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Question 5
Twelve grams of pure carbon-12 contains:
A. 6.02 1023 atoms of carbon-12.
B. 1 mole of carbon atoms with a relative atomic mass of 12.
C. the same number of atoms as 16 grams of oxygen-16.
D. All of the above.
Question 6
Anne Bonny used a balance to find the mass of three 24-carat gold coins. She then
calculated the number of gold atoms in the coins. Ideally, the number of significant figures in
her final answer should be determined by:
A. the precision of her balance.
B. Avogadros number.
C. the number of gold coins.
D. the number of decimal places displayed on her calculator.
Question 7
The molecular formula of a compound is X4Y8Z2, which provides the information that
A. the ratio of moles of X to Y to Z in any sample of the compound is 2:4:1.
B. in any sample of the compound the mass of X is two times the mass of Z.
C. the mass of element Y is less than the mass of element X.
D. each molecule of this compound contains one atom of element Z, two
atoms of element X and four atoms of element Y.
Question 8
A particular hydrocarbon has a molar mass of 70 g.mol1. Which of the following could be the
empirical formula of the hydrocarbon?
A. CH
B. CH2
C. CH3
D. C2H3
[8 1 = 8 marks]
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[1 + 2 + 2 = 5 marks]
Question 3
Once upon a time there was a bulldog named Rufus. Rufus had an insatiable (large)
appetite and would eat just about anything. One day, upon finding the pantry (kitchen
cupboard) door ajar (open), Rufus ate a whole box of baking powder, NaHCO3.
The baking powder reacted with the dilute hydrochloric acid, HCl, in his stomach, to produce
a salt, water and carbon dioxide gas.
Rufus gave three loud burps and trotted off in search of a slipper to chew on.
a. Baking powder is a common or trivial name for NaHCO3. Give the systematic name for
NaHCO3?
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b. Is baking powder a metallic, ionic or covalent substance?
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c. Write a balanced chemical equation, including state symbols, for the reaction that
occurred in Rufuss stomach.
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d. Rufus ate 25.38 grams of baking powder.
i.
ii.
How many moles of oxygen atoms did he eat (as part of the baking powder)?
iii.
[1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 9 marks]
Question 4
The hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, is responsible for the flight or fight
response, and has the molecular formula C9H13NO3. Calculate:
a. the molar mass of adrenaline
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b. its percentage composition by mass of each element in the compound
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[1 + 4 = 5 marks]
Question 5
a. A compound, that is commonly used to give artificial pineapple flavouring, contains 62.0
% carbon and 10.4 % hydrogen, the rest being oxygen. Determine the empirical formula
of this molecule.
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b. The relative molecular mass of the compound is 116.2 g/mol. What is the molecular
formula of this molecule?
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[4 + 2 = 6 marks]