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Welcome to the wonderful world of stoichiometry. This is where the math that we’ve
learned collides with all the chemistry that we’ve learned. Stoichiometry is considered
difficult not because any one component of a stoichiometry problem is itself very hard,
but because it ties together all that we have learned up to this point. All of the following
skills will be brought together in stoichiometry:
Today, we’re going to add one more skill. We’re going to learn create a mole ratio. A
mole ratio is no different than any other ratio. Ratio example:
1) A 2 meter tall post leaves a shadow of 5 feet. How tall is a tree that leaves a
shadow of 45 feet?
To solve this problem you must set up and solve the ratio below:
2 x
=
5 45
Note: All information regarding the post and its shadow is on the left. All the
information about the shadows is on the bottom. x = 18
4) Given the equation below, how many moles of MgO would be produced if 17
moles of Mg were reacted with oxygen?
2 Mg(s) + O2(g) 2 MgO(s)
5) Given the equation below, how many moles of Ca(OH)2 would be produced if 68
moles of water were reacted with calcium?
Ca(s) + 2 H2O(l) Ca(OH)2(s) + H2(g)
6) Given the equation below, how many moles of water would be produced if .5
moles of sulfuric acid were reacted with potassium hydroxide?
2 KOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq) K2SO4(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
7) Given the reaction below, how many moles of water and how many moles of
carbon dioxide would be produced if 12 moles of ethane (C2H6) were combusted?
2 C2H6(g) + 7 O2(g) 4 CO2(g) + 6 H2O(g)
8) Given the reaction below, how many moles of water and how many moles of
carbon dioxide would be produced if 50 moles of ethanol (C2H5OH) were
combusted?
C2H5OH(l) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 3 H2O(g)
9) Given the reaction below, how many moles of water would be produced if 3 moles
of nitrogen were produced? It’s not that hard, just set up the ratio and solve it.
read the problem (NH4)2Cr2O7(s) Cr2O3(s) + N2(g) + 4H2O(l)read the problem