Calculating the formula weight


Assignment:

Answer the questions and show your work in the space provided.

Question 1. Convert the following numbers to standard exponential form:

a)  0.003621    ________________  b)    0.0847 __________________

c)  15 4   ____________________  d)   536.2 x 103   _______________

Question 2. How many significant figures are there in the following:

a)  0.0549     __________________  b)    10.64    _______________

c)  60204        __________________  d) 357.9 x 105   _______________

Question 3. Add or subtract as indicated.  Express to the proper number of significant figures.

a) 18.20 + 0.005 + 6.321 =  __________ b) 6.42 +  4.41 - 64  =  _________

c)   600 - 107.6           =  _________ d) 75.2 + 145  - 75.03 = _________

Question 4. Multiply or Divide the following problems.  Round to the correct number of significant figures.

a) (64.69)(8.08)  =    _____________ b)  0.7406/0.144  =    _____________

c) (354.43)(4.596)  =  _____________ d)  345.67/9.01   =    _____________

Question 5. Write the names of the chemicals shown by their formulas/or the formulas from the given names.

a)  BaCl2    ____________________  b)    KMnO4     ___________________

c)  H2SO4    ____________________  d)     H2O     ___________________

e)  AgNO3    ____________________

f)   sodium hydrogen carbonate     _________________

g)   nitric acid          _________________

h)   hydrochloric acid    _________________

i)   potassium dichromate   _________________

j)   sodium hydroxide     _________________

Question 6. Complete the following conversion factors or problems:

a)  1 cm3. = ______ mL.   1 kg. =  ________ g.   10 cm. = _______ mm.

b) convert  6.54 ft  to centimeters:

c)  convert  1.20 pounds to milligrams:  (Use scientific notation for your final answer).

Question 7. Write a balanced chemical equation to represent each of the following reactions:

a.  The decomposition, by heating, of solid mercury(II) nitrate to produce pure liquid mercury, nitrogen dioxide gas, and oxygen gas.
b.  The reaction of aqueous potassium hydroxide with aqueous hydrochloric acid (hydrogen chloride) to produce water, and aqueous potassium chloride.

Question 8. Calculate the formula weight (molar mass)  of  LiC2H3O2.

Question 9. Calculate the mass of 0.250 moles of LiC2H3O2.

Question 10. In an experiment to test how well methyl alcohol works as an antifreeze, a technician collected a sample of 175.0 mL of this liquid.  Its density is  0.810 g/mL.  How many grams of methyl alcohol were  taken? 

Question 11. A sample of substance X weighs 115.9 g.  Initially at a temperature of 23.5 oC, its temperature rises to 58.6 oC.  If substance X is found to have a heat capacity of 0.215 cal/g oC, how much heat was absorbed by the substance?

Question 12. Balance the following equations by inspection. Mark the correct coefficient in the space provided. NOTE: While we normally do not write coefficients which equal one in a chemical equation, please do so.

a.    ____ Mg  +  ____ O2    →____ MgO

b.    ____ CaBr2 +  ____ H3PO4  →  ____ Ca3(PO4)2 +  ____ HBr

c.    ____ Al(OH)3 +  ____ HNO3   →  ____  Al(NO3)3 +  ____ H2O

d.    ____ C4H10  +  ____ O2   →  ____ CO2 +  ____ H2O

e.     ____ Al         + ______ HCl  →    _____ AlCl3   +   _____  H2

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