CHEMISTRY – 3 QUESTIONS

1. 80 cm3 of a sample of a gaseous hydrocarbon is burned in the presence of excess oxygen at

27°C. The volume of the resulting mixture reduces by 240 cm3 when passed over anhydrous
calcium chloride. The mixture is then passed over calcium oxide, which causes the volume to be
reduced further by 160 cm3. Find the molecular formula of the hydrocarbon. (HINT: What is
anhydrous calcium chloride used for?)
[Ans: C2H6]

2. 100 cm3 of a mixture of methane and ethyne is burned completely in the presence of excess
oxygen. The resulting mixture is then cooled and reacted with KOH, which causes the volume to
reduce by 165 cm3. Find the percentage of methane and ethyne in the mixture.
[Ans: 35% CH4, 65% C2H2]

3. Express 10% Na2CO3 in molarity.

[Ans: 0.9434M]

4. What is the amount of I2 liberated when the gas produced by the reaction of KCl with MnO2 in
the presence of excess H2SO4 is passed through excess KI? Also calculate the mass of MnO2
required.
[Ans: 12.7 kg, 4.597 kg]

5. 0.96 g solid remains when 1.84 g of a mixture of CaCO3 and MgCO3 is heated. Find the
percentage of CaCO3 and MgCO3 in the mixture.
[Ans: 54.35% CaCO3, 45.65% MgCO3]

6. 6 m3 of a mixture of N2O and NO gas is mixed with an equal volume of H2 gas and the mixture is
exploded. If 3.8 m3 of nitrogen is obtained, calculate the initial volumes of N 2O and NO. You
should assume that both gases produce N2 and H2O upon reaction with H2.
[Ans: 1.6 m3 N2O, 4.4 m3 NO]

7. What is the amount of KCl obtained if 0.15 kg of KClO3 is heated at a very high temperature?
(HINT: Try thinking whether the mole * equivalent number formula is applicable in this case or
not)
[Ans: 0.0912 kg]

8. What is the amount of KClO3 that needs to be heated to produce the amount of oxygen that can
be produced from 200.00 g HgO? Mr of Hg = 200
[Ans: 37.83 g]
9. What is the volume of 0.05M K2Cr2O7 required to liberate all the chlorine from an acidic solution
containing 1.2 g NaCl? How much chlorine will be liberated?
[Ans: 68.4 mL, 0.7284 g]

10. 100 g of a mixture of Cu2O and CuO contains 88.0 g of Cu by mass. Find the percentage of Cu2O
in the mixture.
[Ans: 91.03%]

11. A compound contains 7.00% nitrogen. What is the minimum molecular mass of the compound?
[Ans: 200]

12. The density of 13.0% (W/W) sulfuric acid 1.09 g/cm3. To what volume should 100 cm3 of the acid
be diluted in order to prepare a 1.5N solution?
[Ans: 193 cm3]

13. Two aqueous solutions are prepared separately by dissolving 20.0 g NaOH in 90.0g water and
18.25 g HCl in 81.0 g water. The two solutions are then mixed together. The mixture is dried b
applying heat. It took 10.0 hours to dry it completely. Calculate the amount of salt obtained
after drying and the number of water molecules evaporated per second during drying.
[Ans: 29.25 g, 1.673 x 1020]

14. A label on a bottle of H2SO4 says its density is 1.2 g/mL and it contains 80% (W/W) acid.
Calculate the concentration in normality.
[Ans: 19.59 N]

15. The main constituent of kidney stones is calcium oxalate. Calcium oxalate is procured from
blood, acidified and titrated with 9.56 x 10-4 M KMnO4. For a sample 10 mL of blood, 24.2 mL of
KMnO4 is needed. What is the amount of calcium present per mL of blood?
[Ans: 2.31 x 10-4 g/mL]