Calculating Reacting Masses 5 mins

WALT: Develop our understanding of how masses can be calculated

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Demonstrate how to calculate relative Calculate the RFM of CuSO4.5H2O

formula mass

Use the relative formula mass to
calculate the mass of a second
substance, for simple equations
Use the relative formula mass to
calculate the mass of a second
substance, for complex equations
Calculate the mass of CuO made from
12.4g of CuCO3
Calculate the mass of Mg needed to
make 24g of MgSO4
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Balancing Equations
• Tells us how much of each substance is involved in a chemical reaction

• 2H2 + O2  2H2O

• 2 moles of H2 and H2O, 1 mole of O2

• Moles are the unit for amount of substance

• Our RAM tell us the mass of 1 mole of that element

• 1 mole contains 6.02 x 1023 particles (Avogadro's constant).

Balancing Equations 5 mins

We can use our balanced equation in various calculations.

We’ve used several times the Mass = Mr x Mole equation.

2H2 + O2  2H2O

If I had 10g of hydrogen, what mass of oxygen and water would I have?
Have a think and then we’ll go through it on the next slide.
2H2 + O2  2H2O

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 2H2 O2 2H2O

Mass 10g 80g 180g

Mr (RFM) 1 16 18

Mole 10 5 10

Mass = Mr x Mole

1. Calculate the moles of Hydrogen (because we know the mass of this)

2. Use the ratio in our balanced equation to calculate the moles of everything in our balanced equation
3. Calculate the mass of Oxygen and Water (because we know the moles)
 Calculating Masses 5 mins

You start with a solution containing 0.95g of magnesium chloride. You

add silver nitrate. If all the magnesium chloride reacts, how much
silver chloride could be made?
2AgNO3 + MgCl2  2AgCl + Mg(NO3)2
2AgNO3 MgCl2 2AgCl Mg(NO3)2

Mass

Mr (RFM)

Mole
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Calculating Masses – Answers

You start with a solution containing 0.95g of magnesium chloride. You
add silver nitrate. If all the magnesium chloride reacts, how much
silver chloride could be made?
2AgNO3 + MgCl2  2AgCl + Mg(NO3)2
2AgNO3 MgCl2 2AgCl Mg(NO3)2

Mass

Mr (RFM)

Mole
Calculating Masses - Task 10 mins

1. Zinc oxide is heated with carbon to make zinc and

carbon monoxide. How much zinc oxide do you need to
make 130 tonnes of zinc?

2. A student adds 4.8g of magnesium to excess dilute

hydrochloric acid. What mass of magnesium chloride
would be made?

3. If you add 5.5g of sodium carbonate to excess dilute

sulphuric acid, what mass of sodium sulphate would be
made?
Calculating Masses – Task 20 mins

• Please have a go at the worksheet attached on Talaxy and Teams. I

have also put a screenshot up on the next slide.
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Challenge - PPQ 10 mins
Challenge - PPQ 10 mins
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