July 05, 2015

SOLUTIONS
SOLUTION: a homogeneous mixture (uniform properties throughout)
SOLUTE: what is dissolved
SOLVENT: what does the dissolving (present in excess)
CONCENTRATION: the amount of substance in a given volume.
Concentration = moles of solute / volume of solution
1dm3 = 1 L

1cm3 = 1 mL

c = n/v

Try these examples before turning this page over.

Example #1 Calculate the concentration when 4.0 moles of NaCl is
dissolved in 8.0 dm3 of solution.
Example #2:Calculate the concentration when 4.0 g of NaCl is
dissolved in 0.80 dm3 of solution.
Example #3: What mass of Zn(NO3)2 is needed to create 100.0 cm3 of
a 0.25 mol dm-3 solution?
Example #4: Calculate the concentration of each ion in solution of
0.30 mol dm-3 BaBr2

July 05, 2015

Example #1: Calculate the concentration when 4.0 moles of NaCl is

dissolved in 8.0 dm3 of solution.

[NaCl] =

Units for concentration:

Example #2:Calculate the concentration when 4.0 g of NaCl is dissolved

in 0.80 dm3 of solution.

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Example #3: What mass of Zn(NO3)2 is needed to create 100.0 cm3 of a

0.25 mol dm-3 solution?

Example #4: Calculate the concentration of each ion in solution of 0.30

mol dm-3 BaBr2