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Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Assignment ( 2 marks each )

1. Calculate the mass percentage of Na and Cl atoms in common salt. (Given molar
mass NaCl = 58.5 g/mol)
2. How many significant figures are present in ?
(a) 126000 (b) 126.0
3. How much CO2 is produced when 1.0 mol of carbon is burnt in 16.0 g oxygen ?
4. 0.5 mol each of H2S and SO2 are mixed together in a reaction flask in which the
following reaction takes place :
2H2S (g) + SO2 (g) 2H2O (l) + 3S (s)
Calculate the number of moles of sulphur formed.
5. Pure oxygen is prepared by thermal decomposition of KClO3 according to the
equation :
8 KCl ( s) + 3 O ( g )
KClO3 ( s ) 2
2
Calculate the volume of oxygen gas liberated at STP by heating 12.25 g KClO3
(s).
6. Classify the following as pure substance or mixture ?
(a) Ethyl alcohol (b) Blood
(c) 22 carat gold (d) Air
7. How many significant figures are present in the answer of following
calculations :
0.025 298.15 0.1155
(a) 0.0125 + 0.7864 0.023 (b)
0.5785
8. Which of the following samples has the largest number of atoms :
(a) 1.0 g H2 (g) (b) 1.0 Na (s)
(c) 1.0 g CH3OH (l) (d) 1.0 g Br2 (l)
9. Determine the molecular formula of an oxide of iron in which the mass percent of
iron and oxygen are 69.9 and 30.1 respectively. Molar mass of this oxide is
170.0 g mol1. [Ans. : Fe2O3]
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10. The density of 3 M solution of NaCl is 1.25 g mL . Calculate molality of
solution. (Molar mass of NaCl is 58.5 g mol1).
11. Calculate the molarity of an aqueous solution of methanol in which the mole
fraction of ethanol is 0.040. Assume the density of water to be 1.0 g mL1.
[Ans. : 2.31 ]
12. How many grams of HCl react with 5.0 g MnO2 according to the equation :
4HCl (aq) + MnO2 (s) 2H2O (l) + MnCl2 (aq) + Cl2 (g)
[ Ans. : 8.40 g]
13. How are 0.5 mol Na2CO3 and 0.5 M Na2CO3 are different from each other ?
14. If mass of air at sea level is 1034 g cm2, calculate the pressure in pascal. (Given
g = 9.8 ms2, 1 Pa = 1 Nm2) [Ans. : 1.01332 105 Pa]
15. A polluted water sample has been found (CHcl3) to have 15 ppm CHCl3 in it.
(a) Express this value in percent by mass.
(b) Determine the molality of chloroform (CHCl3) in the water sample.

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