EXERCISES

1. If you were given the number of moles of a compound, what information

would you need to know to determine each of the conversion factors
necessary to find the number of moles of each atom or ion in the compound?

2. You are given a 2.0-mol sample of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The molar
mass of CaCO3 is 100.09 g/mol. Write the conversion factor you would use to
determine correctly each of the following quantities.
a) the mass in grams of the sample
b) the number of formula units of CaCO3 in the sample
c) the number of moles of oxygen atoms in the sample

3. Write the conversion factors in the order you would use them to determine
correctly each of the following quantities in a sample of 2.0 x 10 24 molecules
of ethane (C2H6). The molar mass of ethane is 30.08 g/mol.
a) the mass in grams of the sample
b) the number of carbon atoms in the sample

4.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Determine the mass in grams of each of the following. Use the periodic table.
mol silver (Ag)
12.0 mol aluminum (Al)
3.25 mol copper (Cu)
1.93 mol xenon (Xe)
5.34 mol vanadium (V)

5. Determine the number of moles in each of the following. Use the periodic
table.
a) 10.0 g lithium (Li)
b) 367 g magnesium (Mg)
c) 72.1 g silicon (Si)
d) 4.87 g fluorine (F)
e) 1.56 kg lead (Pb)

For each statement below, write true or false.

Chloromethane (CH3Cl) has a molar mass of 50.49 g/mol. What is the number of
molecules of CH3Cl in 101 grams of the substance?