Worksheet: Mole/Mole Problems KEY

Name___________________

Answer each of the following questions using the equation provided. BE SURE TO
BALANCE EACH EQUATION BEFORE SOLVING ANY PROBLEMS. SHOW ALL
WORK.

1. 2
___NO 2
+ ___O2
___NO2

1
a. 2 moles of NO will react with ______ 2
mole(s) of O2 to produce ______
mole(s) of NO2.

2 moles NO 2
b. ? moles NO 2 = 3.6 moles O 2 × = 7.2 moles NO2
1 moles O 2

c. How many moles of NO must react to form 4.67 moles of NO2?

2 mol NO
? mol NO = 4.67 mol NO2 × = 4.67 mol NO
2 mol NO2

2. 4
___NH 3 2 6
3 + ___O2
___N2 + ___H2O

30
a. 20 moles of NH3 are needed to produce ______ moles of H2O.

6 mol H 2 O
? mol H 2 O = 20 mol NH 3 × = 30 mol H 2 O
4 mol NH 3

b. How many moles of N2 will be produced if 3.5 moles of O2 react?

2 mol N 2
? mol N 2 = 3.5 mol O2 × = 2.3 mol N 2
3 mol O2

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3. ___AlF
4 3 + ___O
3 2
___Al
2 2O3 + ___F
6 2

30
a. 20 moles of AlF3 will produce ______ moles of F2.

6 mol F2
? mol F2 = 20 mol AlF3 × = 30 mol F2
4 mol AlF3

b. ______
0.8 moles of AlF3 will react with 0.6 moles of O2.

4 mol AlF3
? mol AlF3 = 0.6 mol O2 × = 0.8 mol AlF3
3 mol O2

4. 5 2
___CO
___C3H8 + ___O 3 4
2 + ___H2O

a. How many moles of oxygen react with 11 moles of C3H8?

5 mol O2
? mol O2 = 11 mol C3 H 8 × = 55 mol O2
1 mol C3 H 8

b. How many moles of CO2 are produced if 3.5 moles of water are produced?

3 mol CO2
? mol CO2 = 3.5 mol H 2 O × = 2.6 mol CO2
4 mol H 2O

5. 3
___O 4 2
2 + ___Fe
___Fe2O3

three moles of oxygen gas react

a. Fill in the following word equation--______
four
with ______ two moles of iron (III) oxide.
moles of iron to produce _____

2
b. ______ moles of O2 are required to produce 3.0 moles of iron (III)
oxide.

3 mol O2
? mol O2 = 3.0 mol Fe2 O3 × = 4.5 mol O2
2 mol Fe2 O3

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