QUIZ V.1.3 — Mole Calculations and Empirical Formulas1

Mole Calculations and Empirical Formulas

Molecular formula = (Empirical Formula) x n

where: n =

1.Determine the molar mass for the following compounds.

(a)Ag2C2O4______

(b)Fe3(PO4)2______

(c)W3(PO4)7______

(d)Pb(IO3)4 • 6H2O______

2.Calculate the moles in each of the following.

(a)34.7 g of FeCl3______

(b)59.3 g of Ag2SO4______

(c)78.5 L of N2O4(g) at STP______

(d)9.26 L of CO2(g) at STP______

(e)4.45 x 1019 atoms of Sb______

(f)6.48 x 1025 molecules of PCl3______

3.What is the mass of 6.48 L of NH3(g) at STP?

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4.What is the mass of 1.85 x 1020 molecules of CCl4(l)?

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5.What volume is occupied by 35.0 g of C3H8(g) at STP?

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6.What volume is occupied by 8.14 x 1019 molecules of CO2(g) at STP?

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7.How many molecules of PCl3 are in 100.0 g of PCl3?

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8.How many “atoms of nitrogen” are there in 16.7 L of N2O4(g) at STP?

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9.Determine the percentage composition of each of the following. (Express percentages to 1 decimal place)

(a)PbC2O4

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(b)Na3Fe(CN)6

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(c)(NH4)2SnCl6

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(d)Al2(SO4)3 • 3H2O

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10.Determine the percentage composition of the bold species in each of the following.

(a)Co3(PO4)2 • 8H2O

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(b)Ce2(C2O4)3 • 9H2O

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(c)Cu(C2H3O2)2 • 2NH3

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11.Find the empirical formula for the following compounds.

(a)77.9% I, 22.1% O

(b)24.4% C, 3.39% H, 72.2% Cl

(c)26.6% K, 35.4% Cr, 38.0% O

(d)3.66% H, 37.8% P, 58.5% O

12.A compound has the empirical formula CH3. If the compound has a molecular mass of 120.0 g/mol, what is the molecular formula?

13.The compound methyl butanoate smells like apples. It has a percentage composition of 58.8% C, 9.8% H, and 31.4% O. If its molecular mass is 204 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?

14.A gas has the empirical formula CH2. If 2.73 L of the gas at STP has a mass of 8.52 g, what is the molecular formula?

15.A gas has the empirical formula CH4N. If 0.0762 mol of the compound has a mass of 4.57 g, what is the molecular formula?

16.A compound is 39.7% C, 1.65% H, and 58.7% Cl. If 0.845 L of the gas at STP has a mass of 6.85 g, what is the molecular formula?

17.A compound is composed of 78.3% B and 21.7% H. If 0.0358 mol of the compound has a mass of 0.988 g, what is the molecular formula of the gas?