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MOLE  MOLE PROBLEMS

1. The octane (C8H18) present in gasoline burns according to the following equation:
2C8H18(aq) + 25O2(g)  16CO2(g) + 18H2O(l)
a) How many moles of O2 are needed to react fully with 4.00 moles of octane?
50.0 mole O2
b) How many moles of CO2 can form from 1.00 mole of octane?
8.00 mole CO2
c) How many moles of water are produced by the combustion of 6.00 moles of octane?
54.0 mole water

2. One way to change iron ore, iron (III) oxide, into metallic iron is to heat it together with hydrogen
gas. This produces solid iron and water
a) Write and balance the chemical equation for this reaction.

b) How many moles of iron are made from 25.00 moles of iron(III) oxide?
50.00 mole Fe
c) How many moles of hydrogen are needed to make 30.00 moles of Fe?
45.00 mole H2

3. Iron (III) oxide solid reacts with carbon monoxide to produce solid iron and carbon dioxide.
a) Write and balance the chemical equation for this reaction.

b) How many moles of iron can be made from iron (III) oxide by the use of 18.0 moles of
carbon monoxide?
12.0 mole Fe

4. Photoengraving and ink can be made through the synthesis of a solution of iron and chlorine gas
(solid iron (III) product).
a) Write and balance the chemical equation for this reaction.

b) If 0.5000 moles of Fe is to be used by this reaction, how many moles of Chlorine gas are
needed?
0.7500 mole Cl2

c) How many moles of iron (III) chloride form from 0.5000 moles of Fe?
0.5000 mole FeCl3
GRAMS  MOLE PROBLEMS
1. The combustion of a sample of butane (C4H10) produced 2.46 g of water.

2C4H10(l) + 13 O2(g)  8CO2(g) + 10H2O(g)

a) How many moles of CO2 are formed?


0.109 mole CO2
b) How many moles of butane burned?
0.0273 mol butane
c) How much oxygen was used up in moles?
0.177 mole O2

2. Adipic acid, C6H10O4, a raw material for nylon, is made industrially by the oxidation of cyclohexane,
C6H12. 5O2 + 2C6H10  2C6H10O4 + 2H2O

a) How many moles of oxygen would be needed to make 40.0g of adipic acid by this reaction?
0.684 mol O2
b) If 164 g of cyclohexane is used, what is the # of moles of water produced?
1.95 mole H2O
3. Calculate how many grams of iron can be made from 16.5 moles of Fe2O3 by the following equation:
Fe2O3 + 3H2  2Fe + 3H2O
1840g Fe

4. The chief component of glass is silica, SiO2. Silica dissolves and reacts with hydrofluoric acid to
produce silicon tetrafluoride and water.
a) Write and balance the chemical reaction.

b) How many grams of silicon tetrafluoride can be produced from 63.4 moles of hydrofluoric
acid?
1650 g SiF4

5. Copper (I) iodide is not stable enough to last long in storage, so it is generally made just prior to use.
It can be prepared from copper (II) sulfate and hydroiodic acid by the following reaction:
2CuSO4 + 4HI  2CuI + 2H2SO4 + I2
If 10.4 g of CuSO4 is used, calculate the moles of HI needed and the moles of each product produced.
0.130 mole HI needed
0.0652 mole CuI, 0.0652 mole H2SO4, 0.326 mole I2 produced

6. Balance the equation, then solve the problem: ____Al + ____O2  ____Al2O3
Aluminum oxide, a buffing powder, is to be made by the synthesis reaction of 5.00 moles of
aluminum with oxygen. How much oxygen is needed in grams?
120 grams
GRAMS  GRAMS PROBLEMS

1. If 95g of iron are needed for the reaction below, how many grams of sulfur are involved in this
reaction?
___Fe(s) + ___S(s)  ___Fe2S3(s)

82g S

2. What mass of H2SO3 is produced when 245g of sulfur dioxide is reacted with water?
___SO2 + ___H2O  ___H2SO3

314g H2SO3
3. If 45g of magnesium chloride reacts with a silver nitrate solution, what mass of silver chloride will be
produced?
110g AgCl

4. When 78.2g of chlorine gas reacts with potassium iodide solution, how many grams of potassium
chloride are produced?
___Cl2 + ___KI  ___KCl + ___I2

164g KCl
5. If 84.9g of solid iron reacts with oxygen has, what mass of oxygen will react?
___Fe + __O2  ___Fe2O3

36.5g O2
6. How many grams of hydrogen gas will be produced from the reaction of zinc metal with 85g of
hydrochloric acid?
___Zn + ___HCl  ___ZnCl2 + ___H2

2.4g H2
7. The Haber process for the production of ammonia gas, NH3 is represented by reacting nitrogen gas
with hydrogen gas under special conditions. How many grams of ammonia gas can be produced from
4500.g of hydrogen gas?

25310g NH3

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