Chemistry
Aluminium carbide reacts with water according to the following equation :
Al4C3 + 12H2O ⟶ 4Al(OH)3 + 3CH4
(i) State what mass of aluminium hydroxide is formed from 12 g. of aluminium carbide.
(ii) State the volume of methane at s.t.p. obtained from 12 g of aluminium carbide.
[relative molecular weight of Al4Cl3] = 144 ; Al(OH)3 = 78
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From the equation :
(NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇ ⟶ N₂(g) + 4H₂O(g) + Cr₂O₃
Calculate:
(i) the quantity in moles of (NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇ if 63 gm of (NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇ is heated.
(ii) the quantity in moles of N₂ formed.
(iii) the volume in litres or dm3 of N₂ evolved at s.t.p.
(iv) the mass in grams of Cr₂O₃ formed at the same time.
[H = 1, Cr = 52, N = 14]
How much calcium oxide is formed when 82 g. of calcium nitrate is heated. Also find the volume of nitrogen dioxide evolved :
2Ca(NO3)2 ⟶ 2CaO + 4NO2 + O2
[Ca = 40, N = 14, O = 16]
Copper [II] sulphate soln. reacts with sodium hydroxide soln. to form copper hydroxide according to the equation :
2NaOH + CuSO4 ⟶ Na2SO4 + Cu(OH)2↓
What mass of copper hydroxide is precipitated by using 200 g of sodium hydroxide.
[H = 1, O = 16, Na = 23, S = 32, Cu = 64]