PRACTICE ASSIGNMENT FOR CHAPTER NO: 01

1) When lime stone CaCO3 is roasted, quicklime (CaO) is produced according to following equation. The
actual yield of CaO is 2.5kg, when 4.5kg of lime stone is roasted. What is the percentage yield of this
reaction?
CaCO3 s   CaO s  + CO2 g 

2) NH3 gas can be prepared by heating together two solids, NH4 Cl and Ca  OH 2 . If a mixture containing

100g of each solid is heated then

(a) Calculate the number of grams of NH3 produced
(b) Calculate the excess amount of reagent left unreacted
3) Mg metal reacts with HCl to give H2 gas. What is the minimum volume of HCl solution (27% by Mass)

required to produce 12.1g of H2 ? The density of HCl solution is 1.14g cm-3 .

Mg  s  + 2HCl  aq  MgCl2  aq + H2 g

4) Calculate the number of grams of K 2 SO 4 and water produced when 14g of KOH are reacted with
excess of H2 SO 4 . Also calculate the number of molecules of water produced.

5) A well known ideal gas is enclosed in a container having volume 500 cm3 at S.T.P. Its mass comes out
to be 0.72g. What is the molar mass of this gas?

6) 10.0g of H3PO 4 has been dissolved in excess of water to dissociate into ions.

Calculate,

(a) Number of molecules in 10.0g of H3PO 4 .

(b) Number of positive and negative ions in case of complete dissociation in water.

(c) Masses of individual ions.

(d) Number of positive and negative charges dispersed in the solution.

7) Silicon Carbide (SiC) is an important ceramic material. It is produced by allowing sand (SiO2) to react
with carbon at high temperature.

SiO2 + 3C  SiC + 2CO

PROF.KHURRAM SHAHBAZ
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 When 100 kg sand is reacted with excess of carbon, 51.4 kg of SiC is produced. What is the
percentage yield of SiC?

8) A mixture of two liquids, hydrazine N2H4 and N2O4 are used as a fuel in rockets. They produce N2 and
water vapours. How many grams of N2 gas will be formed by reacting 100 g of N2H4 and 200 g of N2O4.
2N2H4 + N2O4  3N2 + 4H2O
9) Calculate the number of grams of Al2S3 which can be prepared by the reaction of 20g of Al and 30g of
sulphur. How much the non-limiting reactant is in excess?
10) If this reaction is to be used to synthesize 8 moles of CO2, how many grams of oxygen are needed?
How many grams of octane will be used?

2C8H18(l) + 25O2(g)  16CO2(g) + 18H2O(l)

a) How many moles of water are produced by the combustion of 6 moles of octane?
b) How many moles of CO2 can be produced from one mole of octane?
c) The octane present in gasoline burns according to the following equation
d) How many moles of O2 are needed to react fully with 4 moles of octane?
11) Calculate the percentage of nitrogen in the four important fertilizers i.e.,
(i)NH3 (ii)NH2 CONH2  urea  (iii)  NH4 2 SO 4 (iv)NH4NO 3 .

12) Calculate each of the following quantities.

I. Mass in grams of 2.74 moles of KMnO4.
II. Moles of O atoms in 9.00 g of Mg(NO3)2.
III. Number of O atoms in 10.037 g of CuSO4.5H2O
IV. Mass in kilograms of 2.6  1020 molecules of SO2.
V. Moles of Cl atoms in 0.822 g C2H4Cl2.
VI. Mass in grams of 5.136 moles of Ag2CO3.
VII. Mass in grams of 2.78  1021 molecules of CrO2Cl2.
VIII. Number of moles and formula units in 100 g of KClO3.

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