Chapter 11: The Mole

Practice Test
1.

What mass of iron is contained in 62.8 grams of pyrite FeS(2)?

a.

31.7 g

b.

40.3 g

c.

58.5 g

d.

29.2 g

Hint
2.

What mass of calcium metal could be obtained from 1 kg of limestone that is 50.0% pure
CaCO3?
a. 0.05 kg
b.

0.5 kg

c.

0.4 kg

d.

0.2 kg

Hint
3.

What is the mass of 5.0 1021 molecules of water?

a.

6.02 x 1023 g

b.

5.0 g

c.

0.15 g

d.

8.3 x 10-3 g

Hint
4.

What is the mass of one mole of carbon-12 atoms?

a.

12 amu

b.

12 grams

c.

6 amu

d.

6 grams

Hint
5.

What is the molar mass of H2CrO4?

a.

52 g

b.

64 g

c.

2g

d.

118 g

Hint
6.

A 4.628-g sample of an iron oxide was found to contain 3.348 g of iron and 1.280 g of oxygen.
What is the simplest formula for this compound?
a. FeO
b.

FeO2

c.

Fe2O3

d.

Fe3O4

Hint
7.

How can the actual molecular formula be determined?

a.

from the molar mass multiplied by the mass of the empirical formula

b.

from the molar mass divided by the mass of the empirical formula

c.

from the empirical formula alone

d.

from the molar mass alone

Hint
8.

Analysis of a covalent compound showed that it contained 14.4% hydrogen and 85.6% carbon
by mass. What is the empirical formula for this compound?
a. C2 H3
b.

CH2

c.

CH2

d.

CH

Hint
9.

A sample of a compound is found to contain 0.404 grams of Fe and 0.174 grams of O. What is
the empirical formula for this compound?
a. Fe3O4
b.

FeO2

c.

Fe2O3

d.

FeO

Hint
10. How many moles of hydrogen are present in 2.0 grams of hydrogen gas?

a.

2.0 mol

b.

1.0 mol

c.

4.0 mol

d.

0.5 mol

Hint
11. Which word indicates that two water molecules are associated with a substance in a chemical
compound?
a. monob.

tri-

c.

di-

Hint
12. A compound that has a specific number of water molecules bound to the structure is
______________?
a. an anhydrate
b.

waterlogged

c.

aqueous

d.

a hydrate

Hint
13. How many moles of C3H8 are present in 451 g C3H8?
a.

3.84 mol

b.

10.2 mol

c.

1.44 mol

d.

0.879 mol

Hint
14. What is the percent composition of carbon dioxide CO(2)?

Hint

a.

50% C and 50% O

b.

33% C and 66% O

c.

27% C and 73% O

d.

73% C and 27% O

15. An empirical formula mass is found to be 17 g/mol. The molar mass is found to be 34 g/mol.
What is the number of empirical formula units in this molar mass?
a. 1 unit
b.

2 units

c.

0.5 unit

d.

17 units

Hint
16. A compound contains sulfur, oxygen, and chlorine. Analysis of a sample showed that it
contained by mass 26.95% sulfur and 59.61% chlorine. What is the simplest formula for this
compound?
a. SO2Cl
b.

SO2Cl2.

c.

SOCl

d.

SOCl2.

Hint
17. How many moles of atoms are present in one mole of water?
a.

3 mol

b.

6 mol

c.

1 mol

d.

2 mol

Hint
18. What relationship is described by the formula below?
(mass of the element/mass of the compound) 100
a. percent composition
b.

empirical formula

c.

Avogadros number

d.

mole ratio

Hint
19. What is the mass of 1.0 1012 molecules of O2?
a.

6.0 1011 g

b.

2.7 10-11 g

c.

5.3 10-11 g

d.

1.9 1013 g

Hint
20. How many moles of hydrogen atoms are present in 2.0 moles of ammonia NH(3)?
a.

6.0 mol

b.

3.0 mol

c.

8.0 mol

d.

2.0 mol

Hint
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