PROBLEMS IN GENERAL

CHEMISTRY

Submitted by:
Baterbonia, Christine B.
ECE-501
Submitted to:
Engr. Arnel Avelino

(Objective Questions from Web)

1. When two or more elements form more than one compound, the ratio of the
masses of one element that combine with a given mass of another element in the
different compounds is the ratio of small whole numbers. This statement is known
as:
Ans. Law of multiple proportion

2. What is the property of metals that reflects the light that strikes their surfaces,
making them appear shiny?
Ans. Plasticity

3. Vinegar is a solution of water and what kind of acid?

Ans. Acetic acid

4. What Law states that the pressure of gas is inversely proportional to its volume at
constant temperature?
Ans. Boyles Law

5. Who first predicted the wave-particle dual property of electrons?

Ans. De Broglie

(Objective Questions from book)

6. A descriptive term that identifies the number of bonding electron pairs.
Ans. Bond Order

7. Is defined as a gas that strictly obeys each of the relationship described by

Boyles law, Charless Law and Avogadros Law.
Ans. Ideal gas

8. Ions formed from cluster of atoms

Ans. Polyatomic atoms

9. Is a separation process whereby a liquid vaporizes and then condenses?

Ans. Distillation

10. Reactions in which water donates a proton to an anion producing a hydroxide

ion
Ans. Hydrolysis Reaction

(Problem Solving Questions from Book)

1. A discarder gas cylinder from an outdoor grill contained a compound of only
carbon and hydrogen. The compound was assumed to be pure and was combusted.
The products of the combustion were separated and yielded 5.28 g of CO 2 and 2.88
g of H2O. What was the empirical formula of the compound?
Solution. Convert mass of CO2 to moles of C and mass of H2O to moles of H:
g of CO2

CO 2
1 mol C
( 1mol
)(
44 g CO 2 1mol CO 2 )

= 0.120 mol C

2.88 g of H2O

H 2O
2 mol C
( 1mol
18 g H 2 O )( 1mol H 2 O )

=0.320 mol H

Ans. CH2.67 =C3H8

2. The normal pH value for human blood is just slightly on the basic side of neutral
at 7.44. Calculate the hhydronium ion concentration in blodd.
Solution.
pH = -log(H3O+)
log (H3O+)=-pH
(H3O+)=antilog (-pH) =10-7.44 =3.6x10-8 M
Ans. 3.6x10-8 M

3. For more than a century, chemists have used the appearance of the vivid yellow
compound ammonium phosphomolybdate as a test in phosphate analyses.
Calculate the formula mass from the chemical formula (NH 4)3PO4 *12MoO3
Solution.
(NH4)3PO4 *12MoO3 consists of 3(N) + 12(H) +1(P) +40(0) +12(Mo) so,
3(14.0 amu) + 12(1.0 amu) +1(31.0 amu) +40(16.0 amu) +12(95.94 amu)= 1876.3
amu

Ans. 1876.3 amu

4. How many moles and atoms are there in a 10.0 g sample of sodium?
Solution.
10.0g Na

0.435 mol

Na
( 1mol
22.99 g )

= 0.435 mol

6.022 x 1023 atoms

1mol

23

= 2.62 x 10

Ans. 2.62 x 10

23

Na atoms

Na atoms

5. What is the molarity of a solution of 112.2 g of CaCl 2 in sufficient water to make

500 mL of solution?
Solution.

n= 112.2 g of CaCl2

Molarity=

1mol CaCl 2
( 110.98
g CaCl 2 )

( 1.011500molmLCaCl 2 )( 10001 LmL )

=1.011 mol

= 2.023 mol/L

Ans. 2.023 mol/L

(Problem Solving from Web)

6. In each pair of samples, which has the greater number of atoms? 25 g Carbon or
35 g Silicon?
Solution.
25g Carbon

35g Carbon

)(

6.022 x 10 23 atoms C
mol C

1 mol C
12.01 g C

= 1.3 x 10

1 mol Si 6.022 x 10 23 atoms Si

28.09 g Si
mol Si

= 7.5 x 10

)(

24

23

atoms C

atoms Si

Ans.25 g Carbon has more atoms than 35 g Silicon

7. Given a 2.50 M solution of potassium sulfate, K 2SO4 what volume do we need in

order to get 0.545 mol of K2SO4?
Solution.
0.545 mol x

L
2.5 mol = 0.218 L

Ans. 0.218 L

8. What pressure does a 0.12 moles of oxygen exert having a volume of 1.20 L at
36C
Solution.
PV=nRT
T=36+273
=309K

P=

nRT
V

P=

(0.1200 mol)( 0.0821)(309 K )

1.2 L

=2.54 atm

Ans. 2.54 atm

9. 2.4 L of Carbon dioxide is measured at -27 C and 710 mm pressure. How

many grams of carbon dioxide is this?
Solution.
PV=nRT

n=

n=

RT
PV

(0.0821)(271 K )
( 0.934 atm )( 2.4 L )

n= 9.9 mol

44 g CO 2

9.9 mol CO2 x 1 mol CO 2

= 440 g CO2

Ans. 440 g CO2

10. 750 mL of oxygen is measured at 25.0 C and 720 mm pressure. How many
moles of oxygen is this?
Solution.
PV=nRT

n=

RT
PV

n=

(0.0821)(298 K)
( 0.947 atm )( 0.750 L ) =34.34 mol O2

Ans. 34.34 mol O2