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Review for Test # 1

DEFINITIONS:
a) Stoichiometry:

b) Mole Ratio:

c) Unit Factors:

d) Limiting Reactant:
e) Excess Reactant:

f) Oxidation:

g) Reduction:

h) Oxidizing Agent:

i) Reducing Agent:
***In addition to these terms, students are responsible for knowing all information covered
either in class or in their assigned readings and homework assignments***
PROBLEMS:
1.

HCl (aq) +

CaCO3 (s)

CaCl2 (aq) +

CO2 (g)

H2O (l)

a) What mass of water will be produced by the reaction of 3.7 moles of hydrogen
chloride?

b) What mass of carbon dioxide will be produced by the reaction of 60.0 g of calcium
carbonate?

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2. Solid potassium chlorate decomposes to produce solid potassium chloride and

oxygen gas.

a) How many moles of potassium chlorate are needed to produce 4.1 moles of oxygen?

b) What mass of oxygen is produced when 125 g of potassium chloride are also
produced?

3.

Na(s) +

H2O(l)

NaOH (s)

H2 (g)

What mass of sodium metal reacts with water to give 75 mL of hydrogen gas at
STP?

4.

CO(g)

O2 (g)

CO2 (g)

What volume of carbon dioxide gas is produced from 2.00 L of carbon monoxide gas
at STP?

5.

Fe2(CO3)3(s)

Fe2O3(s)

CO2(g)

What volume of carbon dioxide in mL, is produced from 5.26 g of iron (III) carbonate?

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6. Given the following reaction:

Al(OH)3(s) + H2SO4(l)

Al2(SO4)3(aq) + H2O(l)

a. If you start with 3.00 g of aluminum hydroxide and 1.0 g of hydrogen sulfate,
determine the limiting reactant and the excess reactant.

b. Determine the mass of aluminum sulfate produced.

7. Nitrogen gas combines with oxygen gas to produce dinitrogen trioxide gas.

a. If you start with 45.0 L of nitrogen and 70.0 L of oxygen, determine the limiting
reactant.

b. What volume of dinitrogen trioxide is produced?

8. State the oxidation number for chlorine in each of the following:

a) KClO4

b) Cl2O5

c) Cl2

d) ClO3-

e) MgCl2

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9. State the substance oxidized, the substance reduced, the oxidizing agent and the
reducing agent for each of the following. Show the change in oxidation numbers for
the substances oxidized and reduced.

a) Cd(s) + NiO2(s) +

b) Ni(s)

c) 6Li(s)

2H2O(l)

Cd(OH)2(s) + Ni(OH)2(s)

SnSO4(aq)

NiSO4(aq)

Ca3(PO4)2(aq)

3Ca(s)

I2(s)

Sn(s)

+ 2Li3PO4(aq)

6Cl-(aq) + 2CrO42-(aq) + 8H2O(l)

d) 3Cl2(g) + 2Cr(OH)3(s) + 10 OH-(aq)

e) I2O5(s) + 5CO(g)

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5CO2(g)

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10. Balance the following redox reactions using the oxidation number method.

a)

Ni(s)

b)

CuO(aq) +

c)

PbO2(aq) +

d)

SO2(g) +

AgNO3(aq)

Ag(s)

NH3(g)

Sb(s) +

N2(g)

NaOH(aq)

HNO3(aq) +

H2O(l)

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Ni(NO3)2(aq)

Cu(g)

H2O(l)

PbO(aq) + NaSbO2(aq) + H2O(l)

H2SO4(aq) +

NO(g)

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ANSWERS
Definitions:

Use textbook and/or see teacher

Problems:
1. a) 33 g water

b) 26.4 g carbon dioxide

2. 2KClO3 (s)

2KCl (s) +

a) 2.7 mol potassium chlorate

3O2 (g)
b) 80.5 g oxygen

3. 0.15 g sodium
4. 2.00 L carbon dioxide
5. 1210 mL
6. 2Al(OH)3(s) +

3H2(SO4)(l)

Al2(SO4)3(aq)

6H2O(l) (6HOH(l))

a) H2SO4 is the limiting reactant; Al(OH)3 is the excess reactant

b) 1.2 g Al2(SO4)3
7.

2N2(g) + 3O2(g) 2N2O3(g)

a) N2 is the limiting reactant

8. a) +7

b) 45.0 L N2O3
b) +5

c) 0

d) +5

e) -1

f) +3

9. a) Cadmium is the reducing agent and is oxidized (0, +2)

Nickel is the oxidizing agent and is reduced (+4, +2)
b) Nickel is the reducing agent and is oxidized (0, +2)
Tin is the oxidizing agent and is reduced (+2, 0)
c) Lithium is the reducing agent and is oxidized (0, +1)
Calcium is the oxidizing agent and is reduced (+2,0)
d) Chromium is the reducing agent and is oxidized (+3,+6)
Chlorine is the oxidizing agent and is reduced (0, -1)
e) Carbon is the reducing agent and is oxidized (+2, +4)
Iodine is the oxidizing agent and is reduced (+5, 0)
10. a) 1,2,2,1
b) 3,2,1,3,3
c) 3,2,2,3,2,1
d) 3,2,2,3,2
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