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Chapter 9
Chemical Quantities
I. Matching
Match the description in Column B with the correct term in Column A. Write the letter in the blank
provided. Each term matches with only one description, so be sure to choose the best description for
each term.

Column A Column B

_____ 1. stoichiometry A. calculation of quantities in chemical reactions

_____ 2. limiting reactant B. reactant that remains when reaction ends

_____ 3. theoretical yield C. reactant that runs out first

_____ 4. excess reactant D. amount of product that is recovered

_____ 5. actual yield E. comparison of predicted and actual amounts of

product
_____ 6. percent yield
F. predicted amount of product

II. Multiple Choice

Choose the one best answer and write its letter in the blank.

_____ 7. Which of the following is/are conserved in a chemical reaction?

a) mass c) atoms
b) moles d) both mass and atoms

_____ 8. The calculated amount of product that should be produced based on the amounts of
reactants is the

a) actual yield c) theoretical yield

b) percent yield d) minimum yield

_____ 9. The mole ratio of two components in a chemical reaction is determined from the

a) coefficients of each component c) volume of each component

b) mass of each component d) number of atoms of each component

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_____ 10. When doing a mass-mass stoichiometric calculation, the mass of the first component
is first converted into

a) liters c) number of atoms

b) moles d) number of molecules

_____ 11. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this equation?

2 Al(s) + 3 CuSO4(aq)  Al2(SO4)3(aq) + 3 Cu(s)

a) 2 grams Al and 3 grams CuSO4 react to form 1 gram Al2(SO4)3 and 3 grams Cu
b) 2 atoms Al and 3 formula units CuSO4 react to form 1 formula unit of Al2(SO4)3
and 3 atoms Cu
c) 2 moles Al and 3 moles CuSO4 react to form 1 mole of Al2(SO4)3 and 3 moles Cu
d) both b and c are correct

_____ 12. If 3.0 moles of Al(NO3)3 are used up in the following balanced reaction, how many
moles of HNO3 will be produced?

2 Al(NO3)3(aq) + 3 H2SO4(aq)  Al2(SO4)3(s) + 6 HNO3(aq)

a) 9.0 moles c) 3.0 moles

b) 6.0 moles d) 2.0 moles

_____ 13. In a chemical reaction, the limiting reactant is the reactant that

a) has the smallest mass c) has the greatest mass

b) runs out first d) is left over

_____ 14. Given the equation,

Mg(OH)2 + 2 HCl  MgCl2 + 2 H2O

If 33.5 g of Mg(OH)2 react, what mass of H2O could be produced?

a) 20.7 g c) 33.5 g
b) 29.2 g d) 67.0 g

_____ 15. If 111.70 g of iron react with oxygen gas to produce iron (III) oxide, how many moles
of oxygen gas will be needed?

a) 0.667 moles c) 3.00 moles

b) 1.50 moles d) 6.00 moles

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For questions 16 and 17, consider the following balanced equation:

2 ZnS + 3 O2  2 ZnO + 2 SO2

_____ 16. If 3.00 moles of ZnS are combined with 4.00 moles of O2, how many moles of ZnO
can be produced?

a) 2.00 moles c) 3.00 moles

b) 2.67 moles d) 5.67 moles

_____ 17. How many moles of the excess reactant will be left over after the reaction (Question
16) stops?

a) 0.33 moles c) 1.33 moles

b) 1.00 moles d) need more information

_____ 18. If 20.00 g of magnesium react with excess oxygen and 28.00 g of magnesium oxide
are produced, what is the percent yield? The balanced equation is

2 Mg(s) + O2(g)  2 MgO(s)

a) 42.22 % c) 71.43 %
b) 60.31 % d) 84.44 %

III. Free Response

Answer the questions in the space provided. Use complete sentences, and provide support for your
answer.

19. Potassium chlorate (KClO3) decomposes to form potassium chloride and oxygen gas. If 5.4
moles of potassium chlorate decompose, how many moles of oxygen could be produced?

20. What mass of FeCl2 could be produced from 35.0 g of Fe and excess HCl if the balanced
reaction is

Fe + 2 HCl  FeCl2 + H2

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21. When ammonia burns in pure oxygen, the reaction is:

4 NH3 + 3 O2  2 N2 + 6 H2O

What masses of nitrogen and water could be produced from 45.0 g of ammonia?

22. Copper metal reacts with a solution of silver nitrate, AgNO3, to produce copper (II) nitrate
and silver metal. In carrying out this reaction, a piece of copper wire was immersed in a
solution of silver nitrate until the reaction stopped. The original mass of the copper wire was
2.36 grams. After the reaction stopped, the mass of the wire was 1.03 grams. What mass of
silver was produced?

23. What mass of zinc could be produced from the reaction of 6.50 g of carbon and 10.0 g of
zinc oxide if the reaction is:

C + 2 ZnO  2 Zn + CO2

24. If 23.4 g of MgO is produced from 59.6 g of MgCO3, what is the percent yield?

MgCO3  MgO + CO2

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