Gram-mole Practice Problems

1. Change 3.4 moles of HCl to grams. 2. Change 8.5 g of SiH4 to moles. 3. Change 5.20 moles of C3H6O2 to grams. 4. Change 13.2 g of Fe(NO3)3 to moles. 5. Change 3.4 moles of NaCl to grams. 6. Change 8.5 g of CaSO4 to moles. 7. Change 5.20 moles of C2H4O2 to grams. 8. Change 13.2 g of Sn(CO3)2 to moles. 9. What is the weight of 0.30 mole of sulfur? 10. What is the weight of 5.5 mole of silicon? 11. How many moles are there in 45 g of Cl? 12. Change 34 g of lithium to moles. 13. What is the weight of 4.30 mole of sodium? 14. What is the weight of 1.75 mole of Ca? 15. How many moles are there in 85.3 g of P? 16. Change 0.566 g of silver to moles. (120 g) (.26 mol) (385 g) (.0546 mol) (2.0x102 g) (.062 mol) (312 g) (.0553 mol) 9.6 g 150 g (only 2 sig. dig.) 1.3 mol 4.9 mol 98.9 g 70.1 g 2.75 mol .00525 mol

Empirical Formula Practice Problems 1. A 100 gram sample of compound of sodium contains 36.5 grams of sodium, 25.4 grams of sulfur, and 38.1
grams of oxygen. Does the empirical formula for the compound lead you to believe it is sodium sulfite or sodium sulfate?

2. Fat makes up a major portion of all soaps. A fat used in many soaps is 76.5% carbon, 12.2% hydrogen, and
11.3% oxygen

a. What is its empirical formula? b. What is the molecular formula of a fat with a molecular mass of 705 u? 3. A sample of a substance is determined to be composed of 0.89 grams of potassium, 1.18 grams of
chromium, and 1.27 grams of oxygen. Calculate the empirical formula of this substance.

4. Strychnine, a deadly poison, has a molecular mass of 334 amu and a percentage composition of 75.42%
carbon, 6.63% hydrogen, 8.38% nitrogen, and the balance oxygen. What is the molecular formula of strychnine?

5. A 10 gram sample of a compound contains 7.22 grams of magnesium and 2.78 grams of nitrogen. What is
its empirical formula?

6. An organic compound with a molecular mass of 140u is 68.54% carbon, 8.63% hydrogen, and 22.83%
oxygen. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

Answers Problem 1 - Na2SO3, sodium sulfite Problem 2a - C9H17O Problem 2b - C45H85O5 Problem 3 - K2Cr2O7 Problem 4 - C21H22N2O2 Problem 5 - Mg2N3 Problem 6 - C8H12O2

Practice Determining Empirical Formulas

1. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound that contains 1.0 g S for each 1.5 g O. SO3 2. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound containing 75.0% C and 25.0% H. CH4 3. Calculate the empirical formula of the compound containing 81.8% C and 18.2% H. C3H8 4. Determine the empirical formula of the compound containing 37.5% C, 12.5% H, and 50.0% O by weight. CH4O

5. Determine the empirical formula of the compound containing 26.1% C, 4.3% H, and 69.6% O by weight. CH2O2 6. Determine the empirical formula of the compound containing 38.7% C, 16.1% H, and 45.2% N by weight. CH5N 7. What is the empirical formula of a compound if a 50.0 g sample of it contains 9.1 g Na, 20.6 g Cr, and 22.2 g O? Na2Cr2O7

Practice Determining Molecular Formulas

1. Empirical formula C3H7, molecular weight 86 C6H14 2. Empirical formula S, molecular weight 256 S8 3. Empirical formula CH, molecular weight 26 C2H2 4. Empirical formula NO2, molecular weight 46 NO2 Determination of no of molecules and atoms : 1) Calculate the number of molecules in 1.058 mole of H2O 2) Calculate the number of atoms in 0.750 mole of Fe 3) Calculate the number of molecules in 1.058 gram of H2O 4) Calculate the number of atoms in 0.750 gram of Fe 5) Which contains more molecules: 10.0 grams of O2 or 50.0 grams of iodine, I2? 6) A solution of ammonia and water contains 2.10 x 1025 water molecules and 8.10 x 1024 ammonia molecules. How many total hydrogen atoms are in this solution?