HKDSE Chemistry Reacting Masses

Revision Exercise
1. 19.85 g of an element M combine with 25.61 g of oxygen to form an oxide. Given only that the relative
atomic masses of M and oxygen are 31 and 16 respectively, deduce the simplest formula for this oxide.
2. A metal oxide MO contains79.9% by mass of the metal M. Find the atomic mass of M.
3. 26.88 g of a metal chloride MCl contain 5.68 g of chlorine. Find the atomic mass of the metal M.
4. If the formula of a hydrate is MgSO4• xH2O and the percentage by mass of water of crystallization is 51.22,
what is the value of x?
5. 2.48 g of Na2CO3• nH2O, on heating, left 2.12 g of the anhydrous salt. Find the value of n.
6. 0.166 mole of a hydrated salt, on strong heating, gave 17.94 g of water. Find the number moles of
water of crystallization in one mole of hydrated salt.
7. A hydrate contains 16.08% sodium, 4.20% carbon, 6.99% hydrogen and 72.73% oxygen by mass. If all
the hydrogen atoms of the hydrate are in the form of water crystallization, determine its empirical
formula.
8. 4.8 g of a metal M of atomic mass 24 form 19 g of metal chloride with excess of hydrogen chloride on
heating.
(a) What mass of the chloride contains 1 mole of M?
(b) What mass of chloride is present in that mass of the chloride in (a)?
(c) How many moles of chlorine atoms combine with 1 mole of M in this chloride?
(d) Deduce the empirical formula of the chloride.
9. By analysis, 23 g of a compound of formula X2YO3 were found to contain 13 g of X, 2g of Y and 8 g of
oxygen. Calculate
(a) the mass of X that combines with 16 g of oxygen in the compound
(b) the relative atomic mass of X.
(c) the mass of Y that combines with 1 mole of oxygen atoms in the compound.
(d) the relative atomic mass of Y.
(e) the molar mass of the compound.
10. Various known masses of magnesium powder were added to excess of aqueous silver nitrate in separate
experiments.
(a) Write a balance chemical equation for the reaction.
(b) 5 g of silver were obtained. How many grams of magnesium were used?
11. When 3.1 g of a carbonate MCO3 are heated to constant mass, 2.0 g of the oxide of the metal are formed.
On reduction of this oxide, 1.6 g of pure metal remains.
MCO3 ® MO + CO2 2 MO ® 2M + O2
Calculate the atomic mass of M.
12. Copper(II) oxide reacts with sulphuric acid to form copper(II) sulphate and water.
(a) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between copper(II) oxide and sulphuric acid.
(b) calculate the mass of copper(II) oxide which will react with a solution containing 4g of sulphuric acid.

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HKDSE Chemistry Reacting Masses

Ans.:

1. M2O5 2. 63.6 3. 132.5 4. 7 5. 1 6. 6

7. Na2CO3• 10H2O 8. (a) 95 g (b) 71g (c) 2 (d) MCl2.

9. (a) 26g (b) 39 (c) 4 g (d) 12 (e) 138g

10. (a) 2AgNO3 + Mg ® Mg(NO3)2 + 2Ag (b) 0.555 g 11. 64

12. (a) CuO + H2SO4 ® Cu SO4 + H2O

(b) 3.26 g

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