STOICHIOMETRY EXERCISES:

MOLES AND MOLAR MASSES

1. Calculate the following quantities:


(a) mass, in grams, of 0.15 mol of CdS


(b) number of moles of NH4Cl in 86.6 g of this substance

(c) number of molecules in 0.00845 mol C6H6

PERCENT COMPOSITION

1. Calculate the percent composition of the indicated element in the following compounds:
(a) hydrogen in ascorbic acid, C6H8O6, also known as vitamin C;

(b) platinum in PtCl2(NH3)2, a chemotherapy agent called cisplatin;

(c) oxygen in the female sex hormone estradiol, C18H24O2

EMPERICAL FORMULA/MOLECULAR FORMULA

1. Give the empirical formula of each of the following compounds if a sample contains
(a) 0.0130 mol C, 0.0390 mol H, and 0.0065 mol O;
(b) 11.66 g iron and 5.01 g oxygen;
(c) 40.0% C, 6.7% H, and 53.3% O by mass.

2. What is the molecular formula of each of the following compounds?

(a) empirical formula HCO2, molar mass = 90.0 g/mol 


MOLE RATIO, CHEMICAL REACTIONS

1. Given the reaction 4 KO2 + 2 CO2 —> 2K2CO3 + 3 O2

(a)  How many moles of O2 are produced when 0.400 mol of KO2 reacts in this fashion?

(b)  How many grams of KO2 are needed to form 7.50 g of O2?

(c)  How many grams of CO2 are used when 7.50 g of O2 are produced?
2. The complete combustion of octane, C8H18, the main component of gasoline, proceeds as

follows: 2 C8H18(l) + 25 O2(g) ¡ 16 CO2(g) + 18 H2O(g)

(a)  How many moles of O2 are needed to burn 1.50 mol of C8H18?

(b)  How many grams of O2 are needed to burn 10.0 g of C8H18?

LIMITING REACTANT:

1. Aluminum hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid as follows:

2 Al(OH)3(s) + 3 H2SO4(aq) —> Al2(SO4)3(aq) + 6 H2O(l)

a) Which is the limiting reactant when 0.500 mol Al(OH)3 and 0.500 mol H2SO4 are allowed to

react?
b) How many moles of Al2(SO4)3 can form?

c) How many moles of the excess reactant remain after the completion of the reaction?

2. Sodium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide as follows:

NaOH(s) + CO2(g) —> Na2CO3(s) + H2O(l)

a) Which is the limiting reactant when 1.85 mol NaOH and 1.00 mol CO2 are allowed to react?

(Tip: Balance the reaction first!)

b) How many moles of Na2CO3 can be produced?

c) How many moles of the excess reactant remain after the completion of the reaction?

3. One of the steps in the commercial process for converting ammonia to nitric acid is the
conversion of NH3 to NO:

4 NH3(g) + 5 O2(g) —> 4 NO(g) + 6 H2O(g)

In a certain experiment, 2.00 g of NH3 reacts with 2.50 g of O2

(a) Which is the limiting reactant?

(b) How many grams of NO and of H2O form?

(c) How many grams of the excess reactant remain after the limiting reactant is completely
consumed?

4. Given the reaction: 2 H2 + O2 —> 2H2O

If I have 150g of H2 and 1500g of O2, how many grams of water can form?