Laboratory Calculations Sample Questions:

1. Calculate in % w/v what a solution of 150 mg of Paracetamol in 10 ml is.

2. Rewrite a 0.25% w/v solution of Aspirin in g/ml.

3. How many l of glycerol would be required to make up a 0.6% v/v solution in 10 ml?

4. Calculate the molecular weight of the drug Fluoxetine C17H18F3NO.

5. How many moles would there be in a 20 mg tablet of Fluoxetine?

6. How many molecules of Fluoxetine (Prozac) are there in the tablet?

7. If you crushed and dissolved that tablet in 100 ml of water, what would the molarity

be?

8. How many molecules of Fluoxetine are there in the tablet?

9. What weight of Fluoxetine would need to be weighed out to make 150 M solution in

50 ml?

10. Rewrite your answer as a % w/v solution.