Questions from General Chemistry


Q: By now, you are familiar with enough chemical compounds to begin

By now, you are familiar with enough chemical compounds to begin to write your own chemical reaction equations. Write two examples each of what we mean by a synthesis reaction and by a decomposition r...

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Q: A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages

A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages of the elements by mass: tin, 45.56%; chlorine, 54.43%. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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Q: If cobalt metal is mixed with excess sulfur and heated strongly,

If cobalt metal is mixed with excess sulfur and heated strongly, a sulfide is produced that contains 55.06% cobalt by mass. Calculate the empirical formula of the sulfide.

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Q: If 1.25 g of aluminum metal is heated in an

If 1.25 g of aluminum metal is heated in an atmosphere of fluorine gas, 3.89 g of aluminum fluoride results. Determine the empirical formula of aluminum fluoride.

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Q: If 2.50 g of aluminum metal is heated in a

If 2.50 g of aluminum metal is heated in a stream of fluorine gas, it is found that 5.28 g of fluorine will combine with the aluminum. Determine the empirical formula of the compound that results.

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Q: Distinguish between the molecular equation, the complete ionic equation, and

Distinguish between the molecular equation, the complete ionic equation, and the net ionic equation for a reaction in solution. Which type of equation most clearly shows the species that actually reac...

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Q: A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages

A compound was analyzed and was found to contain the following percentages of the elements by mass: lithium, 46.46%; oxygen, 53.54%. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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Q: A compound has the following percentage composition by mass: copper,

A compound has the following percentage composition by mass: copper, 33.88%; nitrogen, 14.94%; oxygen, 51.18%. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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Q: For each of the following reactions, give the balanced equation for

For each of the following reactions, give the balanced equation for the reaction and state the meaning of the equation in terms of the numbers of individual molecules and in terms of moles of molecule...

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Q: When lithium metal is heated strongly in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen

When lithium metal is heated strongly in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen, the product contains 59.78% Li and 40.22% N on a mass basis. Determine the empirical formula of the compound.

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