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5a Chemical calculations

1. What is the concentration of the following solutions?

a) A solution containing 2 moles of solute in 2 dm3 of solution
b) A solution containing 2 moles of solute in 4 dm3 of solution
c) A solution containing 1 mole of solute in 10 dm3 of solution
d) A solution containing 0.1 mole of solute in 500 cm3 of solution
e) A solution containing 0.5 mole of solute in 250 cm3 of solution

2. How many moles of solute are there in the following solutions?

a) 1 dm3 of 2 M solution
b) 3 dm3 of 0.5 M solution
c) 0.5 dm3 of 2 M solution
d) 100 cm3 of 4 M solution
e) 250 cm3 of 1 M solution

3. What is the percentage yield obtained in the following experiments?

a) 1.5 g of calcium carbonate was obtained when the theoretical amount was 2.0 g.
b) 14 tonnes of ammonia was obtained when the theoretical amount was 34 tonnes.
c) 1.2 tonnes of sodium hydroxide was obtained when the theoretical amount was 1.5 tonnes.
d) 2 moles of carbon dioxide was obtained when the theoretical amount was 2.5 moles.

4. Calcium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce carbon dioxide.
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
What is the maximum theoretical mass of carbon dioxide that could be made from 10 g of calcium
carbonate? Assume that the hydrochloric acid is in excess so that all the calcium carbonate will react.
(Relative atomic masses: H = 1; C = 12; O = 16; Ca = 40)

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