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Worksheet 2 on Chapter 9
Counting Atoms: The Mole
(Empirical/Molecular Formula)

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1 A compound of magnesium and carbon contains equal percentages, by mass, of each

element. What is the empirical formula of the compound?
A
B
C
D

Mg2C
MgC2
MgC
Mg24C12

2 The molecular formulas of four compounds are given below. For which compound are the
empirical and molecular formulas the same?
A
B
C
D

propene, CH3CH=CH2
hydrogen peroxide, H2O2
ethanoic acid, CH3CO2H
ethanol, C2H5OH

3 When iron powder is heated in chlorine gas, brown crystals of iron chloride are produced
containing 65.5% by mass of chlorine.
(a) Calculate the empirical formula of the chloride.

(b) The relative molecular mass, Mr, of the chloride is 325. Deduce the molecular formula
of the chloride.

(c) Construct the equation, with state symbols, for the formation of the chloride from its
elements.
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4.
(a)

(b)

A compound of nitrogen and hydrogen has a mass of 64 g and contains 56 g of

nitrogen.
Calculate the empirical formula of the compound. If the mass of one mole of the
compound is 32g, what is its molecular formula?

State two physical properties you would expect the compound to have.
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5 Iron carbonyl is a yellow liquid with formula Fe(CO)n. The relative molecular mass, Mr,
of iron carbonyl is 196.
(a) (i) Calculate the value of n in the formula.

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(ii) Iron carbonyl decomposes on heating to produce iron and carbon monoxide gas (CO).
Construct the equation, with state symbols, for the reaction.
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(b) Cobalt carbonyl has empirical formula Co(CO)4. The relative molecular mass, Mr, of
cobalt carbonyl is 342. Deduce the molecular formula of cobalt carbonyl.

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6 The structure of a molecule of a compound used to make Terylene is shown below.

(a) Name the elements present in the compound.

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(b) Write the molecular formula of the compound.
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(c) Write the empirical formula of the compound.
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7 The structure of a molecule of a solid oxide of sulphur is shown below

O

O
O
S
O

O
O

(a) Write the molecular formula of the compound.

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(b) Write the empirical formula of the compound.
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(c) The compound reacts with water to produce a solution of sulphuric acid. Use
the molecular formula to construct the equation, with state symbols, for the
reaction.
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