Need serious HELP on CHEMISTRY!!

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  1. wondergirl

    wondergirl Well-Known Member

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    Are there any chem whizzes in here who can help me with these few problems?? I've been staring at them for the past 2 hours and still haven't been able to come up with anything :( Any help would mean a lot to me.

    Write the correctly balanced formula equations; don't give states, but don't forget the diatomic elements:

    1. Name Equation: ammonium iodide + magnesium hydroxide --> magnesium iodide + ammonia + water

    Formula Equation:

    2. Name Equation: potassium + copper(II) nitrate --> potassium nitrate + copper

    Formula Equation:

    Show your numerical set-up, including units, and give the answer with its units and the proper number of significant figures:

    1. A gallon of pure carbon dioxide gas contains 1.0 x 10^23 molecules of CO2. How many moles of gas is this? (I know it has something to do with avagadro's number)

    2. How many phosphoric acid molecules, H3PO4, are in 45.7 g of it?

    3. What is the mass of 5.50 billion water molecules?

    Gosh I hate chem -cry2
     
  2. thomas

    thomas Well-Known Member

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    LOL you should pm peachey for help with these questions. She's a chem freak. :D
     
  3. don

    don ello

    1) 2NH4I+Mg(OH)2 ---> MgI2+2NH3+2H2O

    2) 2K+Cu(NO3)2 ---> 2KNO3+CU

    I'm not sure if i did the second formula equation correctly and for the moles questions.....im learning that in chem right now also and im not getting it >.<
     
  4. wondergirl

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    Do you know when she will be online?

    Thanks don!!! Do you mind telling me how you got those answers? -sweat (this is what happens when you miss ONE day of lecture :()
     
  5. ms-jojo

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    2. How many phosphoric acid molecules, H3PO4, are in 45.7 g of it?
    45.7g H3PO4 x (1mol H3PO4)/(98.0g H3PO4) x (6.02x10^23 H3PO4 molecules)/1mol H3PO4 = 2.81x10^23 molecules H3PO4

    3. What is the mass of 5.50 billion water molecules?
    (5.50x10^9 H2O molecules) x (1mol H2O)/(6.02x10^23 H2O molecules) x (18.0g H2O)/(1mol H2O) = 1.64x10^-13 g H2O

    i hope i did number 3 right...
     
  6. don

    don ello

    ammonium iodide + magnesium hydroxide --> magnesium iodide + ammonia + water
    first you have to translate then balance

    so...ammonium iodide = NH4I
    magnesium hydroxide = Mg(OH)2
    magnesium iodide = MgI2
    ammonia = NH3
    water = H2O

    which gives you.... NH4I+Mg(OH)2 ---> MgI2+NH3+H2O
    then you balance it........2NH4I+Mg(OH)2 ---> MgI2+2NH3+2H2O
     
  7. wondergirl

    wondergirl Well-Known Member

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    OMG, you guys are awesome! Thanks for the help!

    One more thing -sweat

    Do you guys know how to write the electron configurations? How would you write it for the 118th element? I get confused about the sublevels and our quiz on it is like next week >.< I don't even know why I signed up for AP chem...
     
  8. ms-jojo

    ms-jojo Well-Known Member

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    this is AP chem? or is it pre-AP? =\
     
  9. ms-jojo

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    1. A gallon of pure carbon dioxide gas contains 1.0 x 10^23 molecules of CO2. How many moles of gas is this?

    hmm, i know that 1 mole of a gas takes up 22.4 litres, but iono about gallons... *checks calculator*.... 4.927311162 gallons. huh.... so i guess its:
    1.0x10^23 molecules CO2 x (1mol CO2)/(6.02x10^23 molecules CO2) x (4.93gal CO2)/(1mol CO2) = 0.82 mol CO2

    but again, im not sure considering im not familiar with gallons.
     
  10. peachey

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    This one's actually really simple. You know that a mole consists of Avagadro's # of objects (atoms/molecules), so all you have to do is divide 1.0 x 10^23 molecules of CO2 by Avagadro's #.

    The conversion factor you should use to setup a problem like this is either 6.02 X 10^23 objects/1 mole or 1 mole/6.02 X 10^23 objects.

    So start with the given (1.0 x 10^23 molecules of CO2) over 1 and mulitply it by 1 mole over avagadro's #, and that will give you the answer.

    It should look like this:
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    don and ms-jojo have all the other problems correct [​IMG]

    Excuse me? [​IMG]
     
  11. peachey

    peachey Well-Known Member

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    I wonder which person in this thread at this moment was laughing at my hydrogen joke. [​IMG]
    I'm doing good actually (I know you are just hoping for me to fail [​IMG]). Can't say the same for Calc though. [​IMG]
     
  12. Anon

    Anon Well-Known Member

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    Hey maybe you can tutor me :D
     
  13. wondergirl

    wondergirl Well-Known Member

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    Thanks so much guys! You don't know how much this means to me! Managed to get an 81% on my quiz today lol.

    Now if I could just get some help on a few more problems -sweat

    We're learning Gas Laws and Stoichiometry of Gases now :(

    Show your numerical set-up, including units, and give the answer with its units and proper # significant figures. Periodic table molar masses should use atomic weight to 2 decimal places. Use Avagadro's # factor if the "number of particles" is involved.


    1. An open empty metal paint-thinner can under 1.00 atm pressure is heated to 712 degrees C over a flame, then is capped air-tight and allowed to cool back down to 22.0 degrees C. Find the new pressure inside the can before it collapses.

    Use this balanced equation for the next problems: N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) -> 2NH3 (g) (if no P, V, & T, assume STP)

    1. Find the volume of hydrogen needed to produce exactly a trillion molecules of ammonia.

    2. Find the volume of ammonia that will be produced at 727 torr and 25 degress C from 42 g of nitrogen.
     
  14. Nirvania

    Nirvania I'm BRACK!?

    OMG! so much numbers! By the way, in chem, do you have to remember all the freaking elements and stuff? -shock
     
  15. ms-jojo

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    again, there is a big chance i am wrong..

    1. Find the volume of hydrogen needed to produce exactly a trillion molecules of ammonia.
    1x10^12 molecules NH3 x (1mol NH3)/(6.02x10^23 molecules NH3) x (3mol H2)/(2mol NH3) x (22.4L H2)/(1mol H2) = 5.58x10^-11 L H2 but i only know in litres. ><
     
  16. takochan

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    volume is constant

    P1 = 1 atm ; T1 = 712°C
    T2 = 22°C

    P2 = P1/T1 x T2
    = 1 atm / 985 K x 295 K
    = 0,2995 atm = 30,35 Pa



    N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) -> 2NH3 (g)
    mol (N2) : mol (H2) : mol (NH3) = 1 : 3 : 2


    2. Volume of Nitrogen --> using PV = nRT, n = m/M
    Volume of Nitrogen = (42 g x 8.314 J · K-1 · mol-1 x 298 K) : (133.322 Pa x 28 g/mol)
    = 26 m^3

    Volume of Amonia = 3 x Volume of Nitrogen = 78 m^3



    I hope it's correct
     
    #16 takochan, Nov 14, 2006
    Last edited: Nov 15, 2006
  17. BKenC

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    Wow! I have already forgotten most of my chem. Never thought about asking homework questions on here. Maybe I should see if people can solve my engineering problems.
     
  18. wondergirl

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    ms-jojo and takochan...you guys both have different answers for #1 >.<.

    I'm also a bit confused on how you set up the last problem, takochan. The steps look confusing... :( I understand the first one though :)

    All in all, thanks for both your help! The paper isn't due 'till Friday, so I still have 2 more days to complete it. If I somehow manage to figure out the answers I'll post them up here.
     
  19. ms-jojo

    ms-jojo Well-Known Member

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    haha im pretty sure im wrong for that first question... =P
     
  20. turbogor

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    gas?! pV= nRT !!!

    p = pressure
    v= volume
    n= moles
    R = constant
    T = Kelvin = Celsius + 273.15