1305 Practice Questions

Chapter 8- The Mole Concept

1. The gram formula mass of magnesium chloride is:

a. 5908 g/mol
b. 95.2 g/mol
c. 125.8 g/mol
d. 76.4 g/mol

2. Calculate the molecular formula of the compound whose molar mass is 60.0 g and empirical formula is
CH4N.
a. CH4N
b. C2H8N2
c. CH8N
d. C4H8N4

3. What is the percentage by mass of aluminum in aluminum sulfate?

a. 54.0%
b. 28.1%
c. 15.8%
d. 84.2%

4. How many grams are in 2.00 moles of sodium sulfate?

a. 284 g
b. 238 g
c. 0.0141 g
d. 0.0170 g

5. If CO2 has a gram formula mass of 44 g/mol, what is the mass of 6.02 x 1023 molecules of CO2?
a. 44 g
b. 2.64 x 10 25g
c. 7.31g
d. 64 g

6. How many molecules of sulfur dioxide are present in 1.60 moles of sulfur dioxide?
a. 102.1 x 101
b. 9.63 x 1023
c. 3.76 x 1023
d. 7.62 x 101

7. Which of the following is not an empirical formula?

a. C2H6
b. Al2O3
c. H3PO4
d. CO2

8. What is the molar mass of aspirin, C9H8O4?

a. 29.02 g/mol
b. 116.08 g/mol
 c. 180.17 g/mol
d. 244.17 g/mol
e. 252.25 g/mol

9. What is the empirical formula for a compound that is 25.9 % nitrogen and 74.1% oxygen?
a. NO2
b. NO
c. N2O
d. N2O5

10. A student drops 10.0g of calcium chloride into water. How many calcium chloride molecules are now
dissolved into the solution?
a. 9.02x10-1
b. 5.43x1022
c. 1.09x1023
d. 7.98x1022

11. How many grams of calcium nitride are present in a solution with 3.2x1027 nitride ions?
a. 3.9x104g
b. 390000g
c. 7.9x105
d. 2.34x1029g

12. How many atoms are in a chromium sample with a mass of 13 grams?
a. 1.5 x 1023
b. 3.3 x 1023
c. 1.9 x 1026
d. 2.4 x 1024

13. How many moles of chlorine gas are contained in 9.02 x1023 molecules?
a. 1.5 moles
b. 2.0 moles
c. 6.02 moles
d. 9.03 moles

14. After eating flaming hot Cheetos and drinking a Pepsi, you realize that was an unhealthy choice for lunch.
Now your body has excess energy which it will store as excess fat on your stomach, for example as
elaidic acid (C18H34O2). If you consumed 3.24 moles of elaidic acid, how many atoms of carbon are now
stored on your stomach?
a. 1.08 x 1024 atoms
b. 3.51 x 1025 atoms
c. 1.95 x 1024 atoms
d. 9.69 x 10-23 atoms

15. How many molecules are in 23.0 g iron (III) chloride?

a. 2.25x1027 molecules
b. 1.52x1023 molecules
c. 8.54x1022 molecules
d. 2.36x1025 molecules
 Short Answer Questions:

1. Mr. Diaz is dissolving 11.0 grams of aluminum nitrate in 2.0L of ethanol to make some gun
powder. How many nitrate ions are there dissolved in the ethanol?

2. A very young, brilliant, and good-looking chemist at Texas A&M University analyzed a compound
and found it to be composed of 70.1% silver, 9.1% nitrogen, and 20.8% oxygen. What is the
empirical and molecular formula if it has a molecular mass of 770. g/mol?

3. Nitrogen is used as a nutrient by plants. Chemical engineers use a reaction known as the Haber process to
create ammonia in large quantities.
a. In this reaction, diatomic nitrogen gas and diatomic hydrogen gas are combined to form
ammonia (NH3). Write and balance the synthesis reaction:

b. Determine the percent composition of Nitrogen in ammonia (NH3).

1305 Practice Questions Answers

Chapter 8- The Mole Concept

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. C
Short Answer Questions:

1. 9.32x1022 atoms
2. Empirical: AgNO2
Molecular: Ag5N5O10
3. 82.4%