Mole Ratio Practice Problems

Follow along with Tyler Dewitt explaining Mole Ratios and complete the example problems with the
video. Try both methods that he teaches and then choose the one that makes the most sense to you.
Once you feel comfortable, complete the practice problems at the bottom, circle your answers, and
submit on Canvas.

Stoichiometry: Mole Ratios

Example 1:
2H2O --> 2H2 + O2

How many moles of O2 will be produced from 6.2 moles of water?

How many moles of H2O will be required to make 19.2 moles of O2?

Example 2:
2H2S + 3O2 --> 2SO2 + 2H2O

How many moles of O2 are needed to combine with 8.4 moles of H2S?

Starting with 9.2 moles of O2, how many moles of H2S will you need, and how many moles of SO2 will
you get?
Example 3:
C3H8 + 5O2 --> 3CO2 + 4H2O

How many moles of oxygen are needed to react with 7.2 moles of propane (C 3H8)?

How many moles of C3H8 are needed to make 13.5 moles of CO2? How much O2 will be needed?

Practice Problems:
1. Consider the chemical reaction represented by:
3MgCl2 + 2Al --> 3Mg + 2AlCl3

a) Starting with 8 moles of magnesium chloride, how many moles of aluminum chloride are
produced?

b) How many moles of magnesium chloride are needed to react with 10 moles of aluminum?
2. Consider the following chemical reaction:
N2 + 3H2 --> 2NH3

a) How many moles of nitrogen gas are needed to react with 7.5 moles of hydrogen?

b) How many moles of ammonia would you get if 4.5 moles of hydrogen gas reacted?

c) How many moles of nitrogen gas are needed to order to produce 5.9 moles of NH 3?

3. Consider the combustion of methane (CH4):

CH4 + 2O2 --> 2H2O + CO2

a) How many moles of carbon dioxide are obtained when 20.4 moles of methane are burned?

b) If only 15.6 moles of oxygen are available, how many moles of methane will burn?

c) During combustion 0.8 moles of carbon dioxide were obtained, how many moles of CH 4 were
used? How many moles of water were made?