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Stoichiometry and solutions

This is block 1 of 10, questions 1–6 on both the local section exam and national Part I. Across the 39 national questions where ACS published item statistics, qualifiers answered 64% correctly, which makes it the most approachable of the 10.

What it covers

mole conceptlimiting reagentpercent compositionempirical formulasolution stoichiometrygas stoichiometrymolarity and dilutioncolligative properties

Where qualifiers lose points

% who got it right
Which procedures will result in a 1.000 m solution of sodium acetate? I. Adding 1.000 mol sodium acetate trihy2025 national · question 617%A student wishes to prepare a solution with a final concentration of Na⁺ = 0.50 M and a final concentration of2020 national · question 519%After mixing 30.0 mL of 0.30 M Ca(NO₃)₂ solution and 15.0 mL of 0.60 M NaF solution, which ions are present in2018 national · question 525%

These are the stoichiometry and solutions questions the fewest national qualifiers answered correctly. If you can do these, the block is not your problem.

Every question is from a published past exam and carries its source. Practice adapts to what you miss, and anything you get wrong comes back on a spaced schedule. No account needed. See the other nine blocks.