PROBLEM SET

GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

Name:____________________________ _____Block______________________Score:____________

1. Calculate the density of a 2.5Kg block of wood if its length is 125 mm , width is 55 mm, and height is
62mm.( Note: Follow the rules in writing significant figure. Answer must be expressed in gram per cubic
centimeter.)

2. Calculate the following using the rules in writing significant figures:

3. Write the correct significant digit of the following

a.) 0.0003051 _________

b.) 250 000 000 _________

c.) 127 000 245 _________

d.) 105 . 000 _________

e.) 765 007. 88 _________

4. Write /name the following chemical compound

a.) Silver nitrate ______________________________

b.) Strontium hydroxide _________________________

c.) Sn2Cl4 _____________________________________

d.) K4SiO4 ____________________________________

e.) Hydroselenic Acid ___________________________

f.) Phosphoric Acid _____________________________

g.) Tetraphosphorus Heptoxide ___________________

h.) Mg(MnO4)2 . 6H2O ___________________________

 i.) S3O6 ________________________________________

j.) Na2Cr2O7 _____________________________________

5. Determine the Molecular Mass or Formula Mass of:

a.) Lithium acetate

b.) Dinitrogen pentachloride

6. How many moles of AgCl correspond to 10.8 molecules of AgCl?

7. What is the equivalent number of moles present in 35.5g of each of the following:

a.) ammonia

b.) glucose

c.) sodium acetate

8. How many atoms are there in 12.42 moles of Zn atom?

9. The chemical formula of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is C2H6O. What is its percentage composition?

10. How many percent by mass of sulfur is present in Iron(II)Sulfate?

11. A chemist wanted to know the chemical formula of a compound (X). He burned and carefully
weighed sample of the substance and measured accurately the CO2 and H2O produced. His analysis
showed the following composition in the compound in percentage by mass:

C= 40.0% H= 6.73% O= 53.3%

What is the empirical formula of the compound?

12. The molecular mass of the compound X (chemical compound in problem number 11) has been
determined to be 60. What is the molecular formula of the compound?

13. A magnesium ribbon weighing 3.25 grams formed 8.45 grams of oxide when made to react with
oxygen. What is the percentage of oxygen in the compound?

14. A recently synthesized compound, nitrohydroperoxide is composed of 66.63% O, and 29.17% N, and
4.198% H. What is its empirical formula?

15. A sample of morphine contains by mass 17.9 g C, 4.225 g O, 1.68 g H, and 1.228 g N. its molecular
weight is 285.Find its empirical and molecular formula.