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01 Atoms, molecules and

stoichiometry

SPECIFICATION
‒Relative masses of atoms and molecules
‒The mole and Avogadro constant
‒Relative atomic mass
‒Empirical and molecular formula and its calculation
‒Reacting masses and volumes of gases and solutions

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1 a) Isotopes are different forms of the same element
03 Chemical bonding
1 having different masses.
Allow elements with different mass number but same 1
atomic number 1

b) protons, neutrons 1
1
c) 2
2
2 a) 100 – (20.5 +27.4+ 7.8 +7.8) = 36.5 1

2 b) 1
 
x= 74 1
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1
c) atomic number or protons
1
d) Mass or mass number or different number of
neutrons 1

e) 76G 1
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3 a) 2
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3 b) 2

Number
Number of of 12
12 12
12 12
12
protons
protons 3
Number
Number
1 mark of
of
for each correct row
12
12 13
13 14
14
neutrons
neutrons
Number
Number of of 12
12 12
12 12
12 3
electrons
electrons
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4 a) the mass of one molecule compared to one-twelfth
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of the mass of one carbon-12 atom. 1

b) used to denote ionic compounds that do not exist as

individual molecules 1

c) (14+4) ×2 + 32.1 + 64 = 132.1 1

d) 63.5 + 32.1 + (4 ×16) + 5 (2+16) = 249.6 1

5 a) Fe2O3 + 3CO → 2 Fe + 3 CO2 1

b) One mole of a substance is the amount of that

substance that has the same number of specific
particles (atoms, molecules or ions) as there are atoms
in exactly 12 g of the carbon-12 isotope. 1

c) 1 mole of Fe2O3 produces 2 moles of Fe.

Molecular mass of Fe2O3 is 159.6 g/mol 1
159.6 of Fe2O3 produces (2×55.8 = 111.6 g/mol) Fe
600 g of Fe2O3 produces 111.6/ 159.6 × 600 = 419.55 g 1
of Fe

d) 1
1
  S O
Mass 7.8 g 15.8-7.8 = 8 g
Molar mass 7.8/ 31.2 = 8/ 16 = 0.5
0.25 g/mol g/mol
Dividing by 1 2
smallest molar
mass 1
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SO2
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6 a) 03 Chemical bonding
  C H
Composition 75 25
by mass 1
Divide by Ar 75/12 = 6.25 25/1=25
Divide by the 1 4
smallest
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CH4 1

b)
  C H
Composition 80 20 1
by mass
Divide by Ar 6.67 20
Divide by the 1 3
smallest
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1
CH3

c) The relative molecular mass of CH3=15.

Molecular mass = 30
30/15 = 2 1
Molecular formula = C2H6
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d) C2H6 + 6O2 → 4CO2 + 3H2O

e) 1 mol of gas → 24 dm3 1

molecular mass of butane = 58 g/mol
400 g of butane occupies 400/58 × 24 = 165.517 dm 3

7 a) 1 mol of gas → 24 dm3

14.4 dm3 has 14.4/24 = 0.6 mol 1

b) molecular mass of NaOCl = 74.5 g/mol

mass of NaOCl formed =0.6 × 74.5 = 44.7 g
1
c) concentration = number of moles/ volume
number of moles =2× 0.6 = 1.2 1
concentration = 1.2/0.8 = 1.5 g/dm3 1
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7 d) volume = number of moles/ concentration 03 Chemical bonding
number of moles =2× 0.6 = 1.2 1
volume = 1.2 /4 = 0.3 dm 3
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