The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
CHEM 1008 Introductory Chemistry
Instructor: Prof. Emily M.W. Tsang
Review Practice 2
1. Carbon tetrachloride has a chlorine-to-carbon mass ratio of 11.8:1, If a sample of carbon
tetrachloride contains 35 g of chlorine, what mass of carbon does it contain?
2. Write a chemical formula for each compound below:
a) The compound containing two aluminum atoms to every three oxygen atoms
b) The compound containing three oxygen atoms to every sulfur atom
c) The compound containing two nitrogen atoms to every oxygen atom
d) The compound containing two silver atoms to every sulfur atom
3. Which formula represents the greatest total number of atoms?
a) Al(C2H3O2)3
b) Al2(Cr2O7)3
c) Pb(HSO4)4
d) Pb3(PO4)4
e) (NH4)3PO4
4. Indigo dye is an organic compound with a distinctive blue color and used historically as a
natural dye. Its molecular structure is depicted below:
Determine its molecular formula and empirical formula.
5. Classify each substance as an atomic element, molecular element, molecular compound or
ionic compound.
a) MgSO4
b) Argon (Ar) gas
c) BrF5
d) I2
e) CoCl2
f) NI3
g) S8
h) Gold (Au) metal
6. Write a formula for the ionic compound that forms from each of the following pairs of
elements:
a) Sodium and sulfur
b) Strontium and oxygen
c) Aluminum and sulfur
d) Magnesium and chlorine
e) Calcium and nitrogen
7. Write a formula for the compound that forms from barium and
a) acetate
b) chromate
c) phosphate
d) cyanide
8. Complete the following table:
Formula Type of Compound Systematic Name Formula
(ionic, molecular or Mass (amu)
acid)
N2H4
potassium chloride
cobalt(III) cyanide
H2CrO4(aq)
hydroiodic acid
iron(III) nitrate
PF5
chlorous acid
PbS2
HBr(aq)
MgSO3
9. How many chlorine atoms are in each of the following set?
a) Three carbon tetrachloride molecules
b) Two calcium chloride formula units
c) Four phosphorus trichloride molecules
d) Seven zirconium(II) perchlorate formula units
e) Three chlorous acid molecules
10. A pure silver ring contains 1.1 x 1022 silver atoms. How many moles of silver are in the ring?
11. How many gold atoms are there in a 12.5 kg sample of pure gold?
12. Complete the table below:
Substance Moles Number of Mass
Particles (atoms or
molecules)
Cr 9.61 x 1023
Fe 1.52 x 10-5
NO2 1.09 x 1020
Ti 0.0365
Hg 1.09 x 1023
Ga2(CrO4)3 6141 g
Cu 216 g
13. Which sample contains the greatest number of atoms?
a) 15 g Ne
b) 15 g Ar
c) 15 g Kr
d) 15 g Xe
e) None of the above (all contain the same number of atoms)
14. What is the average mass (in grams) of a single carbon dioxide molecule?
a) 3.8 x 10-26 g
b) 7.31 x 10-23 g
c) 4.4 x 1023 g
d) 2.65 x 1025 g
e) 44.01 g
15. How many moles of O are in 1.6 moles of Ca(NO3)2
a) 1.6 mol O
b) 3.2 mol O
c) 4.8 mol O
d) 9.6 mol O
e) 14.4 mol O
16. How many grams of Cl are in 25.8 g CF2Cl2?
a) 7.56 g
b) 3.78 g
c) 15.1 g
d) 0.427 g
e) 0.213 g
17. Which sample contains the greatest number of F atoms?
a) 2.0 mol HF
b) 1.0 mol CF4
c) 1.5 mol F2
d) 0.5 mol CH2F2
e) 1.0 mol IF3
18. The hypothetical compound A2X is 35.8% A by mass. What mass of the compound contains
55.1 g of A?
a) 154 g
b) 308 g
c) 19.7 g
d) 35.8 g
e) 1972.6 g
19. Which compound has the highest mass percent C?
a) H2CO3
b) H2CO
c) CO
d) CO2
e) CS
20. What is the mass percent N in C2H8N2?
a) 23.3 % N
b) 16.6 % N
c) 215 % N
d) 46.6 % N
e) 28.0% N
21. An unknown compound is 52.14% C, 13.13% H, 34.73%O by mass. What is the empirical
formula of the compound?
a) C4HO3
b) C2H6O
c) C2H8O3
d) C3HO6
e) C4H9O2
22. A compound is decomposed in the laboratory and produces 1.40 g N and 0.20 g H. What is
the empirical formula of the compound?
a) NH
b) NH2
c) N2H
d) N7H
e) NH3
23. A compound has the empirical formula CH2O and a formula mass of 120.10 amu. What is the
molecular formula of the compound?
a) CH2O
b) C2H4O2
c) C3H6O3
d) C4H8O4
e) C5H10O5
24. a) Butanedione, an organic molecule composed of C, H and O atoms, is a component of
butter and body odor and has a cheesy smell. A combustion analysis of 2.50 g of
butanedione under excess oxygen produced 5.12 g of CO2 and 1.57 g of H2O. What is the
empirical formula for butanedione? (Hint: assume all the carbon from butanedione turned
into CO2 and all the hydrogen turned into H2O).
b) The molecular weight of butanedione is found to be 86.0 g/mol, what is its molecular
formula?