●● PRACTICE QUESTIONS

PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1 B
2 D
3 B
4 A
5 a) mass of P = 1.24 g
mass of O = 2.84 − 1.24 = 1.60 g (1)
1.24 = 0.04 moles of O = 1.60 = 0.1 (1)
moles of P =
31.0 16.0
P2O5 (1)
b) P4O10 (1)
6 2Sr(NO3)2 → 2SrO + 4NO2 + O2 (1)
7 moles of water = 0.1 = 0.00556 mol (1)
18.0
molecules of water = 0.00556 × 6.02 × 10−23 = 3.35 × 1021 (1)
8 a) moles of CaSO4 = 250 000 = 1835.54 mol (1)
136.2
moles of C = 4 × 1835.54 = 7342.16 mol (1)
mass of C = 7432.16 × 12.0 = 88105.92 g = 88.11 kg (1)
b) 72.2 × 100 (1)
184.2
= 39.2% (1)
9 a) 25.0 × 7.80 = 0.195 mol (1)
1000
b) 0.195 = 0.0244 mol (to three significant figures) (1)
8
c) T = 298 K
p = 100 000 Pa (1)
nRT
V= so V = 0.0244 × 8.31×298 (1)
P 100 000
V = 6.04 × 10 m = 604 cm3
−4 3 (1)
10 moles of P4 = 1.50 = 0.0121 mol (1)
124.0
theoretical yield of PCl5 = 0.0121 × 4 × 208.5 = 10.09 g (1)
Percentage yield = actual yield ×100
theoretical yield
8.34 × 100 = 82.7%
So percentage yield = (1)
10.09 1
15.7 × 0.200 = 0.00314 mol
11 a) (1)
1000
b) 0.00314 mol (1)
c) 0.00314 × 40 = 0.1256 mol dm−3 (1)
d) 0.1256 × 25 = 3.14 mol dm−3 (1)
 12 moles of NaOH = 234.0 × 0.100 = 0.0034 mol (1)
1000
moles of HCl reacting with NaOH = 0.0034
moles of HCl in 250 cm3 = 0.034 mol (1)
moles of HCl added initially = 50.0 × 1.00 = 0.05 mol (1)
1000
moles of HCl which reacted with CaCO3 = 0.05 − 0.034 = 0.016 mol (1)
moles of CaCO3 in the sample = 0.016 = 0.008 mol (1)
2
mass of CaCO3 in the sample = 0.008 × 100.1 = 0.801 g (1)
percentage purity = 0.801 = 80.1% (to 3 significant figures) (1)
1.00
13 a) 122.612 − 122.400 = 0.212 g (1)
b) 0.212 = 0.002 (1)
106.0
c) 122.900 − 122.612 = 0.288 g (1)
d) 0.288 = 0.016 (1)
18.0
e) x = 8 (1)
14 a) 993.6 × 100 = 88.28% (1)
1125.6
b) i) moles of Pb = 0.522 mol (1)
mass of Pb = 0.522 × 207.2 = 108.16 g (1)
ii) T = 335 K and p = 125000 Pa (1)
nRT 0.522 × 8.31 × 335
V= = (1)
P 125 000
V = 0.0116 m = 11.6 dm3
3 (1)
15 a) moles of Mg = 0.050 = 0.002058 mol (1)
AMOUNT OF SUBSTANCE

24.3
moles of HCl = 0.002058 × 2 = 0.004116 mol (1)
n × 1000 = 0.004116 × 1000 = 41.2 cm3 (1)
volume of HCl =
c 0.10
b) moles of H2 = 0.002058 mol (1)
T = 293 K and p = 110000 Pa (1)
nRT 0.002058 × 8.31 × 293
V= = = (1)
P 110 000
V = 4.555 × 10−5 m3 = 45.6 cm3 (1)
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