Chemistry 20 (SOLUTIONS) – Solutions Stoichiometry Practice Questions

Example:
Silver nitrate and sodium chromate solutions react as follows:
2AgNO3aq) + Na2CrO4(aq) -> Ag2CrO4(s) + 2NaNO3(aq)
 How many moles of silver chromate form when 0.200mol of silver nitrate react?
1mol Ag 2 CrO 4
0.200mol AgNO3 x = 0.100 mol Ag2CrO4
2 mol AgNO 3
 How many moles of sodium nitrate form when 500mL of 0.300mol/L sodium chromate react with silver nitrate?
0.300 mol Na2 CrO 4 2 mol NaNO 3
0.500L Na2CrO4 x x = 0.300mol NaNO3
1 L Na 2CrO 4 1mol Na 2 CrO 4
 How many grams of precipitate will form if 200mL of 0.500mol/L silver nitrate react with sodium chromate?
0.500 mol AgNO 3 1mol Ag 2 CrO 4 331.73 Ag 2 CrO 4
0.200L AgNO3 x x x = 16.6g Ag2CrO4
1 L AgNO 3 2 mol AgNO 3 1mol Ag 2 CrO 4

Questions:
1. If 10.0mL of 0.020 mol/L HCl(aq) react exactly with 12.0mL of Ba(OH)2(aq), find the molar concentration of the basic
solution.
2. If 200mL of 0.100 mol/L AgNO3(aq) completely reacts with copper, what mass of silver will be produced?
3. What volume of a 0.25 mol/L Pb(NO3)2(aq) solution would have to be used to react with sufficient KI(aq) to produce
4.61g of precipitate?
4. What mass of copper is required to react completely with 250mL of 0.100mol/L AgNO 3(aq)?
5. What volume of 2.00mol/L HCl(aq) is needed to neutralize 1.20g of dissolved NaOH(s)?
6. A piece of aluminum is placed in a beaker containing 500mL of H2SO4(aq). Using the data table below, calculate the
concentration of the H2SO4(aq).
Initial mass Al 15.14g
Final mass Al 9.74g
7. In order to neutralize 3.78g of oxalic acid, H2C2O4· 2H2O, it was necessary to add 125mL of a lithium hydroxide
solution. What was the concentration of the lithium hydroxide solution?
___ LiOH(aq) + ____ H2C2O4· 2H2O(aq) -> ____ HOH(l) + ____ Li2C2O(aq)

8. What would be the final mass of a 1.20kg Mg(s) bar after complete reaction with 2.40L of 6.00mopl/L HCl(aq)?
9. Chlorine gas was bubbled through 120mL of 0.300mol/L NaBr(aq) until all the bromide ions were replaced. How many
moles of chlorine gas reacted?

For the following problems, calculate the limiting reagent. As always, you need a balanced chemical reaction before
any calculations can be attempted.

10. 150mL of 5.00mol/L HCl reacts with 7.50g of Mg(OH)2(aq). What mass of magnesium chloride will form?
11. 25mL of 0.55mol/L phosphoric acid is reacted with 100mL of 0.010mol/L NaOH. What is the maximum mass of water
that can form?
12. Chrome yellow is the common name given to lead(II)chromate, a pigment used in some paints. Calculate the
predicted yield of this pigment that can be prepared by mixing 375mL of 0.200mol/L lead nitrate with 450mL of
0.175 mol/L potassium chromate.
Pb(NO3)2(aq) + K2CrO4(aq) -> 2KNO3(aq) + PbCrO4(s)

Answers
1. 0.0083mol/L 7. 0.480mol/L
2. 2.16g 8. 1.03kg
3. 0.040L 9. 0.0180mol
4. 0.794g 10. 12.2g
5. 15.0mL 11. 0.018g
6. 0.600mol/L 12. 24.2
 Calculating Concentration of Ions within a Solution

For the following five questions, write the dissociation equation, and calculate the concentration of each ion present.
1. 0.090 mol/L sodium phosphate tile cleaner. (0.27 mol/L; 0.90 mol/L)
2. 0.0143 mol/L sodium hydrogen carbonate eyewash solution. (0.0143mol/L)
3. 0.00135 mol/L calcium hydroxide solution in a water treatment plant. (0.00135 mol/L; 0.00270 mol/L)
4. A fence preservative solution prepared by dissolving 800 g of zinc chloride in enough water to make 4.50 L of
solution. (1.305 mol/L; 1.31 mol/L; 2.61 mol/L)
5. A solution formed by dissolving 7.50 mg of Al2(SO4)3 in each 1.00 L of water processed by a water treatment plant.
(4.38x10-5 mol/L; 6.58x10-5 mol/L)

For the following four questions, write the dissociation equation, and calculate the concentration of dissolved ionic
compound necessary to give the stated ion concentrations.
1. sodium carbonate to give 0.500 mol/L sodium ion solution. (0.250 mol/L)
2. ammonium sulfate to give 1.20 mol/L ammonium ion concentration. (0.600 mol/L)
3. potassium dichromate to give 1.35 mol/L potassium ion concentration. (0.675 mol/L)
4. What is the lithium ion concentration for a 0.545 mol/L solution of lithium borate. (1.64 mol/L)