SKU1013

Sem 1 16/17

Chemistry Department
Faculty of Science and Mathematics
SKU1013
BASIC CHEMISTRY I
TUTORIAL 3 : STOICHIOMETRY
Question in Problems Section of Silberberg 7th Ed. (Page 85, 130-134)
Source: Silberberg, M. S., and Amateis, P.G. (2015). Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and
Change. 7th Edition. New York. McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
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(Q 2.81, 2.82, 2.83)

a) For what type(s) of compound do we use Roman numerals in the names?
b) For what type(s) of compound do we use Greek numerical prefixes in the names?
c)

For what type of compound are we unable to write a molecular formula?

(Q 2.87)
Give the name and formula of the compound formed from the following elements:
a) cesium and bromine
b) sulfur and barium
c)

calcium and fluorine

(Q 2.89)
Give the systematic names for the formulas for the names or formulas for the names:

a) Na2HPO4

b) potassium carbonate dihydrate

c)

d) ammonium perchlorate

NaNO2

(Q 3.9)
Calculate the molar mass of each of the following:
a) (NH4)3PO4

b) CH2Cl

c)

d) BrF3

CuSO4.5H2O

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(Q 3.15)
Calculate each of the following quantities:
a) Mass (Kg) of 4.6 X 1021 mol of NO2
b) Amount (mol) of Cl atoms in 0.0615 g of C2H4Cl2
c)

Number of H- ions in 5.82 g of SrH2

(Q 3.21, 3.23)
Calculate each of the following:
a) Mass % of I in strontium periodate, SrIO4
b) Mass % of Mn in potassium permanganate, KMnO4
c)

Mass fraction of Cl in calcium chlorate, CaClO3

d) Mass fraction of N in dinitrogen trioxide, N2O3

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(Q 3.32, 3.37, 3.41)

a) What is the difference between an empirical formula and molecular formula? Can they
be the same?
b) What is the empirical formula and empirical formula mass for each of the following
compounds?
i)

C2H4

ii) C2H6O2
iii) P4O10
iv) Ga2(so4)3
v) Al2Br6
c)

What is the molecular formula of each compound?

i) Empirical formula CH (M = 78.11 g/mol)
ii) Empirical formula C3H6O2 (M = 74.08 g/mol)
iii) Empirical formula HgCl (M = 472.1 g/mol)
iv) Empirical formula C7H4O2 (M = 240.20 g/mol)

(Q 3.57)
Write balanced equations for each of the following:
a) Cu(NO3)2 (aq) + KOH (aq) Cu(OH)2 (s) + KNO3 (aq)
b) BCl3 (g) + H2O (l) H3BO3 (s) + HCl (g)
c)

CaSiO3 (s) + HF (g) SiF4 (g) + CaF2 (s)

d) (CN)2 (g) + H2O (l) H2C2O4 (aq) + NH3 (g)

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(Q 3.83)
A mixture of 0.0375 g of hydrogen and 0.0185 mol of oxygen in a closed container is sparked
to initiate a reaction. How many grams of water can form? Which reactant is in excess, and
how many grams of it remain after the reaction?

10 (Q 3.89)
What is the percent yield of a reaction in which 200 g of phosphorus trichloride reacts with
excess water to form 128 g of HCl and aqueous phosphorus acid (H3PO3)?