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5 A compound, X, contains 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen and 53.3% oxygen by mass.
The relative molecular mass, Mr, of X is 60.

What is the molecular formula of X?

A CH2O B CH4O C C2H4O D C2H4O2

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6 25 cm of 0.1 mol / dm hydrochloric acid exactly neutralise 20cm of aqueous sodium
hydroxide. The equation for this reaction is:
NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O

What is the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution?

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A 0.080 mol / dm
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D 1.25 mol / dm

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7 Benzene is a liquid with molecular formula C6H6. Ethene is a gas with molecular formula
C2H4. Which statement is correct?
A 1 mole of benzene and 1 mole of ethene contain the same number of atoms.
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B 1 mole of benzene and 1 mole of ethene both have a volume of 24 dm at room
temperature and pressure.
C Both benzene and ethene have the same empirical formula.
D The number of carbon atoms in 0.5 moles of ethene is equal to the Avogadro
constant.

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8 Sodium hydrogencarbonate undergoes thermal decomposition as shown.

2NaHCO3 → Na2CO3 + CO2 + H2O

What is the maximum mass of sodium carbonate that can be made from 0.100 moles of
sodium hydrogencarbonate?
A 4.15 g B 5.30g C 10.6g D 21.2g

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9 Two atoms of magnesium, Mg, react with one molecule of oxygen, O2.

What is the formula of the product?

A MgO B MgO2 C Mg2O D Mg2O2

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10 What is the relative formula mass, Mr, of CaCO3?

A 50 B 68 C 100 D 204
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11 A compound contains one atom of calcium, two atoms of hydrogen and two atoms of oxygen.

What is the correct chemical formula of the compound?

A. CaO2H2 B. HOCaOH C. H2CaO2 D. Ca(OH)2

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12 In athletics, banned drugs such as nandrolone have been taken illegally to improve
performance. Nandrolone has the molecular formula C18H26O2.

What is the relative molecular mass, Mr, of nandrolone?

(Relative atomic mass: H = 1; C = 12; O = 16)

A. 46 B 150 C 274 D 306

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13 How many atoms of hydrogen are there in a molecule of ethanol, C2H5OH?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 6
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14 Iron forms an oxide with the formula Fe2O3.

What is the relative formula mass of this compound?

A. 76 B. 100 C. 136 D. 160

15 15A compound with the formula XF2 has a relative formula mass of 78.

What is element X?

A. argon

B. calcium

C. neon

D. zirconium

16 16What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between calcium and water?

A. Ca + H2O → CaOH + H2

B. Ca + H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

C. Ca + 2H2O → CaOH + H2

D. Ca + 2H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

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17 17The formulae of compounds W, X and Y are shown.

W CuSO4.5H2O

X MgSO4.7H2O

Y Cu(NO3)2.6H2O

Which statement is correct?

A W contains twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms.

B X contains the most oxygen atoms.

C Y contains the most hydrogen atoms.

D Y contains the same number of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.

18 18Which relative molecular mass, Mr, is not correct for the molecule given?

molecule Mr

A ammonia, NH3 17

B carbon dioxide, CO2 44

C methane, CH4 16
D oxygen, O2 16

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19 A compound with the formula XF2 has a relative formula mass of 78.

What is element X?

A argon

B calcium

C neon

D zirconium

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20 What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between calcium and water?

A Ca + H2O → CaOH + H2

B Ca + H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

C Ca + 2H2O → CaOH + H2

D Ca + 2H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

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21 21A compound has the formula CH3CO2H.

How should the relative molecular mass, Mr, of this compound be calculated?

A 12 + 1 + 16

B 3(12 + 1) + 2(12 + 16) + 1

C (4 × 12) + (2 × 1) + 16

D (2 × 12) + (4 × 1) + (2 × 16)

22 22The equation for the reaction between magnesium and dilute sulfuric acid is shown.

Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2 Mr of MgSO4 is 120

Which mass of magnesium sulfate will be formed if 12 g of magnesium are reacted with sulfuric
acid?

A 5g B 10 g C 60 g D 120 g

23 23The relative formula mass, Mr, of copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4, is 160.

Which mass of sulfur is present in 160 g of copper(II) sulfate?

A 16 g B 32 g C 64 g D 128 g

24 24What is the relative molecular mass (Mr) of HNO3?

A 5 B 31 C 32 D 63

25 25The chemical compositions of two substances, W and X, are given.

W Na(Al Si3)O8

X Ca(Al 2Si2)O8
Which statements are correct?

1 W and X contain the same amount of oxygen.

2 W contains three times as much silicon as X.
3 X contains twice as much aluminium as W.

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 1, 2 and 3

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26 Which name is given to mixtures of metals?

A alloys
B compounds
C ores

D salts

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27 Which row shows the change that takes place when element X gains the new particle shown?

particle gained change

A electron an isotope of element X is formed

B electron the element one place to the right of X in the Periodic Table is formed

C proton an isotope of element X is formed

D proton the element one place to the right of X in the Periodic Table is formed

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28 The diagram shows an atom.

What is the proton number and neutron number of the atom?

proton neutron
number number

A 4 5

B 4 9

C 5 4
D 5 9

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29 The symbols of two atoms may be written as shown.

Which statement about these atoms is correct?

A They are different elements because they have different numbers of neutrons.
B They are different elements because they have different numbers of protons.
C They are isotopes of the same element because they have the same nucleon number.
D They are isotopes of the same element because they have the same proton number.

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30 Element X has six electrons in its outer shell.

How could the element react?

A by gaining two electrons to form a positive ion

B by losing six electrons to form a negative ion
C by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form two covalent bonds
D by sharing two electrons with two electrons from another element to form four covalent bonds

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31 In which compounds are pairs of electrons shared between atoms?

1 sodium chloride
2 methane
3 lead bromide

A 1 only B 2 only C 1 and 3 D 1, 2 and 3

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Topic4 – Stoichiometry and Moles (Mark scheme)

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