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6 Stoichiometric calculations

Resources needed:
Whiteboards and pens
Lesson plan
Starter: Students balance chemical equations (page 81 of the workbook)
Main:
Students listen to introduction on ratio and stoichiometry
Students work through example problems on whiteboards
Students answer example problems in workbook and from Chemical Ideas (an
OCR B textbook)
Plenary
Students answer five multiple choice questions based on the lesson

Dr Alex Johnston, Southampton, Richard Taunton 6 th Form College

Starter: Turn to page 81 of the workbook and balance these equations

1. Ca(OH) 2 + HNO3 Ca(NO3) 2 + H 2O

2. C2H6 + O2 CO2 + H2O

3. HCl + CaCO3 CaCl2 + H2 O + CO2

4. Mg + FeCl3 MgCl2 + Fe

5. C6H12O6 + O2 CO2 + H 2O

6. KMnO4 + HCl KCl + MnCl2 + H2O + Cl2

 OCR-A Chemistry Autumn term

Introduction to chemistry Introduction to organic

Enthalpy changes
chemistry

OCR-A Chemistry Spring-Summer term

Acids & bases Rates of reaction and The halogens and

Organic synthesis
equilibrium halogenoalkanes
 Atomic Formulae and The periodic
structure equations table

Mass Amount of Electronic structure

1. Introduction to spectroscopy substance and ions
chemistry

Redox reactions Molecular Types of

& group 2 shape structures
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Stoichiometry

Today you will be learning how to perform stoichiometric

calculations.
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Stoichiometry
The learning objectives for this lesson are:

FC6i-Calculate mass using amounts of substance in mol

FC6vi-Use stoichiometric relationships in calculations

The learning objectives for each lesson are taken from the specification for the
exam.
To really succeed at A-Level you need to keep track of what you know and what
you don’t know.
Your workbooks contain a checklist of all of the learning objectives for each topic
At the end of each lesson you should rate how well you can do each objective
To help you each objective is linked to a page in the revision guide.

All exam questions and mini-test questions are also linked to the learning objectives
Fill out the front of your workbook

This workbook covers this first half term

They are expensive to printout, if you lose it is on Moodle

and I will expect you to printout another copy.
Your workbook also contains a glossary at the back

As we go through we will highlight the keywords for

you to complete this
Your workbook also contains space for you to take notes

This means you don’t have to ask for paper

Today we are going to look at calculations involving stoichiometry

The ratio, of the amount in moles, of each substance in a chemical

reactions

3 : 2 3 : 2

The big numbers before each substance is the relative

number of moles of reactant or product.

More simply, it is the ratio of each substance in the reaction

 What is the ratio of red counters to yellow
counters?
5:3
1. If you had 40 red counters, how many yellow counters would
you have?
40 x 3 = 24 yellow counters
5
2. If you had 87 yellow counters, how many red counters would
you have?

87 x 5 = 145 red counters

3
What is the ratio of purple counters to black counters?

4:5
1. If you had 52 purple counters, how many black counters
would you have?
52 x 5 = 75 black counters
4
2. If you had 135 black counters, how many purple counters
would you have?

135 x 4 = 108 purple counters

5
The same rules about ratio apply to chemical reactions

1 : 2 : 1 : 2

If there is no number in front of the substance then it is 1

You can use ratios to work out relative amounts of substances

in a reaction

1. For example, how many moles of Ca(OH)2 reacts with 6

moles of HNO3?

6 moles of HNO3 x 1 = 3 moles of Ca(OH)2

2
1. How many moles of O2 react with 8 moles of C2H6?

8 moles of C2H6 x 7 = 28 moles of O2

2

2. How many moles of CO2 would be formed if you stared

with 1.4 moles of O2?

1.4 moles of O2 x 4 = 0.8 moles of CO2

7
1. How many moles of HCl react with 0.5 moles KMnO4?

0.5 moles of KMnO4 x 16 = 4 moles of HCl

2

2. How many moles of Cl2 would be formed if you stared

with 6.4 moles of HCl?

6.4 moles of HCl x 5 = 2 moles of Cl2

16
What is the maximum amount of Fe formed when 48.6 g of
magnesium reacts with FeCl3?
48.6g Mg = 2 mole of Mg 2 mole of Mg x 2= 1.33 mol of Fe
24.3 3

1.33 mol of Fe x 55.9 (Ar of Fe) = 74.5g

Step 1: Work out the number of moles of known substance

Step 2: Adjust the number of moles according to the ratio
Step 3: Calculate the mass of the unknown substance

Task 1: Complete the questions on pages 82-83 of the workbook

Task 2: Answer question 1.3 on page 9 of Chemical Ideas
1. Given the following reaction:

2H2 + O2 2H2O

a) How many grams of H2O are produced when 2.50 moles of oxygen are used?

b) If 3.00 moles of H2O are produced, how many grams of oxygen must be consumed?

c) How many grams of hydrogen gas must be used, given the answer to part b?
2. Given the following equation:

2KClO3 2KCl + 3O2

a) How many moles of O2 can be produced by letting 12 moles of KClO3 react?

3. Given the following equation:

2K + Cl2 2KCl

a) How many grams of KCl is produced from 2.50 g of K.

b) From 1.0 g of Cl2?

4. Given the following equation:

Na2O + H2O 2NaOH

a) How many grams of NaOH is produced from 1.2 x 102 grams of Na2O?

b) How many grams of Na2O are required to produce 1.6 x 102 grams of NaOH?

5. Given the following equation:

8 Fe + S8 8FeS

a) What mass of iron is needed to react with 16.0 grams of sulfur? How many grams of FeS are produced?
6. Given the following equation:

2NaClO3 2NaCl + 3O2

a) 12.0 moles of NaClO3 will produce how many grams of O2?

b) How many grams of NaCl are produced when 80.0 grams of O 2 are produced?

7. Given the following equation:

Cu + 2AgNO3 Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag

a) How many moles of Cu are needed to react with 3.5 moles of AgNO3?

b) If 89.5 grams of Ag were produced, how many grams of Cu reacted?

8. Given the following reaction:

Na2S2O3 + AgBr NaBr + Na3[Ag(S2O3)2]

a. How many moles of Na2S2O3 are needed to react completely with 42.7 g of AgBr?

b. What is the mass of NaBr that will be produced from 42.7 g of AgBr?

9. B2H6 + O2 HBO2 + H2O

a. What mass of O2 will be needed to burn 36.1 g of B2H6?

b. How many moles of water are produced from 19.2 g of B 2H6?

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Stoichiometry

15 marks on each of your exam papers are for multiple choice questions. At the end
of each lesson we will practice these.

Turn to the back of your workbook. There is space for you to answer 5 questions.

Fill in the lesson title.

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Question 1

How many molar equivalents of C6H12O6 are there in this reaction?

A 1

B 6

C 12

D 18
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Question 2

How many molar equivalents of H2O are there in this reaction?

A 1
B 2
C 4
D 8
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Question 3

How many moles of HCl are needed to form 4 moles of MnCl2

A 4
B 8
C 16
D 32
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Question 4

How many moles of HCl react with 0.25 moles of KMnO4?

A 1
B 2
C 4
D 8
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Question 5

What mass of Cl2 is formed from 9.15g of HCl?

A 5.23 g
B 5.56 g
C 5.75 g
D 6.13 g
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Stoichiometry

Get ready to mark your answers

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Question 1

How many molar equivalents of C6H12O6 are there in this reaction?

A 1

B 6

C 12

D 18
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Question 2

How many molar equivalents of H2O are there in this reaction?

A 1
B 2
C 4
D 8
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Question 3

How many moles of HCl are needed to form 4 moles of MnCl2

A 4
B 8
C 16
D 32
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Question 4

How many moles of HCl react with 0.25 moles of KMnO4?

A 1
B 2
C 4
D 8
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Question 5

What mass of Cl2 is formed from 9.15g of HCl?

A 5.23 g
B 5.56 g
C 5.75 g
D 6.13 g
 Formulae and equations

How did you do?

5 out of 5 = A
4 out of 5 = B
3 out of 5 = C
2 out of 5 = D
1 out of 5 = E
0 out of 5 = U
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Stoichiometry
The learning objectives for this lesson are:

FC6i-Calculate mass using amounts of substance in mol

FC6vi-Use stoichiometric relationships in calculations

The learning objectives for each lesson are taken from the specification for the
exam.
To really succeed at A-Level you need to keep track of what you know and what
you don’t know.