12 g of H2 and 24 g of O2 react according to 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O. What mass m of H2O can form?
M(H2) = 2.016M(O2) = 32M(H2O) = 18.02 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction 2Na + Cl2 → 2NaCl, 10 g of Na reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 19.06 g of NaCl is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Na) = 22.99 g/molM(NaCl) = 58.44 g/molactual: 19.06 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 1000 mL of 0.4 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 = 0.4 mol/LV2 = 1000 mL
Vwater = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
300 mL of a 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).
c1 = 1 mol/LV1 = 300 mLc2 = 1.2 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
What volume V does 500 g of N₂ occupy at 150 kPa and 5 °C? Treat it as an ideal gas.
A 100 g block of zinc (c = 0.388 J/(g·°C)) at 200 °C is dropped into 200 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 50 g of C2H5OH (M = 46.07 g/mol) burns completely: C2H5OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 3H₂O(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 = 16. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.8 mol/LKc = 16
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.08 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.5 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.5 mol/LKc = 0.08
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.01 mol/L solution of benzoic acid (Ka = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵).
c = 0.01 mol/LKa = 6.3 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.25 mol acetic acid and 0.15 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 1.8 × 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(H2) = 12/2.016 = 5.952 mol
n(O2) = 24/32 = 0.75 mol
Limiting reactant
5.952/2 = 2.976, 0.75/1 = 0.75 → O2
Mass of product
n(H2O) = 0.75·2 = 1.5 mol
m = 1.5·18.02 = 27.03 g
Answer
m = 27.03 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 74.98 %
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) = 10/22.99 = 0.435 mol
m = 0.435·2/2·58.44 = 25.42 g
Percent yield
Y = 19.06/25.42·100 = 74.98%
Answer
Y = 74.98%
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 = 0.4·1000/0.5 = 800 mL
Water to add
Vwater = 1000 − 800 = 200 mL
Answer
Vwater = 200 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 1.08 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 = 1·300 + 1.2·200 = 540 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 540/500 = 1.08 mol/L
Answer
c = 1.08 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 275.2 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 500/28.01 = 17.85 mol
T = 5 + 273.15 = 278.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 17.85·8.314·278.1/150 = 275.2 L
Answer
V = 275.2 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 4.358 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 298.1 K, T2 = 433.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 5·(150/250)·(433.1/298.1) = 4.358 L
Answer
V2 = 4.358 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 27.98 °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
100·0.388·(200 − Tf) = 200·4.18·(Tf − 20)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (38.8·200 + 836·20)/(38.8 + 836) = 27.98 °C
Answer
Tf = 27.98 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 1483 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
0.08 = x²/(0.5 − x) → x² + 0.08·x − 0.04 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.08 + √(0.08² + 4·0.04))/2 = 0.164 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 0.5 − 0.164 = 0.336 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.336 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 3.118
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 = 0.0007629 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.0007629) = 3.118
Answer
pH = 3.118
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.636
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) = 0.25 − 0.025 = 0.225 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.15 + 0.025 = 0.175 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 4.745 + log(0.175/0.225) = 4.636
Answer
pH = 4.636
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.4 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 + 0.4·5 = 2.5 L/mol
CA = 1/2.5 = 0.4 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.4 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: Ea = 70.03 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 = 293.1 K, T2 = 303.1 K
Solve Arrhenius for Ea
Ea = −R·ln(k2/k1)/(1/T2 − 1/T1) = −8.314·0.9478/(-1.125e-4) = 70028 J/mol