Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St.

Michael
Chemistry Form 4 – Chemical Equations
Drilling Exercise – Set 1
Objective Questions

1. In an experiment , 1.12 g of metal X is burnt in oxygen o produce 1.6 g of metal X oxide.

What is the empirical formula of metal x oxide ?
[ Relative atomic mass : O, 16; X, 56 ]

A XO B XO2 C X2O D X 2O 3

2. One compound has the percentage composition by mass as follow : Na , 36.5 %; S, 25.4%,
and 38.10% of oxygen.What is the empirical formula of this compound ?
[ Relative atomic mass, Na, 23; S, 32; O,16 ]

A Na2SO3 B Na2SO4 C Na2S2O3 D Na2S2O8

3. 2.43 g of an element X combines with 1.60g of another element.what is the empirical

formula for the resulting compound ?
[ Relative atomic mass : X= 24.3 ; Y, 16 ]

A X2Y B XY C XY 2 D X2Y3

4. 24 g of an element T reacts with 32 g of sulphur to form a compound.What is the most

likely formula for this compound ?
[ Relative atomic mass , T, 6; S, 32 ]

A TS B T2S C T3S4 D T4S

5. 0.25 moles of R combine with 12 g of oxygen to form an oxide.Which of the following is

the empirical formula for the oxide of R ?

A R3 O B RO3 C R 2O 3 D R3O2

6. A compound with the formula of R3T4 is formed by the reaction between 42.0 g of R and
16.0 g of T . What is the relative atomic mass of R ?
[ Relative atomic mass; T, 16 ]

A 14 B 32 C 42 D 56

7. What is the maximum quantity of iron that can be extracted from 116 g of Fe 3O4 ?
[ Relative atomic mass: O,16; Fe, 56 ]

A 1.0 mole B 1.5 mole C 2.0 mole D 2.5 mole

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8. A metal X forms a sulphate with the formula X2(SO4)3. What is the formula of the nitrate of
X?

A XNO3 B X(NO3)3 C X3NO3 D X2NO3

9. 12.4 g of phosphorus reacts completely with 9.6 g of oxygen gas.Which of the following is
the correct equation for the reactions ? [ P, 31 ; O, 16 ]

A P + O2  PO2
B 3P + 2 O2  P 3 O4
C 4P + 3 O2  2P2O3
D 4P + 5 O2  2 P2O5

10. The oxide for an element T has the formula T2O3 and its relative molecular mass is 102.
What is the relative atomic mass for T ?
[ Relative atomic mass : O, 16 ]

A 18 B 27 C 36 D 50

11. The heating reaction of potassium nitrate is represented by the equation below :

2 KNO3  2 KNO2 + O2

What is the minimum volume of gas released when 1.01 g of potassium nitrate is
heated at room condition ?
[ Relative atomic mass: N, 14; O,16; K,39; 1 mol of gas occupies 24 dm 3 at room condition]

A 0.06 B 0.12 C 1.2 D 2.4

12. With the presence of a catalyst, hydrogen peroxide decomposes according to the equation:

2 H2O2  2 H2 O + O2

If 4 moles of hydrogen peroxide is used, what is the volume of oxygen gas produced at
s.t.p?
[1 mol of gas occupies 22.4 dm3 at s.t.p]

A 22.4 dm3 B 30.8 dm3 C 40.4 dm3 D 44.8 dm3

13. 2 Ca + O2  2 CaO

4 g of calcium burns completely in air to form calcium oxide. Find the mass of calcium
oxide produced. [ Ca, 40; O, 16 ]

A 1.6 g B 4.0 g C 5.6 g D 22.4 g

14. 4.2 g of element X reacts with 9.6 g of element Y to form a compound with the chemical
formula X2Y4. Given that the relative atomic mass of X is 14, find the relative atomic mass
of Y.

A 4 B 8 C 16 D 32

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15. Hydrated magnesium sulphate is heated according to the equation below :

MgSO4 . 7 H2O (s)  MgSO4(s) + 7 H2O (g)

How many moles of water vapour is released when 54 g of magnesium sulphate is produced
?
[ Relative atomic mass : Mg 24; O, 16; S, 32 ; H, 1 ]

A 0.45 mole B 4.5 mole C 3.15 mole D 6.3 mole

16. 2 Al (s) + 3 CuO (s)  Al2O3 (s) + 3 Cu(s)

Find the mass of aluminium required to react completely with 24 g of copper(II) oxide.
[ Relative atomic mass; O, 16; Al, 27 ; Cu, 64 ]

A 2.7 g B 5.4 g C 8.1 g D 10.8 g

17. Write a balanced equation in the chemical formula for the reaction below :

Aluminium + Iron (III) oxide  Aluminium oxide + Iron

A 2 Al (s) + Fe2O3(s)  Al2O3 (s) + 2 Fe(s)

B 2 Al (s) + Fe2O3(s)  Al2O3 (s) + 2 Fe(g)
C Al(s) + Fe2O3 (s)  Al2O3 (g ) + 2 Fe(s)
D 2 Al(s) + Fe2O3 (s)  Al2O3 (s) + Fe (s)

18. Ammonia gas is formed in Haber Process according to the chemical equation below :

N2 (g) + 3 H2 ( g)  2 NH3(g)

Calculate the volume of hydrogen needed to produced 100 cm 3 of ammonia at room

conditions.
[ Relative atomic mass : N, 14 ; H, 1 ; 1 mole of gas occupies 24 dm 3 at room conditions]

A 50 cm3 B 100 cm3 C 150 cm3 D 200 cm3

19. Sodium hydrogen carbonate decomposes on heating according to the following equation :

2 NaHCO3 (s)  Na2CO3 (s) + CO2 (g) + H2 O (l)

If 10.0 g of sodium hydrogen carbonate is used, what is the mass of sodium carbonate that
is produced ?
[ Relative atomic mass : C, 12 ; O, 16 , Na, 23 ; H, 1 ]

A 6.4 g B 5.4 g C 5.0 g D 2.4 g

20. Copper carbonate decomposes according to the equation below :

CuCO3(s)  CuO(s) + CO2(g)

If 24.8 g of copper carbonate is used, what is the volume of carbon dioxide produced ?
[1 mol of gas occupies 22.4 dm3 at s.t.p]

A 5.24 dm3 B 2.24 dm3 C 3.48 dm3 D 4.48 dm3

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 Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan St. Michael
Chemistry Form 4 – Chemical Equations
Drilling Exercise – Set 1

Answer :

1. D
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. B
12. D
13. C
14. C
15. C
16. B
17. A
18. C
19. A
20. D

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