Cambridge International AS Level Chemistry Answers to self-assessment questions

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Chapter 1 9 Carbon Hydrogen

90 10
1 a 111.1 12.0 1.0
b 159.6 = 7.5 = 10
c 132.1 simplest ratio is 3C to 4H
d 256.3 empirical formula is C3H4
76
2 a 32Ge 10 A C6H10
b (20.6 × 70) + (27.4 × 72) + (7.7 × 73) + (36.7 × 74) + (7.6 × 75) B C2Cl6
100
= 72.7 C C8H16

3 a i 0.33 mol 11 a i Mg(NO3)2
ii 0.25 mol ii CaSO4
iii 0.25 mol iii NaI
b mol Cl = 7.10
35.5 = 0.200 mol
iv HBr
0.20 × 6.02 × 1023 v Na2S
= 1.20 × 1023 (to 3 significant figures) b i sodium phosphate
ii ammonium sulfate
4 a 8.8 g
iii aluminium chloride
b 5.3 g
iv calcium nitrate
c 449.0 g
12 a Fe + 2HCl → FeCl2 + H2
5 a 46.0 g Na → 78.0 g Na2O2
so 4.6 g Na → 7.8 g Na2O2 b 2Al(OH)3 → Al2O3 + 3H2O
b 150.7 g SnO2 → 24 g C c 2C6H14 + 19O2 → 12CO2 + 14H2O
so 14.0 g SnO2 → 2.23 g C
13 a CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq)
6 56.2
28.1 = 2 mol Si
 → CaCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
284.0 = 4 mol Cl b ZnSO4(aq) + 2NaOH(aq)
71.0 2
 → Zn(OH)2(s) + Na2SO4(aq)
340.2 = 2 mol SiCl
170.1 4
so ratio of Si : Cl2 : SiCl4 = 1 : 2 : 1 14 a 2H+(aq) + 2OH–(aq) → 2H2O(l)
Si + 2Cl2 → SiCl4 b Br2(aq) + 2I–(aq) → 2Br–(aq) + I2(aq)
7 100 ×  24
46 = 52.2% (to 3 significant figures) 15 a Cu2+(aq) + 2OH–(aq) → Cu(OH)2(s)
b Pb2+(aq) + 2I–(aq) → PbI2(s)
8 a NH2
b C4H9 2  × 1000 = 1.0 mol dm–3
16 a i 40 50
c CH ii 12 1000 –3
60.0×  250 = 0.80 mol dm
d NH3 40 = 8 × 10–3 mol
b i 0.2 × 1000
ii 50 = 5 × 10–4 mol
0.01 × 1000

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17 a number of moles of HCl = 0.100 × 15.00

1000
= 1.5 × 10–3 mol –3
number of moles of Sr(OH)2 = 1.5 × 10
2
= 7.50 × 10–4 mol
concentration of Sr(OH)2 = 7.50 × 10–4 × 1000
25
= 3.00 × 10–2 mol dm–3
b number of moles of NaOH = 0.400 × 1000 50
–3
= 8.00 × 10  mol –3
number of moles of H2SO4 = 8.00 × 10
2
= 4.00 × 10–3 mol
1000
concentration of H2SO4 = 4.00 × 10–3 ×  25.25
–1 –3
= 1.58 × 10  mol dm (to 3 significant figures)
20 = 1.20 × 10–3 mol
18 a 0.0600 × 1000
b 0.100 ×  24.00 –3
1000 = 2.40 × 10  mol
c 1 mol metal hydroxide : 2 mol hydrochloric acid
d M(OH)2 + 2HCl → 2MCl + 2H2O

19 a 26.4
44.0 = 0.60 mol
0.60 × 24 = 14.4 dm3
120
b number of moles of He = 24 000
–3
= 5.0 × 10  mol
mass = 4.0 × 5.0 × 10–3
= 2.0 × 10–2 g

20 a 3 moles
b PH3 (ratio of volumes = ratio of moles)
c PH3(g) + 3Cl2(g) → PCl3(g) + 3HCl(g)

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