Mole Calculations Cheat Sheet

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Conven​tions and Rules Concen​tration How to Find Limiting Reagents

* Molar mass is the mass of one mole of atoms * The amount of solute dissolved in a unit A + 2B  2AB
in a substance. volume of the solution. 1. Find no. of available moles for A.
* 1 mole of any gas is 24dm3 at r.t.p. * Usually in g/dm3 or mol/dm3. 2. Find no. of available moles for B.
* Avog​adro's Constant is the number of * Mol/dm3 is also called Molarity. 3. Find no. of moles needed for A/B.

particles in one mole of any substance. The * 1M = 1 mol/dm3 E.g. Moles needed for A = Available moles for

number is 6 x 1023 . B/2

(Refer to mole ratio)
* Rel​ative Atomic Mass is the mass of one Molecular Formula & Empirical Formula
If moles available is < moles needed, then that
atom of an element compared to 1/12 of the
Value Element A Element B reactant is the limiting reagent.
mass of one carbon-12 atom.
* Rel​ative Molecular Mass is the mass of one Mass in Grams x x The concept of limiting reagents is the available
molecule of an element compared to 1/12 of Molar Mass x x moles for reaction vs the needed moles for
the mass of one carbon-12 atom. reaction.
Moles x x
* Rel​ative Formula Mass is the mass of one
Mole Ratio x x
formula unit of an ionic compound. It is the sum Mole Calcul​ations
of the Ar of all the ions in the formula unit. 1. Given % Compos​ition, find masses of both
Given Find
* 100​0cm3 = 1 dm3 substances in 100g. If 70% is A and 30% is B,
then there is 70g of A and 30g of B in 100g of Mass of Moles of Moles of Mass of

Formula Triangles AB. A A B B

2. Find molar mass using periodic table. Vol. of A Moles of Moles of Vol. of B
Top Bottom Bottom 2
3. Find no. of moles by multip​lying mass and A B
1
molar mass.
Mass of Moles of Moles of Vol. of B
No. of No. of Avogadro's No. 4. Divide all sides by the smallest number and
A A B
Particles Moles round off to the nearest whole number to get
mole ratio. Vol. of A Moles of Moles of Mass of
Mass in No. of Molar Mass in g/mol
5. Molecular Formula is always a multiple of A B B
Grams Moles
the Empirical Formula. Refer to mole ratio when converting Moles of A
Volume of No. of 24dm3
to Moles of B.
Gas in dm3 Moles
% Purity and % Yield 1 mole of any gas is 24dm3 at R.T.P.
Mass in g Volume Mass
in dm 3 Concen​tration in % Purity = Mass of Pure Substance / Total
Mass x 100% Acids & Bases
g/dm 3
% Yield = Actual Mass / Theore​tical Mass x Metal + Acid  Salt + Hydrogen Gas
No. of Moles Volume Molar
100% Metal Carbonate + Acid  Salt + Water +
in dm 3 Concen​tration in
Carbon Dioxide
mol/dm3
Limiting Reagents & Reactants in Excess Metal Oxide + Acid  Salt + Water
* To find top, multiply bottom values. To find Metal Hydroxide + Acid  Salt + Water
x No. of vs No. of
bottom, take top divided by other bottom value. Base + Acid  Salt + Water (Neutr​ali​sation)
Available Moles
Alkali + Acid  Salt + Water
Moles Needed
1. No. of Particles // Moles // Avogadro's No. Alkali + Ammonium Salt  Salt + Water +
2. Mass // Moles // Molar Mass Limiting No. of < No. of
Ammonia Gas
3. Volume // Moles // 24dm3 Reagents Available Moles
Alkali + Salt  Metal Hydroxide + Salt
Moles Needed
4. Mass // Volume // Mass Concen​tration
5. Moles // Volume // Molar Concen​tration Reactants No. of > No. of
in Excess Available Moles
Moles Needed

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