IGCSE CHEMISTRY

CHAPTER END TEST (5)

Chemical Calculations[yield, purity, Titration]

I. Choose the word you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on your answer
sheet.

1. What is the relative molecular mass, Mr, of butanol [C4H9OH ]?

A 15 B 37 C 74 D 148

2. What is the concentration of a solution containing 1.0 g of sodium hydroxide in 250 cm 3 of

solution?
A 0.025 mol / dm3
B 0.10 mol / dm3
C 0.25 mol / dm3
D 1.0 mol / dm3
3. Four students prepared hydrated copper(II) sulfate by adding an excess of dilute sulfuric acid
to copper(II) oxide.

Each student used a different mass of copper(II) oxide.

4. What is the relative formula mass, Mr, of CaCO3?

A 50 B 68 C 100 D 204

5. What is the relative molecular mass, M r, of nitrogen dioxide?

A 15 B 23 C 30 D 46
6. The equation shows the reaction between magnesium and sulfuric acid.
Mg + H2SO4 → MgSO4 + H2
(Mg = 24, H = 1, S = 32, O = 16)
In this reaction, what mass of magnesium sulfate will be formed when 6 g of magnesium reacts
with excess sulfuric acid?
A8 B 24 C 30 D 60

7. Hydrogen and chlorine react as shown.

1 molecule of hydrogen + 1 molecule of chlorine → 2 molecules of hydrogen chloride

What is the equation for this reaction?

A 2H + 2Cl → 2HCl
B 2H + 2Cl → H 2 Cl 2
C H 2 + Cl 2 → 2HCl
D H 2 + Cl 2 → H2Cl 2

8. Copper(II) carbonate is broken down by heating to form copper(II) oxide and carbon dioxide gas.
The equation for the reaction is shown.
CuCO3 → CuO + CO2
31.0 g of copper(II) carbonate are heated until all of the contents of the test-tube have turned
from green to black.
The yield of copper(II) oxide formed is 17.5 g.
What is the percentage yield?

A 19.02% B 21.88% C 56.50% D 87.50%

9. The equation shows the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid.
[Ar: H, 1; O, 16; Mg, 24; Cl, 35.5]
Mg + HCl → MgCl2 + H2
In this reaction, which mass of magnesium chloride is formed when 8 g of magnesium react
with excess hydrochloric acid?

A 8.25 B 24.3 C 28.5 D 31.7

2. calculate the percentage by mas of oxygen in sulphuric acid, H2SO4. (S=32, H=1, O=16)

3.(A) calculate the volume occupied by 11g of carbon dioxide at r.t.p.

(B) What mass of nitrogen gas is present in 1200cm3 of nitrogen at r.t.p.
4. When 11.5 g of sodium reacts with excess chlorine, 22.3g of sodium chloride is made.
2Na + Cl2 2Nacl
Ar : Na=23,Cl=35.5
Calculate (a) the theoretical yield of sodium chloride (b) the % yield.

5. A 26.5 g sample of impure paracetamol contains 24.5g of pure paracetamol. Calculate the %
Purity of this paracetamol.

6. A compound contains 92.3% carbon and 7.7% hydrogen. Calculate its empirical formula.
Ar[c]=12, Ar[H]= 1

7. Calculate the molecular formula of an oxide of phosphorus which has an empirical formula of
P2O5 and a relative molecular mass of 284. Ar[O]= 16, Ar[P] = 31

8. The equation shows the reaction of sulphuric acid with sodium hydroxide.
H2SO4 + 2NaOH Na2SO4 + 2H2O

25cm3 of sulfuric acid of concentration 0.2 mol/ dm3 reacted with exactly 10cm3 of sodium
hydroxide. Calculate
(a) The number of moles of sulfuric acid present
(b) The number of moles of sodium hydroxide reacting
(c) The concentration of the sodium hydroxide in mol/dm3