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Chapter 2: Q144CP (page 87)
Which of the following models represent compounds having the same empirical formula? What is the molecular mass of this common empirical formula?
B,C and D have same empirical formula, i.e., .
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Correct each of the following statements:
(a) In the modern periodic table, the elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic mass.
(b) Elements in a period have similar chemical properties.
(c) Elements can be classified as either metalloids or nonmetals.
Which of the following are pure substances? Explain.
(a) Calcium chloride, used to melt ice on roads, consists of two elements, calcium and chlorine, in a fixed mass ratio.
(b) Sulfur consists of sulfur atoms combined into octatomic molecules.
(c) Baking powder, a leavening agent, contains 26% to 30% sodium hydrogen carbonate and 30% to 35% calcium dihydrogen phosphate by mass.
(d) Cytosine, a component of DNA, consists of H, C, N, and O atoms bonded in a specific arrangement.
Galena, a mineral of lead, is a compound of the metal with sulfur. Analysis shows that a 2.34-g sample of galena contains2.03 g of lead. Calculate the mass percent of lead and sulfur in galena.
Describe the type and nature of the bonding that occurs between reactive metals and nonmetals.
The monatomic ions of Groups 1A(1) and 7A(17) are all singly charged. In what major way do they differ? Why?
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