12 g of H2 and 20 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 2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3, 20 g of Al reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 81.05 g of AlCl3 is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(Al) = 26.98 g/molM(AlCl3) = 133.33 g/molactual: 81.05 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 200 mL of 0.1 mol/L solution and have a 1.5 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 1.5 mol/Lc2 = 0.1 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
300 mL of a 0.8 mol/L solution is mixed with 50 mL of a 0.1 mol/L solution of the same substance. Find the concentration c of the mixture (volumes are additive).
c1 = 0.8 mol/LV1 = 300 mLc2 = 0.1 mol/LV2 = 50 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
What volume V does 200 g of CH₄ occupy at 500 kPa and 80 °C? Treat it as an ideal gas.
A 250 g block of copper (c = 0.385 J/(g·°C)) at 180 °C is dropped into 100 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 18 °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 C6H12O6 (M = 180.16 g/mol) burns completely: C6H12O6 + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.5 mol/L of H₂ and 0.5 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 50. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.5 mol/LKc = 50
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.01 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 1 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 1 mol/LKc = 0.01
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.1 mol/L solution of hydrofluoric acid (Ka = 0.00068).
c = 0.1 mol/LKa = 0.00068
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A buffer contains 0.4 mol/L formic acid and 0.15 mol/L of its sodium salt. Ka = 0.00018. Find the pH pH of the buffer.
[HA] = 0.4[A⁻] = 0.15Ka = 0.00018
pH =
13.Reaction kineticsMedium
A reaction with rate law −rA = k·CA² has k = 0.4 L/(mol·min) and starts at 0.5 mol/L. Find the concentration CA after 20 min.
k = 0.4 L/(mol·min)CA0 = 0.5 mol/Lt = 20 min
CA = mol/L
14.Reaction kineticsHard
The rate constant of a reaction is 0.01 min⁻¹ at 25 °C and 0.0169 min⁻¹ at 35 °C. Find the activation energy Ea.
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) = 20/32 = 0.625 mol
Limiting reactant
5.952/2 = 2.976, 0.625/1 = 0.625 → O2
Mass of product
n(H2O) = 0.625·2 = 1.25 mol
m = 1.25·18.02 = 22.52 g
Answer
m = 22.52 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 82 %
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) = 20/26.98 = 0.7413 mol
m = 0.7413·2/2·133.33 = 98.84 g
Percent yield
Y = 81.05/98.84·100 = 82%
Answer
Y = 82%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 13.33 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 = 0.1·200/1.5 = 13.33 mL
Answer
V1 = 13.33 mL
4.Molarity & dilution
Answer: c = 0.7 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 = 0.8·300 + 0.1·50 = 245 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 245/350 = 0.7 mol/L
Answer
c = 0.7 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: V = 73.22 L
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = 200/16.04 = 12.47 mol
T = 80 + 273.15 = 353.1 K
Volume
V = nRT/P = 12.47·8.314·353.1/500 = 73.22 L
Answer
V = 73.22 L
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: ρ = 9.658 kg/m³
Ideal gas density: ρ = PM/(RT).
Rearrange the gas law
PV = (m/M)RT → ρ = m/V = PM/(RT)
T = 100 + 273.15 = 373.1 K
Density
ρ = 750·39.95/(8.314·373.1) = 9.658 kg/m³
Answer
ρ = 9.658 kg/m³
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 48.32 °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
250·0.385·(180 − Tf) = 100·4.18·(Tf − 18)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (96.25·180 + 418·18)/(96.25 + 418) = 48.32 °C
Answer
Tf = 48.32 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 777.6 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
0.01 = x²/(1 − x) → x² + 0.01·x − 0.01 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.01 + √(0.01² + 4·0.01))/2 = 0.09512 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 1 − 0.09512 = 0.9049 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.9049 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.102
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 = 0.007913 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.007913) = 2.102
Answer
pH = 2.102
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 3.319
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 = 3.745
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 3.745 + log(0.15/0.4) = 3.319
Answer
pH = 3.319
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.1 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 + 0.4·20 = 10 L/mol
CA = 1/10 = 0.1 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.1 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: Ea = 40.08 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 = 298.1 K, T2 = 308.1 K
Solve Arrhenius for Ea
Ea = −R·ln(k2/k1)/(1/T2 − 1/T1) = −8.314·0.5247/(-1.088e-4) = 40081 J/mol