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Percent composition, emperical & molecular formula

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

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1.

What percentage of the total atomic mass of lithium phosphide (Li3P) is composed of lithium? Hint - consider all three atoms of lithium in your calculation.

a)

13%

b)

29%

c)

40%

d)

60%

2.

What percentage of the total atomic mass of lithium phosphide (Li3P) is composed of phosphorus?

a)

13%

b)

29%

c)

40%

d)

60%

3.

What is the percent composition of Benzene, C6H6?

a)

C = 50%
H = 50%

b)

C = 85.7 %
H = 14.3%

c)

C = 92.2%
H = 7.8%

d)

C = 71.9%
H = 28.1%

4.

If a compound sample contains 40g of calcium, 12g of carbon, and 48g of oxygen, what is the percent composition by mass of calcium?

a)

40%

b)

50%

c)

60%

d)

70%

5.

A compound contains 24g of carbon, 4g of hydrogen, and 32g of oxygen. What is the percent composition by mass of hydrogen?

a)

4%

b)

7%

c)

12%

d)

14%

6.

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.

7.

What is the empirical formula of the following molecular formula:  C3H6

a)

C3H6

b)

CH2

c)

C2H4

d)

CH3

8.

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

a)

Cu3O8

b)

CuO4

c)

Cu2O

d)

Cu4O10

9.

You are given the following percentages: 40.05% S and 59.95% O. Find the empirical formula for these elements.

a)

SO

b)

SO2

c)

SO3

d)

SO4

10.

Determine the empirical formula of a compound containing 63.50 % silver, 8.25 % nitrogen, and the remainder oxygen.

a)

AgNO3

b)

Ag2NO3

c)

AgNO2

d)

Ag2N2O5

11.

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

a)

CH2O

b)

C2H4O2

c)

C4H8O4

d)

C6H12O6

12.

If the empirical formula of a compound is C2H4 and its molar mass is 56 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?

a)

C4H8

b)

C2H6

c)

C3H6

d)

C6H12

13.

Given the following: 42.07% Na, 18.89% P, and 39.04% O, and a molecular mass of 492 g/mole, what is the molecular formula?

a)

 Na6P3O7

b)

Na9P3O12

c)

Na3PO4

d)

Na2PO4

14.

A compound contains 27.84% sodium, 19.30% phosphorus, and 52.86% oxygen by mass. If the molar mass of the compound is 284 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?

a)

Na3PO3

b)

Na2P2O7

c)

Na4P2O5

d)

Na2PO3

15.

A compound is found to contain 14.31% sodium, 25.40% sulfur, and 60.29% oxygen by mass. If the molar mass of the compound is 238 g/mol, what is its molecular formula?

a)

Na2SO3

b)

Na2SO4

c)

NaSO4

d)

Na2S2O3

16.

Si2F6

a)

SiF

b)

Si2F6

c)

SiF3

d)

Si6F2

17.

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

a)

CH2O

b)

C2H4O2

c)

C4H8O4

d)

C6H12O6

18.

What is the empirical formula of C4H6 ?

a)

CH

b)

CH3

c)

C2H3

d)

C4H6

19.

Which one is an empirical formula?

a)

H2O2

b)

C2H6O12

c)

CaCl2

d)

N2O8

20.

Which of these is NOT an empirical formula?

a)

CH2

b)

C2H5

c)

C6H4

d)

C3H7

e)

C5H17

21.

What is the empirical formula for the following molecular formula: C6H14

a)

C6H14

b)

C3H7

c)

CH2

d)

CH3