Unit 1: Structure 1: Models of the Particulate Nature of Matter

Topic 1.4: Counting Particles by Mass: The Mole Questions

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A 5.85 g sample of sodium chloride, NaCl, is weighed out.

Calculate the amount, in moles, present.

(M(NaCl) = 58.44 g mol⁻¹.)
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A hydrocarbon has the empirical formula CH and a relative molecular mass of 78.

Determine its molecular formula.

(Empirical formula mass of CH = 13.02.) [2]
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Calculate the number of hydrogen atoms in 0.200 mol of ammonia, NH3.
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A compound contains 52.2% carbon, 13.0% hydrogen and 34.8% oxygen by mass.

Determine its empirical formula.

(Ar: C = 12.01, H = 1.01, O = 16.00.) [3]
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Calculate the mass of glucose, C6H12O6, needed to prepare 250.0 cm³ of a 0.100 mol dm⁻³ solution.

(M = 180.18 g mol⁻¹.) [2]
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A 25.0 cm³ sample of 0.480 mol dm⁻³ copper(II) sulfate solution is diluted with water to a total volume of 200.0 cm³.

Calculate the concentration of the diluted solution. [2]
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