Topic 1.4- Key concepts/ calculations Flashcards
Calculations
How to calculate relative atomic mass? Ar
(Mass x abundance)+
(Mass x abundance)
——————————
total abundance
What is the relative formula mass (Mr)?
Average mass for one set of a molecule
What is Ar (Relative atomic mass)?
Average mass of the atom
How to calculate Mr (Relative formula mass)?
-Add the mass of all the atoms in the molecule.
-Ignore any large numbers before the atom (if there are two of a molecule don’t include it)
How to calculate the percentage of mass an atom is in a molecule using the Mr?
Ar (Relative atomic mass)
———————————- x100
Mr ( Relative formula mass)
What is the empirical formula?
-simplest whole number ratio of molecular formula
How to work out the empirical formula?
-Divide all numbers of atoms by the smallest to make it one and the others in the same ratio
What is the empirical formula of C2H6
-2/2=1
-6/2=3
-CH3
How to work out moles?
Mass in grams of atom/
Ar (Relative atomic mass) of the atom
How to work out empirical formula from mass (grams)
-Find moles (mass/Ar or Mr)
-Divide by smallest mole
-Multiply to make them all whole numbers
Experiment to determine the empirical formula of a simple compound e.g magnesium oxide?
- Remove impurities from magnesium rub it or cut it.
-Find mass of magnesium
-Heat, occasionally removing lid to allow oxygen. - When all is white powder, reweigh it.
- With weight of oxygen and magnesium use formula to find empirical formula
What is the law of conservation of mass?
Mass is neither created or destroyed in a chemical reaction
What happens to mass in precipitation reaction in a closed system?
- It stays the same
What happens to mass in a non-closed system in which a gas is formed?
Gas will escape and thus mass will seem smaler.
How to find the concentration in dm3-
mass g / volume dm3 (cm^3/1000)
How to convert cm3 to dm3
divide by 1000
1000cm3= 1dm3
What is a mole
Turns the Ar of an atom into the same number of Ar as grams.
C=12 Ar
one mole of carbon is 12g
O=16 Ar
One mole of oxygen =16g
How to find the number of moles for a molecule?
Mass g/
Relative formula mass Mr
What is the value of a mole?
6.02x10^23
Calculate the mass of calcium sulfate that could be produced from 80g of calcuim.
80g/40(Ar of calcium)=2 moles
136 (mr of calcium sulfate) x 2 moles= 272 grams
How to calculate the mass of reactants and products, given the mass of one product?
- Find how many moles of the product we have
- Use the equation with moles and Mr to find the mass.
product 1 mass/ mr = moles
moles in ratio to other product (e.g H+ 2H2O means 1 H mole for every 2 H2O moles)
Product 2 moles x Mr= Mass
How to calculate atom economy?
All useful products/ All reactants
How to calculate theoretical yield?
calculate maximum mass of product if there was no loss
What is the actual yield?
Mass of product