Mass-Mass Problems

Learning Goal
• D2.5 calculate the corresponding mass, or
quantity in moles or molecules, for any given
reactant or product in a balanced chemical
equation as well as for any other reactant or
product in the chemical reaction
 Highland Science Department

Mass Relationships in Chemical Equations

Mass of A Mass of B

molar molar
mass mass

mole ratio
Moles of A Moles of B

Avogadro's Avogadro's
constant constant

Particles of A Particles of B
 Mass-Mol Example
• How many moles of oxygen are required to
react with 9.7 g of magnesium to produce
magnesium oxide?
 Mass-Mass Example #1
How many grams of KClO3 must be decomposed
to give 0.96g of oxygen?

2KClO3  2KCl + 3O2

 Mass-Mass Example #2
If 6.80 g of ammonia is used in the following
reaction, what mass of oxygen is required to
consume all the ammonia?

4NH3 + 5O2  4NO + 6H2O

 Homework
• Read pp. 321-324
• Do p.323 #1-3 and p.325 #3-10