Chemical Calculations 2

Calculations test 1
1. Sodium hydrogencarbonate decomposes on heating.
In an experiment, a 5.0 mol sample of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated.

Which volume of carbon dioxide, measured at room temperature and pressure, is
evolved?
A 24 dm3 B 36 dm3 C 48 dm3 D 60 dm3
2. What is the percentage, by mass, of nitrogen in the fertilizer (NH4)3PO4?

[Ar: H, 1; N, 14; O, 16; P, 31]
A 9.4% B 18.8% C 28.2% D 37.6%
3. The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5.

What is the mass of 2 moles of chlorine gas?
A 17.75 g B 35.5 g C 71 g D 142 g
4. A 10 cm3 sample of a gaseous hydrocarbon is completely burnt in oxygen. The total

volume of the products is 70 cm3. All gas volumes are measured at room temperature
and pressure. Which equation represents the combustion of the hydrocarbon?
A CH4(g) + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
B C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) → 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)
C C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) → 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(g)
D 2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g) → 4CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)
5. One mole of magnesium is dissolved in excess aqueous ethanoic acid, CH3COOH.

How many moles of hydrogen, H2, will be produced?
A 0.5 B1 C2 D4
6. What is the relative molecular mass Mr of CuSO4.5H2O?

A 160 B 178 C 186 D 250
7. What is the ratio of the number of molecules in 71 g of gaseous chlorine to the number
of molecules in 2 g of gaseous hydrogen? [Relative atomic masses Ar (atomic weights):
H, 1: Cl, 35.5]
A1:1 B1:2 C2:1 D 71 : 2
8. A hydrocarbon, C3Hy, burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water.
What is the value of y?

A4 B6 C7 D8
9. What is the mass of oxygen contained in 72 g of pure water?

[Relative atomic masses: H = 1; O = 16]
A 16 g B 32 g C 64 g D 70 g
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10. The equation for the reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is
shown.
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl (aq) → CaCl 2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
How many moles of calcium carbonate will give 24 cm3 of carbon dioxide when reacted
with an excess of the acid? (Assume one mole of carbon dioxide occupies 24 dm3.)
A 1 mol B 0.1 mol C 0.01 mol D 0.001 mol
11. What is the concentration of iodine molecules, I2, in a solution containing 3.81 g of iodine
in 250 cm3 of solution?
A 0.01 mol / dm3
B 0.02 mol / dm3
C 0.04 mol / dm3
D 0.12 mol / dm3
12. Which gas contains the same number of molecules as 11 g of carbon dioxide?
A 2 g of hydrogen
B 14 g of nitrogen
C 32 g of oxygen
D 45g of glucose
13. The mass of one mole of an oxide formed by a metal Y is 94 g.

What is the formula of the chloride?
A Y2O3 B Y2O C YO D YO 2
14. A 12.5 cm3 sample of a potassium phosphate solution contains 0.015 moles of
potassium phosphate .
What is the sodium ion concentration in the solution?
A 0.36 mol /dm3
B 0.50 mol /dm3
C 1.00 mol /dm3
D 2.00 mol /dm3
15. What is the mass of zinc which completely reacts with 250 cm3 of 1.0 mol /dm3
hydrochloric acid?
A 6.13g B 12 g C 8 .13g D 16.25 g
16. A volume of ethene, C2H4, at r.t.p. has a mass of 8.4 g.

What is the mass of an equal volume of propane, C3H8, at r.t.p.?
A 52 g B 44 g C 28 g D 42 g
17. The relative molecular mass, Mr, of copper(II) sulphate, CuSO4, is 160.
The relative molecular mass, Mr, of water is 18.
What is the percentage by mass of water in copper(II) sulphate crystals, CuSO 4.5H2O?
A 11.25% B 50.56 % C 10.11 % D 36%
18. When 20 cm3 of a gaseous alkene burns in an excess of oxygen, 60 cm3 of carbon
dioxide are formed. Both volumes are measured at r.t.p. What is the formula of the
alkene?
A C3H6 B C3H8 C C6H12 D C6H14
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19. All ammonium salts on heating with sodium hydroxide produce ammonia gas.
From which ammonium salt can the lowest mass of ammonia be obtained?
A 0.5 mol (NH4)3PO4
B 0.5 mol (NH4)2SO4
C 1.0 mol NH4Cl
D 0.5 mol NH4NO3
20. How many moles per dm3 of gaseous carbon dioxide are there if 55 g occupies 250 cm3?
A 0.1 mol / dm3 B 5.0 mol / dm3 C 2.2 mol / dm3 D 8.8 mol / dm3
1. Calcium reacts with carbon to form the compound calcium carbide.

Calculate the percentage by mass of calcium in calcium carbide, CaC2.
[2]
2. Ethanol can be manufactured by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene.

C2H4 + H2O C2H5OH
If the reactants are not recycled, only 5% of the ethene is converted to ethanol.
Calculate the mass of ethanol formed from 0.4 tonnes of ethene when only 5% of the
ethene is converted to ethanol. [1 tonne is 1 000 000 grams] [3]
3. A student titrated 10.0 cm3 of aqueous calcium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid.
Ca(OH)2(aq) + 2HCl(aq) CaCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l)
It required 4.00 cm3 of 0.0100 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid to neutralise 10.0 cm3 of
aqueous calcium hydroxide. Calculate the concentration of the calcium hydroxide
[3]
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4. A 0.250 g sample of iron filings is added to 25.0 cm3 of 0.100 mol / dm3 aqueous
copper(II) sulfate.
Cu2+(aq) + Fe(s) Fe2+(aq) + Cu(s)
Show, by calculation, which reactant is in excess. [3]
5. Carboxylic acid X contains 55.8% carbon, 7.0% hydrogen and 37.2% oxygen.
Calculate the empirical formula of X. [3]
6. An aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide was titrated with 0.0150 mol / dm3
hydrochloric acid.
Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl CaCl2 + 2H2O
It required 6.00 cm3 of this aqueous hydrochloric acid to neutralise 20.0 cm3 of the
calcium hydroxide solution.
Calculate the concentration, in mol / dm3, of the calcium hydroxide solution. [3]
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3. Solid zinc chloride absorbs ammonia to form tetrammine zinc chloride, Zn(NH3)4Cl2.
ZnCl2 + 4NH3 Zn(NH3)4Cl2
Calculate the maximum yield, in grams, of tetrammine zinc chloride formed when 3.4 g
of zinc chloride reacts with excess ammonia. [3]
4. 10.0 cm3 of a concentrated solution of sulfuric acid was carefully diluted with
water.
More water was then added until the final volume of the solution was 1.00 dm 3
(1000 cm3). In an experiment, a student found that 25.0 cm 3 of the diluted sulfuric
acid reacted with 30.00 cm3 of sodium hydroxide solution. The concentration of
the sodium hydroxide solution was 0.200 mol/dm3. The equation for the reaction
is:
2NaOH + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2H2O
a. Calculate the amount, in moles, of sodium hydroxide in 30.00 cm 3 of a solution

of concentration 0.200 mol/dm3. [2]
b. Using your answer to (d)(i), calculate the amount, in moles, of sulfuric acid in
25.0 cm3 of the diluted acid. [1]
c. Using your answer to (d)(ii), calculate the concentration, in mol/dm 3, of the

diluted sulfuric acid. [3]
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d. Using your answer to (d)(iii), calculate the concentration, in mol/dm 3, of the

original, concentrated sulfuric acid. [1]
5. Nitric acid is produced by the following series of reactions:

4NH3 + 5O2 → 4NO + 3H2O
4NO + O2 → 4NO2
4NO2 + O2 + 2H2O → 4HNO3
What mass of nitric acid would be produced from 17 tones of ammonia and what
Volume of oxygen would be needed in the reaction? [3]

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Calculations test 1

1. Sodium hydrogencarbonate decomposes on heating.

In an experiment, a 5.0 mol sample of sodium hydrogen carbonate is heated.

2. What is the percentage, by mass, of nitrogen in the fertilizer (NH4)3PO4?

3. The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5.

4. A 10 cm3 sample of a gaseous hydrocarbon is completely burnt in oxygen. The total

5. One mole of magnesium is dissolved in excess aqueous ethanoic acid, CH3COOH.

6. What is the relative molecular mass Mr of CuSO4.5H2O?

8. A hydrocarbon, C3Hy, burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water.

What is the value of y?

9. What is the mass of oxygen contained in 72 g of pure water?

13. The mass of one mole of an oxide formed by a metal Y is 94 g.

16. A volume of ethene, C2H4, at r.t.p. has a mass of 8.4 g.

1. Calcium reacts with carbon to form the compound calcium carbide.

2. Ethanol can be manufactured by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene.

Show, by calculation, which reactant is in excess. [3]

a. Calculate the amount, in moles, of sodium hydroxide in 30.00 cm 3 of a solution

c. Using your answer to (d)(ii), calculate the concentration, in mol/dm 3, of the

d. Using your answer to (d)(iii), calculate the concentration, in mol/dm 3, of the

5. Nitric acid is produced by the following series of reactions:

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