Sir Zaheer's Academy

BASIC MOLES WORKSHEET

1 Two atoms of magnesium, Mg, react with one molecule of oxygen, O2.
What is the formula of the product?

A MgO B MgO2 C Mg2O D Mg2O2

2 Copper(II) oxide reacts with ammonia.

The left hand side of the balanced equation for this reaction is:
3CuO + 2NH3 →
What completes the equation?

A 3Cu + 2HNO3 B 3Cu + 2N + 3H2O C 3Cu + N2 + 3H2O D 3Cu + 2NO + 3H2O

3 What is the relative formula mass, Mr, of CaCO3?

A 50 B 68 C 100 D 204
4 A molecule, Z, contains two atoms of oxygen, six atoms of hydrogen and three atoms of carbon.
What is the formula of Z?

A CH3CH2CHO B CH3COCH3 C C2H5CO2H D C3H6CO2H

5 Iron forms an oxide with the formula Fe2O3.
What is the relative formula mass of this compound?

A 76 B 100 C 136 D 160

6 In athletics, banned drugs such as nandrolone have been taken illegally to improve performance.
Nandrolone has the molecular formula C18H26O2.

What is the relative molecular mass, Mr, of nandrolone?

(Relative atomic mass: H = 1; C = 12; O = 16)

A 46 B 150 C 274 D 306
7 The structure of an organic compound, X, is shown.
H H
H H
C C
H C
H
C C
H H
C C
H H
H H
What is the molecular formula of X?

A C6H9 B C6H12 C C7H12 D C7H14

8 What is the relative molecular mass, M r, of nitrogen dioxide?

A 15 B 23 C 30 D 46

10 What is the mass of aluminium in 204 g of aluminium oxide, Al2O3?

A 26 g B 27 g C 54 g D 108 g
11 Which substance has the highest percentage by mass of nitrogen?
A NH4NO3 Mr = 80 C CO(NH2)2 Mr = 60
B (NH4)2SO4 Mr = 132 D (NH4)3PO4 Mr = 149
 12 The equation represents the action of dilute nitric acid on copper.
xCu + yHNO3 → xCu(NO3)2 + 4H2O + 2NO
What are the values of x and y?
A x = 1, y = 4 B x = 1, y = 8 C x = 3, y = 4 D x = 3, y = 8
13 One mole of a sample of hydrated sodium sulphide contains 162 g of water of crystallisation.

What is the correct formula of this compound?

A Na2S.3H2O B Na2S.5H2O C Na2S.7H2O D Na2S.9H2O

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

A 0.012 g B 0.024 g C 1g D 12 g
What is the mass of oxygen contained in 72 g of pure water?
[Relative atomic masses: H = 1; O = 16]

A 16 g B 32 g C 64 g D 70 g
15 Which compound contains three elements?

A aluminium chloride B iron(III) oxide C potassium oxide D sodium

16 What is the relative molecular mass Mr of CuSO4.5H2O?

A 160 B 178 C 186 D 250

17 What is the ratio of the number of molecules in 71 g of gaseous chlorine to the number of
molecules in 2 g of gaseous hydrogen? [Relative atomic masses Ar (atomic weights): H, 1: Cl,
35.5]

A 1:1 B 1:2 C 2:1 D 71 : 2

18 If 1 mole of each alkane is completely burned in oxygen, which will provide 7 moles of products?

A CH4 B C2H6 C C3H8 D C4H10

19 The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5.

What is the mass of 2 moles of chlorine gas?

A 17.75 g B 35.5 g C 71 g D 142 g

20 Sodium hydrogencarbonate decomposes on heating.
2NaHCO3 → Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
In an experiment, a 5.0 mol sample of sodium hydrogencarbonate is heated.
Which volume of carbon dioxide, measured at room temperature and pressure, is evolved?

A 24 dm3 B 36 dm3 C 48 dm3 D 60 dm3

21 What is the percentage, by mass, of nitrogen in the fertiliser (NH4)3PO4?
[Ar: H, 1; N, 14; O, 16; P, 31]
A 9.4% B 18.8% C 28.2% D 37.6%
22 What is the empirical formula of a compound containing 12 g of carbon, 2 g of hydrogen and 16 g
of oxygen only?
A CHO B CHO2 C CH2O D C2HO
23 Ammonia is manufactured from nitrogen and hydrogen by the Haber process.
N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)
What is the percentage yield when 60 kg of ammonia is produced from 60 kg of hydrogen?

A 5.9% B 17.6% C 35.3% D 50.0%

24 The formula of the gas ozone is O3.
What is the volume of 48 g of ozone at r.t.p.?
A 16 dm3 B 24 dm3 C 36 dm3 D 72 dm3
25 An organic compound has the molecular formula C8H16O4.
What is the empirical formula of the compound?

A C2H4O B C4H8O2 C C6H12O3 D C8H16O4

26 Compound P is the only substance formed when two volumes of ammonia gas react with one
volume of carbon dioxide gas (both volumes being measured at r.t.p.).
What is the formula of P?
A NH2CO2NH4 B (NH2)2CO C NH4CO2NH4 D (NH4)2CO3
27 How many moles per dm of gaseous carbon dioxide are there if 4.4 g occupies 500 cm ?

A 0.1 mol / dm3 B 0.2 mol / dm3 C 2.2 mol / dm3 D 8.8 mol / dm3

28 2 dm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide of concentration 5 mol / dm3 were required for an experiment.
How many moles of sodium hydroxide were needed to make up this solution?
A 2.5 B 5 D 10C 7
29 What is the concentration of hydrogen ions in 0.05 mol / dm sulfuric acid?
A 0.025 g / dm 3 B 0.05 g / dm 3 C 0.10 g / dm 3 D 2.0 g / dm 3

30 Aluminium sulphate can be obtained as shown in the equation.

2Al(OH)3 + 3H2SO4 → Al2(SO4)3 + 6H2O
How many moles of sulphuric acid are needed to produce 0.5 mol of aluminium sulphate?

A 0.5 B 1.0 C 1.5 D 3.0

31 Carbon dioxide can be obtained as shown in the equation.
3Na2CO3 + 2H3PO4 → 2Na3PO4 + 3CO2 + 3H2O
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How many moles of phosphoric acid, H3PO4, are needed to produce 1.5 mol of carbon dioxide?

A 0.5 B 1.0 C 1.5 D 2.0

32 The equation for the reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid is shown.
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl (aq) → CaCl 2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
How many moles of calcium carbonate will give 24 cm3 of carbon dioxide when reacted with an
excess of the acid?
(Assume one mole of carbon dioxide occupies 24 dm3.)

A 1 mol B 0.1 mol C 0.01 mol D 0.001 mol

33 One mole of magnesium is dissolved in excess aqueous ethanoic acid, CH3COOH.

How many moles of hydrogen, H2, will be produced?

A 0.5 B 1 C 2 D 4

34 Calcium reacts with water as shown.

Ca(s) + 2H2O(l) → Ca(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)

What is the total mass of the solution that remains when 40 g of calcium reacts with 100 g of
water?

A 58 g B 74 g C 138 g D 140 g
 1 The equation for the production of ammonia in harber process is
N2(g) + 3H2(g) U 2NH3J
Calculate the maximum mass of ammonia that can be obtained from 56 tonnes of nitrogen.
(1 tonne = 1 000 000 grams) (2)

2 Some of the ammonia from the Haber process is made into fertilisers such as ammonium nitrate.
The equation for the formation of ammonium nitrate is
NH3 + HNO3  NH4NO3
A manufacturer makes a batch of 40 kg of ammonium nitrate.
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(i) Calculate the Volume, in dm, of ammonia needed.
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Volume of ammonia ........................................... .............. .............. ................ ....... .... dm 3

3 (a) A student made a solution of sodium hydroxide by dissolving 10.0 g of solid
sodium hydroxide in distilled water to make 250 cm3 of solution.
(i) Calculate the amount, in moles, of NaOH in 10.0 g of sodium hydroxide.
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amount = ................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . mol

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(ii) Calculate the concentration, in mol/dm , of this solution of sodium hydroxide.
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concentration = .............................................................. mol/dm3

(b) (i) The student uses the sodium hydroxide solution to find the concentration of a
solution of hydrochloric acid.
He uses this method
x use a pipette to put 25.0 cm3 of the sodium hydroxide solution into a
conical flask
x add a few drops of methyl orange indicator to the solution
x gradually add the hydrochloric acid from a burette until the solution in the
flask just changes colour
The diagram shows his burette readings.
The diagram shows his burette readings. Complete the table, giving all values to the nearest 0.05 cm3. (3)

1 25 burette reading at end in cm3

burette reading at start in cm3

volume of acid added in cm3

2 26

start end
 (ii) State the colour of the methyl orange at the start and at the end of the experiment.
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(iii) Why is a burette used instead of a pipette for adding the acid?
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(c) Sodium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide.

The equation for this reaction is

2NaOH + CO2 o Na2CO3 + H2O

A solution of sodium hydroxide of concentration 2.00 mol/dm3 is used.

(i) Calculate the amount, in moles, of sodium hydroxide in 200 cm3 of this solution.
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amount of sodium hydroxide = ...................................................... . . . . . . . . mol

(ii) Deduce the maximum mass, in grams, of carbon dioxide that can react with
this solution of sodium hydroxide.
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mass of carbon dioxide = ................................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . g

4 Sulfur dioxide, SO2, is used as a preservative in wine.
The sulfur dioxide content of a wine can be found by titration. A chemist found that 25.0 cm3
of a sample of wine reacted with exactly 15.00 cm3 of 0.0010 mol/dm3 aqueous iodine, I2(aq).
The equation for the reaction is
SO2(aq) + I2(aq) + 2H2O(l) → SO42–(aq) + 2I–(aq) + 4H+(aq)

(a) Calculate the amount, in moles, of iodine in 15.00 cm3 of a 0.0010 mol/dm3 solution.
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(b) Deduce the amount, in moles, of sulfur dioxide in 25.0 cm3 of the wine.
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(c) Calculate the concentration, in mol/dm3, of sulfur dioxide in the wine.

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 (d) Calculate the concentration, in g/dm3, of sulfur dioxide in the wine.
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5 A 0.50 g sample of a Group 2 metal, M, was added to 40.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm–3 hydrochloric acid
(an excess).
equation 1 M(s) + 2HCl (aq) → MCl 2(aq) + H2(g)
(a) Calculate the amount, in moles, of hydrochloric acid present in 40.0 cm3 of 1.00 mol dm–3 HCl.

amount = ............................. mol [1]

(b) When the reaction had finished, the resulting solution was made up to 100 cm3 in a volumetric
flask.
A 10.0 cm3 sample of the solution from the volumetric flask required 15.0 cm3 of 0.050 mol dm–3
sodium carbonate solution, Na2CO3, for complete neutralisation of the remaining
hydrochloric acid.

(i) Write the balanced equation for the complete reaction of sodium carbonate with hydrochloric
acid including state symbols.

....................................................................................................................................... [3]

(ii) Calculate the amount, in moles, of sodium carbonate needed to react with the
hydrochloric acid in the 10.0 cm3 sample from the volumetric flask.

amount = ............................. mol [1]

(iii) Calculate the amount, in moles, of hydrochloric acid in the 10.0 cm3 sample.

amount = ............................. mol [1]

(iv) Calculate the total amount, in moles, of hydrochloric acid remaining after the reaction
shown in equation 1.

amount = ............................. mol [1]

(v) Use your answers to (a) and (b)(iv) to calculate the amount, in moles, of hydrochloric acid
that reacted with the 0.50 g sample of M.

amount = ............................. mol [1]

 (vi) Use your answer to (v) and equation 1 to calculate the amount, in moles, of M in the 0.50 g
sample.

amount = ............................. mol [1]

(vii) Calculate the relative atomic mass, Ar, of M and identify M.

Ar of M = .............................

identity of M = .............................
[2]

6 The piece of apparatus shown contains 0.010 mol / dm3 hydrochloric acid.

cm3
50

40

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20

10

(a) (i) Give the name of this piece of apparatus.

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(ii) What volume of hydrochloric acid is in the apparatus?

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(iii) Use your answer in (a)(ii) to calculate the amount, in moles, of hydrochloric acid
in the apparatus.
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(b) A student poured a solution containing 0.010 mol of hydrochloric acid into a beaker.
He then added 0.0075 mol of zinc powder and collected the hydrogen given off in
a gas syringe.
The equation for the reaction is
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) o ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)
Is the zinc or the hydrochloric acid in excess? Explain your answer.
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7 A student poured a solution containing 0.010 mol of hydrochloric acid into a beaker.
He then added 0.0075 mol of zinc powder and collected the hydrogen given off in
a gas syringe.
The equation for the reaction is

Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) o ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)

Is the zinc or the hydrochloric acid in excess? Explain your answer.
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8 When sodium is burned in air, one of the products is a pale yellow solid, X.
A sample of solid X was found to contain 1.15 g of sodium and 0.80 g of oxygen.
(i) Show, by calculation, that the empirical formula of X is NaO.
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(ii) The relative formula mass of X is 78.

Deduce the formula of X.
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Formula of X ................................................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 (d) The main compound in AmmoBoost contains 35% nitrogen and 5% hydrogen by
mass. The remainder is oxygen.
(i) Calculate the percentage by mass of oxygen in the compound.
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(ii) Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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