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1. What amount of oxygen, O2, (in moles) contains 1.8×1023 molecules?

A. 0.0030 B. 0.030 C. 0.30 D. 3.0

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

A. C2H6 B. C4H10 C. C5H10 D. C6H6

3. __C4H8(g) + __O2(g) → __ CO2(g) + __ H2O(g)

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

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

4. 3.0 moles of sulfur dioxide is reacted with 2.0 moles of oxygen according to the
equation below.

2SO2(g) + O2(g) → 2SO3(g)

How many moles of sulfur trioxide is formed?

A. 5.0 B. 4.0 C. 3.0 D. 2.0

5. A hydrocarbon contains 86% by mass of carbon. What is its empirical formula?

A. CH2 B. C3H4 C. C7H10 D. C9H10

6. 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

7. Which of the following contains the least number of molecules?

A. 1 g of CH3Cl B. 1 g of CH2Cl2 C. 1 g of CHCl3 D. 1 g of

CCl4

8. Calcium carbonate decomposes on heating as shown below.

CaCO3  CaO + CO2

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 When 25 g of calcium carbonate are decomposed, 7 g of calcium oxide are
formed. What is the percentage yield of calcium oxide?

A. 7 B. 25 C. 50 D. 75

9. 2.0 moles of Fe2O3(s) reacts with 9.0 moles of carbon in a blast furnace
according to the equation below.

Fe2O3(s) + 3C(s) → 2Fe(s) + 3CO(g)

What is the limiting reagent and hence the theoretical yield of iron?

Limiting reagent Theoretical yield of iron

A. Fe2O3 4.0 mol
B. Fe2O3 10.0 mol
C. carbon 9.0 mol
D. carbon 6.0 mol

10. How many atoms are present in 0.0500 mol carbon dioxide?

A. 3 ×1022 B. 9 ×1023 C. 6×1023 D. 9×1022

11. The empirical formula of a compound is CH2O Which molecular formulas are
possible for this compound?

I. CH3COOH

II. CH3CH2CH2COH

III. CH3COOCH2COH

A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

12. On complete combustion, a sample of a hydrocarbon compound produces 1.5

mol of carbon dioxide and 2.0 mol of water. What is the molecular formula of
this hydrocarbon?

A. C2H2 B. C2H4 C. C3H4 D. C3H8

13. Air bags in cars inflate when sodium azide decomposes to form sodium and
nitrogen:

2NaN3(s) → 2Na(s) + 3N2(g)

Calculate the amount, in moles, of nitrogen gas produced by the decomposition

of 5.04 mol of NaN3(s).

A. 1.68 B. 2.52 C. 3.78 D. 7.56

14. An organic compound A contains 62.0 by mass of carbon, 24.1 by mass of

nitrogen, the remainder being hydrogen.

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 (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 232. Determine the molecular formula
of A.

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15. The reaction below represents the reduction of iron ore to produce iron.

2Fe2O3 + 3C  4Fe + 3CO2

A mixture of 2.5 kg of Fe2O3 and 6.4 kg of C was heated until no further reaction
occurred.
Calculate the maximum mass of iron that can be obtained from these masses of
reactants.

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16. (a) Write an equation for the formation of zinc iodide from zinc and iodine.

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(b) 22.0 g of zinc is allowed to react with 50.0 g of iodine producing zinc
iodide.
Calculate the amount (in moles) of zinc and iodine, and hence determine
which reactant is in excess.

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(c) Calculate the mass of zinc iodide that will be produced.

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17. (a) Copper sulphate exists as a hydrated salt CuSO4 .x H20

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 A 2.78 g sample of hydrated copper sulphate is heated until all the water of hydration has been
driven off. 1.78g of the anhydrous salt was left behind. Determine the formula of the hydrated
salt.

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(b) When 10.00g of hydrated salt was heated, what would you expect the mass of the anhydrous
salt to be after the water has been driven off?

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(c) A student does an experiment to find the mass of magnesium oxide which is made by
completely burning 3.6 g of magnesium in air.

(i) Write an equation for the reaction.

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(ii) Calculate the theoretical yield of magnesium oxide

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(iii) Due to various experimental errors the student only collected 4.05g of the oxide. What
was the % yield?

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