C. Find the activation energy Ea.
Answer: m = 9.947 g
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.
Answer: Y = 55.01 %
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.
Answer: V1 = 16 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.
Answer: c = 1.32 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.
Answer: V = 115.4 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Answer: ρ = 10.47 kg/m³
Ideal gas density: ρ = PM/(RT).
Answer: Tf = 24.97 °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.
Answer: ΔH° = −1367 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.
Negative: the reaction gives off heat (exothermic).
Answer: [H2] = 0.08819 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.
Answer: [PCl5] = 0.3772 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.
Answer: pH = 2.228
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]).
HA ⇌ H⁺ + A⁻: x mol/L of acid ionises.
Answer: pH = 3.344
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]).
Answer: t = 46.05 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).
Answer: Ea = 60 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).
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