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chemistry 101
dr. muna odeh
 Chemistry 101 - Past Papers
By Dr.Muna Omar

Q1) Calculate the formula weight of each of the following to three significant figures, using a table of
atomic weights (AW):
✓ Chloroform, CHCl3: (1×AM of C) + (1×AM of H) + (3×AM of Cl) = 12.0 amu + 1.0 amu +
106.4 amu = 119.4 amu
✓ Iron (III) sulfate, Fe2(SO4)3: (2×AM of Fe) + (3×AM of S) + (3×4×AM of O) = 111.6 amu + 96.3
amu + 192.0 amu = 399.9 amu

Q2) A chemist determines from the amounts of elements that 0.0654 mol ZnI2 can form. How many
grams of zinc iodide is this? (Molar mass of ZnI2 is 319 g/mol)
✓ 20.86 g

Q3) In a preparation rxn., 45.6 g of lead (II) chromate is obtained as a precipitate. How many moles of
PbCrO4 is this? (Molar mass of PbCrO4 = 323 g/mol)
✓ 0.14 mol

Q4) How many molecules are there in a 3.46-g sample of hydrogen chloride, HCl?
(How many: NA)
22
✓ 5.72 ×10 molecules

Q5) How many S atoms are there in 16.3 g of S?

✓ 3.07×1023 atoms

Q6) What is the mass in grams of one chlorine atom, Cl?

✓ 5.89×10-23 g

Q7) What is the mass in grams of one HCl molecule?

✓ 6.05×10-23 g

Q8) How many hydrogen atoms are present in 25.6 g of urea (NH2)2CO? (Molar mass of urea = 60.06
g/mol)
✓ 1.035×1024 H atoms

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Q9) Calculate the number of moles of calcium in 2.53 moles of Ca3(PO4)2:
✓ 7.59 mol

Q10) A sample of sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, is found to contain 10.8 moles of sodium. How many moles
of oxygen atoms (O) are present in the sample?
✓ 16.2 mol

Q11) How many grams of iron are required to use up all of 25.6 g of oxygen atoms (O) to form Fe2O3?
✓ 59.6 g

Q12) Silver is often found in nature as ore, argentite (Ag2S). How many grams of pure silver (Ag) can be
obtained from a 836 g rock of argentite?
✓ 728 g

Q13) A sample of a liquid with a mass of 8.657 g was decomposed into its elements and gave 5.217 g of
carbon, 0.9620 g of hydrogen, and 2.478 g of oxygen. What is the percentage composition of this
compound?
✓ The percentage composition of C = (5.217/8.657) × 100 = 60.26%
✓ The percentage composition of H = (0.9620/8.657) × 100 = 11.11%
✓ The percentage composition of O = (2.478/8.657) × 100 = 28.62%
✓ The sum of the percentage compositions of the compound should equal 100%

Q14) A sample was analyzed and found to contain 0.1417 g nitrogen and 0.4045 g oxygen. What is the
percentage composition of this compound?
✓ Composition of N = 25.94%, composition of O = 74.06%

Q15) Calculate the mass percentages of the elements in formaldehyde (CH2O), molar mass = 30g/mol:
✓ Composition of C = 40.0%, composition of O = 53.3%, composition of H = 6.73%

Q16) From the last question, you know that the percentage composition of C equals 40.0%, so find out how
many grams of carbon are there in 83.5 g of CH2O?
✓ 33.4 g, you have two ways to solve this problem, from number of moles or (percentage*grams)

Q17) Calculate the mass percentages of the elements in H3PO4 molar mass = 97.99 g/mol:
✓ Composition of H = 3.086%, composition of P = 31.61%, composition of O = 65.31%
✓ We can calculate the percentage of O by 100% - (3.086% + 31.61%)

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Q18) When a 0.1156 g sample of a compound was analyzed, it was found to contain 0.04470 g of C,
0.01875 g of H, and 0.05215 g of N. Calculate the empirical formula of this compound:
✓ Empirical formula: CH5N

Q19) Calculate the empirical formula of a compound whose percentage composition data is 43.64% P and
56.36% O. If the molar mass is determined to be 283.9 g/mol, what is the empirical formula?
✓ Empirical formula: P2O5

Q20) Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is composed of 40.92 percent carbon (C), 4.58 percent hydrogen (H), and
54.50 percent oxygen (O) by mass, determine its empirical formula:
✓ C3H4O3

Q21) The combustion of a 5.217 g sample of a compound of C, H, and O in pure oxygen gave 7.406 g CO2
and 4.512 g of H2O. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound:
✓ Empirical Formula: CH3O

Q22) The combustion of a 13.660 g sample of a compound of C, H, and S in pure oxygen gave 19.352 g
CO2 and 11.882 g of H2O, calculate the empirical formula of the compound:
✓ C2H6S

Q23) The empirical formula of hydrazine is NH2, and its molecular mass is 32.0, What is its molecular
formula?
✓ N2H4

Q24) Relating the quantity of reactant to quantity of product in the following balanced reaction, then how
many grams of Fe(s) can be produced from 1.00 kg Fe2O3? Molar mass: (Fe2O3 = 160 g/mol)
Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) → 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g)
✓ 697.5 g Fe

Q25) How many grams of HCl react with 5.00 g of MnO2, according to this equation?
4HCl(aq) + MnO2(s) → 2H2O(l) + MnCl2(aq) + Cl2(g)
✓ 8.40 g

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Q26) Oxygen can be prepared by heating mercury (II) oxide, HgO. Mercury metal is the other product, if
6.47 g of oxygen is collected, how many grams of mercury metal are also produced?
2HgO → 2Hg + O2
✓ 81.1 g

Q27) How many grams of sodium dichromate are required to produce 24.7 g iron (III) chloride from the
following reaction?
14HCl + Na2Cr2O7 + 6FeCl2 → 2CrCl3 + 7H2O + 6FeCl3 + 2NaCl
✓ 6.64 g

Q28) Zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid by the following reaction, if 0.30 mol Zn is added to a solution
containing 0.52 mol HCl, how many moles of H2 are produced?
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) → ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)
✓ 0.26 mol H2

Q29) Potassium superoxide, KO2, is used in rebreathing gas masks to generate oxygen, if a reaction vessel
contains 0.25 mol KO2 and 0.15 mol H2O, what is the limiting reactant? How many moles of oxygen can
be produced?
4KO2(s) + 2H2O(l) → 4KOH(s) + 3O2(g)
✓ The limiting reactant is KO2, 0.1875 mol O2

Q30) Hydrogen cyanide, HCN, is prepared from ammonia, air, and natural gas (CH4) by the following
process if a reaction vessel contains 11.5 g NH3, 12.0 g O2, and 10.5 g CH4, what is the maximum mass
in grams of hydrogen cyanide that could be made? assuming the reaction goes to completion as written.
2NH3(g) + 3O2(g) + 2CH4(g) → 2HCN(g) + 6H2O(g)
✓ 6.75 g HCN

Q31) Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is prepared by heating salicylic acid, C7H6O3, with acetic anhydride,
C4H6O3. The other product is acetic acid, C2H4O2. What is the theoretical yield (in grams) of aspirin,
C9H8O4, when 2.00 g of salicylic acid is heated with 4.00 g of acetic anhydride? If the actual yield of
aspirin is 1.86 g, what is the percentage yield?
C7H6O3 + C4H6O3 → C9H8O4 + C2H4O2
✓ 71.3%

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Q32) A 2.5 g of aluminum reacts with 2.5 g of oxygen to form only aluminum oxide (Al2O3), what mass of
Al2O3 is formed? (4Al(s) + 3O2(g) → 2Al2O3(s))
A. 5.3 g
B. 7.4 g
C. 5.0 g
D. 9.4 g
E. 4.7 g

Q33) Combustion analysis of 1.200 g of an unknown compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
produced 2.086 g of CO2 and 1.134 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula of the compound?
A. C3H8O2
B. C2H10O3
C. C2H5O
D. C2H5O2
E. C3H8O

Q34) A 0.25 mol KO2 is reacted with 0.15 mol H2O according to the chemical equation given, which one of
the following statements is false? (4KO2(s) + 2H2O(I) → 4KOH(s) + 3O2(g))
A. H2Ois the excess reactant
B. The theoretical yield of oxygen is 10.1 g
C. 0.45 g of H2O are left over
D. KO2 is the limiting reactant
E. Mass is conserved in this reaction

Q35) A 5.00 g of silver nitrate (AgNO3) reacts with 27.73 g of aluminum chloride (AgCl), what mass of
AgCl is formed? (3AgNO3(aq) + AlCl3(aq) → Al(NO3)3(aq) + 3AgCl(s))
A. 24.9 g
B. 2.56 g
C. 4.22 g
D. 17.6 g
E. 11.9 g

Q36) How many moles of Na2SO4 are contained in a 35.0 g sample of this substance?
A. 0.292 mol
B. 0.990 mol
C. 0.278 mol
D. 2.16 mol
E. 0.246 mol

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Q37) An organic compound contains by mass its composition is 68.85% C, 4.95% H and 26.2% O, and its
molecular weight is 122.12 g/mol. what is its molecular formula?
A. C8H6O2
B. C2H2O2
C. C18H20O4
D. C20H12O2
E. C18H30O2

Q38) How much, in grams, do 8.85 × 1024 atoms of zinc weigh?

A. 3.49  1049 g
B. 961 g
C. 4.45 g
D. 5.33  1047 g
E. 1.47 g

Q39) How many grams of Al2O3 are produced when 41.5 g Al react? (2Al+ Fe2O3 → Al2O3 + 2Fe)
A. 78.4 g
B. 157 g
C. 314 g
D. 22.0 g
E. 11.0 g

Q40) When 6.40 g of CH3OH was mixed with 10.2 g of O2 and ignited, 6.12 g of CO2 was obtained. What
was the percentage yield of CO2? (2CH3OH + 3O2 ⎯→ 2CO2 + 4H2O)
MM(g/mol) (32.04) (32.00) (44.01) (18.02)
A. 6.12%
B. 8.79%
C. 100%
D. 142%
E. 69.6%

Q41) How many sodium ions are contained in 99.6 mg of Na2SO3? The molar mass of Na2SO3 is 126.05
g/mol.
A. 2.10*1021 sodium ions
B. 1.05*1021 sodium ions
C. 1.52*1027 sodium ions
D. 9.52*1020 sodium ions
E. 4.76*1020 sodium ions

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Q42) How many moles of P2O5 contain 3.68*1025 phosphorus atom? The molar mass of P2O5 is 283.89
g/mol.
A. 54.5 moles P2O5
B. 16.4 moles P2O5
C. 49.1 moles P2O5
D. 61.1 moles P2O5
E. 30.6 moles P2O5

Q43) 2.50 g of C7H6O3 (138.12 g/mol) is reacted with 10.31 g of CH3OH (32.04 g/mol) according to the
following reaction:
C7H6O3 + CH3OH → C8H8O3 + H2O
the yield of C8H8O3:
A. 46.1%
B. 32.4%
C. 75.0%
D. 71.3 %
E. 23.05%

Q44) What is the mass of one atom of zinc in grams ? (NA = 6.02×1023)
A. 6.35 ×1022
B. 3.20×1022
C. 5.89 ×1022
D. 1.09 ×1022
E. 4.05 ×1022

Q45) How many moles of C3H8 that contain 3.17×1025 of hydrogen atoms ? (NA=6.02×1023)
A. 8.22 mol
B. 6.58 mol
C. 1.03 mol
D. 3.09 mol
E. 9.73 mol

Q46) Which is a reasonable mass corresponding to 1026 molecules of a substance?

A. 100 grams
B. 100 micrograms
C. 100 nanograms
D. 100 milligrams
E. 100 kilograms

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