Cygnus World School

2024-25
Grade: XI
Worksheet -1
Chapter -1

1. How many atoms of each constituent element are present in 50 g of CaCO3?

2. Calculate the number of molecules in a drop of water weighing 0·05 g. [Ans.
1·672 X 1021 molecules]

3. Calculate the number of atoms of oxygen present in 88 g of CO2? What would

be the weight of CO having the same number of oxygen atoms? [Ans. 2·41 X
1024 oxygen atoms, 112 g of CO]
4. Which of the following has maximum mass?
(i) 0·1 mole of KNO3
(ii) 1 × 1023 molecules of CH4.
(iii) 112 cm3 of hydrogen at S.T.P.
5. What mass of copper oxide will be obtained by heating 12·35 g of copper
carbonate? (Atomic mass of Cu = 63·5).
6. The thermit reaction used to weld iron rails in building a rail track, involves the
following reaction Fe2O3 + 2Al Al2O3 + 2Fe
Calculate the mass of iron metal that can be prepared from 150 g of
aluminium and 250 g of iron (iii) oxide. [Ans. 175 g of Fe]
7. Zinc and hydrochloric acid react according to the following equation:
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g).
If 0·30 mole of Zn is added to hydrochloric acid containing 0·52 mol of HCl,
how many moles of hydrogen are produced? [Ans. 0.26 moles]
8. The reaction 2C+ O2 2CO is carried out by taking 24 g of carbon and 96 g of
O2. Find out:
(a) Which reactant is left in excess?
(b) How much of it is left?
(c) How many grams of the other reactant should be taken so that nothing is
left at the
end of the reaction?
9. 3·0 g of H2 react with 29·0 g O2 to yield H2O.
 (i) What is the limiting reactant?
(ii) Calculate the maximum amount of water that can be formed.
(iii) Calculate the amount of one of the reactants which remains unreacted.
10. A compound on analysis was found to contain the following composition:
Na = 14·31%, S = 9·97%, O = 69·50% and H = 6·22%
Calculate the molecular formula of the compound assuming that the whole of
hydrogen in the compound is present as water of crystallisation. Molecular
mass of the compound is 322.