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Date_____________

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Chemical Composition
1. Matching (2 pts each)
Match the description in Column B with the correct term in Column A. Write the letter in the blank
provided. Each term matches with only one description, so be sure to choose the best description for
each term.
Column A

Column B

_____ 1. atomic mass unit

A. 6.02 x 1023 units

_____ 2. average atomic mass

B. weighted average of all the isotopes of an

element

_____ 3. one mole

C. 1.66 x 10-24 g
_____ 4. mass percent
D. percent by mass of a particular component of
a compound or mixture

_____ 5. molar mass

A. actual number of atoms of each element in a

molecule

_____ 6. empirical formula

B. simplest whole number ratio of atoms in a
compound

_____ 7. molecular formula

C. mass of one mole of a substance

2. Multiple Choice (5 pts each)

Choose the one best answer and write its letter in the blank.
_____ 8.

What is the mass of 0.200 moles of Ag?

c) 6.02 x 1023 g
d) 1.20 x 1023 g

a) 21.6 g
b) 108 g
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a) 31.02 g
b) 63.02 g

_____ 10.

c) 546.04 g
d) 93.06 g

ALL of the following are empirical formulas EXCEPT

a) C2H2
b) Na2SO4

_____ 11.

c) NO2
d) Sn3(PO4)2

The empirical formula for benzene (C2H6) is:

a) CH6
b) C3H

_____ 12.

c) CH
d) CH3

98.4 g of Ca(NO3)2 represents ___?___ moles of AgNO3.

a) 0.500
b) 0.600

_____ 13.

c) 1.50
d) 164

6.02 x 1023 atoms of an element have a mass, in _______, equivalent to the mass of
1 of the atoms in amus.
a) grams
b) moles

_____ 14.

c) amus
d) atoms

What is the mass, in grams, of 2.65 x 1024 molecules of N2 ?

a) 312 g
b) 61.6 g

_____ 15.

c) 156
d) 123 g

How many moles of water are there in 27 g of water?

a) 1.0 moles
b) 1.5 moles

_____ 16.

c) 2.0 moles
d) 2.5 moles

How many atoms are there in 1.50 moles of sodium?

a) 6.02 x 1023 atoms
b) 1.20 x 1024 atoms

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Date_____________

The molar mass of the compound Sn3(PO4)2 is:

c) 9.30 x 1023 atoms

d) 2 atoms

What is the MASS of just carbon in 50.0 g of C3H8 (propane)?

a) 40.9 g
c) 44.0 g
b) 9.1 g
d) 81.8 g

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a) Fe2O3
b) FeO

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Date_____________

Determine the empirical formula for a compound that contains 77.73% iron and
22.27% of oxygen.
c) Fe3O2
d) FeO3

Find the empirical formula of a compound found to contain 40.00% carbon,

6.72% hydrogen and the remainder being oxygen.
a) CH2O
b) C2H4O2

c) C3H6O3
d) C4H8O4

______20. A compound has the empirical formula of CH2O and its molar mass is 60 g.
What is its molecular formula?
c) CH2O
d) C2H4O2

c) C3H6O3
d) C4H8O4

______21. The molecular formula for the compound containing 30.43% nitrogen and 69.57%
oxygen by mass and having a molar mass of 138 g is ________.
a) N4O2
b) N2O

c) NO
d) NO2

______22. Calculate the % H2O a hydrated compound of Ba(OH)2 8 H2O

a) 45.54%
b) 42.81%

c) 83.62%
d) 119.6 %

_____23. A sample of a hydrated sodium carbonate, Na2CO3 x H2O, is to be analyzed in lab.

17.70 grams of it is heated until all the water has been driven off. The resulting mass of
pure (dehydrated) Na2CO3 is 15.10 g. Calculate the value of x
a)

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