8 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 C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2, 12 g of C6H12O6 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 3.81 g of C2H5OH is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(C6H12O6) = 180.16 g/molM(C2H5OH) = 46.07 g/molactual: 3.81 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 500 mL of 0.25 mol/L solution and have a 2 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 2 mol/Lc2 = 0.25 mol/LV2 = 500 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
200 mL of a 0.5 mol/L solution is mixed with 500 mL of a 1.2 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
A 150 g block of aluminium (c = 0.897 J/(g·°C)) at 170 °C is dropped into 250 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 100 g of CH4 (M = 16.04 g/mol) burns completely: CH4 + 2O₂ → CO₂ + 2H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.2 mol/L of H₂ and 0.2 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 9. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.2 mol/LKc = 9
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.01 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 = 0.01
[Cl2] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.1 mol/L solution of acetic acid (Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵).
c = 0.1 mol/LKa = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.3 mol acetic acid and 0.15 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 1.8 × 10⁻⁵). 0.02 mol of NaOH is added. Find the new pH pH.
A reaction with rate law −rA = k·CA² has k = 0.25 L/(mol·min) and starts at 2 mol/L. Find the concentration CA after 10 min.
k = 0.25 L/(mol·min)CA0 = 2 mol/Lt = 10 min
CA = mol/L
14.Reaction kineticsHard
Two experiments measure the initial rate of A → products. With CA0 = 0.1 mol/L the rate is 0.01 mol/(L·s); with CA0 = 0.3 mol/L it is 0.0173 mol/(L·s). Find the reaction order n with respect to A.
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) = 8/28.02 = 0.2855 mol
n(H2) = 64/2.016 = 31.75 mol
Limiting reactant
0.2855/1 = 0.2855, 31.75/3 = 10.58 → N2
Mass of product
n(NH3) = 0.2855·2 = 0.571 mol
m = 0.571·17.03 = 9.724 g
Answer
m = 9.724 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 62.08 %
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(C6H12O6) = 12/180.16 = 0.06661 mol
m = 0.06661·2/1·46.07 = 6.137 g
Percent yield
Y = 3.81/6.137·100 = 62.08%
Answer
Y = 62.08%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 62.5 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 = 0.25·500/2 = 62.5 mL
Answer
V1 = 62.5 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 1 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 = 0.5·200 + 1.2·500 = 700 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 700/700 = 1 mol/L
Answer
c = 1 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 2015 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 350/16.04 = 21.82 mol
T = 60 + 273.15 = 333.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 21.82·8.314·333.1/0.03 = 2015 kPa
Answer
P = 2015 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 10.48 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 303.1 K, T2 = 363.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 10·(350/400)·(363.1/303.1) = 10.48 L
Answer
V2 = 10.48 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 37.11 °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
150·0.897·(170 − Tf) = 250·4.18·(Tf − 20)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (134.6·170 + 1045·20)/(134.6 + 1045) = 37.11 °C
Answer
Tf = 37.11 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 5550 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
9 = (2x)²/(0.2 − x)²
Take the square root
3 = 2x/(0.2 − x) → x = 0.2·3/(2 + 3) = 0.12 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[H₂] = 0.2 − x = 0.08 mol/L
Answer
[H2] = 0.08 mol/L
10.Chemical equilibrium
Answer: [Cl2] = 0.04525 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
0.01 = x²/(0.25 − x) → x² + 0.01·x − 0.0025 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.01 + √(0.01² + 4·0.0025))/2 = 0.04525 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[Cl₂] = x = 0.04525 mol/L
Answer
[Cl2] = 0.04525 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.875
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/(0.1 − x) → x = 0.001333 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.001333) = 2.875
Answer
pH = 2.875
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 4.528
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) = 0.3 − 0.02 = 0.28 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.15 + 0.02 = 0.17 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 4.745 + log(0.17/0.28) = 4.528
Answer
pH = 4.528
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.3333 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 + 0.25·10 = 3 L/mol
CA = 1/3 = 0.3333 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.3333 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: n = 0.4989
Method of initial rates: for r = k·Cⁿ, comparing two runs that differ only in the starting concentration removes k: r₂/r₁ = (C₂/C₁)ⁿ. Doubling C doubles the rate for first order and quadruples it for second order.