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Practice Problem Solving
• How many NH3 molecules are produced by the reaction of 4.0 mol
of Ca(OH)2 according to the following equation:
(NH4)2SO4+ Ca(OH)2 → 2NH3+CaSO4+2H2O
How many grams of (NH4)2SO4 is needed to react with Ca(OH)2 and
produce the products?
2. Practice Problem Solving
• Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) contains 40.92 % C, 4.58 % H, and 54.50
% O, by mass. The experimentally determined molecular mass is
176 amu. What is the empirical and molecular formula for
ascorbic acid?
3. Practice Problem Solving
15.00 g aluminum sulfide and 10.00 g water react until the limiting reagent is
used up. Here is the balanced equation for the reaction:
Al2S3 + 6 H2O -----------> 2Al(OH)3 + 3 H2S
a) Which is the limiting reagent?
b) What is the maximum mass of H2S which can be formed from these
reagents?
c) How much excess reagent remains after the reaction is complete?
4. Practice Problem Solving
For which of the following reactions is ∆H about the same as ∆E:
a) 2Cu(s) + S(s) → Cu2S(s)
b) N(g) + O2(s) → 2NO(g)
c) SiO2(s) + S(s) → 3C(s) + 2CO(g)
d) CH3OH(s) + S(s) → CO(g)
5. Practice Problem Solving
Calculate the standard heat of reactions, ΔHo, for the following
using standard heat of formation data ΔHor.
a. CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)
b. 2NO(g) + O3(g) → NO2(g) + O2(g)
Tell whether the following is an open, closed or isolated system:
• tree
• steel
• rice cooker
• Coleman jug
• oven
• flat iron
• automobile
• cat
Multiple choice questions:
1. A 50.0 mL solution of 1.2 M HCl at 24.1°C is mixed with 50.0 mL of 1.3
M NaOH, also at 24.1°C, in a coffee-cup calorimeter. After the reaction
occurs, the temperature of the resulting mixture is 29.8°C. The density of
the final solution is 1.05 g/mL. Calculate the molar heat of neutralization.
Assume the specific heat of the solution is 4.184 J/g·°C. The heat
capacity of the calorimeter is 32.5 J/°C.
a. 41.7 kJ/mol
b. 58.5 kJ/mol
c. 44.8 kJ/mol
d. 13.0 kJ/mol
e. 33.9 kJ/mol
2. How much heat is absorbed in the complete reaction of 3.00 grams of
SiO2 with excess carbon in the reaction below? DH0 for the reaction is
+624.6 kJ.
SiO2(g) + 3C(s) → SiC(s) + 2CO(g)
a. 366 kJ
b. 1.13 x 105 kJ
c. 5.06 kJ
d. 1.33 x 104 kJ
e. 31.2 kJ
3. The reaction of 5.5 grams of HCl with excess Ba(OH)2 releases
8300 J of heat. What is the molar heat of neutralization, DH, for the
reaction?
a. 55 kJ/mol
b. -55 kJ/mol
c. -110 kJ/mol
d. -27.5 kJ/mol
e. 1500 J/mol
4. Which of the following substances is not in its standard state?
a. C, graphite
b. Br2(l)
c. O3, (g)
d. H2, (g)
e. Hg(l)
5. For which of the following substances does Hf?
a. CO2(g)
b. H2O(g)
c. Na(s)
d. Br2(g)
e. C(diamond)
6. From the following data at 25C,
H2(g) + Cl2(g) → 2HCl(g) H = -185 kJ
2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(g) H = -483.7 kJ
Calculate H at 25C for the reaction below.
4HCl(g) + O2(g) → 2Cl2(g) + 2H2O(g)
a. +299 kJ
b. -114 kJ
c. -299 kJ
d. +114 kJ
e. -86.8 kJ
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