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Chapter 7 Problems

1. To what kinds of substances does the term formula mass refer?
     

2. Calculate the formula mass for each of the following compounds:

Compound Formula Mass
K2SO4
CuO
Ba3(PO4)2
CoF2

 

3. Find the percent composition of each element in the following
       compounds:

Compound Percent of Each Element
CH3COOH
HgF2

 

4. Give the empirical formula for each

Compound Empirical Formula
Na2O2
C4H10
KBr
Al2(SO4)3

 

5. Write formulas for the following hydrates

Name of Hydrate Formula of Hydrate
Magnesium nitrate hexahydrate
Iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate
Copper(II) nitrate trihydrate
tin(II) chloride dihydrate

6. Explain the difference between atomic mass and average atomic mass.
   

7. How is Avagadro's number 6.023 x 1023 related to moles?
   

8. Which of the following has the greater number of molecules, 10 g of N2 or 10 g of O2? Explain.
   

 9. What information does the percent composition reveal about a compound?
   

10. Compare the molecular, empirical, and structural formulas of a compound.
   

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11. How many molecules are there in 2.00 moles of sucrose, C12H22O11?

12. How many atoms are there in 1.25 x 10-2 mol of mercury?

13. How many formula units are there in 3.12 moles of MgCl2?

14. How many moles are the re in 2.50 x 1025 formula units of MgO?

15. How many moles are there in 7.51 x 1024 molecules of benzene, C6H6?

16. How many moles are there in 3.6 x 1023 molecules of oxygen gas, O2?

17. How many grams are there in 1.204 x 1020 atoms of phosphorus?

18. How many grams are in 2.7 moles of table salt, NaCl?

19. How many atoms of gold are there in 10.6g of gold?

20. How many moles of sodium nitrate are there in a beaker that contains 0.500 kg of sodium
    nitrate?

21. A compound is analyzed and found to contain 63.50% Ag, 8.25% N, and 28.25% O. Calculate
    the empirical formula.

22. A 1.344 g sample of a compound contains 0.365 g Na, 0.221 g N, and 0.758 g O. What is the
    percent composition and empirical formula for this compound?

 

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