M VII: Assignment No.

1 Stoichiometry

1. Cobalt forms two oxides. One has 21.40% by mass and the other
28.9 % Au. What are the empirical formula of the two oxides?

2. What is the atomic weight of an element X for which a sample weighing

1.59 x 10 19 atoms weigh 1.05 mg.

3. Potassium superoxide, KO2, is used in rebreathing gas masks to

generate oxygen.
KO (s) + H O(l)  KOH(s) + O (g)
2 2 2
a. How many moles of O2 can be produced from 0.15 mol KO2 and 0.10
mol H2O?

b. Determine the limiting reactant.

c. Determine the excess reagent.
d. Determine the amount in grams of the excess reagent.