Tutorial 1

BWM 12703
SEMESTER II 2015/2016

TUTORIAL 1
CHEMICAL PRINCIPLE

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1. How many protons, neutrons and electrons are in (a) an atom of Ba, (b) an atom of
phosporus-31?
2. Naturally occurring chlorine is 75.78% 35Cl (atomic mass 34.969 amu) and 24.22% 37Cl
(atomic mass 36.966 amu). Calculate the atomic weight of chlorine.
3. Three isotopes of silicon occur in nature: 28Si (92.23%), atomic mass 27.97693 amu; 29Si
(4.68%), atomic mass 28.97649 amu; and 30Si (3.09%), atomic mass 29.97377 amu.
Calculate the atomic weight of silicon.
4. Calculate the formula/molecular weight of (a) sucrose, C12H22O11 (table sugar) and (b)
calcium nitrate, Ca(NO3)2.
5. Calculate the number of H atoms in 0.350 mol of C6H12O6.
6. Calculate the number of moles of glucose (C6H12O6) in 5.380 g of C6H12O6.
7. (a) How many glucose molecules are in 5.23 g of C6H12O6? (b) How many oxygen atoms
are in this sample?
8. Write the balanced equation for the reaction that occurs when methanol, CH3OH (l), is
burned in air?
CH3OH + O2  CO2 + H2O
9. Determine how many grams of water are produced in the oxidation of 1.00 g of glucose,
C6H12O6:
C6H12O6 (s) + O2 (g) CO2 (g) + H2O (l)

10. The reaction

H2 (g) + O2 (g) H2O (g)
is used to produce electricity in a hydrogen fuel cell. Suppose a fuel cell contains 150 g
of H2 (g) and 1500 g of O2 (g). How many grams of water can form?

11. Adipic acid, H2C6H8O4, used to produce nylon, is made commercially by reaction
between cyclohexane (C6H12) and O2:
2 C6H12 (l) + 5 O2 (g) 2 H2C6H8 O4 (l) + 2 H2O (g)

(a) Assume that you carry out this reaction with 25.0 g of cyclohexane and that
cyclohexane is the limiting reactant. What is the theoretical yield of adipic acid? (b) If
you obtain 33.5 g of adipic acid, what is the percent yield for the reaction?
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12. A 2.00 g sample of ammonia is mixed with 4.00 g of oxygen. Which is the limiting
reactant and how much excess reactant remains after the reaction has stopped?

NH3 (g) + O2 (g)  NO (g) + H2O (g)

13. 15.00 g aluminum sulfide and 10.00 g water react until the limiting reagent is used up.

Al2S3 (s) + 6 H2O (l)  2Al(OH)3 (s) + 3 H2S (g)

(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?

14. Aluminum reacts with chlorine gas to form aluminum chloride via the following reaction:

2Al + 3Cl2  2AlCl3

How many grams of aluminum chloride could be produced from 34.0 g of aluminum and
39.0 g of chlorine gas?

15. 15.00 g aluminum sulfide and 10.00 g water react until the limiting reagent is used up.

Al2S3 (s) + 6 H2O (l)  2Al(OH)3 (s) + 3 H2S (g)

(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?

16. Aluminum reacts with chlorine gas to form aluminum chloride via the following reaction:

2Al + 3Cl2  2AlCl3

How many grams of aluminum chloride could be produced from 34.0 g of aluminum and
39.0 g of chlorine gas?