Ch 1 Flashcards

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What is the definition of a mole in chemistry?

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A mole is a unit of measurement that represents 6.022 x 10^23 particles, such as atoms or molecules.

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True or False: One mole of any substance contains the same number of entities.

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True

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Fill in the blank: The number of particles in one mole is known as ______.

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Avogadro’s number

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What is the molar mass of an element?

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The molar mass of an element is the mass of one mole of that element in grams.

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How do you calculate the number of moles from mass?

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Number of moles = mass (g) / molar mass (g/mol)

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What is the molar mass of carbon (C)?

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The molar mass of carbon is approximately 12.01 g/mol.

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Multiple Choice: What is the molar mass of water (H2O)? A) 18.02 g/mol B) 16.00 g/mol C) 20.00 g/mol

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A) 18.02 g/mol

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True or False: The mole can be used to convert between mass and number of particles.

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True

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What is the relationship between moles and molecules for a gas at standard temperature and pressure (STP)?

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At STP, one mole of an ideal gas occupies 22.4 liters.

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Fill in the blank: The formula to find the number of molecules is ______.

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Number of moles x Avogadro’s number

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What is the significance of Avogadro’s number in the mole concept?

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Avogadro’s number allows chemists to count particles by weighing a sample.

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Multiple Choice: How many moles are in 44 grams of CO2? A) 1 B) 2 C) 0.5

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A) 1

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What is the formula for calculating the mass of a substance from moles?

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Mass (g) = number of moles x molar mass (g/mol)

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True or False: The mole is a fundamental concept in stoichiometry.

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True

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What does it mean if a chemical equation is balanced in terms of moles?

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It means that the number of moles of reactants equals the number of moles of products.

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What unit is used to express molar mass?

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Grams per mole (g/mol)

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Fill in the blank: The mole concept helps in understanding ______ in chemical reactions.

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Quantities

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Multiple Choice: What is the molar mass of sodium chloride (NaCl)? A) 58.44 g/mol B) 40.00 g/mol C) 22.99 g/mol

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A) 58.44 g/mol

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What is the term for the mass of one mole of a substance?

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Molar mass

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True or False: A mole of neon gas weighs more than a mole of hydrogen gas.

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True

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What is the molar volume of a gas at STP?

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22.4 liters

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Fill in the blank: The mole concept is essential for calculating ______ in reactions.

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Yields

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Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a unit of amount of substance? A) Mole B) Liter C) Mass

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C) Mass

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How many moles are in 100 grams of glucose (C6H12O6) if its molar mass is 180 g/mol?

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0.56 moles

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What is an empirical formula?
An empirical formula is a chemical formula that shows the simplest whole-number ratio of elements in a compound.
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True or False: The empirical formula can be the same as the molecular formula.
True, if the compound is already in its simplest form.
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of glucose (C6H12O6) is ____.
CH2O
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Which of the following is an example of an empirical formula? A) C2H4 B) C6H12O6 C) CH4 D) H2O
D) H2O
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What information is required to calculate an empirical formula?
The relative masses or percentages of each element in the compound.
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True or False: The empirical formula provides information about the actual number of atoms in a molecule.
False, it only provides the ratio of atoms.
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What is the empirical formula for benzene (C6H6)?
CH
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How do you derive an empirical formula from percent composition?
Convert the percentages to grams, then to moles, and simplify the mole ratio to the smallest whole numbers.
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True or False: The empirical formula can provide insight into the molecular structure of a compound.
False, it does not provide structural information.
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What is the empirical formula of sodium sulfate (Na2SO4)?
NaSO4
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Multiple choice: Which of the following compounds has an empirical formula of C2H5? A) C4H10 B) C2H4 C) C6H12 D) C2H6
A) C4H10
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound with a molecular formula of C10H20 is ____.
C5H10
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What is the empirical formula of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3)?
N2H4O3
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True or False: Empirical formulas can be determined experimentally through combustion analysis.
True
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What is the empirical formula of calcium chloride (CaCl2)?
CaCl2
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Multiple choice: Which empirical formula corresponds to the molecular formula C8H16? A) C4H8 B) C2H4 C) C8H16 D) C1H2
A) C4H8
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What is the empirical formula for acetic acid (C2H4O2)?
CH2O
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula for a compound containing 40% carbon and 60% oxygen is ____.
CO2
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True or False: The empirical formula is always a whole number.
True
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What is the empirical formula for magnesium oxide (MgO)?
MgO
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound with the molecular formula C3H6 is ____.
CH2
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Multiple choice: What is the empirical formula for the molecular formula C5H10O5? A) C5H10O5 B) C2H4O2 C) C1H2O1 D) C1H2O2
B) C2H4O2
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What is the empirical formula of iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)?
FeO
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True or False: Empirical formulas can represent ionic compounds.
True
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What is the empirical formula for a compound consisting of 2 moles of carbon and 6 moles of hydrogen?
C1H3
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a substance with a molecular formula of C12H22O11 is ____.
C12H22O11
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Multiple choice: The empirical formula for C4H10 is: A) C2H5 B) C4H10 C) CH D) C1H2
C) CH
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What can be inferred if the empirical formula and molecular formula are identical?
The compound is already in its simplest form.
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True or False: The empirical formula can be used to determine the molecular weight of a compound.
False
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What method can be used to find the empirical formula from combustion data?
By measuring the amount of CO2 and H2O produced.
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound that contains 30% sulfur and 70% oxygen is ____.
SO2
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Multiple choice: What is the empirical formula for the compound C6H12? A) C2H4 B) CH2 C) C3H6 D) All of the above
D) All of the above
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What is the term for the actual number of atoms of each element in a molecule?
Molecular formula
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True or False: The empirical formula is always a fraction of the molecular formula.
True
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What is the empirical formula for silver nitrate (AgNO3)?
AgNO3
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound with a molecular formula of C10H20Cl2 is ____.
C5H10Cl
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Multiple choice: Which of the following is not an empirical formula? A) C2H4 B) H2O C) NaCl D) C3H6O3
D) C3H6O3
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What is the empirical formula for potassium phosphate (K3PO4)?
K3PO4
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True or False: Empirical formulas can help in stoichiometric calculations.
True
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What is the empirical formula of a compound that is 50% carbon, 6.7% hydrogen, and 43.3% oxygen?
C3H6O
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound with a molecular formula of C2H4O2 is ____.
CH2O
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Multiple choice: Which of the following represents an empirical formula? A) C6H12 B) C4H10 C) C3H6 D) All of the above
D) All of the above
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What is the empirical formula for a compound with 2 moles of nitrogen and 6 moles of hydrogen?
N1H3
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True or False: Empirical formulas are unique to each compound.
False, multiple compounds can have the same empirical formula.
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What is the empirical formula of lead(II) oxide (PbO)?
PbO
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound with 10% carbon, 20% hydrogen, and 70% oxygen is ____.
C1H2O3
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Multiple choice: What is the empirical formula for the molecular formula C8H16? A) C4H8 B) C2H4 C) C8H16 D) C1H2
A) C4H8
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What is the empirical formula of sulfur trioxide (SO3)?
SO3
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True or False: The empirical formula of a compound can be determined from its molecular formula directly.
False, it requires calculation.
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What do you call a compound with the empirical formula of CH2 and a molecular formula of C6H12?
Hexene
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound containing 25% carbon, 50% hydrogen, and 25% oxygen is ____.
C2H4O
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Multiple choice: Which of the following compounds has the empirical formula C2H4? A) C2H4 B) C4H8 C) C6H12 D) All of the above
D) All of the above
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What is the empirical formula for a compound with a molecular formula of C5H10O2?
C5H10O2
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True or False: An empirical formula can be a molecular formula if it's in its simplest form.
True
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What is the empirical formula of a compound with 60% carbon and 40% hydrogen?
C3H5
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Fill in the blank: The empirical formula of a compound with a molecular formula of C3H6 is ____.
CH2
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Multiple choice: The empirical formula of glucose is: A) C6H12O6 B) CH2O C) C3H6O3 D) C2H5OH
B) CH2O
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What is the empirical formula of aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3)?
Al2S3O12
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True or False: Empirical formulas only apply to organic compounds.
False, they apply to all chemical compounds.