Mole Lecture Tutorial

CHEM 2001
Sem 1, AY 2018-2019
Dr Ejae John

Questions Only

1. How many moles are in the following:

a. 1.29 x 1024 hydrogen atoms in HF

b. 7.36 x 1024 free oxygen atoms

c. 3.28 x 1023 Na atoms in salt (NaCl)

2. How many atoms are present in the following?

a. Hydrogen atoms in 3.14 mol of H2O

b. Nitrogen atoms in 2.79 mol of NH3

c. Oxygen atoms in 4.90 mol in Al2O3

3. How many atoms are in a 3.56 g sample of Cu? Is this a mol of Cu?

4. What mass of Ni has as many atoms as there are N atoms in 63.0 g of NO2? As Na atoms in 63.0
g of NaCl?

5. How many g of CaCO3 are present in a sample if there are 4.52 x 1024 atoms of carbon in that
sample?

6. How many molecules of HCl are in 4.91 L of HCl acid at 25°C if the density equals 1.096 g/mL?
7. If a 1.000 gallon (3.785 L) bottle were filled with bleach (NaClO), how many Cl atoms would be in
the bottle? rbleach = 1.090 g/mL

8. At 25º C, the density of water is 0.997 g/ml. At -10º C, the density of ice is 0.917 g/cm3. If a
bottle with a volume of 275 mL were filled fully with water at 25º C and then frozen to -10º C,
could the ice still be contained in the bottle? What would the volume of the ice be?

9. What is the percent composition by mass of each element in cholesterol (C27H46O)?

10. A liquefied mixture of n-butane, n-pentane, and n-hexane has the following percent
composition: 50, 30, 20. For this mixture, calculate:
a. The weight fraction of each component
b. The mole fraction of each component
c. The average molecular weight

11. Write the balanced chemical equations of each reaction:

a. Calcium carbide (CaC2) reacts with water to form calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and acetylene
gas (C2H2).

b. When potassium chlorate (KClO3) is heated, it decomposes to form KCl and oxygen gas (O2).

c. C6H6 combusts in air.

d. C5H12O combusts in air.

12. Given the following reaction: Na2S2O3 + AgBr NaBr + Na3[Ag(S2O3)2]

a. How many moles of Na2S2O3 are needed to react completely with 42.7 g of AgBr?

b. What is the mass of NaBr that will be produced from 42.7 g of AgBr?
13. From the reaction: B2H6 + O2 HBO2 + H2O

a. What mass of O2 will be needed to burn 36.1 g of B2H6?

b. How many moles of water are produced from 19.2 g of B2H6?

14. Calculate the mass (in kg) of water produced from the combustion of 1.0 gallon (3.8 L) of
gasoline (C8H18). The density of gasoline is 0.79 g/mL.

15. One mole of aspartame (C14H18N2O5) reacts with two moles of water to produce one mole of
aspartic acid (C4H7NO4), one mole of methanol (CH3OH) and one mole of phenylalanine.

a. What is the molecular formula of phenylalanine?

b. What mass of phenylalanine is produced from 378 g of aspartame?

16. KO2 is used in a closed-system breathing apparatus. It removes carbon dioxide and water from
exhaled air. The reaction for the removal of water is: KO2 + H2O O2 + KOH. The KOH
produced is used to remove carbon dioxide by the following reaction: KOH + CO2 KHCO3.

a. What mass of KO2 produces 235 g of O2?

b. What mass of CO2 can be removed by 123 g of KO2?

17. If 1kg of benzene is oxidised with oxygen, how many kilograms of oxygen are needed to convert
all of the benzene?
Questions and Answers

1. How many moles are in the following:

a. 1.29 x 1024 hydrogen atoms in HF 2.14 moles H atoms

b. 7.36 x 1024 free oxygen atoms 12.2 moles O atoms

c. 3.28 x 1023 Na atoms in salt (NaCl) 0.545 moles Na atoms

2. How many atoms are present in the following?

a. Hydrogen atoms in 3.14 mol of H2O 3.78 x 1024 H atoms

b. Nitrogen atoms in 2.79 mol of NH3 1.68 x 1024 N atoms

c. Oxygen atoms in 4.90 mol in Al2O3 8.85 x 1024 O atoms

3. How many atoms are in a 3.56 g sample of Cu? Is this a mol of Cu? 3.37 x 1022 Cu atoms

4. What mass of Ni has as many atoms as there are N atoms in 63.0 g of NO2? As Na atoms in 63.0
g of NaCl? 80.4 g Ni, 63.2 g Ni

5. How many g of CaCO3 are present in a sample if there are 4.52 x 1024 atoms of carbon in that
sample? 751 g CaCO3

6. How many molecules of HCl are in 4.91 L of HCl acid at 25°C if the density equals 1.096
g/mL? 8.88 x 1025 molecules

7. If a 1.000 gallon (3.785 L) bottle were filled with bleach (NaClO), how many Cl atoms would be in
the bottle? rbleach = 1.090 g/mL
3.33 x 1025 Cl atoms

8. At 25º C, the density of water is 0.997 g/ml. At -10º C, the density of ice is 0.917 g/cm3. If a
bottle with a volume of 275 mL were filled fully with water at 25º C and then frozen to -10º C,
could the ice still be contained in the bottle? What would the volume of the ice be?
No. 299 mL
9. What is the percent composition by mass of each element in cholesterol (C27H46O)?

MOLAR MASS = 386 g/mol

C: 84%

H: 11.9%

O: 4.1%

10. A liquefied mixture of n-butane, n-pentane, and n-hexane has the following percent
composition: 50, 30, 20. For this mixture, calculate:
d. The weight fraction of each component
e. The mole fraction of each component
f. The average molecular weight

a. C4 – 0.5; C5 – 0.3; C6 – 0.2

b. C4 – 0.57; C5- 0.28; C6 – 0.15
c. 62.2kg/kg mol

11. Write the balanced chemical equations of each reaction:

a. Calcium carbide (CaC2) reacts with water to form calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) and acetylene
gas (C2H2).

CaC2 + 2 H2O C2H2 + Ca(OH)2

b. When potassium chlorate (KClO3) is heated, it decomposes to form KCl and oxygen gas (O2).

2 KClO3 2 KCl + 3 O2

c. C6H6 combusts in air.

2 C6H6 + 15 O2 12 CO2 + 6 H2O

d. C5H12O combusts in air.

2 C5H12O + 15 O2 10 CO2 + 12 H2O

12. Given the following reaction: Na2S2O3 + AgBr NaBr + Na3[Ag(S2O3)2]

a. How many moles of Na2S2O3 are needed to react completely with 42.7 g of AgBr? 0.455 mol
Na2S2O3

b. What is the mass of NaBr that will be produced from 42.7 g of AgBr? 23.4 g NaBr
13. From the reaction: B2H6 + O2 HBO2 + H2O

a. What mass of O2 will be needed to burn 36.1 g of B2H6? 125 g O2

b. How many moles of water are produced from 19.2 g of B2H6? 1.39 mol H2O

14. Calculate the mass (in kg) of water produced from the combustion of 1.0 gallon (3.8 L) of
gasoline (C8H18). The density of gasoline is 0.79 g/mL. 4.3 kg H2O

15. One mole of aspartame (C14H18N2O5) reacts with two moles of water to produce one mole of
aspartic acid (C4H7NO4), one mole of methanol (CH3OH) and one mole of phenylalanine.

a. What is the molecular formula of phenylalanine? C9H11NO2

b. What mass of phenylalanine is produced from 378 g of aspartame? 212 g phenylalanine

16. KO2 is used in a closed-system breathing apparatus. It removes carbon dioxide and water from
exhaled air. The reaction for the removal of water is: KO2 + H2O O2 + KOH. The KOH
produced is used to remove carbon dioxide by the following reaction: KOH + CO2 KHCO3.

a. What mass of KO2 produces 235 g of O2? 696 g KO2

b. What mass of CO2 can be removed by 123 g of KO2? 76.1 g CO2

17. If 1kg of benzene is oxidised with oxygen, how many kilograms of oxygen are needed to convert
all of the benzene? 3.08 kg