Check your learning: self-test

  1. Write a balanced equation for the decomposition of ammonium nitrate to form molecular nitrogen, molecular oxygen, and water. (Hint: Balance oxygen last, since it is present in more than one molecule on the right side of the equation.)

  2. Acetaminophen, C8H9NO2, is a covalent compound and the active ingredient in several popular nonprescription pain medications, such as Tylenol. What is the molecular mass (amu) for this compound?

  3. Calcium phosphate, Ca3(PO4)2, is an ionic compound and a common anti-caking agent added to food products. What is the formula mass (amu) of calcium phosphate?

  4. Beryllium is a light metal used to fabricate transparent X-ray windows for medical imaging instruments. How many moles of Be are in a thin-foil window weighing 3.24 g?

  5. What is the mass of 2.561 mol of gold?

  6. A prospector panning for gold in a river collects 15.00 g of pure gold. How many Au atoms are in this quantity of gold?

  7. How many moles of sucrose, C12H22O11, are in a 25-g sample of sucrose?

  8. What is the mass of 0.443 mol of hydrazine, N2H4?

  9. How many C4H10 molecules are contained in 9.213 g of this compound? How many hydrogen atoms?

  10. How many moles of Ca(OH)2 are required to react with 1.36 mol of H3PO4 to produce Ca3(PO4)2 according to the equation [latex]3\text{Ca}{\text{(}\text{OH}\text{)}}_{2}+2{\text{H}}_{3}{\text{PO}}_{4}\rightarrow{\text{Ca}}_{3}{\text{(}{\text{PO}}_{4}\text{)}}_{2}+6{\text{H}}_{2}\text{O}[/latex]?

  11. many NH3 molecules are produced by the reaction of 4.0 mol of Ca(OH)2 according to the following equation:

    [latex]{\text{(}{\text{NH}}_{4}\text{)}}_{2}{\text{SO}}_{4}+\text{Ca}{\text{(}\text{OH}\text{)}}_{2}\rightarrow 2{\text{NH}}_{3}+{\text{CaSO}}_{4}+2{\text{H}}_{2}\text{O.}[/latex]

  12. What mass of gallium oxide, Ga2O3, can be prepared from 29.0 g of gallium metal? The equation for the reaction is [latex]4\text{Ga}+3{\text{O}}_{2}\rightarrow 2{\text{Ga}}_{2}{\text{O}}_{3}\text{.}[/latex]

  13. What mass of CO is required to react with 25.13 g of Fe2O3 according to the equation [latex]{\text{Fe}}_{2}{\text{O}}_{3}+3\text{CO}\rightarrow 2\text{Fe}+3{\text{CO}}_{2}?[/latex]

  14. A 24.81-g sample of a gaseous compound containing only carbon, oxygen, and chlorine is determined to contain 3.01 g C, 4.00 g O, and 17.81 g Cl. What is this compound’s percent composition?

  15. To three significant digits, what is the mass percentage of iron in the compound Fe2O3?

  16. What is the empirical formula of a compound if a sample contains 0.130 g of nitrogen and 0.370 g of oxygen?

  17. What is the empirical formula of a compound containing 40.0% C, 6.71% H, and 53.28% O?

  18. What is the molecular formula of a compound with a percent composition of 49.47% C, 5.201% H, 28.84% N, and 16.48% O, and a molecular mass of 194.2 amu?

  19. How many moles of Al2O3 will be produced when 23.9 g of H2O are reacted according to this chemical equation?

    [latex]2AlCl_3 + 3H_2O(ℓ) → Al_2O_3 + 6HCl(g)[/latex]

  20. How many grams of N2 are needed to produce 2.17 mol of NH3 when reacted according to this chemical equation?

    [latex]N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) → 2NH_3(g)[/latex]

    30.4 g (Note: here we go from a product to a reactant, showing that mole-mass problems can begin and end with any substance in the chemical equation.)

  • What mass of H2 will be produced when 122 g of Zn are reacted?

    [latex]Zn(s)+2HCl(aq)→ZnCl_2(aq)+H_2(g)[/latex]