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Example:
To wire your stereo equipment, you need 625 centimeters (cm) of speaker wire that sells for ₱
15/ft. What is the price of the wire?
¿ 1 ft
625 cm x 1∈ x ¿
2.54 cm ₱ 15
12∈¿ x =₱ 307.57=₱ 310 ¿
1 ft
The volume of an irregularly shaped solid can be determined from the volume of water it
displaces. A graduated cylinder contains 19.9 mL of water. When a small piece of galena, an ore
of lead, is submerged in the water, the volume increases to 24.5 mL. What is the volume of the
3
piece of galena in cm and in L?
1g
1.49 x 103 mg x =1.49 g
1000 mg
Convert the sides into cm, then solve for the volume in terms of cm3
A patient’s blood cholesterol level measures 165 mg/dL. Express this value in g/L.
mg 1g 10 dL
165 x x =1.65 g/ L
dL 1000mg 1 L
Significant Figures
If the number has a decimal point:
1. Start at the left of the number and move right until you reach the first nonzero digit.
1. Start at the right of the number and move left until you reach the first nonzero digit.
Example:
Exercises:
a. 0.00602 g - 3 sf
b. 22.871 mg – 5 sf
c. 344. ℃ - 3 sf
d. 100.0 mL – 4 sf
e. 0.00567 – 3 sf
For addition and subtraction: The answer has the same number of decimal places as there are in
the measurement with the fewest decimal places.
For multiplication and division: The answer contains the same number of significant figures as
there are in the measurement with the fewest significant figures.
Exercises:
16.3521−1.448 14.904
= =2.103
7.086 7.086
1
4.80 x 10 4 ( )
1000 48.0
= =4.16
11.55 11.55
Law of Conservation of Mass
The total mass of substances does not change during a chemical reaction.
Example:
Exercise:
Pitchblende is the most commercially important compound of uranium. Analysis shows that
84.2 g of pitchblende contains 71.4 g of uranium, with oxygen as the only other element. How
many grams of uranium can be obtained from 102 kg of pitchblende?
The U.S. Mint issued state quarters over the 10-year period 1999–2008. The quarters each weigh
5.670 g and contain 8.33% nickel and the remainder copper. What mass of each element is
contained in each quarter?
8.33 g nickel
5.670 g quarter x =0.472 g nickel
100 g quarter
91.67 g copper
5.670 g x =5.198 g copper
100 g quarter
Many heating devices such as hair dryers contain nichrome wire, an alloy containing 80.%
nickel and 20.% chromium, which gets hot when an electric current passes through it. If a
heating device contains 75 g nichrome wire, how many grams of nickel and how many
grams of chromium does the wire contain?
80 g nickel
75 g nichrome x =60 g nickel
100 g nichrome
20 g chromium
75 g nichrome x =15 g chromium
100 g nichrome
Naming Compounds
The name of the cation is written first, followed by that of the anion.
The name of the cation is the same as the name of the metal. Many metal names end in -ium.
The name of the anion takes the root of the nonmetal name and adds the suffix -ide.
Naming Oxoanions
Exercises (Note to the tutor, pili ka ng isang example then the rest are exercises)
Write the name of the compound formed by these ions:
a) Magnesium and nitrogen – magnesium nitride
b) Iodine and cadmium – cadmium iodide
c) Strontium and fluorine – strontium fluoride
d) Sulfur and cesium – cesium sulfide
Naming Acids
Binary acid solutions form when certain gaseous compounds dissolve in water. For example,
when gaseous hydrogen chloride (HCl) dissolves in water, it forms a solution called hydrochloric
acid. Prefix hydro- + anion nonmetal root + suffix -ic + the word acid.
Oxoacid names are similar to those of the oxoanions except for two changes:
1. Anion “-ate” suffix becomes an “-ic” suffix in the acid. Anion “-ite” suffix becomes
an “-ous” suffix in the acid.
2. The oxoanion prefixes “hypo-” and “per-” are retained.
Example:
HCl – Hydrochloric acid
HF – Hydrofluoric acid
HBr O4 - perbromic acide
Exercises:
1. HN O3- nitric acid 3. H 3 P O 4 - phosphoric acid
2. HN O2- nitrous acid 4. H ClO3- chloric acid
Example:
NaF = ( 1 x 22.99 ) + ( 1 x 19.00 )=41.99 amu
Exercises:
KMn O 4=( 1 x 39.1 ) + ( 1 x 54.9 ) + ( 4 x 16.00 )=158 amu
Mg (C2 H 3 O 2 )2
¿
Stoichiometry
1 mole=6.022 x 1023 entities
Example:
Silver (Ag) is used in jewelry and tableware but no longer in U.S. coins. How many grams of
Ag are in 0.0342 mol of Ag?
107.9 g
0.0342 mol of Ag x =3.69 g of Ag
1 mol of Ag
Exercises:
Iron (Fe), the main component of steel, is the most important metal in industrial society. How
many Fe atoms are in 95.8 g of Fe?
Ammonium carbonate is white solid that decomposes with warming. Among its many uses, it is
a component of baking powder, fire extinguishers, and smelling salts. How many formula units
are in 41.6 g of ammonium carbonate?
Percent by Mass
atoms per mol x atomic mass
=% by mass
total molecular mass per mol∈compound
In mammals, lactose (milk sugar) is metabolized to glucose (C6H12O6), the key nutrient for
generating chemical potential energy.
12.01 g C
6 mol C x =72.06 g C
1mol C
1.008 g H
12 mol H x =12.10 g H
1mol H
16.00 g O
6 mol O x =96.00 g O
1 mol O
Total molecular mass: 180.16 g/mol
Empirical Formula: The simplest formula for a compound that agrees with the elemental analysis
and gives rise to the smallest set of whole numbers of atoms.
Exercises:
Elemental analysis of a sample of an ionic compound showed 2.82 g of Na, 4.35 g of Cl, and
7.83 g of O. What is the empirical formula and name of the compound?
During physical activity, lactic acid (M = 90.08 g/mol) forms in muscle tissue and is responsible
for muscle soreness. Elemental analysis shows that this compound contains 40.0 mass % C, 6.71
mass % H, and 53.3 mass % O. Determine the empirical and molecular formula of lactic acid.
C 3 H 6 O 3 molecular formula
Balancing Chemical Equations
Exercises
Within the cylinders of a car’s engine, the hydrocarbon octane (C8H18), one of many components
of gasoline, mixes with oxygen from the air and burns to form carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
A fuel mixture used in the early days of rocketry is composed of two liquids, hydrazine (N2H4)
and dinitrogen tetraoxide (N2O4), which ignite on contact to form nitrogen gas and water vapor.
Write a balanced equation for this reaction.
Limiting Reactants are reactants that will limit the extent of the reaction.
Percent Yield is given by the following formula
Exercises:
A fuel mixture used in the early days of rocketry is composed of two liquids, hydrazine (N2H4)
and dinitrogen tetraoxide (N2O4), which ignite on contact to form nitrogen gas and water vapor.
How many grams of nitrogen gas form when 1.00 x 102 g of N2H4 and 2.00 x 102 g of N2O4 are
mixed?
Silicon carbide (SiC) is an important ceramic material that is made by allowing sand (silicon
dioxide, SiO2) to react with powdered carbon at high temperature. Carbon monoxide is also
formed. When 100.0 kg of sand is processed, 51.4 kg of SiC is recovered. What is the percent
yield of SiC from this process?
Molarity
moles of solute
M=
L of solution
Example:
Glycine (H2NCH2COOH) is the simplest amino acid. What is the molarity of an aqueous
solution that contains 0.715 mol of glycine in 495 mL?
Exercises:
A buffered solution maintains acidity as a reaction occurs. In living cells, phosphate ions play a
key buffering role, so biochemists often study reactions in such solutions. How many grams of
solute are in 1.75 L of 0.460 M sodium monohydrogen phosphate?
Mercury and its compounds have many uses, from fillings for teeth (as an alloy with silver,
copper, and tin) to the industrial production of chlorine. Because of their toxicity, however,
soluble mercury compounds, such as mercury(II) nitrate, must be removed from industrial
wastewater. One removal method reacts the wastewater with sodium sulfide solution to produce
solid mercury(II) sulfide and sodium nitrate solution. In a laboratory simulation, 0.050 L of
0.010 M mercury(II) nitrate reacts with 0.020 L of 0.10 M sodium sulfide. How many grams of
mercury(II) sulfide form?
Solubility Rules for Ionic Equations
Exercises:
Predict whether a reaction occurs when each of the following pairs of solutions are mixed. If a
reaction does occur, write balanced molecular, total ionic, and net ionic equations, and identify
the spectator ions.
Exercises:
Examples:
Chlorine is part of Group 7A. Hence it should have a O.N. of -1. To balance the O.N. of
the whole compound, Zinc should have a O.N of +2.
2. Sulfur Trioxide ( S O3 ¿
Oxygen should have a O.N. of -2. Since there are 3 Oxygen atoms, Sulfur should have a
O.N. of +6 to balance the O.N. of the whole compound.
3. Nitric Acid ( HN O3 ¿
Hydrogen is combined with nonmetals, hence it has a O.N. of +1. Oxygen has a O.N. of
-2. Hence to balance the compound’s O.N., Nitrogen should have a O.N. of +5.
Exercises: