Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
1. Which of the following terms are unitless?
(a) Molality
(b) Molarity
(c) Mole fraction
(d) Mass percent
2. 16 g of oxygen has the same number of molecules as in
(a) 16 g of CO
(b) 28 g of N2
(c) 14 g of N2
(d) 1.0 g of H2
3. How many moles of the atom are contained in 32.7 g of Zn
(a) 0.200
(b) 0.500
(c) 1.50
(d) 0.0118
4. Calculate the number of Moles of Cu(C2H3O2)2 present in 200 g.
(a) 1.1 mol
(b) 1 mol
(c) 0.9 mol
(d) 1.2 mol
5. The percentage of Carbon is Ca(HCO3)2 is
(a) 15%
(b) 1.8%
(c) 14.8%
(d) 15.2%
6. What will be the molarity of a solution, which contains 5.85 g of NaCl(s) per 500 mL?
(a) 4 mol/L
(b) 20 mol/L
(c) 0.2 mol/L
(d) 2 mol/L
7. How many grams of solute is required to prepare 1.0 L of 1 M CaCl2.6H2O?
(a) 200 g
(b) 216 g
(c) 219 g
(d) None of the above
8. An organic compound contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Its elemental analysis
gave C, 38.71%, and H, 9.67%. The empirical formula of the compound would be
(a) CHO
(b) CH4O
(c) CH3O
(d) CH2O
9. What is the molality of a solution labeled "8.6% glucose (C6H12O6) by
weight?"
10. How many moles of HCl reacts with 10g MnO2 according to the equation:
MnO2 + 4HCl - 2H2O + MnCl2 + Cl2 2
11. Why is molality preferred over molarity?
12. An organic compound has the following percentage composition C = 12.36%,
H = 2.13%, Br = 85%. Its vapour density is 94. Find its molecular formula.
13. Calculate the mass of oxalic acid dihydrate (H2C2O4 . 2H2O) required to
prepare 0.1M, 250 ml of its aqueous solution.
14. 3 litres of water are added to 2 litres of 5M HCl. What is the molarity of the
resultant solution?
15. Calculate the amount of carbon dioxide formed by the complete combustion of
80g of methane. (Atomic mass of C = 12u, H = 1u, O = 16u)
16. Calculate the number of moles of oxygen required to produce 240 g of MgO by
burning Mg metal. (Atomic mass Mg = 24, O = 16)
17. Which is heavier, one oxygen atom or 10 hydrogen atoms?
18. Calculate the mass of sodium which contains same number of atoms as are
present in 4g calcium. (Ca=40)
19. How many grams HCl are required to prepare 4L of 5M HCl in water?
20. 10 ml HCl solution produced 0.1435g of AgCl when treated with excess silver
nitrate solution. What is the molarity of acid solution. (Ag=108)[HOTS]
