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Chemistry · Topic 1

Quantitative chemistry (stoichiometry)

Sub-topic 1 2026 · National One-Eighth Free

Mole-volume relationships: gas volume produced from mass of a hydrocarbon burned in combustion

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Calculating moles from mass using molar mass, including hydrated salts

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Relative atomic mass from isotopic abundance

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Mass percent of water lost from a heated hydrated salt sample

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Vapor pressure of a solution using raoult's law

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Number of water molecules in a hydrate from a mass-equality condition

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Number of atoms in a given mass of a molecular compound

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Moles of co2 produced from complete combustion of a hydrocarbon

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Mass of a compound from a given number of moles

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Number of hydrogen atoms in a given mass of an organic compound

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Relative atomic mass of a metal from the mass of its oxide

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Maximum mass of ammonia formed with a limiting reagent

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Sub-topic 14 2025 · National Semifinal Premium

Mass of lead(ii) iodide precipitate from a double displacement reaction with potassium iodide

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Minimum mass of oxygen required for a given mass of co2 in octane combustion

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Percentage of an element within a fertilizer given the percentage of its oxide

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Molar mass of a hydrated complex salt (potassium ferrocyanide trihydrate)

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Sub-topic 18 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Molar mass of a hydrated complex salt

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Sub-topic 19 2026 · National Semifinal Premium

Mass of a carbonate heated to form a given mass of its oxide

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Sub-topic 20 2026 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Mass of oxide obtained from complete thermal decomposition of a carbonate

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Sub-topic 21 2026 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Total number of atoms in a given number of moles of a hydrocarbon

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Sub-topic 22 2026 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Identifying an element from the molar mass of a compound and a ratio of atomic masses

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Sub-topic 23 2026 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Average number of monomer units in a polymer chain from its average molecular mass

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Sub-topic 24 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Temperature for a gas to reach a maximum volume at constant pressure

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Sub-topic 25 2025 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Mass of precipitate from a limiting-reagent double displacement

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Remaining mass after a whole number of half-lives

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Sub-topic 27 2021 · National One-Eighth Premium

Finding an unknown atomic mass from a compound's molar mass

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Sub-topic 28 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Finding an unknown atomic mass from a compound's mass and moles

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Sub-topic 29 2021 · National One-Eighth Premium

Combined molecule count after mixing two gas samples

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Sub-topic 30 2021 · National One-Eighth Premium

Maximum product mass from a limiting reagent

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Sub-topic 31 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Number of atoms of an element in a given number of moles

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Sub-topic 32 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Molar mass of a named ionic compound

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Sub-topic 33 2026 · National Final Premium

Mass of gas released from a fixed-volume cylinder at constant temperature

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Sub-topic 34 2023 · National Final Premium

Mass of sulfur dioxide released from the sulfur content of a fuel burned

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Sub-topic 35 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of co2 produced from complete combustion of a given mass of ethanol

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Sub-topic 36 2025 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of aluminum produced from aluminum oxide and carbon (thermite-type reaction)

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Sub-topic 37 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Predicting the products of a double displacement (metathesis) reaction

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General properties of decomposition reactions (true/false)

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Sub-topic 39 2025 · National One-Eighth Premium

Chemical formula of an ionic compound from its name

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Total volume from combining several measured volumes of solution

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Sub-topic 41 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

Problem of the day: mass of a limiting-reagent product across a two-step synthesis with fractional yields

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Sub-topic 42 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

Number of molecules of a limiting-reagent product from moles of two gaseous reactants

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Sub-topic 43 2013 · National Semifinal Premium

Identity of soapless (synthetic) detergents

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Sub-topic 44 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Mass of iron extractable from an ore given the ore's pyrite content

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Sub-topic 45 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Riddle: carbon dioxide as a nonpolar triatomic molecule that sublimes readily

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Sub-topic 46 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Mass of silver from thermal decomposition of silver(i) oxide at a given efficiency

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Sub-topic 47 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Mass of silver(i) oxide needed to yield a given mass of silver (100% efficient)

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Sub-topic 48 2016 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: concentrated sulfuric acid, the most manufactured chemical

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Sub-topic 49 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Volume of o2 needed to completely combust nonane

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Sub-topic 50 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Volume of co2 released from complete combustion of heptane

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Sub-topic 51 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of water (steam) released from complete combustion of 2-methylbutane

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Sub-topic 52 2018 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: fritz haber, developer of the nitrogen-fixation (ammonia synthesis) process

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Sub-topic 53 2020 · National One-Eighth Premium

Avogadro's number/constant definition

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Sub-topic 54 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Finding the atomic mass of b in ab2 from molar mass and a's atomic mass

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Sub-topic 55 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Identifying cl2o5 as the chlorine oxide with a ~1:1 cl:o mass ratio

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Sub-topic 56 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of magnesium carbonate heated to form a given mass of magnesium oxide

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Sub-topic 57 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of water produced from combusting 8.80g of methane

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Sub-topic 58 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of co produced from incomplete combustion of 20.8g methane

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Sub-topic 59 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of co2 produced from combusting 16.8g of ethene

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Sub-topic 60 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Problem of the day: verifying an antacid tablet's caco3 content against its label claim, via co2 evolved

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Sub-topic 61 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of carbon in a given mass of 2-hexene

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Sub-topic 62 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Mass of a metal(ii) oxide from the metal's atomic mass, correcting the assumed m2o formula

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Sub-topic 63 2023 · National One-Eighth Premium

Moles of water formed from complete combustion of one mole of propane

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Sub-topic 64 2023 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Mass of molybdenum carbide formed from reacting a mass of moo2 with excess carbon

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Sub-topic 65 2023 · Regional Championship Premium

Moles of dichlorine heptoxide needed to produce a given amount of perchloric acid

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