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TOPIC 1 – STOICHIOMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS

1.2 THE MOLE CONCEPT – Part Two

1. Percentage composition
a. What is the formula used to calculate the percentage composition of a compound when the mass of
elements or compound is provided.

b. What is the formula used to calculate the percentage composition of a compound when the
molecular formula of a compound is provided.

2. Calculate the percentage composition by mass for CuSO45H2O

3. Write the empirical and molecular formula for each of the following
a. Chlorine gas

b. Carbon dioxide

c. Sodium hydroxide

d. Sulphuric acid

4. Caffeine is 49.48% C, 5.15% H, 28.87% N and 16.49% O. What is its empirical formula?

5. A sample of a compound contains 8.4% hydrogen, 62.5% carbon and 29.1% nitrogen by mass, and Mr =
288.5. Determine its molecular formula.

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