10 g of CH4 and 24 g of O2 react according to CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O. What mass m of CO2 can form?
M(CH4) = 16.04M(O2) = 32M(CO2) = 44.01 g/mol
m = g
2.StoichiometryHard
In the reaction C6H12O6 → 2C2H5OH + 2CO2, 30 g of C6H12O6 reacts completely (the other reactants are in excess) and 12.58 g of C2H5OH is collected. Find the percent yield Y.
M(C6H12O6) = 180.16 g/molM(C2H5OH) = 46.07 g/molactual: 12.58 g
Y = %
3.Molarity & dilutionMedium
You need 1000 mL of 0.4 mol/L solution and have a 3 mol/L stock solution. What volume V1 of stock solution do you need?
c1 = 3 mol/Lc2 = 0.4 mol/LV2 = 1000 mL
V1 = mL
4.Molarity & dilutionHard
50 mL of a 0.2 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 = 0.2 mol/LV1 = 50 mLc2 = 1.2 mol/LV2 = 200 mL
c = mol/L
5.Ideal gas lawMedium
A tank of 5 L contains 150 g of CO₂ at 100 °C. Treat it as an ideal gas and find the pressure P.
A 100 g block of lead (c = 0.129 J/(g·°C)) at 90 °C is dropped into 150 g of water (c = 4.18 J/(g·°C)) at 22 °C in an insulated cup. Find the final temperature Tf.
Use the standard enthalpies of formation to find the heat q released when 20 g of CH3OH (M = 32.04 g/mol) burns completely: 2CH3OH + 3O₂ → 2CO₂ + 4H₂O(l). Give q as a positive number.
0.25 mol/L of H₂ and 0.25 mol/L of I₂ are put in a container and react: H₂ + I₂ ⇌ 2HI, with Kc = 4. Find the equilibrium concentration [H2].
[H₂]₀ = [I₂]₀ = 0.25 mol/LKc = 4
[H2] = mol/L
10.Chemical equilibriumHard
PCl₅ decomposes: PCl₅ ⇌ PCl₃ + Cl₂, with Kc = 0.04 at the reaction temperature. A container starts with 0.4 mol/L of PCl₅ only. Find the equilibrium concentration [PCl5].
[PCl₅]₀ = 0.4 mol/LKc = 0.04
[PCl5] = mol/L
11.pH & buffersMedium
Find the pH pH of a 0.01 mol/L solution of lactic acid (Ka = 0.00014).
c = 0.01 mol/LKa = 0.00014
pH =
12.pH & buffersHard
A 1.00 L buffer contains 0.1 mol hypochlorous acid and 0.1 mol of its conjugate base (Ka = 3 × 10⁻⁸). 0.05 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(CH4) = 10/16.04 = 0.6234 mol
n(O2) = 24/32 = 0.75 mol
Limiting reactant
0.6234/1 = 0.6234, 0.75/2 = 0.375 → O2
Mass of product
n(CO2) = 0.375·1 = 0.375 mol
m = 0.375·44.01 = 16.5 g
Answer
m = 16.5 g
2.Stoichiometry
Answer: Y = 81.99 %
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) = 30/180.16 = 0.1665 mol
m = 0.1665·2/1·46.07 = 15.34 g
Percent yield
Y = 12.58/15.34·100 = 81.99%
Answer
Y = 81.99%
3.Molarity & dilution
Answer: V1 = 133.3 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 = 0.4·1000/3 = 133.3 mL
Answer
V1 = 133.3 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 = 0.2·50 + 1.2·200 = 250 mmol
Concentration of the mixture
c = 250/250 = 1 mol/L
Answer
c = 1 mol/L
5.Ideal gas law
Answer: P = 2115 kPa
Ideal gas law: PV = nRT, with n = m/M.
Moles
n = m/M = 150/44.01 = 3.408 mol
T = 100 + 273.15 = 373.1 K
Pressure
P = nRT/V = 3.408·8.314·373.1/0.005 = 2115 kPa
Answer
P = 2115 kPa
6.Ideal gas law
Answer: V2 = 6.418 L
Combined gas law: for a fixed amount of ideal gas, P1V1/T1 = P2V2/T2.
Absolute temperatures
T1 = 288.1 K, T2 = 493.1 K
Combined gas law
V2 = V1·(P1/P2)·(T2/T1) = 10·(300/800)·(493.1/288.1) = 6.418 L
Answer
V2 = 6.418 L
7.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: Tf = 23.37 °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
100·0.129·(90 − Tf) = 150·4.18·(Tf − 22)
Solve for the final temperature
Tf = (12.9·90 + 627·22)/(12.9 + 627) = 23.37 °C
Answer
Tf = 23.37 °C
8.Calorimetry & enthalpy
Answer: q = 453.4 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
0.04 = x²/(0.4 − x) → x² + 0.04·x − 0.016 = 0
Solve the quadratic
x = (−0.04 + √(0.04² + 4·0.016))/2 = 0.1081 mol/L
Equilibrium concentration
[PCl₅] = 0.4 − 0.1081 = 0.2919 mol/L
Answer
[PCl5] = 0.2919 mol/L
11.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 2.953
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 = 0.001115 mol/L
pH
pH = −log(0.001115) = 2.953
Answer
pH = 2.953
12.pH & buffers
Answer: pH = 8
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 − 0.05 = 0.05 mol
n(A⁻) = 0.1 + 0.05 = 0.15 mol
Henderson–Hasselbalch
pH = 7.523 + log(0.15/0.05) = 8
Answer
pH = 8
13.Reaction kinetics
Answer: CA = 0.2857 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 + 0.1·15 = 3.5 L/mol
CA = 1/3.5 = 0.2857 mol/L
Answer
CA = 0.2857 mol/L
14.Reaction kinetics
Answer: k2 = 0.8222 min⁻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).