Practice Grams (Mass) in Chemistry

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Quick Recap

A gram (g) is the standard working unit of mass in chemistry, defined as one thousandth of a kilogram (the SI base unit of mass).

Grams tell you how heavy something is. A paperclip is about 1 gram. Moles tell you how many particles you have—a completely different question.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

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In 2H2+O2→2H2O, how many grams of water form from 4 g H2? (H2=2, H2O=18 g/mol)

Example 2

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A mixture contains 4 g He (M=4) and 28 g N2 (M=28). What is the total number of moles, and the mass percent of He?

Example 3

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How many grams are in 2 mol of carbon (M=12 g/mol)?

Example 4

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Convert 250 mg to grams.

Example 5

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How many grams of glucose (C6H12O6, M=180 g/mol) are needed to prepare 0.500 L of a 0.250 M solution?

Example 6

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What is the mass percent of N in NH4NO3 (M=80, atomic N=14)?

Example 7

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Convert 0.75 g to milligrams.

Example 8

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In N2+3H2→2NH3, how many grams of NH3 (M=17) form from 14 g of N2 (M=28)?

Example 9

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How many grams of O2 react with 0.25 mol CH4 in CH4+2O2→CO2+2H2O? (O2=32)

Example 10

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How many grams are in 0.30 mol of H2SO4 (M=98 g/mol)?

Example 11

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How many grams of CaCO3 (M=100) form from 0.40 mol Ca in Ca+C+32O2→CaCO3?

Example 12

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How many grams of H2O (M=18) form from burning 32 g CH4 (M=16) in CH4+2O2→CO2+2H2O?

Example 13

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Convert 2.50 moles of sodium chloride (NaCl) to grams. (Molar mass of NaCl = 58.44 g/mol)

Example 14

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Find the molar mass of Ca(NO3)2 (Ca=40, N=14, O=16).

Example 15

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How many moles are in 25.0 g of NaCl (M=58.5)?

Example 16

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What mass of C (M=12) contains the same number of moles as 32 g of O2 (M=32)?

Example 17

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How many milligrams are in 0.075 g?

Example 18

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What is the molar mass of MgO (Mg=24, O=16)?

Example 19

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How many grams are in 3 mol of oxygen gas O2 (M=32 g/mol)?

Example 20

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How many moles are in 49.0 g of sulfuric acid (H2SO4)? How many molecules does this represent? (Molar mass = 98.09 g/mol)