Hill Spring International School

Grade 9 Div:...... Worksheet on Moles and Stoichiometry Name:................

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5) Analysis of an organic acid isolated from red ants shows that it contains 0.060 g of carbon,
0.010g of hydrogen and 0.16 g of oxygen.
Calculate the empirical formula for this acid.

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6) A sample of a compound of iron is analysed. The sample contains 0.547 g of potassium,

0.195 g of iron, 0.252 g of carbon and 0.294 g of nitrogen.
Calculate the empirical formula of this compound.

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7) Strontium chloride-6-water can be made from the insoluble compound, strontiumcarbonate, by the
following reactions.
SrCO3(s) + 2HCl (aq) → SrCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
SrCl2 (aq) + 6H2O(l) → SrCl2.6H2O(s)
In the above experiment, 50.0 cm3 of hydrochloric acid of concentration 2.0 mol / dm3 wasused. 6.4 g
of SrCl2.6H2O was made.Calculate the percentage yield.
number of moles of HClused = ............................
number of moles of SrCl2.6H2O which could be formed = ............................
mass of one mole of SrCl2.6H2O is 267 g
theoretical yield of SrCl2.6H2O = ............................g
percentage yield = ............................% [4]
8) Using 25.0 cm3 of aqueous lithium hydroxide, concentration 2.48 mol / dm 3, 2.20 g of hydrated

lithium sulfate was obtained.

Calculate the percentage yield, giving your answer to one decimal place.
2LiOH + H2SO4→ Li2SO4 + 2H2O
Li2SO4 + H2O → Li2SO4.H2O
Number of moles of LiOH used = .......................
Number of moles of Li2SO4.H2O which could be formed = .......................
Mass of one mole of Li2SO4.H2O = 128 g
Maximum yield of Li2SO4.H2O = ....................... g
Percentage yield = .......................% [4]

9) The following method is used to make crystals of hydrated nickel sulphate.An excess of nickel
carbonate, 12.0 g, was added to 40 cm3of sulphuric acid, 2.0mol/dm3. The unreacted nickel carbonate
was filtered off and the filtrate evaporated toobtain the crystals.

NiCO3 + H2SO4àNiSO4 + CO2 + H2O

NiSO4 + 7H2O àNiSO4.7H2O
Mass of one mole of NiSO4.7H2O = 281 g
Mass of one mole of NiCO3= 119 g
(i) Calculate the mass of unreacted nickel carbonate.
Number of moles of H2SO4in 40 cm3of 2.0 mol/dm3acid = 0.08
Number of moles of NiCO3reacted =…………………………………..
Mass of nickel carbonate reacted = ……………………………………g
Mass of unreacted nickel carbonate = …………………………………g [3]

(ii) The experiment produced 10.4 g of hydrated nickel sulphate. Calculate thepercentage yield.
The maximum number of moles of NiSO4.7H2O that could be formed =…………………………………….
The maximum mass of NiSO4.7H2O that could be formed = ………………………………………….g
The percentage yield = ………………………………………% [3]