Chapter 3: Chemical Formulae and Equations

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Relative Atomic Mass

Relative Molecular Mass

Relative atomic mass of an element

= mass of one atom of the
element
1/12 x mass of one carbon 12

Relative molecular mass of a

compound
= mass of one molecule of compound

The Mole and the Number of Particles

x NA

number of moles
particles

number of

Number of Moles and Mass

NA = Avogadro Constant
= 6.02 x 10 23 mol-1

x molar mass
number of moles

mass (g)
molar mass

The Mole and the Volume of Gas

1 dm3 = 1000cm3

x molar volume
Volume of gas (dm3)

Number of moles
molar volume

For solution

Number of moles = MV
Molar volume = 24 dm3mol-1 at room temperature
1000
= 22.4 dm3mol-1 at STP
M = Molarity / Concentration
V = volume of solution ( cm3)

Relationships between the number of particles,

number of moles, mass and volume of gases
for quantity of particle( atom, molecule,ion)
liquid or gas

x NA
Number of particles

for solid,

x molar mass
Number of

NA

Mass (g)
molar mass

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x molar
volume

molar
volume

Volume of gas (dm-3)

Activity 1: Solve all the questions below.
1. Given 0.2 mol oxygen gas, Calculate
a) Number of oxygen molecule
4.

Given 4.214x 1024 atoms nitrogen.

Calculate
a) moles of nitrogen atoms

b) Number of oxygen atoms

b) moles of nitrogen molecules

2. Given 0.4 mol chlorine gas.Calculate
a) Number of chlorine molecule
5. Given 2.709 x 1025 molecules of
bromine. Calculate the
a) Number of bromine atoms
b) Number of chlorine atoms.

b) Number of bromine molecules.

3. Given 9.03 x 10 20 atoms of

hydrogen. Calculate the
a) Moles of hydrogen atoms

6. Given 1.204x1026 molecules of

carbon dioxide, CO2. Calculate the
a) Moles of carbon dioxide
molecules

b) Moles of hydrogen molecules

b) Moles of oxygen molecules.
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b) 10 g of calcium. [RAM Ca=40]

7. Given 2.5 mol of iron (III) chloride,

FeCl3. Calculate the
a) Number of iron (III) chloride
ions

c) 3 g of carbon. [RAM C =12]

b) Number of chloride ions, Cl-

d) 1.6 g of oxygen gas. [RAM

O=16]
8. What is the volume of 0.3 mole of
sulphur dioxide gas at STP?

9. Find the number of moles of oxygen

gas contained in a sample of 120 cm3
of the gas at room conditions.

11. Calculate number of molecules contain

in
a) 6.4 g of oxygen, O2. [RAM O=16]

b) 11g of carbon dioxide, CO2. [RAM for

C =12, O=16]
10. Calculate the number of atoms
contain in
a) 1.2 g of magnesium [RAM
Mg=24]
12. Calculate the masss in gram for
a) 1.204 x 10 20 atoms of magnesium.
[RAM Mg=24]

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[RAM for Al =27, O=16, Avogadro

constant = 6.02 x 10 23 mol-1]

b) 3.612 x 10 24 molecules of oxygen.

[RAM O=16]

13. Calculate the number of water

molecules in 90 g of water.
[RAM for H =1, O=16, Avogadro constant =
6.02 x 10 23 mol-1]

14. What is the volume of 1.4g methane, CH4

at STP?
[RAM for H =1, O=16, molar volume at
STP = 22.4 dm3mol-1]

16. Calculate the number of hydrogen

molecules contain in 6 dm3of
hydrogen gas at room conditions?
[molar volume at room conditions =
24 dm3mol-1, Avogadro constant =
6.02 x 10 23 mol-1]

17. Find the volume of nitrogen in cm3 at

STP that consists of 2.408 x 1023
nitrogen molecules.
[molar volume at STP= 22.4 dm3mol1
, Avogadro constant = 6.02 x 10 23
mol-1]

15. How many aluminium ions are there

in 20.4 g of aluminium oxide, Al2O3?
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ANSWER:
QUESTION
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ANSWER
6.72 dm3
0.005 mol

3.01x 1024 molecules

33.6 dm3
2 x 0.2 x 6.02 x1023
1.505x1023 molecules
8.96 dm3

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