1 A person weighing about 78 kg is about 18% carbon by mass.

What is the mass

(in grams) of carbon in this person? How many moles of carbon are in this
person?
(Answer : 14, 040 g Carbon and 1170 mol of Carbon )

2 Silicon is to geologists what carbon is to biologists. It makes up 28% of Earth’s

crust and is found in many minerals. Sand, quartz, and glass are all made up of
silicon dioxide (SiO2).
Answer the following questions:
i) Is silicon dioxide an element or a compound?
ii) How many moles of silicon are in one mole of silicon dioxide?
iii) How many moles of oxygen atom are in one mole of silicon dioxide?
iv) How many atoms of silicon are in one mole of silicon dioxide?
v) How many atoms of oxygen are in one mole of silicon dioxide?

3 Calculate percentage by mass of calcium in calcium carbonate compound.

(Answer 40.06% )
(Ar of Ca = 40.1, C =12 and O =16)

4 Calculate the formula for hydrated lithium nitrate (LiNO3 • xH2O), based on
mole ratios determined from the following laboratory data collected in an
experiment:

mass (g) of hydrated lithium nitrate: 17.00 g

mass (g) of anhydrous lithium nitrate: 9.53 g (Ar of Li = 6.9, N = 14, O =16
and H = 1)
(Answer : LiNO3. 3H2O )

5 Find the formula, and indicate the name of a hydrate containing 76.9% CaSO3
and 23.1% H2O by mass. (Ar of Ca = 40.1, S = 32.1, O =16 and H = 1)
(Answer: Formula CaSO3.2H2O and Name Calcium sulphite dihydrate )

6) 6 g of a hydrocarbon gas had a volume of 4.8 dm3 at room temp and pressure.
Calculate relative molecular mass of the hydrocarbon. (Answer : 30)
7 Calculate the mass of magnesium metal required to produce 300 cm3 of
hydrogen gas at room temp and pressure.(Ar of Mg = 24.3)

Mg (s) + 2 HCl(aq) MgCl2(aq) + H2 (g)

(Answer: 0.3038 g of Mg )

8) 4.2 g of of sodium hydrogencarbonate (baking soda) is heated

2NaHCO3(s) ==> Na2CO3(s) + H2O(g) + CO2(g) 

Sodium hydrogencarbonate decomposes on heating to produce CO2 gas.

Calculate i) No of moles of CO2 produced

ii) Volume of CO2 gas produced at room temp and pressure.

(Answer: i) 0.025 mol ii) 0.60 dm3 )

9)

(answer: 0.141 mol dm-3)

10 85.95g of potassium bromide was dissolved in 400cm3 of water.

Calculate the concentration of the solution in i) mol dm-3 ii) g dm-3

(Ar of K = 39.1, Br= 79.9) [answer: i) 1.806 moldm-3 ii) 214.9 g dm-3]

11 A solution of calcium sulphate (CaSO4) contained 0.500g dissolved to

make 2.00 dm3 of solution. Calculate the concentration of the solution in

i) g dm-3 ii) mol dm-3 (Ar of Ca = 40.1, S = 32.1 and O =16)

[Answer: i) 0.250 g dm-3 ii) 1.84 x 10-3 moldm-3 ]

12 In the analytical laboratory of a pharmaceutical company a laboratory

assistant was asked to make 250 cm3 of a 2.00 x 10-2 mol dm-3 solution of
paracetamol (C8H9NO2). (Mr of paracetamol = 151)

[Answer: 0.755 g ]
13 A copper ore contains 3.00% of copper carbonate, CuCO3, by mass. Which mass of copper
would be obtained from 1 tonne of the ore?

A 1.91 kg B 3.71 kg C 15.4 kg D 58.4 kg

14) 25.0 cm3 of 0.200 mol dm-3 Na2CO3(aq) is mixed with 50.0 cm3 of 0.150 moldm-3 HCl(aq).

Na2CO3(aq) + 2HCl(aq) 2NaCl(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)

a) i) Calculate no of moles of Na2CO3 initially taken.

ii) Calculate no of moles of HCl initially taken.
b) Find out the limiting reagent.
c) Calculate the volume of carbon dioxide gas produced at rtp.
[Answer: a i) 5.00 x 10-3 mol ii) 7.50 x 10-3 mol b) HCl c) 90.0 cm3