Stoichiometry Problems 1
1.
When lead (II) sulfide is burned in air, lead (II) oxide and sulfur dioxide are
produced. If 0.890
moles of sulfur dioxide were
produced, how many moles of oxygen gas were required to react with
the lead (II) sulfide?
___ PbS + ___ O2
à ___ PbO
+ ___ SO2
2. In
the synthesis reaction of aluminum and oxygen to produce aluminum oxide, how
many grams of
aluminum are required to react with
0.223 moles of oxygen?
___ Al + ___ O2 à
___ Al2O3
3.
Calculate the number of grams of oxygen produced if 2.50 grams of potassium
chlorate are
decomposed completely by
heating.
___ KClO3 à ___ KCl + ___ O2
4.
How many moles of oxygen are needed for the complete combustion of 3.0 moles of
methane
(CH4)?
___ CH4 + ___ O2
à ___ CO2 + ___ H2O
5.
Using the same equation from #4, how many grams of carbon dioxide are formed
when 8.0 grams
of methane react? ___ CH4 +
___ O2 à ___ CO2
+ ___ H2O
6.
When elemental sulfur combines with oxygen gas, sulfur dioxide is formed.
What is the total
number of grams of oxygen needed to
react completely with 2.0 moles of sulfur?
___ S + ___ O2 à
___ SO2
7. In
the synthesis of water from its elements, what is the total number of grams of
oxygen gas
needed to produce 54 grams of water? ___ H2
+ ___ O2 à ___ H2O
8.
How many moles of aluminum oxide will be formed when 27 grams of aluminum react
completely
with excess oxygen
gas? ___ Al
+ ___ O2 à ___ Al2O3
9. What
mass (in grams) of sodium oxide is produced by the reaction of 1.44 grams of
sodium with
excess oxygen?
10. What
mass (in grams) of water will be given off when 1.92 x 1022 molecules
of octane (C8H18) are
burned
11. How many grams of Al2(SO4)3
are need to react with KCl in order to produce 1.245 moles
of
__ Al2(SO4)3 +
__ KCl à __ AlCl3 + __
K2SO4
12.
Hydrogen gas can be produced through the following unbalanced reaction.
__ Mg + __ HCl
à __ MgCl2
+ __ H2
a. What mass of HCl is consumed by the reaction of 2.50 moles of magnesium?
b. What mass of each product is
produced in part a.?
13. Acetylene
gas, C2H2, used in welding, produces an extremely hot
flame when it burns in pure
oxygen according to the following
unbalanced reaction.
__ C2H2 + __ O2 à
__ CO2 + __ H2O
How many molecules of CO2 are
produced when 2.50 x 104 grams of C2H2 burn
completely?
1.) 1.34 moles O2 2.)
8.02 g Al 3.) 0.980 g O2 4.)
6.0 moles O2 5.) 22 g CO2
6.) 64 g O2 7.)
48 g O2 8.) 0.50 moles Al2O3 9.)
1.94 g Na2O
10.) 5.16 g H2O 11.)
142.1 g Al2(SO4)3 12.) a) 183 g HCl b) 238 g MgCl2; 5.00 g H2
13.) 1.16 x 1027 mcs CO2
PERCENT YIELD
1.) Use the following information to answer the
questions. In the following reaction,
41.0
grams of lead (II) chloride are
reacted with excess sodium chromate.
___
PbCl2 + ___ Na2CrO4 à ___ PbCrO4 + ___ NaCl
(A)
How many moles of lead (II) chromate will be produced?
(B)
What is the theoretical yield (in grams) of sodium chloride in this
reaction?
(C)
If a student performed this experiment and recovered 16.5 grams of
sodium
chloride, what is the
student’s percent yield?
2.) Use
the following information to answer the questions. In the following reaction, 1.70
moles of zinc nitrate are reacted
with excess chromium (II) phosphide.
___ Zn(NO3)2 + ___
Cr3P2 à ___ Zn3P2 + ___
Cr(NO3)2
(A) What is the theoretical yield (in grams) of
zinc phosphide?
(B) If a student performed this experiment and
recovered 149 grams of zinc
phosphide,
what is the student’s percent yield?
3.) Use the following information to answer the
questions. In the following reaction,
10.0
grams of copper (II) sulfate are
reacted with excess iron (III) phosphate.
___ CuSO4 +
___ FePO4 à ___ Cu3(PO4)2 + ___
Fe2(SO4)3
(A) How many grams of copper (II) phosphate can
be produced?
(B) If a student performed this experiment and
recovered 6.70 grams of copper (II)
phosphate, what is the student’s
percent yield?
Answers: 1.)
(A) 0.147 moles (B) 17.2 g (C) 95.9 %
2.) (A) 146 g (B) 102 %
3.) (A) 7.95 g (B)
84.3 %
LIMITING
REACTANTS
Practice
Problems:
1. The
coating you see on a corroded iron object that has been left in moist
conditions is black iron
oxide (Fe3O4).
This substance can also be made in the laboratory by the reaction between iron
and
steam, according to the following
equation:
Fe + H2O à
Fe3O4 + H2
(A) When 36.0 grams of H2O react with 167 grams
of Fe, which is the limiting reactant? (H2O)
(B) How much of the excess reactant
is used when the reaction is completed? (83.7 g)
(C) What mass (in grams) of black iron oxide is
produced? (116 g)
2. Zinc and
sulfur react to form zinc sulfide according to the following
equation:
Zn + S8
à ZnS
(A) If 23.0 grams of Zn are heated with 19.3 grams of S8,
which is the limiting reactant? (Zn)
(B) How many grams of excess reactant remain after the
reaction is completed? (8.0 g)
(C) How many grams of product are formed? (34.3 g)
3. Carbon
reacts with steam under certain conditions to produce hydrogen and carbon
monoxide.
C
+ H2O à H2
+ CO
(A) If 2.40 grams of carbon react with 3.10 grams of steam,
which is the limiting reactant? (H2O)
(B) How many moles of each product are formed? (0.172
moles of each)
(C) How many grams of each product are formed? (4.82 g
CO, 0.347 g H2)
4. Aluminum
reacts with hydrochloric acid according to the
following equation:
Al
+ HCl à
AlCl3 + H2
(A) If 18 grams of aluminum are combined with 75 grams of HCl, which is the limiting reactant? (Al)
(B) What mass of each product is formed? (88.9 g AlCl3,
2.02 g H2)
UNIT
9 TEST REVIEW
1.)
A reaction between methane and sulfur produces carbon disulfide (CS2),
a liquid often used in
the production of cellophane.
___ CH4 + ___ S8 à ___ CS2 + ___
H2S
If 1.50 moles of S8 are used, (A) how many moles of CS2 are
produced?
(B)
How many moles of H2S are produced?
2.)
Lead (II) oxide is obtained by roasting galena, lead (II) sulfide, in air.
___ PbS +
___ O2 à ___ PbO + ___
SO2
(A)
Determine the theoretical yield (in grams) of PbO if
200.0 grams of PbS are
heated.
(B)
What is the percent yield if 170.0 grams of PbO are
obtained?
3.)
Some rockets are fueled by the reaction of hydrazine (N2H2)
and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).
How many moles of nitrogen gas can
be produced by reacting 255 grams of hydrazine with
excess hydrogen peroxide?
___ N2H2 + ___ H2O2 à ___ N2 + ___
H2O
4.)
One in a series of reactions that inflate automobile air bags is the
decomposition of sodium
azide
(NaN3).
__ NaN3 à __ Na
+ __ N2
Determine the mass of N2
produced if 100.0 grams of NaN3 are decomposed.
5.)
Titanium is a transition metal used in many alloys because it is extremely
strong and lightweight.
Titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4)
is extracted from titanium oxide using chlorine and carbon.
____ TiO2 + ____ C
+ __ Cl2
à ____
TiCl4 + ____ CO2
If you begin with 1.25 moles of TiO2, what mass of Cl2
gas is needed?
6.) How many molecules of iodine can be
produced by the complete reaction of 43.97 grams of KI?
___ CuCl2 + ___ KI
à ___ CuI + ___ KCl + ___
I2
7.) What mass of ammonia (NH3) is
needed to react completely with oxygen to produce 3.54 x 1024
molecules of water?
___ NH3 + ___ O2 à ___ NO
+ ___ H2O
ANSWERS: 1.) (A)
3.00 moles CS2 (B) 6.00
moles H2S 2.) (A) 186.6 g PbO (B) 91.10 %
3.) 8.50 moles N2 4.) 64.60 g N2 5.) 178
g Cl2 6.) 3.988 x 1022
mcs I2 7.)
66.6 g NH3