Form 4 Chemistry Calculation Practice Chapter 7: Acids and bases 2017

Concentration and Molarity

1. Calculate the concentration, in g dm-3 , of each of the following solutions formed.
a) 10 g of glucose is dissolved in 200 cm3 of water.
b) 18 g of solid sodium hydroxide is dissolved in water to produce 750 cm 3 of solution
c) 40 g of solid copper (II) is dissolved in water to make up 20 dm3 of solution.
d) 0.4 mol of zinc chloride, ZnCl, is dissolved in water to make up 2 dm 3 of solution.
e) 0.25 mol of ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3 is added to a beaker containing 500 cm3 of water.
2. Calculate the concentration, in mol dm-3 , of each of the following solutions formed.
a) 0.3 mol of solid sodium hydroxide is dissolved in distilled water to make up 250 cm 3 of solution.
b) 0.1 mol of calcium chloride is dissolved in 500 cm3of water.
c) 10 mol of solid zinc nitrate is dissolved in water to make up 5 dm 3 of solution.
d) 58.5 g of sodium chloride, NaCl is dissolved in water to make up 500 cm 3 of solution.
e) 6 g of magnesium sulphate, MgSO4 is added to a beaker containing 200 cm3 of water.
3. Convert nitric acid solution of 0.5 mol dm-3 to g dm-3.
4. The molarity of sulphuric acid is 0.5 mol dm-3. What is the concentration in g dm-3?
5. Convert lithium hydroxide solution of 3.6 g dm-3 to mol dm-3.
6. The concentration of sodium chloride solution is 1.989 g dm-3. Calculate the molarity of the solution in
mol dm-3.
7. What is the molarity of sulphuric acid with a concentration of 24.5 g dm -3?
8. A salt solution of KX has the concentration of 18.625 g dm-3 and molarity of 0.25 mol dm-3. Find the
relative mass of KX
9. 5.6 g of salt Y is dissolved in 250 cm3 of water to form a solution with the molarity of 0.2 mol dm -3.
What is the relative mass of salt Y?
10. What is the number of moles of Ag+ ions in 250 cm3 of 0.25 mol dm-3 silver nitrate solution?
11. Find the number of moles of Pb(NO3)2 solution. Given that the molarity of 500 cm3 of Pb(NO3)2 solution
is 0.2 mol dm-3 .
12. Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide in 2 dm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 solution.
13. What is number of moles of OH- ions present in 200 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 barium hydroxide solution?
14. Calculate the mass of potassium hydroxide present in 250 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 potassium hydroxide
solution.
15. Find the mass, in gram, of copper (II) sulphate in 2 dm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 copper (II) sulphate solution.
16. 45 g of solid copper (II) nitrate is dissolved in water to make up 0.125 mol dm -3 copper (II) nitrate
solution. Calculate the volume of water, in cm3?
17. Given that the molarity of 250 cm3 of barium hydroxide solution is 0.1 mol dm-3 .Calculate the
a) Number of moles of barium hydroxide solution
b) Mass of barium hydroxide in the solution
18. Calculate the mass of sodium carbonate needed to prepare 250 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 standard solution
of sodium carbonate.
19. What is the mass of potassium hydroxide required to prepare a standard solution of 0.5 mol dm -3
potassium hydroxide with a 500 cm3 volumetric flask.
20. 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid reacts with excess zinc powder. Calculate the volume of
hydrogen gas released at room conditions.
21. Reaction between 50 cm3 of 0.25 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid and excess copper (II) carbonate produced
carbon dioxide gas. Calculate the volume of gas released at room conditions.
22. Find the mass of zinc needed to react completely with 20 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 nitric acid.

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23. 6 g of zinc oxide is added to 50 cm of 1 mol dm nitric acid. What is the mass of zinc oxide left at the
end of the reaction?
24. What is the molarity of 50 cm3 of hydrochloric acid that reacts completely with 4 g of magnesium
oxide?

Dilution
1. Calculate the volume of 2 mol dm-3 sodium carbonate solution needed to prepare 50 cm3 of 0.1 mol
dm-3 sodium carbonate solution.
2. Find the volume of 0.25 mol dm-3 magnesium nitrate solution needed to prepare 50 cm3 of 0.04 mol
dm-3 magnesium nitrate solution.
3. Find the volume of 5 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid needed to be pipetted to a 250 cm3 volumetric flask to
produce 0.25 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid.
4. What is the molarity of sodium hydroxide solution when 30 cm3 of water is added to 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol
dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution?
5. 25 cm3 of distilled water is added to 75 cm3 of 2 mol dm-3 nitric acid. Calculate the molarity of the
diluted nitric acid.
6. If 200 cm3 of water is added to 40 cm3 of 2 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid, what is the molarity of
hydrochloric acid produced?
7. 50 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 sodium chloride solution is diluted to produce 100 cm3 of solution. 25 cm3 of the
diluted sodium chloride solution is further diluted to produce 200 cm 3 of solution. Calculate the final
molarity of the diluted sodium chloride solution.
8. Calculate the volume of solution formed when 50 cm3 of 1.2 mol dm-3 sodium nitrate solution is diluted
to 0.5 mol dm-3.
9. 100 cm3 of 1.2 mol dm-3 glucose solution is diluted to form V cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 glucose solution.
Determine the value of V.
10. Find the volume of distilled water needed to add to 50 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 potassium nitrate solution to
produce 0.4 mol dm-3 potassium nitrate solution.
11. When 200 cm3 of water is added to 40 cm3 of concentrated sulphuric acid, a solution with the
concentration of 2 mol dm-3 is produced. Calculate the molarity of the concentrated sulphuric acid.
12. 75 cm3 of concentrated sulphuric acid is transferred to a 500 cm3 volumetric flask to prepare 2 mol dm-3
sulphuric acid. Find the molarity of concentrated sulphuric acid.

Neutralisation
1. 25 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution is titrated with sulphuric acid. What is the volume of
1 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid needed to neutralise the sodium hydroxide solution?
2. 20 cm3 of 0.25 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution is neutralised by 0.2 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid.
Calculate the volume of hydrochloric acid needed in the neutralisation reaction.
3. Find the volume of 2.0 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution that needed to neutralise 15.0 cm3 of 1.2
mol dm-3 sulphuric acid.
4. What is the volume of 2 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide that can neutralise 25 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 H2J acid
solution.

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5. In an acid-base titration, 0.2 mol dm hydrochloric acid is added slowly to 25 cm of 0.2 mol dm-3
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potassium hydroxide solution. The initial burette reading is 8.00 cm 3. Find the final burette reading at
the end point of titration.
6. A student dilutes 15 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution in a conical flask with 10 cm3
distilled water. The sodium hydroxide solution is then titrated with Q cm 3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 hydrochloric
acid. Calculate the value of Q.
7. T cm3 of 0.125 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid exactly neutralises 25 cm3 of 1 mol dm-3 ammonia solution. Find
the total volume of solution in the conical flask at the end point of the titration.
8. 30 cm3 of nitric acid is neutralised by 25 cm3 of 1.2 mol dm-3 barium hydroxide solution. Find the
molarity of nitric acid.
9. 50 cm3 of nitric acid completely neutralises 50 cm3 of 2.25 mol dm-3 calcium oxide. Calculate the
molarity of nitric acid.
10. 15 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid neutralises 20 cm3 of potassium hydroxide solution. Calculate the
concentration of potassium hydroxide solution.
11. 4 g of copper (II) oxide is needed to completely react with 50 cm 3 of nitric acid. Calculate the
concentration of the acid, in mol dm-3.
12. 5.957 g of zinc sulphate salt is formed in the reaction between 25 cm 3 of sulphuric acid and excess zinc
oxide. Calculate the molarity of the acid.
13. Given that the molarity of sodium hydroxide solution is 1 mol dm -3. What is the volume of the sodium
hydroxide solution needed to produce 4.68g of sodium chloride salt?
14. Calculate the mass of calcium hydroxide that is needed to neutralise 62.5 cm 3 of 1.6 mol dm-3 nitric
acid.
15. X g of magnesium oxide, MgO was found to completely neutralise 50 cm3 of 0.1 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid.
Determine the value of X.
16. Reaction between an acid, RCOOH and potassium hydroxide solution is represented by the following
equation:
RCOOH (aq) + KOH (aq) RCOOK (aq) + H2O (l)
In the reaction, 20 cm3 of 0.75 mol dm-3 acid neutralise potassium hydroxide solution to form y g of salt,
RCOOK. Find the mass of salt. [Molar mass of RCOOK = 98 g mol-1]