IB Chemistry SL

Topic1 Questions and Answers

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1. What amount of oxygen, O2, (in moles) contains 1.8×10 molecules?

A. 0.0030

B. 0.030

C. 0.30

D. 3.0
(Total 1 mark)

2. Which compound has the empirical formula with the greatest mass?

A. C2H6

B. C4H10

C. C5H10

D. C6H6
(Total 1 mark)

3. __C2H2(g) + __O2(g) → __ CO2(g) + __ H2O(g)

When the equation above is balanced, what is the coefficient for oxygen?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5
(Total 1 mark)

6. What amount (in moles) is present in 2.0 g of sodium hydroxide, NaOH?

A. 0.050

B. 0.10

C. 20

D. 80
(Total 1 mark)

7. A hydrocarbon contains 90% by mass of carbon. What is its empirical formula?

A. CH2

B. C3H4

C. C7H10

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 D. C9H10
(Total 1 mark)

8. Copper can react with nitric acid as follows.

3Cu +_HNO3 ® _Cu(NO3)2 +_H2O + _NO

What is the coefficient for HNO3 when the equation is balanced?

A. 4

B. 6

C. 8

D. 10
(Total 1 mark)

9. Lithium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide as follows.

2LiOH + CO2 → Li2 CO3 + H2O

What mass (in grams) of lithium hydroxide is needed to react with 11 g of carbon dioxide?

A. 6

B. 12

C. 24

D. 48
(Total 1 mark)

11. How many hydrogen atoms are contained in one mole of ethanol, C 2H5OH?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 23
1.0×10

D. 24
3.6×10
(Total 1 mark)

12. The percentage by mass of the elements in a compound is

C = 72%, H = 12%, O = 16%.

What is the mole ratio of C:H in the empirical formula of this compound?

A. 1:1

B. 1:2

C. 1:6

D. 6:1

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13. What is the coefficient for O2(g) when the equation below is balanced?

__C3H8(g) + __O2(g) → __CO2(g) + __H2O(g)

A. 2

B. 3

C. 5

D. 7
(Total 1 mark)

16. Which of the following contains the greatest number of molecules?

A. 1 g of CH3Cl

B. 1 g of CH2Cl2

C. 1 g of CHCl3

D. 1 g of CCl4
(Total 1 mark)

17. Which of the following compounds has/have the empirical formula CH 2O?

I. CH3COOH

II. C6H12O6

III. C12H22O11

A. II only

B. III only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

(Total 1 mark)

21. Which is a correct definition of the term empirical formula?

A. formula showing the numbers of atoms present in a compound

B. formula showing the numbers of elements present in a compound

C. formula showing the actual numbers of atoms of each element in a compound

D. formula showing the simplest ratio of numbers of atoms of each element in a compound
(Total 1 mark)

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22. The reaction of ethanal and oxygen can be represented by the unbalanced equation below.

__ CH3CHO + __ O2 → __ CO2 + __ H2O

When the equation is balanced using the smallest possible integers, what is the coefficient
for O2?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6
(Total 1 mark)

23. The equation for the complete combustion of butane is

2C4H10 + 13O2 → 8CO2 + 10H2O

What is the amount (in mol) of carbon dioxide formed by the complete combustion of three
moles of butane?

A. 4

B. 8

C. 12

D. 24
(Total 1 mark)

26. The complete oxidation of propane produces carbon dioxide and water as shown below.

C3H8 + __O2 ®__CO2 + __H2O

What is the total of the coefficients for the products in the balanced equation for 1 mole of
propane?

A. 6

B. 7

C. 12

D. 13
(Total 1 mark)

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27. The relative molecular mass (Mr) of a compound is 60. Which formulas are possible for this
compound?

I. CH3CH2CH2NH2

II. CH3CH2CH2OH

III. CH3CH(OH)CH3

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III
(Total 1 mark)

28. Which sample has the least number of atoms?

A. 1 mol of H2SO4

B. 1 mol of CH3COOH

C. 2 mol of H2O2

D. 2 mol of NH3
(Total 1 mark)

29. Avogadro’s constant has the same value as the number of

A. molecules in 1 mol of solid iodine.

B. atoms in 1 mol of chlorine gas.

C. ions in 1 mol of solid potassium bromide.

D. protons in 1 mol of helium gas.

(Total 1 mark)

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60. The relative molecular mass of aluminium chloride is 267 and its composition by mass is 20.3%
Al and 79.7% chlorine. Determine the empirical and molecular formulas of aluminium chloride.

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(Total 4 marks)

63. An organic compound, A, containing only the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was
analysed.

(a) A was found to contain 54.5% C and 9.1% H by mass, the remainder being oxygen.
Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

(3)

(Total 3 marks)

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64. An organic compound A contains 62.0% by mass of carbon, 24.1% by mass of nitrogen, the
remainder being hydrogen.

(i) Determine the percentage by mass of hydrogen and the empirical formula of A.

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(ii) Define the term relative molecular mass.

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(iii) The relative molecular mass of A is 116. Determine the molecular formula of A.

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(Total 6 marks)

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68. (i) Crocetin consists of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Determine the empirical
formula of crocetin, if 1.00 g of crocetin forms 2.68 g of carbon dioxide and 0.657 g of
water when it undergoes complete combustion.

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(6)

(ii) Determine the molecular formula of crocetin given that 0.300 mole of crocetin has a mass
of 98.5 g

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(2)
(Total 8 marks)

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1. B
2. B
3. D

6. A

7. B

8. C

9. B
11. D

12. B

13. C

16. A
17. C
21. D

22. C

23. C

26. B

27. C

28. A

29. A

20.3 79.70
60. Al 26. 98 Cl 35.45 or similar working (no penalty for use of 27 or 35.5);

empirical formula AlCl3;

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molecular formula: n = 133.5 = 2;

Al2Cl6;
Full credit can be obtained if the calculations are carried out
by another valid method. Two correct formulas but no valid
method scores [2 max].
[4]

63. (a) % of oxygen = 36.4;

54.5 9.1 36.4

C ,H ,O ;
12.01 1.01 16.00

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 Do not penalize if 12, 1 and 16 are used.

C2H4O; 3
If atomic numbers or incorrect Ar values used, only first mark
can be scored.
Award [3] for correct formula without working.
[3]

64. (i)

C N H

62.0 24.1 13.9

/ 5.16 / 1.72 / 13.8
12.01 14.01 1.01
Award [2] for above.
No penalty for use of whole number atomic masses.
If atomic numbers used then only mark for % of H can be
awarded.
If H % and calculation missing, award [1], and last mark
cannot be scored.
If H % calculation incorrect apply ECF.

C3NH8; 3
Correct empirical formula scores [3].

(ii) the average mass of a molecule;

12
compared to 1/12 of (the mass of) one atom of C/compared to
C-12 taken as 12;

OR

averagemass of a molecule
mass of 1 /12 of one atom of 12 C 2
Award [2] for the equation above.

(iii) C6N2H16; 1
[6]

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68. (i) n(C)(= n(CO2) = 2.68 g÷44.01 g mol ) = 0.0609 mol;
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n(H)(= 2×n(H2O) = 0.657 g÷18.02 g mol ) = 0.0729 mol;
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m(C) = 0.0609 mol×12.01 g mol = 0.731 g
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and m(H) = 0.0729 mol×1.01 g mol = 0.0736 g;
m(O) = (1.00 - 0.731 - 0.0736)g = 0.195g;

n(C) n(H) n(O)

0.0609 0.0730 0.195
16.00
0.0609 0.0730 0.0122

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 0.0609 0.0730 0.0122
0.0122 0.0122 0.0122

4.99 5.98 1.00;

empirical formula: C5H6O; 6

For C5H6 award [4 max].
Steps used to arrive at the correct amounts (in moles) are
required for full marks.

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(ii) M(crocetin) = 98.5 g÷0.300 mol = 328 (g mol );

328
(  4)
82.11

molecular formula: C20H24O4; 2

ECF from (i).
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