Answer the following questions. Place the answers in the space provided. Show calculations where applicable.

Observe
the use of significant figures for calculations and indicate the appropriate units. Learners can use the periodic table to
answer the questions. Aspirin has the molecular formula C9H8O4. _____1. What is the % C in aspirin by mass in
aspirin?
_____2. What is the % O in aspirin by mass in aspirin?
_____3. An oxide of chromium is made up of 5.20 g chromium and 5.60 g oxygen
What is the empirical formula of the oxide? (Note: An oxide of nitrogen contains 63.1% oxygen and has a molar mass of
76.0 g/mol.)
_____4. What is the empirical formula for this compound?
_____5. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

Balance the following equations

1. ____ C + ____ O2 -> ___ CO
2. ____ Mg + ____ O2 -> ____ MgO
3. ____ H2O2 -> ____ H2O + ____ O2
4. ____ CH4 + O2 -> ____ CO2 + ____ H2O
5. ____ N2O5 -> _____ N2O4 + _____ O2

1. Balanced chemical equations imply which of the following?

A. Numbers of molecules are conserved in chemical change.
B. Numbers of atoms are conserved in chemical change.
C. Volume is conserved in chemical change.
D. A and B
E. B and C

2. In balancing an equation, we change the __________ to make the number of atoms on each side of the equation
balance.
A. formulas of compounds in the reactants
B. coefficients of reactants and products
C. formulas of compounds in the products
D. subscripts of compounds
E. the reactants

3. The catalytic conversion of ammonia to nitric oxide is the first step in a three-step process, which ultimately results in
nitric acid. Balance the equation for the reaction.
a NH3(g) + b O2(g) -> c NO(g) + d H2O(g)
A. a = 2, b = 1, c = 2, d = 1 C. a = 4, b = 3, c = 2, d = 6 E. a = 6, b = 15, c = 6, d = 9
B. a = 3, b = 2, c = 3, d = 3 D. a = 4, b = 5, c = 4, d = 6

4. In the reaction: a BaCl2 + b AgNO3 -> c Ba(NO3)2 + d AgCl

What is the coefficient, d, of silver chloride in the balanced equation?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

5. Balance the following equation with the smallest set of whole numbers.
C4H10 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O
What is the coefficient for CO2 in the balanced equation?
A. 1 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8 E. 12

6. Balance the following equations:

_____P4O10 + _______ H2O -> _______H3PO4
What is the coefficient of H2O in the balanced equation?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6

7. Which of the following equations is not balanced?

A. 4Al + 3O2 -> 2Al2O3
B. C2H6 + O2 -> 2CO2 + 3H2O
C. 2KClO3 -> 2KCl + O2
D. 4P4 + 5S8 -> 4P4S10
E. P4 + 5O2 -> P4O10

8. The first step in the Ostwald process for making nitric acid is the formation of NO as follows: 4NH3 + 5O2 -> 4NO +
6H2O
According to the equation, 5 moles NH3 will react with ________ moles O2 to form _______ moles of NO.
A. 5, 4 B. 4, 5 C. 25, 20 D. 5/4, 4/5 E. 25/4, 5

9. Potassium metal and chlorine gas (Cl2) react in a combination reaction to produce potassium chloride. What is the
correct balanced equation for this reaction?

A. 2 K(s) + Cl2(g) -> 2 KCl(s)

B. K(s) + Cl2(g) -> KCl(s)

C. K(s) + Cl(g) -> KCl(s)

D. K2(s) + Cl2(g) -> 2 KCl(s)

E. K(s) + Cl2(g) -> KCl2(s)

10. In the reaction given below, how many grams of water are consumed if 4.0 g hydrogen gas and 32.0 g oxygen gas are
produced? 2 H2O -> 2 H2 + O2
A. 2.0 g B. 4.0 g C. 18.0 g D. 20.0 g E. 36.0 g

11. In the reaction given below, for every two molecules of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) consumed, how many molecules
of oxygen are produced? 2H2O2 -> 2H2O + O2
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6 E. 9

12. Balance the following reaction: a Al2O3 -> b Al + c O2

What is the sum of the coefficients of the reactant and products (a + b + c) in the balanced equation using the smallest
set of whole numbers as coefficients?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 9 E. 10

13. Balance the following equation: a NaNO3 -> b NaNO2 + c O2

What are the coefficients of the balanced equation for a, b, and c?
A. 2, 2, 1 B. 1, 1, 2 C. 1, 2, 1 D. 2, 3, 1 E. 3, 1, 1

14. Balance the following chemical reaction: a CO + b NO -> c CO2 + d N2

The coefficients a, b, c, and d for the balanced chemical equation are:
A. 2, 2, 2, 3 B. 2, 2, 2, 1 C. 1, 1, 1, 2 D. 2, 1, 2, 1 E. 1, 2, 2, 1

15. Classify the following reaction: 2Na + Cl2 -> 2 NaCl

A. Synthesis B. Decomposition C. Combustion D. Single Displacement E. Double Displacement

16. Classify the following reaction: Zn + 2HCl -> ZnCl2 + H2

A. Synthesis B. Decomposition C. Combustion D. Single Displacement E. Double Displacement

17. Classify the following reaction: H2SO3 -> H2O + SO2

A. Synthesis B. Decomposition C. Combustion D. Single Displacement E. Double Displacement

18. Classify the following reaction: CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O
A. Synthesis B. Decomposition C. Combustion D. Single Displacement E. Double Displacement

19. Classify the following reaction: NaCl (aq) + AgF (aq) -> NaF (aq) + AgCl (s)
A. Synthesis B. Decomposition C. Combustion D. Single Displacement E. Double Displacement

20. Classify the following reaction: CaCO3 (s) -> CaO (s) + CO2 (g)
A. Synthesis B. Decomposition C. Combustion D. Single Displacement E. Double Displacement

1. The combustion of carbon monoxide gas in oxygen gas is represented by the following balanced
equation: 2 CO(g) + O2(g) -> 2CO2(g)
How many moles of carbon dioxide gas will be produced from the complete combustion of 4.60 moles
CO(g)?

2. Consider the reaction: 2 KClO3 -> 2 KCl + 3 O2

a. How many moles of KClO3 are required to produce 22.8 moles oxygen gas, O2?
b. How many moles of KCl will be produced from the total decomposition of 18.8 moles KClO3?

3. Given the reaction 4 Fe + 3 O2 -> 2 Fe2O3

a. How many grams of Fe2O3 will be formed from 4.86 moles Fe reacting with sufficient oxygen gas?
b. How many grams of Fe are needed to react with sufficient oxygen to produce 28.8 moles Fe2O3?
 4. Consider the reaction 2Mg + O2 -> 2MgO
a. How many grams of MgO are produced from the complete reaction of 94.2 g Mg?
b. How many grams of Mg are needed to produce 224 g of MgO in the complete reaction of Mg with
oxygen gas?

Theoretical, Actual, Percent Yield

1. Silver metal reacts with sulfur to form silver sulfide according to the following reaction: 2Ag (s) + S(s) ->
Ag2S (s)
a. Identify the limiting reagent if 50.0 g Ag reacts with 10.0 g S.
b. What is the theoretical yield in g of Ag2S produced from the reaction?
c. What is the amount in g of the excess reactant expected to remain after the reaction?
d. When the reaction occurred, the amount of Ag2S obtained was 45.0 g. What is the percent yield of the
reaction?
Evaluation
1. Stoichiometry deals with
A. Combustion reactions
B. Rates of chemical reactions
C. Heat evolved or absorbed during chemical reactions
D. The study of amounts of materials consumed and products formed in chemical reactions
E. Activation energy of chemical reactions

2. Given the reaction CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O, what amount of O2 is needed to completely react with 14.0 moles
CH4? A. 2.0 moles B. 28.0 moles C. 12.0 moles D. 6.0 moles E. 1.0 mole

3. How much of SnF2 (stannous fluoride, active ingredient in toothpaste) in g can be prepared from the reaction of
10.0 g SnO with excess HF according to the following reaction? SnO + 2HF -> SnF2 + H2O
A. 11.6 g B. 10.0 g C. 9.62 g D. 26.0 g E. 104.0 g

4. What is a limiting reagent?

A. The reactant that is used up last and prevents more product from being made
B. The reactant that is never used up
C. The reactant that is used up first and prevents more products from being made
D. The reactant that is in excess and does not get used up in the reaction E. The reactant that is always in greater
quantity

5. A mixture of 2.0 moles I2 and 4.0 moles Zn are reacted to completion in a closed container according to the
following chemical equation: I2 + Zn -> ZnI2. What are the contents of the container after the reaction?
A. Zn and ZnI2 B. I2 and ZnI2 C. Zn and I2 D. I2, Zn, and ZnI2 E. ZnI2

6. The reaction N2 (g) + 2O2 (g) -> N2O4 (g) occurs in a closed container. If 8.0 moles N2 (g) are made to react
with 12.0 moles O2, the limiting reagent and the theoretical yield of N2O4 are:
A. The limiting reagent is N2; the theoretical yield of N2O4 is 8.0 moles
B. The limiting reagent is N2; the theoretical yield of N2O4 is 16.0 moles
C. The limiting reagent is O2; the theoretical yield of N2O4 is 12.0 moles
D. The limiting reagent is O2; the theoretical yield of N2O4 is 6.0 moles E. The limiting reagent is O2; the
theoretical yield of N2O4 is 8.0 moles

7. The reaction of 5.0 g hydrogen with 5.0 g carbon monoxide produced 4.5 g methanol. What is the percent yield
for the reaction 2H2 + CO -> CH3OH? A. 11% B. 79% C. 96% D. 24% E. 63%

8. The reaction of 5.0 g fluorine with excess chlorine produced 5.6 g ClF3 in the reaction Cl2 + 3F2 -> 2ClF3.

What was the percent yield of the reaction? A. 58% B. 69% C. 76% D. 86% E. 92%