CHEMISTRY WORKSHEET Part 1st (3rd Term Final Exam)

1.
Farmers that grow vegetable oil crops often use large quantities of ammonium nitrate
fertiliser, NH4N03.
Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in ammonium nitrate.

percentage = % [2]
2.
Ammonium nitrate, NH4N03, and ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2S04, are commonly used in
fertilisers.

(i) Calculate the percentage of nitrogen by mass in ammonium nitrate.

[3]
3.
Magnesium reacts with carbon to form the compound magnesium carbide.

Calculate the percentage by mass of magnesium in magnesium carbide, MgC2.

[2]

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Calculate the percentage by mass of iron in Fe304.

[2]
5.
Sulfuric acid is used to make the fertiliser potassium sulfate, KgSOÿ

Calculate the percentage by mass of potassium in this fertiliser.

[2]
6.

Calculate the mass of copper in 20.0 tonnes of CuFeS2.

mass of copper tonnes [2]

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7.
Calculate the mass of zinc in 30.0 tonnes of ZnS.

mass of zinc tonnes [2]

8.
An ester is made from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.

The carboxylic acid has the molecular formula C4H802. Analysis of the alcohol shows it has
the following percentage composition by mass:
52.2% carbon; 13.0% hydrogen; 34.8% oxygen.
Calculate the empirical formula for the alcohol.

[2]
9.
Carboxylic acid X contains 55.8% carbon, 7.0% hydrogen and 37.2% oxygen.

(i) Calculate the empirical formula of X.

[2]

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The composition by mass of ethanal is C 54.5%, H 9.1%, O 36.4%.
Calculate the empirical formula of ethanal.

[2]
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Analysis of compound X shows it has the following composition.

element percentage by mass

hydrogen 3.40
nitrogen 12.0

oxygen 41.0

vanadium 43.6

(a) Show that X has the formula H4N03V.

[2]

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The compound used to make the monomer of the siticone fluid has the following composition
by mass.

C = 18.6gt 01= 55.Og, H = 4.65gt Si = 21.7g

Deduce the empirical formula of this compound.

empirical formula [2]

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Ethane reacts with chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light to give a number of different
compounds.

A 1.00 g sample of one of these compounds contains 0.040 g of hydrogen, 0.242 g of carbon
and 0.718 g of chlorine.

(i) Calculate the empirical formula of this compound.

empirical formula [2]

(ii) The relative molecular mass of the compound is 99.

Deduce the molecular formula of the compound.

[1]

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14.
A 9.50 g sample of a chloride of tin contains 5.95 g of tin.

Deduce the empirical formula of this chloride of tin.

empirical formula [2]

15.
A 11.09 g sample of an oxide of copper contains 9.86 g of copper.

Deduce the empirical formula of this oxide of copper.

empirical formula [2]

16.
Part of the chain structure of antimony sulphide is shown below.

Sb
S Sÿ-
—
I
Sbÿ Sb.
S
.Sb.
S S

Deduce the empirical formula of antimony sulphide.

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Hydrogen and iodine react together to form hydrogen iodide in a reversible redox reaction.
The forward reaction is endothermic.

H2(g) + I2(g) 2HI(g) AH = +53 kJ mol-1

Calculate the maximum mass of hydrogen iodide that can be made from 45.3 g of
hydrogen.

maximum mass of hydrogen iodide = g [3]

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Nitric oxide, NO, is an atmospheric pollutant formed inside car engines by the reaction
between nitrogen and oxygen.

N2(g) + 02(g) —» 2NO(g) AH = +66 kJ mol-1

Calculate the mass of nitric oxide formed when 100g of nitrogen reacts completely with
oxygen.

mass of nitric oxide = g [3]

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19.
Nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4, reacts with hydrogen iodide.

Ni(CO)4(l) + 2Hl(g) -> Nil2(s) + H2(g) + 4CO(g)

(a) Calculate the percentage by mass of nickel in nickel carbonyl.

% [2]

(b) Calculate the maximum volume of gas formed at room temperature and pressure when 1.71 g
of nickel carbonyl reacts completely with hydrogen iodide.

maximum volume of gas formed [3]

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N2H4, is a liquid that has been used as a rocket fuel. It reacts with oxygen as
shown in the equation.

N2H4 + 02 -> N2 + 2HzO

This reaction is highly exothermic.
Calculate the volume of oxygen, measured at room temperature and pressure,
needed to completely combust 1.OO tonne of hydrazine.
[One tonne is 106 grams. One mole of any gas at room temperature and pressure
occupies a volume of 24 dm3.]

volume of oxygen = dm3 [3]

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An aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide was titrated with 0.0150 mol/dm3 hydrochloric
acid.

Ca(OH)2 + 2HCZ -> CaCL, + 2H20

It required 6.00cm3 of this aqueous hydrochloric acid to neutralise 20.0cm3 of the
calcium hydroxide solution.
Calculate the concentration, in mol/dm3, of the calcium hydroxide solution.

[3]

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When sulfur dioxide is passed through aqueous sodium hydroxide, sodium hydrogensulfite is
formed. Sodium hydrogensulfite contains the hydrogensulfite ion, HS03_.

SO2 + OH-
— HSO3-
Calculate the volume of 0.10mol/dm3 sodium hydroxide which contains 3.2g of
sodium hydroxide.

volume of aqueous sodium hydroxide = cm3 [2]

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Dilute hydrofluoric acid reacts with aqueous calcium hydroxide.

2HF(aq) + Ca(OH)2(aq) -» CaF2(aq) + 2H20(I)

What is the minimum volume, in cm3, of 0.150 mol/dm3 Ca(OH)2 required to react completely
with a solution containing 0.200g of HF?

volume of Ca(OH)2(aq) = cm3 [3]

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A student prepared some crystals of hydrated copper(n) sulfate by reacting excess insoluble
copper(n) oxide with dilute sulfuric acid.

CuO + H2S04 + 4H20 -» CUS04.5H20

The student used 15.0cm3 of 2.00 mol /dm3 sulfuric acid to prepare the crystals.

Calculate the maximum mass of hydrated copper(H) sulfate crystals that could be made.

g [3]
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Copper reacts with hot concentrated aqueous sulfuric acid.

Cu(s) + 2H2S04(aq) -> CuS04(aq) + S02(g) + 2H20(I)

An excess of copper is added to 25.0cm3 of hot 14 0 mol /dm3 H2S04.

Use this information, together with the equation, to calculate the maximum volume of S02
formed.

The gas volume is measured at room temperature and pressure.

volume of S02 = [3]

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Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is manufactured by reacting methane with ammonia and oxygen.

2CH4 + 2NH3 + 302 -> 2HCN + 6H20

(i) Calculate the mass of hydrogen cyanide that can be formed from 500 g of methane if the
percentage yield of hydrogen cyanide is 65%.

mass = [2]
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Farmers use chemicals to improve crop yield.

Ammonium phosphate, (NH4)3P04, is used as a fertiliser and calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, is used
to reduce the acidity of soils.

The relative formula mass of ammonium phosphate is 149.

(a) Calculate the percentage by mass of nitrogen in ammonium phosphate.

percentage = %[1]

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Potassium sulfate can be prepared by reacting aqueous potassium hydroxide with dilute
sulfuric acid.

2KOH + H2S04 -> K2S04 + 2H20

In an experiment, 20.0cm3 of 0.650 mol/dm3 sulfuric acid is just neutralised by aqueous
potassium hydroxide.

(i) Calculate the maximum mass of potassium sulfate, K2S04, that could be prepared.

[The relative formula mass of KgSCÿ is 174 ]

maximum mass of potassium sulfate = g[2]

(ii) After crystallisation, 1.72g of dry potassium sulfate was obtained. Calculate the
percentage yield of potassium sulfate.

percentage yield of potassium sulfate = %[1]

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