Level N (Grade 12) Ch 3-Basic Questions Answers 2010-2011

Chapter 3
 
 
1.
a. What are isotopes?
Atoms of same elements having equal number of protons but different number of neutrons

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How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in an atom of the isotope 17 Cl?
17 Protons, 17 Electrons, 18 Neutrons

b. A sample of chlorine consists of a 1 x 10 6 atoms of 35

17 Cl and 1 x 10 5 atoms of 37
17 Cl. What is the
average mass of an atom of chlorine in the sample?

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2. Naturally existing lithium exists of two isotopes: 3 Li and 3 Li. The average atomic mass of lithium is
6.9. Calculate the % abundance of each isotope.

let x = % of 63 Li

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3.
a. What is the molecular mass of sucrose, C12H22O11?
342 amu

b. A spoon has 5.0g of sugar (sucrose) in it.

i. How many moles of sucrose are present in the spoon?

ii. How many molecules of sucrose are present in the spoon?

iii. How many atoms of hydrogen are present in the spoon?

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4. What is the % by mass of each element in C12H22O11?

 
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5. Compound X is 52.18 % C by mass, 13.04 % H and 34.78 % O. Find the formula of X.

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6. 0.78g of potassium (K = 39) reacted with excess oxygen (O = 16) to produce a single product with a
mass of 1.1g. What is the formula of the compound?

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7. 0.56g of a hydrocarbon, (a compound of C and H only) were burned in excess oxygen. 1.76g of CO2 and
0.72g of H2O were produced. Deduce the formula of the compound.

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8. Consider the reaction: N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3

Calculate the mass of H2 needed to react with 0.25mol N2 and the maximum mass of NH3 that can
form.

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9. Consider the reaction: N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3

9.0g H2 were reacted with 2.0mol N2. Calculate the maximum mass of NH3 that can form.

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10. Consider the reaction: N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3

9.0g H2 were reacted with 2.0mol N2. 20.4g NH3 were produced in the above reaction. What
was the % yield of the reaction?

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11. 0.198g of a hydrocarbon were burned in excess oxygen. 0.324g of H2O were produced. Deduce the
formula of the compound.

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