University of Santo Tomas – Legazpi

BS Medical Technology

PROBLEM SET

Instruction: Write your answer on yellow paper. For computations, box your final answer, rounded off in two
decimal places. To be submitted on the next meeting.

1. Complete the following table. What minimum amount of information is required to completely characterize
an atom or ion? [Hint: Not all rows can be completed.]

Number of Number of Number of

Name Symbol Mass Number
Protons Electrons Neutrons
23
Sodium 11
𝑁𝑎
Silicon 14
37 85
40
𝐾
33 42
20
𝑁𝑒 2+
80
126

2. Arrange the following species in order of increasing (a) number of electrons; (b) number of neutrons;
(c) mass.
112 40 122 59 120 58 39
𝑆𝑛 𝐴𝑟 𝑇𝑒 𝐶𝑢 𝐶𝑑 𝐶𝑜 𝐾
50 18 52 29 48 27 19

3. There are three naturally occurring isotopes of magnesium. Their masses and percent natural abundances
are 23.985042 u, 78.99%; 24.985837 u, 10.00%; and 25.982593 u, 11.01%. Calculate the weighted-
average atomic mass of magnesium.

4. There are four naturally occurring isotopes of chromium. Their masses and percent natural abundances
are 49.9461 u, 4.35%; 51.9405 u, 83.79%; 52.9407 u, 9.50%; and 53.9389 u, 2.36%. Calculate the
weighted average atomic mass of chromium.

5. Refer to the periodic table inside the front cover and identify
a. the element that is in group 14 and the fourth period;
b. one element similar to and one unlike sulfur;
c. the alkali metal in the fifth period; and
d. the halogen element in the sixth period

6. Refer to the periodic table inside the front cover and identify
a. the element that is in group 11 and the sixth period;
b. an element with atomic number greater than 50 that has properties similar to the element with
atomic number 18;
c. the group number of an element E that forms an ion E2- ; and
d. an element M that you would expect to form the ion M3+.

7. What is the total number of atoms in (a) 15.8 mol Fe; (b) 0.000467 mol Ag; and (c) 8.5 x 10-11 mol Na?

8. Determine
a. the number of moles of Zn in a 415.0 g sample of zinc metal
b. the number of Cr atoms in 147.4 kg chromium
c. the mass of a one-trillion-atom sample of metallic gold
d. the mass of one fluorine atom
 e. the number of Kr atoms in a 5.25-mg sample of krypton
f. the molar mass of an element if the mass of a sample of the element is 2.09 g

9. How many Cu atoms are present in a piece of sterling silver jewelry weighing 33.24 g? (Sterling silver is a
silver copper alloy containing 92.5% Ag by mass.)

10. A particular lead cadmium alloy is 8.0% cadmium by mass. What mass of this alloy, in grams, must you
weigh out to obtain a sample containing atoms?

11. Calculate the total number of (a) atoms in one molecule of trinitrotoluene (TNT), CH3C6H2(NO2O3; (b)
atoms in 0.00102 mol CH3(CH2)4CH2OH; and (c) F atoms in 12.15 mol C2HBrClF3.

12. Determine the mass, in grams, of

a. 7.34 mol N2O4;
b. 3.16 x 1024 O2 molecules;
c. 18.6 mol CuSO4.5H2O
d. 4.18 x 1024 molecules of C2H4(OH)2.

13. Determine the mass percent H in the hydrocarbon decane, C10H22.

14. Determine the mass percent O in the mineral malachite, Cu2(OH)2CO3.

15. Determine the mass percent in the hydrate Cr(NO3)3.9H2O.

16. Determine the mass percent of each of the elements in the antimalarial drug quinine, C20H24N2O2.

17. Name these compounds:

a. Cs2SO4 i. Ba(NO3)2
b. Cr2O3 j. HNO2
c. Fe2(SO4)3 k. CrO2
d. Mg(HCO3)2 l. KIO3
e. HNO3 m. LiCN
f. KClO4 n. Fe(OH)2
g. HBrO3 o. NaHSO4
h. H3PO3

18. Write formulas for the compounds:

a. aluminum sulfate; f. cobalt(II) nitrate;
b. ammonium dichromate; g. strontium nitrite;
c. silicon tetrafluoride; h. hydrobromic acid;
d. iron(III) oxide; i. iodic acid;
e. tricarbon disulfide; j. phosphorus dichloride trifluoride. .

19. Balance the following equations by inspection:

a. SO3  SO2 + O2
b. Cl2O7 + H2O  HClO3
c. NO2 + H2O  HNO3 + NO
d. PCl3 + H2O  H3PO3 + HCl
e. P2H4  PH3 + P4

20. From the previous chemical equations, write the type of chemical reaction that occurred respectively.

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