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CHEMISTRY 2017
Unit 2
Key Topic Test 3 – Stoichiometry

Recommended writing time*: 45 minutes

Total number of marks available: 50 marks

QUESTION BOOK

* The recommended writing time is a guide to the time students should take to complete this
test. Teachers may wish to alter this time and can do so at their own discretion.
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Conditions and restrictions

 Students are permitted to bring into the room for this test: pens, calculator, pencils,
highlighters, erasers, sharpeners and rulers. The Chemistry Data Book can be used
 Students are NOT permitted to bring into the room for this test: blank sheets of paper
and/or white out liquid/tape.
 Calculators are permitted

Materials supplied
 Question and answer book of 11 pages.

Instructions
 Print your name in the space provided on the top of the front page.
 All written responses must be in English.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised
electronic communication devices into the room for this test.

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SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions

Instructions for Section A

Answer all questions.
Choose the response that is correct or best answers the question.
A correct answer scores 1, an incorrect answer scores 0.
No mark will be given if more than one answer is completed for any question.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers.

Questions 1 and 2 refer to the following information

Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3 has a molar mass of 106 g mol-1. Questions 1 and 2 refer to a 1.06 g
sample of sodium carbonate.

Question 1
The number of mole of sodium ions in this sample is
A. 0.01
B. 0.02
C. 0.03
D. 0.04

Question 2
The number of oxygen atoms in this sample is closest to
A. 1.8 x 1022
B. 1.8 x 1023
C. 1.8 x 1024
D. 1.8 x 1025

Question 3
Iron can form several different oxides. An oxide of iron contains 11.16g of iron and 4.8g of
oxygen, the empirical formula of the oxide will be
A. FeO
B. FeO2
C. Fe2O3
D. Fe3O4

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Questions 4 and 5 refer to the following information

Nitrogen reacts with hydrogen according to the equation

N2(s) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(s)

Question 4
When 0.5 mole of N2 reacts with 3.0mol mole of H2, the number of mole of NH3 forming will be
A. 0.5
B. 1.0
C. 1.5
D. 3.0

Question 5
The number of mole of H2 that is in excess is
A. 0.5
B. 1.0
C. 1.5
D. 2.0

Question 6
2.0 mole of a metal reacts exactly with 48 g of oxygen gas. The metal could be
A. magnesium
B. potassium
C. sodium
D. iron

Question 7
Which of the following contains the greatest mass of oxygen?
A. 12.0 mole of oxygen gas
B. 3.0 x 1024 atoms of oxygen
C. 8.0 mol of hydrogen peroxide
D. 5.0mol of HClO4

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Question 8
Magnesium is reacted in an open test-tube according to the equation:

2Mg(s) + 2HCl(aq) → MgCl2(aq) + H2(g)

For this reaction and setup it can be concluded that:

A. the total mass of products will equal the total mass of reactants
B. the mass of products is greater than the mass of reactants
C. the mass of products is less than the mass of reactants
D. the number of mole of products equals the number of mole of reactants

Question 9
In a sample of AlCl3, there is 2.13g of chlorine. In the same sample, the mass of aluminium is:
A. 0.34g
B. 0.44g
C. 0.54g
D. 0.64g

Question 10
The equation for the reaction between sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide is

H2SO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → Na2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)

In a titration, it takes 18.50 mL of sulfuric acid to neutralise a 20.00 mL aliquot of 0.1000 M

sodium hydroxide. The concentration of the sulfuric acid in molL-1
A. 0.0241
B. 0.0341
C. 0.0441
D. 0.0541

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SECTION B- Short-answer questions

Instructions for Section B

Questions must be answered in the spaces provided in this book.
To obtain full marks for your responses you should
 Give simplified answers with an appropriate number of significant figures to all
numerical questions; unsimplified answers will not be given full marks.
 Show all workings in your answers to numerical questions. No credit will be given for an
incorrect answer unless it is accompanied by details of the working.
Make sure chemical equations are balanced and that the formulas for individual substances
include an indication of state; for example, H2(g); NaCl(s)

Question 1
a. The main constituent of petrol is octane, the equation for the combustion of octane in air is:

2C8H18 + 25O2(g) → 16CO2(g) + 18H2O(l)

If 228g of octane is completely burnt in excess oxygen, find:

i The mass of oxygen required

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ii The mass of carbon dioxide formed

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iii The mass of water formed.

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1+1+1=3 marks

b. Propane C3H8, is used as a fuel in gas barbeques.

i Write a balanced equation for the complete combustion of propane.

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ii If 4.4g of propane is combusted with 10.8g of oxygen, find the total mass of gas
after the reaction.

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1+3=4 marks

Total 7 marks

Question 2
An ester is used as a solvent and flavouring agent and contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Analysis of this ester shows that it contains 40.0% carbon and 6.67% hydrogen.

a. Calculate its empirical formula.

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4 marks

b. It was found that 0.24 mole of it has a mass of 14.4 g. Calculate its molecular formula?

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3 marks

Total 7 marks

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Question 3
Iron is produced in the blast furnace by the reaction between iron (III) oxide and carbon
monoxide producing carbon dioxide as the only other product. In a particular reaction, 67.3 g of
iron (III) oxide, Fe2O3, reacts with 84g of carbon monoxide to produce 41.8 g of iron, according
to the equation:

Fe2O3(s) + 3 CO(g) → 2 Fe(s) + 3CO2(g)

a. Calculate the number of mole of each reactant.

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2 marks

b. Determine which reactant is the limiting reactant and the excess reactant.

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2 marks

c. Determine the theoretical number of mole of iron produced.

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1 mark

d. Determine the theoretical mass of iron produced and use this to calculate the percentage yield
of iron, Fe in this experiment.

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2 marks

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e. Determine the mass of excess reagent.

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2 marks
Total 9 marks

Question 4
Ammonium sulfate is a typical lawn fertilizer. One method of analysing the amount of sulfur
present as sulfate in a fertilizer is by reacting the sulfate with a solution of lead to form lead
sulfate precipitate. In a particular reaction lead nitrate reacts with ammonium sulfate
according to the following equation;

Pb(NO3)2(aq) + (NH4)2SO4(aq) → PbSO4(s) + Mg(NO3)2(aq)

A 5.000g sample of fertilizer containing ammonium sulfate produced 6.06g lead sulfate
precipitate when it was weighed to constant mass.

a. Why was the precipitate weighed to constant mass?

1 mark
b. Calculate the number of mol of precipitate formed hence the number of mol of sulfate ion
in the fertilizer sample.

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2 marks

c. Calculate the mass of sulfur in the fertilizer.

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2 marks

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d. Find the % sulfur in the fertilizer.

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1 mark

Total 6 marks

Question 5
a. When lead (II) nitrate reacts with potassium iodide a precipitate forms.

i. Use the solubility table to determine what the precipitate is and the other product that
forms then write a balanced equation for the reaction.

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ii. When 50.0 g of lead nitrate reacts, what mass of precipitate can be formed?

iii. How could the lead sulfate be isolated from the other reactants and products?

1+ 2 + 1 = 4 marks

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b. What mass of precipitate could be formed from 120 mL of 0.40 M lead nitrate?

3 marks
Total 7 marks
Question 6
When sodium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid the reaction is

2HCl(aq) + Na2CO3(aq)  2NaCl (aq) + 2H2O(l) + CO2 (g)

This reaction can be used to calculate the concentration of a solution of hydrochloric acid.
In a titration, it is found that a 20.00mL aliquot of 0.0500 M, Na2CO3 required 12.50mL of HCl.
a. i. Calculate the number of mole of sodium carbonate

ii. Calculate the concentration of the hydrochloric acid.

1 + 2 = 3 marks

b. How can you determine that the acid has all been neutralized?

1 mark

Total 4 marks

END OF KEY TOPIC TEST

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