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This print-out should have 23 questions. 4. 3 atoms

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There are 24 questions. Work together to 004 0.21 points
solve these problems. The formula weight of H3 PO4 is 98 g/mol.
How many grams are there in 0.50 mole of
001 0.21 points H3 PO4 ?
Ethanol (C2 H6 O) is a common intoxicant and
fuel produced from the fermentation of vari- 1. 98.5 grams
ous grains. How many moles of ethanol are
represented by 50.0 kg of ethanol? 2. 49 grams

1. 856 mol 3. 196 grams

2. 109 mol 4. 0.50 gram

3. 9.0 mol 5. 98 grams

4. 46.1 mol 005 0.21 points

How many atoms are in 5.6 mol Zn?
5. 1085 mol
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6. 1520 mol Determine the empirical formula of a com-
pound found to contain 52.11% carbon,
7. 1.09 mol 13.14% hydrogen, and 34.75% oxygen.

8. None of these 1. CH4 O

002 0.21 points 2. C2 H4 O

A 44.7 g of iron ore is treated as follows. The
iron in the sample is all converted by a series 3. CH2 O
of chemical reactions to Fe2 O3 . The mass of
Fe2 O3 is measured to be 11.6 grams. What 4. C2 H6 O
was the percent iron in the sample of ore?
Answer in units of %. 5. C3 H8 O

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A compound contains 6.7% H, 40.0% C and
53.3% O. How many hydrogen atoms are in A fertilizer is found to have the follow-
the simplest (empirical) formula of this com- ing mass percentage composition: 12.2% N,
pound? 5.26% H, 26.9% P, and 55.6% O2 .What is the
empirical formula of the compound?
1. 2 atoms
1. NHPO4
2. 5 atoms
2. NH6 PO5
3. 4 atoms
3. NH2 PO4
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If 0.600 mole of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) weighs
4. NH6 PO4 26.4 g, what mass of carbon atoms are present
in this 0.600 moles?
5. NH5 PO3
1. 0.600 g
6. NH4 PO4
2. 7.20 g
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3. 12.0 g
Salicylic acid, used in the synthesis of as-
pirin, has mass composition 60.87% C, 4.38% 4. 24.0 g
H, and 34.75% O. What is the empirical for-
mula of the compound? 013 0.21 points
A compound consists of 65.45% C, 5.492% H,
1. C7 H3 O4 and 29.06% O on a mass basis and has a molar
mass of 110 g/mol. Determine the molecular
2. C7 H6 O3 formula of the compound.

3. C7 H7 O3 1. C5 H5 O2

4. C8 H5 O2 2. C3 H3 O

5. C6 H7 O3 3. C6 H6 O2

6. C5 H5 O3 4. CHO

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How many grams do 2.5×1025 atoms of beryl- The approximate population of Earth is 6
lium weigh? billion people. How many moles of people
Answer in units of g. inhabit Earth?

010 0.21 points 1. 2.554 × 10−15 mol

Which one has the greatest number of atoms?
2. 1.541 × 10−14 mol
1. 3.05 moles of argon
3. 9.96347 × 10−15 mol
2. 3.05 moles of CH4
4. 7.083 × 10−15 mol
3. 3.05 moles of helium
5. 2.033 × 10−14 mol
4. 3.05 moles of water
6. 5.32 × 10−15 mol
5. All have the same number of atoms
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011 0.21 points If all people were pea pickers, then how long
How many moles are in 30.3 g of Cl2 ? would it take for the entire population of
Answer in units of mol. Earth to pick 1 mol of peas at the rate of
one pea per second, working 12 hours per day,
012 0.21 points 365 days per year?
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Answer in units of yrs. 4. 6.41 × 1018 g

016 0.21 points 5. 6.89 × 10−7 g

What is the formula weight of chromium(III)
nitrite? 6. 1.99 × 1023 g

1. 238.0 g/mol 7. None of these

2. 290.0 g/mol 8. 2.57 × 1019 g

3. 98.0 g/mol 020 0.21 points

A compound was determined to have the sim-
4. 202.0 g/mol plest formula CH2 . If the molecular weight of
the compound is 70 u, what is the molecular
5. 190.0 g/mol formula of the compound?

017 0.21 points 1. C10 H5

How many moles are in 3.70 g of (NH4 )2 SO4 ?
Answer in units of mol. 2. C4 H22

018 0.21 points 3. C5 H10

A compound is found to be 26.95% sulfur,
13.43% oxygen, and 59.61% chlorine by mass. 4. C4 H8
What is the simplest formula of the com-
pound? 021 0.0 points
WITHDRAWN
1. S2 OCl2 How many moles of protons are there in one
mole of Li2+ ?
2. SOCl
1. 2 mol
3. SO2 Cl2
2. 1 mol
4. SOCl2
3. 6.02 × 1023 mol
5. SO2 Cl
4. 1.8 × 1024 mol
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LP gas (liquid propane, C3 H8 ) is the fuel used 5. 3 mol
in gas grills as well as a main source of heat
energy for many rural residences. What is 022 0.21 points
the mass of 5.83 × 1017 molecules of liquid 14 carat gold has a purity of 58.3%. How
propane? many moles of gold are in 129 grams of 14
carat gold?
1. 6.00 × 10−17 g Answer in units of moles.

2. 4.27 × 10−5 g 023 0.21 points

Which one of the following does not contain
3. 3.42 × 107 g an Avogadro’s number of particles?
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1. 12 g of water

2. 23 g of sodium

3. 1.0 mole of carbon

4. 6.02 × 1023 atoms of silicon