Worksheet 2

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Use a copy of the Periodic Table to find the relative atomic masses for each question.

1 10.0 g of calcium carbonate was heated. The mass of calcium oxide left was 5.6 g.
Calculate the mass of carbon dioxide produced in the reaction.

CaCO3(s)  CaO(s)  CO2(g)

2 Copper oxide is reduced by excess hydrogen. Calculate the maximum mass of copper
that could be obtained from 79.5 g of copper oxide.

CuO  H2  Cu  H2O

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3 Calculate the maximum mass of carbon dioxide that could be obtained by adding excess
hydrochloric acid to 15 g of calcium carbonate.

CaCO3  2HCl  CaCl2  H2O  CO2

4 Calculate the maximum mass of ammonia, NH3, that could be made from 42 tonnes of
nitrogen and excess hydrogen.

N2  3H2  2NH3

5 Calculate the minimum mass of ammonia needed to produce 396 kg of ammonium

sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, using excess sulfuric acid.

2NH3  H2SO4  (NH4)2SO4

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Extra challenge

6 Calculate the maximum mass of aluminium chloride that could be produced from 6.39 g
of chlorine and excess aluminium.

2Al  3Cl2  2AlCl3

Worked example: Reacting masses

Using the data in Q4 as an example, work out the relative formula masses of:

 the substance you have a mass for (N2)

 the substance whose mass you are finding (NH3).

Mr N2  2  14  28

Mr NH3  14  (3  1)  17

Using the balancing numbers from the equation, N2 makes 2NH3, so 28 tonnes of N2 makes
2  17  34 tonnes of NH3. It does not matter what the mass unit is, as long as they are both
the same.

Find the mass of NH3 made from 1 tonne of N2, this is 34/28 tonnes.

Now find the mass of NH3 made from 42 tonnes of N2, this is 42  (34/28)  51 tonnes.

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