TUISYEN IBNU SINA CHEMISTRY MODULE 2

CHEMICAL FORMULAE AND EQUATIONS

Relative molecular mass and relative formula mass

1. Calculate the relative molecular mass of the following substances

Molecule Molecular formula Relative molecular mass

Oxygen O2

Bromine Br2

Carbon dioxide CO2

Hydrogen chloride HCl

Water H2O

Ammonia NH3
[Relative atomic mass: O,16;Br,80;C,12;H,1;Cl,35.5;N,14]

2. Calculate the relative formula mass of the following substances

Compound
Compound Relative formula mass
formula

Sodium chloride NaCl

Calcium carbonate CaCO3

Magnesium nitrate Mg(NO3)2

Copper(II) sulphate CuSO4

Aluminium oxide Al2O3

Lead(II) iodide PbI2

Hydrated copper(II) sulphate CuSO4.5H2O

[Relative atomic mass: Na,23; Cl,35.5;Ca,40;C,12;O,16;Mg,24;N,14;Cu,64;S,32;Al,;Pb,;I,]

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Number of moles
The relationship between number of moles and number of particles and mass.
X (6.02 x 1023) X RAM / RMM
particles moles mass (g)
 (6.02 x 1023)  RAM / RMM

1) Given that there is 0.5 moles of chlorine 2) Given that there is 4.82 x 1021 hydrogen
gas. Calculate the atoms in hydrogen gas . Calculate the
a) Number of chlorine molecules. a) Number of moles of hydrogen atoms.

b) Number of chlorine atoms. b) Number of moles of hydrogen

molecules

3) Given that there is 0.5 moles carbon 4) Given that there is 1.806 x 1024 nitrogen
dioxide gas. Calculate the atoms. Calculate the
a) Number of moles of carbon a) Number of moles of nitrogen atoms.
dioxide molecules.

b) Number of oxygen atoms. b) Number of moles of nitrogen

molecules.

5) Given that there is 2.5 moles of 6) Calculate the number of moles of

magnesium chloride, MgCl2. Calculate a) 2.8 g of iron,
the [RAM: Fe,56]

a) Number of magnesium ion, Mg2+.

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b) Total number of ions in MgCl2 b) 10 g of calcium.

[RAM: Ca, 40]

7) Calculate the mass of 8) Calculate the number of moles of the

a) 3 moles of copper atoms. following substances.
[RAM: Cu,64] a) 8 g of copper(II) oxide,CuO
[RAM: Cu,:64;O,16]

b) 0.4 moles of water molecules, H2O.

[RAM: H,1; O,16]
b) 2.5 g of zinc carbonate, ZnCO3
[RAM:Zn,65;C,12;O,16]

c) 2.5 moles of magnesium

carbonate, MgCO3.
[RAM: Mg, 24; C,12; O,16]

9) Calculate the mass of 1.204 x 1021 10) Calculate the number of calcium atoms in
Copper atoms. 100 g of calcium.
[RAM: Cu,64] [ RAM: Ca,40]

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11) Calculate the number of oxygen atoms 12) Calculate the number of molecules that
in 1.6 g of oxygen gas. are present in 0.44g of carbon
[RAM: O,16] dioxide,CO2.
[RAM:C,12;O,16]

13) Calculate the number of moles of 14) Calculate the number of moles of 560cm3
720cm3 CO2 gas at room condition. nitrogen gas at room condition.
[Molar volume : 24dm3mol-1 at room [Molar volume : 24dm3mol-1 at room
condition] condition]

15) Calculate the volume of gas that is 16) Calculate the volume of gas that is
occupied by 0.3 mol of oxygen at STP? occupied by 0.125 mol of sulphur dioxide
[Molar volume : 22.4 dm3mol-1 at STP] at STP?
[Molar volume : 22.4 dm3mol-1 at STP]

Chemical formulae

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Complete the following table with the right chemical formula.

Anion Cl- NO3- OH- SO42- CO32- O2-

Chloride Nitrate Hydroxide Sulphate Carbonate Oxide
Cation ion ion ion ion ion ion

Na+
Sodium ion

Mg2+
Magnesium
ion

Fe2+
Iron(II) ion

K+
Potassium
ion

Cu2+
Copper(II)
ion

Pb2+
Lead(II) ion

Li+
Lithium ion

Zn2+
Zinc ion

Ca2+
Calcium ion

Ba2+
Barium ion

Chemical equation

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Write and balance the chemical equations below using symbols

No CHEMICAL EQUATIONs
1 Sodium + Chlorine → sodium Chloride

2 Zinc + Oxygen → Zinc oxide

3 Ethene + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + water

4 Lead(II)nitrate decomposes to produces lead(II)oxide, nitogen and oxygen

5 Sodium thhiosulphate + hydrochloric acid → sodium chloride + sulphur dioxide +

sulphur + water

6 Copper + silver nitrate → Copper(II)nitrate + silver

7 Barium(II) nitrate + sodium sulphate→ Barium(II)sulphate + sodium nitrate

8 Potassium + water → Potassium hydroxide + hydrogen

9 Propanol + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + water

10 Ethane + oxygen → Carbon dioxide

UNDERSTANDING CHEMICAL EQUATION

Solve the following calculation problems by using chemical equations.

1. 2Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2MgO(s)

What is the mass of the oxide formed if 1.2g of magnesium is burnt completely in excess
of oxygen? [Relative atomic mass : Mg,24;O,16]

2. CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)

What is the maximum volume of carbon dioxide gas released when 2g of calcium carbonate
reacts with excess of hydrochloric acid.
[Relative atomic mass: Ca,40;C,12;O,16;H,1;Cl,35.5]
[Molar volume : 22.4dm3mol-1 at STP]

3. Cu(s) + 2AgNO3(aq) → Cu(NO3)2(aq) + 2Ag(s)

What is the mass of copper powder used to produced 48.6g of silver metal.
[Relative atomic mass : Cu,64;Ag,108;N,14;O,16]

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