24 g of Na and 24 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 2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3, 16 g of Al reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 43.49 g of AlCl3 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Al) = 26.98 g/molM(AlCl3) = 133.33 g/molactual: 43.49 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 500 mL of 0.3 mol/L solution and have a 0.5 mol/L stock solution. How much water Vwater do you add to the stock solution?
c1 = 0.5 mol/Lc2 = 0.3 mol/LV2 = 500 mL
Vwater = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
200 mL of a 0.2 mol/L solution is mixed with 400 mL of a 0.3 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 150 g block of iron (c = 0.449 J/(g·°C)) at 80 °C is dropped into 150 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 17 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 25 g of CH4 (M = 16.04 g/mol) burns completely: CH4 + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
1 mol/L of H₂ and 1 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 49. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 1 mol/LKc = 49
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.5 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [Cl2].
[PCl₅]₀ = 1 mol/LKc = 0.5
[Cl2] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.01 mol/L solution of formic acid (Ka = 0.00018).
c = 0.01 mol/LKa = 0.00018
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.1 mol formic acid and 0.15 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 0.00018). 0.02 mol of NaOH is added. Find the new pH pH.
A reaction with rate law −rA = k·CA² has k = 0.5 L/(mol·min) and starts at 0.5 mol/L. Find the concentration CA after 15 min.
k = 0.5 L/(mol·min)CA0 = 0.5 mol/Lt = 15 min
CA = mol/L
14.Reaction kineticsHard
A first-order reaction has a rate constant of 0.001 s⁻¹ at 50 °C and an activation energy of 50 kJ/mol. Find the pre-exponential factor A in the Arrhenius equation.
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) = 24/22.99 = 1.044 mol
n(Cl2) = 24/70.9 = 0.3385 mol
Limiting reactant
1.044/2 = 0.522, 0.3385/1 = 0.3385 → Cl2
Mass of product
n(NaCl) = 0.3385·2 = 0.677 mol
m = 0.677·58.44 = 39.56 g
Answer
m = 39.56 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 55 %
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(Al) = 16/26.98 = 0.593 mol
m = 0.593·2/2·133.33 = 79.07 g
Percent yield
Y = 43.49/79.07·100 = 55%
Answer
Y = 55%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: Vwater = 200 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 = 0.3·500/0.5 = 300 mL
Water to add
Vwater = 500 − 300 = 200 mL
Answer
Vwater = 200 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.2667 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 = 0.2·200 + 0.3·400 = 160 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 160/600 = 0.2667 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.2667 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 2810 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 170/32 = 5.313 mol
T = 45 + 273.15 = 318.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 5.313·8.314·318.1/0.005 = 2810 kPa
Answer
P = 2810 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 4.035 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 293.1 K, T2 = 473.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 10·(150/600)·(473.1/293.1) = 4.035 L
Answer
V2 = 4.035 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 23.11 °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
150·0.449·(80 − Tf) = 150·4.18·(Tf − 17)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (67.35·80 + 627·17)/(67.35 + 627) = 23.11 °C
Answer
Tf = 23.11 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1388 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
49 = (2x)²/(1 − x)²
Take the square root
7 = 2x/(1 − x) → x = 1·7/(2 + 7) = 0.7778 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[H₂] = 1 − x = 0.2222 mol/L
Answer
[H2] = 0.2222 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [Cl2] = 0.5 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
0.5 = x²/(1 − x) → x² + 0.5·x − 0.5 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.5 + √(0.5² + 4·0.5))/2 = 0.5 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[Cl₂] = x = 0.5 mol/L
Answer
[Cl2] = 0.5 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.901
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 = 0.001255 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.001255) = 2.901
Answer
pH = 2.901
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.072
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 − 0.02 = 0.08 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.15 + 0.02 = 0.17 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 3.745 + log(0.17/0.08) = 4.072
Answer
pH = 4.072
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.1053 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 = 2 + 0.5·15 = 9.5 L/mol
CA = 1/9.5 = 0.1053 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.1053 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: A = 120892 s⁻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).