1 In a chemical reaction, 4.23g of iron reacts completely with 1.
80g of oxygen gas, producing
iron oxide. Calculate the empirical formula of iron oxide.
[Relative atomic mass: Iron = 56; Oxygen = 16]
Element Fe O
Mass (g) 4.23 1.80
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
The empirical formula of iron oxide =
2 What is the empirical formula of a substance that is 40.0% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen, and
53.3% oxygen by mass? [Relative atomic mass: carbon = 12; Oxygen = 16; Hydrogen=1]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
empirical formula =
3 Find the empirical formula for a compound containing 40.6% carbon, 5.1% hydrogen, and
54.2% oxygen. [Relative atomic mass: carbon = 12; Oxygen = 16; Hydrogen=1]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
4 Determine the empirical formula of a compound which has a percentage of composition
Mg: 20.2%, S: 26.6%, O: 53.2%. [Relative atomic mass: Mg = 24; S = 32; O = 16]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
5 What is the empirical formula for a compound containing 38.8% carbon, 16.2% hydrogen
and 45.1% nitrogen?
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
6 From an experiment, a scientist found that a hydrocarbon contains 85.7% of carbon
according to its mass. Find the empirical formula of the hydrocarbon. [Relative atomic
mass: Carbon = 12; Hydrogen = 1]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
7 A sample of an oxide of nitrogen is found to contain 30.4% nitrogen. What is its empirical
formula?
[Relative atomic mass: nitrogen= 14; Oxygen = 16]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
8 A sample of an oxide of arsenic is found to contain 75.74% arsenic. What is its empirical
formula?
[Relative atomic mass: Arsenic = 75; Oxygen = 16]
Element As O
Mass (g) 4.23 1.80
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
9 What is the mass of metal X that can combine with 14.4g of oxygen to form X oxide with
molecular formula X2O3. (RAM: O = 16; X = 56 )
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
10 What is the empirical formula for a compound containing 26.57% potassium, 35.36%
chromium, and 38.07% oxygen?
[Relative atomic mass: potassium = 39; chromium= 52; oxygen= 16]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
11 A borane is a compound containing only boron and hydrogen. If a borane is found to
contain 88.45% boron, what is its empirical formula?
[Relative atomic mass: Boron = 11; oxygen = 16]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
12 What is the empirical formula of a compound comprised of 1.8% hydrogen, 56.1% sulphur
and 42.1% oxygen? [Relative atomic mass: sulphur = 32; Hydrogen = 1; oxygen=16]
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
13 What is the empirical formula of a compound containing 47.37% carbon, 10.59% hydrogen
and 42.04% oxygen?
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
mol ratio
Simplest mol ratio
14 A compound is found to contain 23.3% magnesium, 30.7% sulfur and 46.0% oxygen. What
is the empirical formula of this compound?
Element
Mass (g)
Number of mole
Simplest ratio
Simplest mol ratio
1. SO3
2. MgSO3
3. CH5N
4. NO2
5. As2O3
6. K2Cr2O7
7. H2S2O3
8. B5H7
9. C2H3O2
10. C3H8O2
Answer:
Element C H
Percentage 85.7%85.7% 14.3%14.3%
Mass in 100g 85.7g85.7g 14.3g14.3g
Number of mole 85.712=7.142mol85.712=7.142 14.31=14.3mol14.31=14.3mol
mol
Simple ratio 7.1427.142=17.1427.142=1 14.37.142=214.37.142=2
The empirical formula of the hydrocarbon = CH2
Answer
Element Mg S O
Percentage 20.2% 26.6% 53.2%
Mass in 100g 20.2g 26.6g 53.2g
Number of mole 20.224=0.8417mol2 26.632=0.8313mol26.6 53.216=3.325mol53.21
0.224=0.8417mol 32=0.8313mol 6=3.325mol
Simple ratio 0.84170.8313=10.84 0.83130.8313=10.8313 3.3250.8313=43.3250.8
170.8313=1 0.8313=1 313=4
The empirical formula of the compound is MgSO4
Answer:
Number of mole of oxygen=14.416=0.9 molFrom the molecular formula, we learn
that the ratio of element X to oxygenX:O = 2:3Therefore, the number of mole of X=0.9×23
=0.6 molNumber of mole, n = massMolar mass0.6=mass56*mass=33.6gThe mass of eleme
nt X = 33.6g*Molar mass of a substance= Relative atomic mass of the substance
Example
Calculate the percentage of composition of DDT (C14H9Cl5). [Relative atomic mass: Carbon
= 14; Hydrogen = 1; Chlorine = 35.5]
Answer:
Relative molecular mass of DDT=14(12)+9(1)+5(35.5)=354.5Relative molecular mass of D
DT=14(12)+9(1)+5(35.5)=354.5
Percentage of carbon=14(12)354.5×100%=47.4%Percentage of carbon=14(12)354.5×100%
=47.4%
Percentage of hydrogen=9(1)354.5×100%=2.5%Percentage of hydrogen=9(1)354.5×100%
=2.5%
Percentage of chlorine=5(35.5)354.5×100%=50.0%
Question:
A container contains 3.913 x 1023 methane molecules. What is the volume of the methane
gas at r.t.p.? [Avogrado constant = 6.02 x 1023; Molar volume of gasses at r.t.p. = 24,000
cm3/mol]
Answer:
Number of mole of methane gas, n=3.913 × 10236.02×1023=0.65 molVolume of gas=0.65
×24000 cm3=15600 cm3Number of mole of methane gas, n=3.913 × 10236.02×1023=0.65
molVolume of gas=0.65×24000 cm3=15600 cm3
Question:
A gas jar containing 200cm³ of oxygen gas at s.t.p. Find the mass of the oxygen gas.
[Relative atomic mass: Oxygen = 16; Molar volume of gas at s.t.p. = 22.4 dm³]
Answer:
Number of mole of oxygen
gas, n=200 cm322400 cm3=1112 molRelative molecular mass of ox
ygen = 2×16=32Mass of oxygen=1112 ×32 gmol−1=0.286gNumber of
mole of oxygen
gas, n=200 cm322400 cm3=1112 molRelative molecular mass of ox
ygen = 2×16=32Mass of oxygen=1112 ×32 gmol-1=0.286g
