Chemistry - Chang 10th Edition 5
Chemistry - Chang 10th Edition 5
Chemistry - Chang 10th Edition 5
3.52 The empirical formula of a compound is CH. If the (f) P4O 10 1 H 2O ¡ H 3PO 4
molar mass of this compound is about 78 g, what is its (g) HCl 1 CaCO 3 ¡ CaCl2 1 H 2O 1 CO 2
molecular formula? (h) Al 1 H 2SO 4 ¡ Al2 1SO 4 2 3 1 H 2
3.53 The molar mass of caffeine is 194.19 g. Is the (i) CO 2 1 KOH ¡ K 2CO 3 1 H 2O
molecular formula of caffeine C 4H 5N 2O or
C8H10N4O2? (j) CH 4 1 O 2 ¡ CO 2 1 H 2O
3.54 Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a food-flavor en- (k) Be2C 1 H 2O ¡ Be1OH2 2 1 CH 4
hancer, has been blamed for “Chinese restaurant (l) Cu 1 HNO 3 ¡ Cu1NO 3 2 2 1 NO 1 H 2O
syndrome,” the symptoms of which are headaches (m) S 1 HNO 3 ¡ H 2SO 4 1 NO 2 1 H 2O
and chest pains. MSG has the following composi- (n) NH 3 1 CuO ¡ Cu 1 N 2 1 H 2O
tion by mass: 35.51 percent C, 4.77 percent H, 37.85
percent O, 8.29 percent N, and 13.60 percent Na. Amounts of Reactants and Products
What is its molecular formula if its molar mass is Review Questions
about 169 g?
3.61 On what law is stoichiometry based? Why is it essen-
Chemical Reactions and Chemical Equations tial to use balanced equations in solving stoichiomet-
Review Questions ric problems?
3.62 Describe the steps involved in the mole method.
3.55 Use the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen
to explain the following terms: chemical reaction, Problems
reactant, product.
3.63 Which of the following equations best represents the
3.56 What is the difference between a chemical reaction reaction shown in the diagram?
and a chemical equation?
(a) 8A 1 4B ¡ C 1 D
3.57 Why must a chemical equation be balanced? What
law is obeyed by a balanced chemical equation? (b) 4A 1 8B ¡ 4C 1 4D
3.58 Write the symbols used to represent gas, liquid, solid, (c) 2A 1 B ¡ C 1 D
and the aqueous phase in chemical equations. (d) 4A 1 2B ¡ 4C 1 4D
(e) 2A 1 4B ¡ C 1 D
Problems
3.59 Balance the following equations using the method A
outlined in Section 3.7:
(a) C 1 O 2 ¡ CO B
(b) CO 1 O 2 ¡ CO 2 8n
(c) H 2 1 Br2 ¡ HBr C
(d) K 1 H 2O ¡ KOH 1 H 2
D
(e) Mg 1 O 2 ¡ MgO
(f) O 3 ¡ O 2
(g) H 2O 2 ¡ H 2O 1 O 2 3.64 Which of the following equations best represents the
(h) N 2 1 H 2 ¡ NH 3 reaction shown in the diagram?
(i) Zn 1 AgCl ¡ ZnCl2 1 Ag (a) A 1 B ¡ C 1 D
(j) S 8 1 O 2 ¡ SO 2 (b) 6A 1 4B ¡ C 1 D
(k) NaOH 1 H 2SO 4 ¡ Na2SO 4 1 H 2O (c) A 1 2B ¡ 2C 1 D
(l) Cl2 1 NaI ¡ NaCl 1 I2 (d) 3A 1 2B ¡ 2C 1 D
(m) KOH 1 H 3PO 4 ¡ K 3PO 4 1 H 2O (e) 3A 1 2B ¡ 4C 1 2D
(n) CH 4 1 Br2 ¡ CBr4 1 HBr
3.60 Balance the following equations using the method A
outlined in Section 3.7:
(a) N 2O 5 ¡ N 2O 4 1 O 2 B
(b) KNO 3 ¡ KNO 2 1 O 2 8n
(c) NH 4NO 3 ¡ N 2O 1 H 2O C
(d) NH 4NO 2 ¡ N 2 1 H 2O
D
(e) NaHCO 3 ¡ Na2CO 3 1 H 2O 1 CO 2