Activity 1

The reaction of sodium peroxide and water produces sodium hydroxide and oxygen gas.
The following balanced chemical equation represents the reaction.
2 Na2O2 (s) + 2 H2O (l) → 4NaOH(s) + O2(g)
1. How many moles of NaOH are produced when 1.00 mol sodium peroxide reacts
with water?

=1mol Na2O2 x 4 mol NaOH = 2.00 mol NaOH

2 mol Na2O2

2. How many moles of oxygen gas are produced when 0.500 mol sodium peroxide
reacts with water?

=0.5 mol Na2O2x 1 mol O2 = 0.250 mol O2

2 mol Na2O2

3. How many moles of sodium peroxide are needed to produce 1.00 mol NaOH?

=1 molNaOH x 2 mol Na2O2 =0.500 mol Na2O2

4 mol NaOH

4. How many moles of water are required to produce 2.15 mol oxygen gas?

=2.15 mol O2 x 2 mol H2O = 4.30 mol

1mol O2

5. How many moles of water are needed for 0.100 mol of sodium peroxide to react
completely?

= 0.100mol Na2O2 x 2 mol H2O = 0.100 mol H2O

 2mol Na2O2

Activity 2

The combustion of a sample of butane, C4H10 (lighter fluid), produced 2.64 grams
of water.

2 C4H10 + 13 O2 8CO2 + 10H2O

a. How many moles of water formed?

2.46 g H2O ×1 mol H2O = 0.137 mol H2O

18.02 g H2O

b. How many moles of butane burned?

2.46 g H2O × 1 mol H2O ×2 mol C4H10 = 0.0273 mol C4H10

18.02 g H2O 10 mol H2O

c. How many grams of butane burned?

2.46 g H2O ×1 mol H2O × 2 mol C4H10× 58.12 g C4H10 = 1.59 g C4H10
18.02 g H2O 10 mol H2O 1 mol C4H10

d. How much oxygen was used up in moles?

2.46 g H2O ×1 mol H2O × 13 mol O2 = 0.177 mol O2

18.02 g H2O 10 mol H2O
 e. How much oxygen was used up in grams?

2.46 g H2O × 1 mol H2O ×13 mol O2 × 32.00 g O2 = 5.68 g O2

18.02 g H2O 10 mol H2O 1 mol O2

Activity 3
1. 123 mL of a 1.00 M solution of NaCl is mixed with 72.5 mL of a 2.71 M solution of
AgNO3. What is the mass of AgCl(s) formed in the precipitation reaction?

AgNO3 (aq) + NaCl (aq) → AgCl (s) + NaNO3 (aq)

Convert both reactants into moles

123 mL NaCl × 1 L × 1.00 mol NaCl = 0.123 mol NaCl

1000 mL 1L

72.5 mL AgNO3 × 1 L × 2.71 mol AgNO3 = 0.196 mol AgNO3

1000 ml 1L

Now, we are going to solve the mass of AgCl formed.

123 mL NaCl × 1 L × 1.00 mol NaCl x 1 mol AgCl ×143 g =17.6 g AgCl
1000 mL 1L 1 mol NaCl 1 mol AgCl

Therefore, 17.6 g AgCl(s) is formed in the reaction.

2. What volume (mL) of 0.70 M Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is needed toneutralize 270 mL of
0.40 M Sulfuric acid (H2SO4)?
2 NaOH + H2SO4 Na2SO4 + 2 H2O
(.270 L H2SO4) (.40 M H2SO4) x 2 M NaOH x 1L = 0.310 L 0r 310 ml
1 L H2SO4 1 M H2SO4 .70 M NaOH

3. Hydrogen gas can be produced through the following reaction.

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

a. How many grams of HCl are consumed by the reaction of 2.50 moles of magnesium?

2.50 mol Mg x 2 mol HCl x 36.46 g HCl = 182.30 g HCl

1 mol Mg 1 mol HCl

b. What is the mass in grams of H2 gas when 4.0 moles of HCl is added to the
reaction?

4.0 mol HCl x 1 mol H2 x 2.02 g H2 = 4.04 g H2

2 mol HCl 1 mol H2

4. Acetylene gas (C2 H2 ) is produced as a result of the following reaction.

CaC2 (s) + 2H2O(l) → C2 H2 (g) + Ca(OH)2 (aq)

a. If 3.20 moles of CaC2 are consumed in this reaction, how many grams of H2O
are needed?

3.20 mol CaC2 x 2 mol H2O x 18.02 g H2O = 155.33 g H2O

1 mol CaC2 1 mol H2O

b. How many grams of Ca(OH)2 would be formed with 3.20 moles of CaC2?

3.20 mol CaC2 x 1 mol Ca(OH)2 x 74.10 g Ca(OH)2 = 237.12 g Ca(OH)2

1 mol CaC2 1 mol Ca(OH)2

5. Laughing gas (nitrous oxide, N 2 O) is sometimes used as an anesthetic in

dentistry. It is produced when ammonium nitrate is decomposed according to the
following reaction.

NH4NO3 (s) → N2O(g) + 2H2O(l)

a. How many moles of NH4NO3are required to produce 33.0g of N2O?

 33.00 g N2O x 1 mol N2O x 1 mol NH4NO3 = 0.75 mol NH4NO3
44. 02 g N2O 1 mol N2O

b. How many moles of water are produced with 45.0g of N2O?

45.00 g N2O x 1 mol N2O x 2 mol H2O = 2.04 mol H2O

44. 02 g N2O 1 mol N2O

Activity 4
4 Fe + 3 O2 → 2 Fe2 O3

1. How many moles of Fe2O3 are produced when 0.275 moles of Fe is reacted?

0.275 mol Fe 2 mol Fe2O3

= 0.138 mol Fe2O3
4 mol Fe

2. How many moles of Fe2O3 are produced when 31.0 moles of O2is reacted?

31. 0 mol O2 2 mol Fe2O3

= 20.7 mol Fe2O3
3 mol O2

3. How many moles of O2 are needed to react with 8.9 moles of Fe?

8.9 mol Fe 3 mol O2

= 6.7 mol O2
4 mol Fe

2 KClO3 2 KCl + 3 O2

4. How many moles of O2 will be formed from 1.65 moles of KClO3?

1.65 mol KClO3 3 mol O2 = 2. 48 mol O2

2 mol KClO3

5. How many moles of KClO3 are needed to make 3.50 moles of KCl?
 3.50 mol KCl 2 mol KClO3
=3. 50 mol KClO3
2 mol KCl

Activity 5

4 Fe + 3 O2 → 2 Fe2O3

1. How many grams of Fe2O3 are produced when 42.7 grams of Fe is reacted?

42.7 g Fe 1 mol Fe 2 mol Fe2O3 159.70 g Fe2O3

=61.0 g Fe2O3
55.6 g Fe 4 mol Fe 1 mol Fe2O3

2. How many grams of Fe2O3 are produced when 17.0 grams of O2 is reacted?

17.0 g O2 1 mol O2 2 mol Fe2O3 159.70 g Fe2O3

=56.6 g Fe2O3
32.00 g O2 3 mol O2 1 mol Fe2O3

3. How many grams of O 2 are needed to react with 125 grams of Fe?

125 g Fe 1 mol Fe 3 mol O2 32.00 g O2

=53.7 g O2
55.6 g Fe 4 mol Fe 1 mol O2