CM011 – Chemistry for Engineers

Exercise 1
Composition Stoichiometry
Instructions: Solve the following problems in clean sheets of paper, portrait orientation. Enclose
your final answer/s in a box. Afterwards, take clear pictures of your work in portrait orientation,
compile them as a single PDF file, and upload it to the Exercise 1 submission link.
1. An alcohol is 60.00% C, 13.33% H, and 26.67% O by mass. Another experiment shows
that its molecular weight is approximately 60 amu. What is the molecular formula of the
alcohol?
2. The beta-blocker drug, timolol, is expected to reduce the need for heart bypass surgery. Its
composition by mass is 49.4% C, 7.64% H, 17.7% N, 15.2% O, and 10.1% S. The mass of
0.0100 mol of timolol is 3.16 g. (a) What is the simplest formula of timolol? (b) What is
the molecular formula of timolol?
3. Determine the number of molecules that are in 31.6 g of each of the following substances:
(a) CO2
(b) N2
(c) P4
(d) P2
4. Mercury occurs as a sulfide ore called cinnabar, HgS. How many grams of mercury are
contained in 578 g of pure HgS?
5. Report the percent composition of all the elements in sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3.