Tutorial Sheet 1

The University of Zambia
School of Natural Sciences

Chemistry Department
2020/21 ACADEMIC YEAR TERM 1
CHE1010: INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH
SCIENCES
TUTORIAL SHEET 1 March 2021
1. A 2.00 g sample of a compound gave 4.86 g CO2 and 2.03 g H2O upon combustion in
oxygen. Find its empirical formula, if it only contained Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen.
2. The mass of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, in an indigestion tablet was determined as

follows:
Step 1 The tablet was crushed and dissolved in exactly 40.00 cm3 of 0.5M
Hydrochloric acid (an excess).
Mg(OH)2(s) + 2HCl(aq)  MgCl2(aq) + 2H2O(l)
Step 2 The amount of hydrochloric acid remaining was measured by titration with
0.250 mol dm–3 sodium hydroxide solution.
22.80 cm3 of this sodium hydroxide solution was required.
Calculate the mass of magnesium hydroxide in the tablet.
3. A children’s pain relief elixir contains 80. mg acetaminophen per 0.50 teaspoon. The
dosage recommended for a child who weighs between 24 and 35 lb is 1.5 teaspoons.
What is the range of acetaminophen dosages, expressed in mg acetaminophen/kg body
weight, for children who weigh between 24 and 35 lb?
4. Evaluate each of the following, and write the answer to the appropriate number of
significant figures.
(a) The volume of the liquid when they are all poured in one Container
(b)
5. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener. It has a molecular formula of C14H18N2O5.
Calculate the:
(a) Molar mass of Aspartame
(b) Mass in Kg of 1.56 mol of Aspartame
(c) Molecules in 5.0 mg of Aspartame
(d) Number of atoms of Nitrogen in 1.2 g of Aspartame
6. DDT, an insecticide harmful to fish, birds and humans is produced by the following
reaction
2C6H5CL + C2HOCL3 ———–> C14H9Cl5 + H2O
Chlorobenzene Chloral DDT
In a government lab, 1142 g of chlorobenzene is reacted with 485 g of chloral.
(a) What mass of DDT is formed, assuming 100% yield
(b) Which reactant is limiting and in excess? Justify your answer.
(c) What mass of excess reactant is left over
(d) If the actual yield of DDT is 200 g, what is the percent yield?
7. 15% by mass of aqueous solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3) has a density of 1.141 g/mL.
What is the molarity of this solution
8. Agent Orange contains about 2.0 ppm (m/v) of dioxin, a very toxic substance as
impurity. How many mL of Agent Orange would have to be used in order to place O.01 g
of dioxin in the environment?
9. What volume of 0.0995 M Al(NO3)3 will react with 3.66 g of Ag according to the
following chemical equation?
3Ag(s) + Al(NO3)3(aq) → 3AgNO3(aq) + Al(s)
10. How many grams of lead(IV) carbonate are needed to completely react with 200.0 mL of
1.342 M nitric acid. A balanced equation is given.
Pb(CO3)2 + 4 HNO3 → Pb(NO3)4 + 2 H2O + 2 CO2
11. Calculate the concentration in moles per litre of a solution containing 45.2 g of
magnesium chloride, MgCl2, in a total volume of 800 mL.
12. What volume of 0.450 M sodium carbonate solution contains 10.0 g of the solute.
13. A solution of sodium hydroxide of unknown concentration is titrated against a STANDARD

sulfuric acid solution. The volume of 0.104 M sulfuric acid needed for complete reaction
with 25.00 mL of the sodium hydroxide solution was 20.05 mL. Calculate the
concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution.
14. Assign the oxidation numbers of each element given bold in the following chemical
species: HCl, NH3, NO3–, K2Cr2O7, Hg2Cl2, HgCl2, Al(OH)3, Na3PO4
15. Which element is oxidized and which element is reduced in the following redox
reactions?
i)Zn(s)+2HCl(aq) → ZnCl2(aq)+H2(g)
ii) Fe2O3(s)+2Al(s) → 2Fe(s)+Al2O3(s)
iii)14HNO3+3Cu2O → 6Cu(NO3)2+2NO+7H2O
iv) I– +2MnO4 - + H2O → IO3– +2MnO2 + 2OH–
16. Which of the following has the highest concentration of sodium ion: 0.20 M NaCl, 0.13M
Na2SO4, 0.080M Na3PO4?
17. 13.2 g of iron(III) alum were dissolved in water and reduced to an iron(II) ion solution by
zinc and dilute sulfuric acid. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate and washings were
made up to 500 cm3 in a standard volumetric flask. If 20.0 cm3 of this solution
required 26.5 cm3 of 0.0100 mol dm–3 KMnO4 for oxidation:
(a) give the ionic equation for the reduction of iron(III) ions by zinc metal.
(b) Calculate the percentage by mass of iron in iron alum.
18. Given the following two half–reactions
(i) S4O62–(aq) + 2e– → 2S2O32–(aq)
(ii) I2(aq) + 2e– → 2I–(aq)
Construct the full ionic redox equation for the reaction of the thiosulfate ion
S2O32– and iodine I2.
What mass of iodine reacts with 23.5 cm3 of 0.0120 mol dm–3 sodium thiosulfate
solution.
If 25.0 cm3 of a solution of iodine in potassium iodide solution

required 26.5 cm3 of 0.0950 mol dm–3 sodium thiosulfate solution to titrate the iodine.
What is the molarity of the iodine solution and the mass of iodine per dm3?
19. The reaction between iron(III) oxide with carbon monoxide takes place in a blast furnace
during the processing of iron ore into metallic iron:
Fe2O3(s)+CO(g)→Fe(s)+CO2(g)
Balance this redox reaction using oxidation number method.
20. Balance the given redox reaction by ion electron method (basic medium)
I2 + OH– ———–> I– + IO3– + H2

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2. The mass of magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2, in an indigestion tablet was determined as

3Ag(s) + Al(NO3)3(aq) → 3AgNO3(aq) + Al(s)

Pb(CO3)2 + 4 HNO3 → Pb(NO3)4 + 2 H2O + 2 CO2

13. A solution of sodium hydroxide of unknown concentration is titrated against a STANDARD

(b) Calculate the percentage by mass of iron in iron alum.

18. Given the following two half–reactions

(i) S4O62–(aq) + 2e– → 2S2O32–(aq)

(ii) I2(aq) + 2e– → 2I–(aq)

If 25.0 cm3 of a solution of iodine in potassium iodide solution

I2 + OH– ———–> I– + IO3– + H2

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