SIC1001 / SCES1200

SEM 1 2019/20

TUTORIAL TEST (20 MARKS)

Answer ALL questions.
1. A sample of 0.8214g of KMnO4 was dissolved in water to made up to the volume on a
500ml volumetric flask. A 2ml sample of this solution was transferred to a 1000ml
volumetric flask and diluted to the mark with water. Next, 10ml of the diluted solution
were transferred to a 250ml flask and diluted to the mark with water.
a. Calculate the concentration (in molarity) of the final solution.
b. Calculate the mass of KMnO4 needed to directly prepare the final solution.

2. Can the following decomposition reaction be characterized as an acid-base reaction?

Explain.
NH4CL (s)  NH3 (g) + HCl (g)

3. What is the oxidation number of O in HFO?

4. Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) is one of the most important nitrogen-containing

fertilizers. Its purity can be analysed by titrating a solution of NH4NO3 with a standard
NaOH solution. In one experiment, a 0.2041g sample of industrially prepared NH4NO3
required 24.42ml of 0.1023M NaOH for neutralization.
a. Write the net ionic equation for the reaction.
b. What is the % purity of the sample?

5. A 0.9157g mixture of CaBr2 and NaBr is dissolved in water. AgNO3 is added to the
solution to form AgBr precipitate. If the mass of the precipitate is 1.6930g, what is the
% by mass of NaBr in the original mixture?

6. Someone spilled concentrated sulfuric acid on the floor of a chemistry laboratory. To

neutralize the acid, would it be preferable to pour concentrated sodium hydroxide
solution or spray solid sodium bicarbonate over the acid? Explain your choice and the
chemical basis for the action.

7. When 2.5g of zinc strip were placed in a AgNO3 solution, silver metal formed on the
surface of the strip. After some time had passed, the strip was removed from the
solution, dried and weighed. If the mass of the strip was 3.37g, calculate the mass of
Ag and Zn metals present.

8. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are colourless and odourless gases. Suggest two chemical
tests that would enable you to distinguish between these two gases.

9. A sample containing NaCl, Na2SO4 and NaNO3 gives the following elemental analysis:
Na: 32.08%, O: 36.01%, Cl: 19.51%. Calculate the mass %of each compound in the
sample.

10. When 0.273g of Mg is heated strongly in a nitrogen (N2) atmosphere, a chemical

reaction occurs. The product of the reaction weighs 0.378g. calculate the empirical
formula of the compound containing Mg and N. Name the compound.