CHEMISTRY

A. Define the following terms. (one sentence only)

1. Quantitative 6. Precision
2. Qualitative 7. Accuracy
3. Analyte 8. Mole
4. Absolute error 9. Stoichiometry
5. Replicate measurements 10. Analytical chemistry

B. Identify the following.

QUALITATIVE or QUANTITATIVE RANDOM or SYSTEMATIC

11. a solution pH less than seven
12. Epsom salt forms a milky precipitate
13. dissolution of salt in endothermic reaction
14. Add 5-10 drops of ammonium hydroxide
solution
(SYSTEMIC- method, instrumental, personal)
15. electronic noise in the circuit
16. Not reading the meniscus at eye level
17. Measuring wind velocity
18. faulty calibrations
19. incompleteness of the reaction between analyte

C. Solve.
20. On measuring the current passing through a circuit, the following results are obtained: (I1)
0.46 A (I2) 0.42 A, (I3) 0.49 A. The actual content was 0.51 A. Calculate the mean, absolute
and percentage error made in each measurement.(5 pts.) NOTE: mean will be the
experimental value.
21. What is the molarity of a solution of HNO 3 that contains 12.6 grams HNO3 in 1.0 L of
solution? (3 pts.)
22. What is the normality of a 4025 ml solution that contains 300 grams of H2SO3? (3 pts.)
23. Zinc and sulphur react to form zinc sulphide according to the equation. (5 pts.)
Zn + S ---------> ZnS

If 25.0 g of zinc and 30.0 g of sulphur are mixed,

a) Which chemical is the limiting reactant?
b) How many grams of ZnS will be formed?
c) How many moles of the excess reactant will remain after the reaction is over?
ANSWER KEY

A.

1. Qualitative analysis is involves identification of substances of interest.

2. Quantitative analysis is the determination of concentration or amount of substances present in a given
sample.
3. Analyte is the components of a sample that are to be determined.
4. Absolute error is the difference between the result obtained by a method and the true or accepted value.
5. Replicate measurements are taken during identical but different experimental runs.
6. Accuracy describes the nearness of an experimental value or a mean to the true value.
7. Precision refers to the agreement between values in a set of data.
8. The mole is the unit of measurement for amount of substance
9. Stoichiometry is the calculation of reactants and products in chemical reactions.
10. Analytical chemistry is the science of chemical measurements.

B.
11. QUANTITATIVE 15. RANDOM
11. QUALITATIVE 16. SYSTEMATIC - personal
12. QUALITATIVE 17. RANDOM
13. QUANTITATIVE 18. SYSTEMATIC - instrumental
19. SYSTEMATIC -method

C.

20. mean = 0.46 absolute error = -0.05 percentage error = -9.80%

21. M = 0.200

22. N = 1.82

23. a. limiting reactant = Zn

b. 37.1 g ZnS

C. 17.7 moles excess