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Percent Composition, Empirical & Molecular Formulas

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the percent by mass of sodium in NaCl?

(Na = 22.99g/mol, Cl = 35.45 g/mol)

a)
39%
b)
61%
c)
35%
d)
65%
2.

What is the percent by mass of fluorine in CaF2?

(Ca = 40.08 g/mol, F = 19.00 g/mol)

a)
24%
b)
49%
c)
51%
d)
65%
3.
An empirical formula:
a)
is a formula that calculates the coefficients of a compound in a balanced equation.
b)
is the simplest whole-number ratio of moles of elements in the compound.
4.
What is the empirical formula of the following molecular formula:  C3H6
a)
C3H6
b)
CH2
c)
C2H4
d)
CH3
5.
Which pair has the same empirical formula?
a)
NaCrO4 and Na2Cr2O7
b)
C2H4O2 and C6H12O6
c)
C3H6Oand C2H6O2
d)
CH4 and C2H6
6.
What is the empirical formula for the following:
Pb5Cr5O20
a)
Pb2Cr2O10
b)
PbCr2O7
c)
Pb9Cr4O2
d)
PbCrO4
7.

What is the empirical formula if you have 88.80% copper and 11.20% oxygen?

(Cu = 63.55 g/mol, O = 16.00 g/mol)

a)
Cu3O8
b)
CuO4
c)
Cu2O
d)
Cu4O10
8.

You are given the following percentages: 40.05% S and 59.95% O.

(S = 32.07 g/mol, O = 16.00 g/mol)

Find the empirical formula for these elements so that you can give the correct name of the compound formed.

a)

Sulfur monoxide

b)

Sulfur dioxide

c)

Sulfur trioxide

d)

Sulfur tetroxide

9.

A chemical formula that shows the actual number and kinds of atoms present in one molecule of a compound is called_________

a)
ionic formula
b)
covalent formula
c)
empirical formula
d)
molecular formula
10.

What is the molecular formula if the empirical formula is CH2O and the molecular molar mass is 180.18?

(C = 12.01 g/mol, H = 1.01 g/mol, O = 16.00 g/mol)

a)
CH2O
b)
C2H4O2
c)
C4H8O4
d)
C6H12O6