GENERAL CHEMISTRY EXERCISES FOR MIDTERM EXAM, 2018-2019

1. A solution contains 10.05% sucrose (cane sugar) by mass. What mass of the solution, in
grams, is needed for an application that requires 1.00 kg sucrose?

2. A 1.446 g sample of potassium reacts with 8.178 g of chlorine to produce potassium

chloride as the only product. After the reaction, 6.867 g of chlorine remains unreacted.
What mass of potassium chloride was formed?

3. Determine the number of electrons, neutrons, and protons in the below species. If
necessary, use the periodic table for the calculations.
Proton Numbers Electron Numbers Neutron Numbers
23
𝑁𝑎
39 +1
19𝐾
20 +2
10𝑁𝑒
208
82𝑃𝑏

4. The two naturally occurring isotopes of silver have the following abundances: 51.84%;
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Ag, 107Ag, 48.16%. The mass of is 106.905092 u. What is the mass of 107Ag?

5. Medical experts generally believe a level of 30 µg Pb per deciliter of blood poses a

significant health risk (1 dL= 0.1 L ) Express this level (a) in the unit mol Pb/L blood; (b)
as the number of Pb atoms per milliliter blood.
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7. Determine the mass percent H in the hydrocarbon decane, C10H22.

8. Determine the empirical formula of (a) the rodenticide (rat killer) warfarin, which consists
of 74.01% C, 5.23% H, and 20.76% O, by mass; (b) the antibacterial agent
sulfamethizole, which consists of 39.98% C, 3.73% H, 20.73% N, 11.84% O, and 23.72%
S, by mass.

9. A 0.1888 g sample of a hydrocarbon produces 0.6260 g CO2 and 0.1602 g H2O in

combustion analysis. Its molecular mass is found to be 106 u. For this hydrocarbon,
determine its (a) mass percent composition; (b) empirical formula; (c) molecular formula.
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11. Name these compounds:

12. Write formulas for the compounds:

aluminum sulfate
ammonium dichromate
iron(III) oxide
phosphorus dichloride trifluoride
calcium dihydrogen phosphate
Potassium permanganate

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15. What volume of 0.750 M AgNO3 must be diluted with water to prepare 250.0 ml of 0.425
M AgNO3?
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24. A sample of N2(g) occupies a volume of 42.0 mL under the existing barometric pressure.
Increasing the pressure by 85 mmHg reduces the volume to 37.7 mL. What is the
prevailing barometric pressure, in millimeters of mercury?

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