LUSAKA APEX MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF PREMEDICAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CH 1001 ASSIGNMENT 2 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2023

DUE DATE: MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 ANY TIME BEFORE 11:00 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

 USE PEN AND PAPER TO WRITE YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

 SCAN YOUR ASSIGNMENT, SAVE AS PDF AND SUBMIT THE HARD COPY OF
THE ASSIGNMENT TO YOUR TUTOR OR COURSE COORDINATOR BEFORE
 DUE DATE.
 CLEARLY INCLUDE: COURSE NAME AND CODE, YOUR NAME,
ID, LG, TG AND DATE
 DUE DATE: MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 ANY TIME BEFORE
11:00 HRS.
 NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.

QUESTION 1
An analyst dissolved some Na2CO3 in sufficient water in a conical flask in
readiness for a titration and added 2 drops of indicator. What mass of Na2CO3
in milligrams was needed to react with 45.00 ml of 0.2500 M HCl in this
titration reaction.

QUESTION 2
A chemist dissolved 0.0876 g of iron (III) sulphate in 250. mL solution.
Determine the molarity of iron ions in this solution.

QUESTION 3

A 1.00 g sample of an acid, HA of unknown molecular mass is dissolved in

water and 22.72 cm3 of 0.60 M NaOH solution added to it in a neutralization
reaction.
HA + NaOH NaA + H2O
Exactly 7.84 cm3 of 0.530 M HCl was required to neutralize excess hydroxide
by back titration. What is the molecular mass of HA?
HCl + NaOH NaCl + H2O

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QUESTION 4

Assign oxidation numbers to all elements in the following:

(a) Sr(NO3)2 and (b) FO2

QUESTION 5

A student prepared aspirin C9H8O4 in a laboratory by mixing 1.50 g salicylic

acid C7H603 with 2.00 g acetic anhydride C4H603 and isolated 1.50 g aspirin.

C7H603 + C4H603 C9H8O4 + HC2H3O2

Calculate the percent yield.

QUESTION 6
Consider the following chemical reaction:
P4(s) + F2(g) PF3(g)
What mass of F2 is needed to produce 120. g of PF3 if the reaction has a 78.1%
yield?

QUESTION 7
Using oxidation numbers, decide if the reaction below is a REDOX reaction or
not.
NaI + HOCl NaIO3 + HCl
If it is a REDOX reaction, then do the following:
a) Indicate clearly the reduction half reaction.
b) Give a justification for your choice.
c) Indicate the oxidized element.
d) Indicate the reducing agent.

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