IB Chemistry SL S1.4 Counting particles by mass: the mole questions

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Question 1

Multiple choiceEasy1 mark

A sample contains 0.0400 mol0.0400\ \text{mol} of O2\mathrm{O_2} molecules. What is the number of oxygen atoms in the sample? Use NA=6.02×1023 mol−1N_\mathrm{A}=6.02\times10^{23}\ \text{mol}^{-1}

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Answer: C. Each O2\mathrm{O_2} molecule contains two oxygen atoms. Thus, 0.0400×6.02×1023×2=4.82×10220.0400\times6.02\times10^{23}\times2=4.82\times10^{22} oxygen atoms.

A: uses 0.00400 mol0.00400\ \text{mol} and counts O2\mathrm{O_2} molecules rather than oxygen atoms.
B: counts O2\mathrm{O_2} molecules but omits the two oxygen atoms in each molecule.
D: shifts the amount one place too high, using 0.400 mol0.400\ \text{mol}

Remember: multiply by the number of specified entities in each molecule when counting atoms.

Question 2

Paper 2Hard10 marks

A laboratory checks a powdered reference blend containing only paracetamol and caffeine. The structures of the two compounds are shown in Figure 1.

ONHOHParacetamolNONNNOCaffeine

A sample of the blend has a mass of 1.6754 g and contains a total amount of 0.01000 mol of molecules. A quality-control note states that the two compounds are present in equal masses.

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Use Figure 1 and the Ar values in the data booklet to determine the molecular formula and Mr of each compound.

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(b)

Determine the amount, in mol, of each compound in the sample. Show your reasoning.

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(c)

Calculate the mass of each compound in the sample and state whether the quality-control note is supported.

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