WORK-SHEET

1. Acetylene and benzene both have the empirical formula CH. The molecular masses of
acetylene and benzene are 26 and 78 respectively. Deduce their molecular formulae.

2. 367.5 gram KClO3 (M = 122.5) when heated how many gram of KCl and oxygen is
produced.

3. Phosgene, a poisonous gas used during World war-I, contains 12.1% C, 16.2% O and
71.7% Cl by mass. What is the empirical formula of phosgene.
(A) COCl2 (B) COCl (C) CHCl3 (D) C2O2Cl4

4. 367.5 g KClO3 (M = 122.5) when heated, how many litre of oxygen gas is produced at
STP :
(A) 22.4 litre (B) 11.2 litre (C) 110 litre (D) 100.8 litres

5. 12 L of H2 and 11.2 L of Cl2 are mixed and exploded. The composition by volume of
mixture is –
(A) 30.2 litre (B) 11.2 litre (C) 110 litre (D) 100.8 litres

6. Three moles of Na2 CO3 are reacted with 6 moles of HCl solution. Find the volume of CO2
gas produced at STP. The reaction is :
Na2 CO3 + 2HCl → 2NaCl + CO2 + H2O
(A) 22.4 litre (B) 67.2 litre (C) 110 litre (D) 100.8 litres

7. 6 moles of Na2 CO3 is reacted with 4 moles of HCl solution. Find the volume of CO2 gas
produced at STP. The reaction is
Na2 CO3 + 2HCl → 2NaCl + CO2 + H2O
(A) 22.4 litre (B) 67.2 litre (C) 110 litre (D) 44.8 litres

8. If 0.5 mol of BaCl2 is mixed with 0.2 mole of Na3PO4, the maximum amount of Ba3(PO4)2
that can be formed is :
(A) 0.2 moles (B) 0.1 moles (C) 0.5 moles (D) 0.8 moles

9. 149 gm of potassium chloride (KCl) is dissolved in 10 Litres of an aqueous solution.

Determine the molarity of the solution (K = 39, Cl = 35.5)
(A) 0.2 M (B) 0.1 M (C) 0.3 M (D) 0.4 M

10. 255 g of an aqueous solution contains 5 g of urea. What is the concentration of the
solution in terms of molality. (Mol. wt. of urea = 60)
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.332 (D) 0.445
 ANSWER KEY
1. C2H2 and C6H6 respectively
2. Mass of KCl = 223.5 g, Mass of oxygen = 144 g
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. C