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2 Exercise 1 Avogadros Number and reacting masses

1. Calculate the number of
moles present in each of the
following cases:
2. Calculate the mass of
substance present in the
following cases:
3. Calculate the relative
molecular mass of the
following substances and
suggest a possible identity of
each substance:
a) 2.3 g of Na a) 0.0 moles of Cl2 a) 0.01 moles! 0."2 g
b) 2. g of #2 b) 0.12 moles of $%r b) 0.012 moles! 0.0 g
c) 2"0 &g of C#2 c) 0.0' moles of Ca(#))2 c) 0. moles! ** g
d) 12. g of +l(#))3 d) 20 moles of ,e2#3 d) 2.2 moles! -3 g
e) .2 g of .b#2 e) 0.02 moles of +l2(/#")3 e) 0.0012 moles! 0.312 g
". Calculate the number of particles in the following substances:
a) 0.02 moles b) 2. g of C#2 c) .0 g of .b d) 100 g of N2
. Calculate the mass of the following substances:
a) 2. 0 10
23
molecules of N2
b) 1. 0 10
2"
molecules of C#2
c) 2 0 10
20
atoms of 1g
Reacting Masses
-. Calculate the mass of )2# re2uired to react completely with .0 g of /iCl":
/iCl" 3 2)2# /i#2 3 ")Cl
'. Calculate the mass of phosphorus re2uired to ma&e 200 g of phosphine! .)3! by the reaction:
."(s) 3 3Na#)(a2) 33)2#(l) 3Na)2.#"(a2) 3 .)3(g)
*. 4ead (56) o0ide reacts with concentrated hydrochloric acid as follows:
.b#2(s) 3 ")Cl(a2) .bCl2(s) 3 Cl2(g) 3 2)2#(l)
7hat mass of lead chloride would be obtained from 3'.2g of .b#2! and what mass of
chlorine gas would be produced8
9. 7hen copper (55) nitrate is heated! it decomposes according to the following e2uation:
2Cu(N#3)2(s) 2Cu#(s) 3 "N#2(g) 3 #2(g).
7hen 20.0g of copper (55) nitrate is heated! what mass of copper (55) o0ide would be
produced8 7hat mass of N#2 would be produced8
10. + blast furnace can produce about '00 tonnes of iron a day. )ow much iron (555) o0ide will be
consumed8 +ssuming co&e is pure carbon! how much co&e would be needed to produce the
necessary carbon mono0ide8
,e2#3(s) 3 3C#(g) 2,e(l) 3 3C#2(g)
2C(s) 3 #2(g) 2C#(g)
Atom Economy
11. Calculate the percentage atom economy of the following processes:
a) the production of iron in the blast furnace:
,e2#3 3 3C# 2,e 3 3C#2
b) the production of titanium:
:iCl" 3 "Na :i 3 "NaCl
c) the production of glass from sand:
/i#2 3 2Na#) Na2/i#3 3 )2#
12. Calculate the atom economy of each of the following methods of producing iron
and decide which is the most efficient process:
a) ,e2#3 3 3C# 2,e 3 3C#2
b) ,e2#3 3 3)2 2,e 3 3)2#
c) ,e2#3 3 2+l 2,e 3 +l2#3