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M Prakash Institute Std IX Summer Workshop

Question Bank on Mole Concept-II
(Hints & Answers included)
Note:
Atomic numbers: H:1, C:6, N:7, O:8, F:9, Na:11, Mg:12, Al:13, Si:14,
P:15, S:16, Cl:17, K:19, Zn:30, Br:35, Rb:37, Sn:50, I:53, Ba:56, Pb:82
Atomic Masses: H:1, He:4, Li:7, C:12, N:14, O:16, F:19, Na: 23,
Mg:24, Al:27, Si:28, P:31,S:32, Cl: 35.5, K:39, Ca:40, Fe: 56, Ti:
48, Mn:55, Cu: 63.5, Zn:65, Br:80, Rb:85, Sr: 88, Ag: 108, I:127,
Xe:131, Pt:195, Au:197, Pb:207, Bi: 209
Note: Use ‘NA ’ = 6×1023
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Limiting / Excess Reactant

Q.1. Interpret reactions in terms of representative particles, then
write balanced chemical equations and compare with your results.
Determine limiting and excess reagent and the amount of unreacted
excess reactant.
a) 3 atoms of carbon combine with 4 molecules of hydrogen to pro-
duce methane (CH4 )
b) 7 molecules of hydrogen and 2 molecules of nitrogen gases react
to produce ammonia
c) 4 molecules of hydrogen and 5 molecules of chlorine react to form
hydrogen chloride.
Answer:
a) Limiting Reagent = Hydrogen, Unreacted Excess Reactant: 1
atom of carbon remaining
b) Limiting Reagent = Nitrogen, Unreacted Excess Reactant: One
molecule of hydrogen remaining
c) Limiting Reagent = Nitrogen, Unreacted Excess Reactant: One
molecule of chlorine remaining
Q.2. For the unbalanced reaction for the combustion of sucrose:
C12 H22 O11 + O2 → CO2 + H2 O (⇔unbalanced)
there are 10 g of sucrose and 10 g of oxygen reacting. Which is the
limiting reagent?
Answer: Oxygen is the limiting reagent.
Q.3. Calculate the number of NaBr formula units formed when 50
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NBr3 molecules and 57 NaOH formula units react?

2NBr3 + 3NaOH → N2 + 3NaBr + 3HBrO
Answer: 57 formula units
Q.4. Aluminum reacts with chlorine gas to form aluminum chlo-
ride via the following reaction:
2Al + 3Cl2 → 2AlCl3
How many grams of aluminum chloride could be produced from 34
g of aluminum and 39 g of chlorine gas?
Answer: Chlorine gas is the limiting reagent,
Quantity of AlCl3 formed : 48.8873 grams
Q.5. Suppose 316 g aluminum sulfide reacts with 493 g of water.
What mass of the excess reactant remains? The unbalanced equa-
tion is:
Al2 S3 + H2 O → Al(OH)3 + H2 S
Answer: Al2 S3 is the limiting reagent. Remaining water : 265.5 g
Q.6. CaCO3 + 2HCl → CaCl2 + CO2 + H2 O
In this  reaction, 6.088 g CaCO3 reacted with 2.852 g HCl. What
mass of CaCO3 remains unreacted?
Answer: HCl is the limiting reagent. Grams of CaCO3 formed if
HCl is the limiting reactant : 3.906849 grams.
Grams of CaCO3 remaining: 2.174 grams
Q.7. How many grams of PF5 can be formed from 9.46 g of PF3
and 9.42 g of XeF4 in the following unbalanced reaction?
PF3 + XeF4 → PF5 + Xe
Answer: XeF4 is limiting. Grams of PF5 remaining : 11.45 g
Q.8. How many grams of IF5 would be produced using 44.01 grams
of I2 O5 and 101 grams of BrF3 ?
I2 O5 + BrF3 → IF5 + O2 + Br2 (⇔unbalanced)
Answer: I2 O5 is limiting reagent. Grams of IF5 : 58.51 g
Q.9. Methanol, CH3 OH, which is used as a fuel in racing cars and
fuel cells, can be made by the following way:
CO + H2 → CH3 OH (⇔unbalanced)
Suppose, 356 grams of CO and 65 grams of H2 are allowed to react,
then
a) What mass of methanol can be produced?
Answer: 406.8544 grams
b) What mass of excess reactant that remains after limiting reac-
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tant has been consumed?

Answer: 14.2 grams of hydrogen gas
Q.10. What weight of each substance is present after 0.45 g of
P4 O10 and 1.5 g of P Cl5 are reacted completely?
P4 O10 + P Cl5 → P OCl3 (⇔unbalanced)
Answer: P Cl5 is limiting, zero grams of it will remain.
Q.11. 950 grams of copper sulfate are reacted with 460 grams of
zinc metal.
(a) What is the theoretical yield of Cu?
(b) If 295.8 grams of copper are actually obtained from this reac-
tion, what is the percent yield?
Answer: theoretical yield of Cu= 378.2 g, percent yield= 78.21 %
Q.12. 23 grams of C2 H5 OH is placed in a container with 41 grams
of oxygen gas. If the reaction is 85% efficient, at a certain temper-
ature, then calculate the following:
a) Expected grams of CO2 at the end of reaction.
Answer: 31.9458 grams of CO2
b) Grams of excess reactant.
Answer: 19.6458 grams of excess reactant, C2 H5 OH
c) Remaining quantity of excess reactant.
Answer: 3.3541 grams reamining of C2 H5 OH.
Q.13. Gaseous ethane reacts with gaseous dioxygen to produce
gaseous carbon dioxide and gaseous water.
a) Suppose a chemist mixes 13.8 g of ethane and 45.8 g of dioxygen.
Calculate the theoretical yield of water.
b) Suppose the reaction actually produces 14.2 grams of water .
Calculate the percent yield of water.
c) Calculate grams of excess reactant.
d) Calculate remaining quantity of excess reactant.
Answer: Theoretical yield of water: 22.1 g, Percent yield of water
64.2%, Grams of Excess ethane gas : 12.2668 grams, Quantity of
excess reactant : 1.5317 grams
Q.14. The unbalanced equation for the reduction of iron ore in a
blast furnace is given below.
Fe2 O3 + CO → Fe + CO2 (⇔unbalanced)
(a) How many kilograms of iron can be produced by the reaction
of 7.00 kg of Fe2 O3 and 3.00 kg of CO?
Answer: 3.99 kg of iron
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(b) How many kilograms of the excess reagent remains after reac-
tion has ceased?
Answer: 1.3 kg
Q.15. 35.5 g SiO2(s) and 66.5 g of HF react to yield 45.8 g H2 SiF6
according to the following unbalanced equation:
SiO2(s) + HF(aq) → H2 SiF6(aq) + H2 O(l) (⇔unbalanced)
a) How much mass of the excess reactant remains after reaction
ceases?
Answer: 2.21 g
b) What is the theoretical yield of H2 SiF6 in grams?
Answer: 79.8 grams
c) What is the percent yield?
Answer: 57.4%
Q.16. What is the limiting reactant if 2.2 g of Mg is reacted with
4.5 L of oxygen at STP so as to form MgO? What is the quantity
of excess reactant? What is the maximum possible yield of MgO?
Answer: Limiting Reactant: Mg, Excess Quantity of oxygen re-
maining : 4.9333 grams, Maximum Possible Quantity of MgO formed:
3.6667 grams
Q.17. CO(g) + H2 → CH3 OH(⇔unbalanced)
2.50 g of hydrogen is reacted with 30.0 L of carbon monoxide at
STP. What is the limiting reactant? What mass of CH3 OH is pro-
duced?
Answer: Limiting Reactant: H2 , Excess Reactant: CO,
CH3 OH produced : 19.9 grams, Remaining quantity of CO : 16.1 L
Q. 18. Arcylonitrile, C3 H3 N , is the starting material for the pro-
duction of a kind of synthetic fiber and can be made from propylene,
C3 H6 , by reaction with nitric oxide, NO, as follows:
C3 H6 + NO → C3 H3 N + H2 O + N2 (⇔unbalanced)
What mass of C3 H3 N can be made when 21.6 g of C3 H6 react with
21.6 g of nitric oxide?
Answer:
Balanced Equation: 4C3 H6 + 6NO → 4 C3 H3 N + 6H2 O + N2
Limiting Reagent: NO,
C3 H3 N formed : 25.44 grams
Q.19. Calculate the percent yield for an experiment in which 5.50
g of SOCl2 was obtained in a reaction of 5.80 g of SO2 with excess
PCl5 . Use the following unbalanced equation:
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SO2 + PCl5 → SOCl2 + POCl3

Answer: % Yield: 50.9%
Q.20. Formic acid, HCHO2 , burns in oxygen to form carbon diox-
ide and water as follows:
HCHO2 + O2 → 2 CO2 + 2 H2 O(⇔unbalanced)
If a 3.15 grams sample of formic acid is burned in 2.0 L of oxygen,
what volume of carbon dioxide would be produced?
(Assume the reaction occurs at STP.)
Answer: 1.53391 L of CO2