Worksheet 4: percentage purity

1. A 10.0 g sample of impure copper (II) sulfate was heated to drive off the water of
crystallization, leaving behind pure copper (II) sulfate. The resulting anhydrous
sample has a mass of 4.50 g. Calculate the percentage purity of the copper (II)
sulfate sample.

2. A 2.50 g sample of impure iron (II) chloride was dissolved in water and then
reacted with excess sodium hydroxide to form iron (II) hydroxide and sodium
chloride. The resulting precipitate was filtered, dried and found to have a mass of
1.10 g. Calculate the percentage purity of the iron (II) chloride sample.

3. A 5.00 g sample of impure lead (II) nitrate was dissolved in water and then
reacted with excess potassium iodide to form lead (II) iodide precipitate and
potassium nitrate. The dried precipitate is found to have a mass of 2.75 g.
Calculate the percentage purity of the lead (II) nitrate sample.
4. A 15.0 g of impure sodium carbonate was treated with excess hydrochloric acid
to form carbon dioxide, water and sodium chloride. The carbon dioxide gas
collected is found to have a mass of 3.6 g. Calculate the percentage purity of the
sodium carbonate sample.

5. A 6.00 g sample of impure magnesium oxide was heated, causing it to

decompose into magnesium metal and oxygen gas. The magnesium metal was
collected and found to have a mass of 3.10 g. Calculate the percentage purity of
magnesium oxide.

6. 10.0 g of impure silver nitrate was dissolved in water and then reacted with excess
sodium chloride to form silver chloride precipitate and sodium nitrate. The
precipitate is then found to have a mass of 7.2 g. Calculate the percentage purity
of the silver nitrate.

7. A 12.0 g sample of calcium carbonate is heated and composed into calcium oxide
and carbon dioxide. The resulting oxide is weighed and is found to have a mass of
6.12 g. Calculate the percentage purity of the original sample.