Acid-base chemistry, equation balancing, mole calculations

1)

Solubility rules (2 each):

For each compound......

i)

state its solubility, and......

ii)
suggest the most suitable way of making it (precipitation? insoluble-base
neutralization? titration neutralization?)
Copper(I) nitrate
Silver bromide
Iron(II) carbonate
Sodium iodide
Lead(II) sulphate
Cobalt(II) sulphate
2)

For the following pairs of substances mixed,

i)

state the final products (1 each)

ii)
write a balanced equation with state symbols and write the net ionic equation (2
each)
Sodium hydroxide (aq) + phosphoric acid

Calcium carbonate (s) + nitric acid

Potassium carbonate (aq) + sulphuric acid

Iron(III) oxide (s) + hydrobromic acid

Magnesium + ethanoic acid

Mole calculations
3)
A student suggests to prepare aluminium sulphate by reacting aluminium oxide with
sulphuric acid.
i)

Write a balanced full equation and full ionic equation, including state symbols [2]

ii)
The student has 8.16 grams of aluminium oxide and some 0.6 mol dm -3 H2SO4. (a)
Calculate the exact volume of sulphuric acid required for the reaction. (b) Should the student
use more than or less than the theoretical amount? explain. [3 + 2]

iii)
Explain whether it will be a good idea to grind up the aluminium oxide into a fine
powder before reacting.[2]

iv)
The student ended up using 300 mL of 0.6 mol dm-3 H2SO4 for the reaction. Calculate
the concentration, number of moles, and mass of aluminium sulphate in the solution.
viii)
A student obtains a 1-gram sample of aluminium sulphate crystals and places it in
the oven. When he reweights the sample after taking it back out, the final mass is 0.704
grams. Calculate the number of water of crystallization for this sample of aluminium
sulphate.
4.
A student tried to prepare a sample of sodium sulphate from a titration reaction. The
lab has ample supplies of sodium hydroxide and sulphuric acid.
i)
The student weighed 7.2 grams of sodium hydroxide. He dissolved it in some water in
a beaker, transfer the solution to a volumetric flask, and then filled it up to the 250.0 mL
mark.
a)

Should he use distilled water or tap water, or does it not matter? explain

b)
State one practical reason why the solution was prepared in the beaker and
not directly inside the volumetric flask.
c)

Calculate the concentration of this solution.

ii)
The student used a 25.0 mL sample of the NaOH solution. It was found that an
average of 16.0 mL of sulphuric acid was required to bring the titration to the end-point.
a)
Phenolphthalein was used as the indicator. State the color change that was
observed at the end point.
b)
Draw a titration curve pH against volume of sulphuric acid added. Accurately
note or deduce the following values: pH of solution to being with, volume at end-point, pH at
end-point
c)
Write a balanced equation for the reaction, and calculate the concentration of
the sulphuric acid.
d)
What should the student do if he wants to obtain at least 10 grams of
anhydrous sodium sulphate?

5)
A student tries to prepare silver iodide by a precipitation reaction. He dissolves 14.0
grams of magnesium iodide in water, and mixes this solution with 100 mL of 0.8 mol dm -3
silver nitrate solution.

i)

Write balanced full and ionic equations for this reaction, including state symbols.

ii)

Determine which is the limiting reagent

iii)

Determine the theoretical amount of silver iodide that can be formed.

iv)
Describe the procedures required to obtain a pure, dry sample of silver iodide from
the precipitate in water.
v)
The student obtained 18.3 grams of silver iodide. Calculate the percentage yield
based on this figure.
vi)
Upon prolonged exposure to light, silver iodide decomposes to silver metal and
iodine, which escapes as a vapor.
(a)

Calculate the amount of silver left behind if all silver iodide has decomposed.

(b)

Why can iodine escape as a vapor but silver cannot?

(c)
The student reweighed his silver iodide after 1 day, and the mass of the
impure solid is 17 grams. By letting the mass of silver iodide be x, calculate the mass of AgI
and Ag within the 17 grams of solid.
6)
A 5gram sample of sodium carbonate is contaminated with sodium chloride.
Calculate the purity of the solid if the sample requires 200 cm 3 of 0.40 mol dm3 HNO3 for a
complete reaction.
7)

This question pertains to electrolysis calculations:

a)
For how long do you need to electrolyze, using a 10Amp current and a sodium
sulphate solution, in order to collect 300 cm3 of oxygen gas measured at ordinary
temperature and pressure?
b)
What is the size of the current needed if one would like to plate a metal spoon with
15 milligrams of silver over 20 minutes?
c)
A 100,000 Amp current is passed through molten aluminium oxide. Calculate the
mass of carbon dioxide formed in 10 minutes if 30% of the oxygen formed reacts with the
graphite electrode.
d)
A concentrated sodium chloride solution is electrolyzed at 6 A for 15 minutes. How
many cm3 of 0.50 mol dm3 HCl will be needed to bring the solution back to neutral pH?