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Sodium reacts with excess oxygen to form sodium peroxide, Na2O2.

2Na+O2Na2O2

Calculate the maximum mass of sodium peroxide formed when 4.60 g of sodium is burnt in excess oxygen. (Ar values: Na=23.0, O=16.0).

Important Questions on Atoms, Molecules and Stoichiometry

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AS and A Level
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Tin(IV) oxide is reduced to tin by carbon. Carbon monoxide is also formed.

SnO2+2CSn+2CO

Calculate the mass of carbon that exactly reacts with 14.0 g of tin(IV) oxide. Give your answer to 3 significant figures.

(Ar values: C=12.0, O=16.0, Sn=118.7).

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AS and A Level
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56.2 g of silicon, Si, reacts exactly with 284.0 g of chlorine, Cl2, to form 340.2 g of silicon(IV) chloride, SiCl4. Use this information to calculate the stoichiometry of the reaction. (Ar values: Cl=35.5, Si=28.1).
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AS and A Level
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Calculate the percentage by mass of carbon in ethanol, C2H5OH. (Ar values: C=12.0, H=1.0, O=16.0).
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AS and A Level
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The composition by mass of a hydrocarbon is 10% hydrogen and 90% carbon. Deduce the empirical formula of this hydrocarbon. (Ar values: C=12.0, H=1.0).