CONFIDENTIAL ASIJAN 2018/CHM421 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY COURSE CODE : CHM421 EXAMINATION : JANUARY 2018 TIME : 2HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of five (5) questions. 2 ‘Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3 Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. 4 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: |) the Question Paper ji) a two ~ page Appendix iii) an Answer Booklet — provided by the Faculty 5. ‘Answer ALL questions in English. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of 6 printed pages © Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 2 ASIJAN 2018/CHM421 QUESTION 1 a) Differentiate between the term solute and solvent. (2 marks) b) Calculate i) the molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving 10.0 g of Cu(NOs)2.6H20 in enough water to produce 200 cm’ of solution. (2 marks) ii) the molarity of 50.0 mL 15% (w/v) aqueous CH;COOH. (2 marks) the normality of 3 M HsPOx. (2 marks) ) Briefly explain how to prepare the following solutions: i) A 250 mL 2.0 M propanoic acid, CHsCHzCOOH from a commercial reagent, 90% (wiw) and specific gravity of 0.9954 assuming the density of water is 1 g/mL. (4 marks) ii) A 1.0 L solution that is 2000 ppb in CI’, from solid magnesium chloride. (4 marks) d) Laboratory apparatus used for volumetric measurements can be divided into volumetric and non-volumetric glassware. List three volumetric glassware and state their functions. (3 marks) €) Identify a suitable weighing technique for hygroscopic chemicals. (1 mark) QUESTION 2 a) Quartering is a technique to reduce amount of powdered sample from gross sample to lab size without creating a systematic bias. Explain step by step, the quartering technique. (4 marks) b) An experiment to determine the mass (mg) of ascorbic acid in a vitamin C tablet was conducted. Three students run four trials each and their findings were recorded in the table below. The true mass of ascorbic acid in the vitamin C tablet is 500 mg. (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA, CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 3 ASIJAN 2018/CHM421 Student | Trial 4 (mg) | Trial 2 (mg) | Trial 3 (mg) | Trial 4 (mg) x 510.50 470.50 530.10 420.65 Y 500.10 750.20 490.90 510.50 Zz 600.40 610.50 590.00 600.01 i) Differentiate between accuracy and precision. (4 marks) ii) Determine whether there is any outlier in the student Y's data at 95% confidence level. (3 marks) iii) From your decision in b ii), calculate the confidence limit for the mean concentrationof the students Y's data at 95 % confidence level. (8 marks) ©) Asample of tap water was sent to two laboratories, A and_B for mercury analysis (in ppb). Determine whether there is a significant difference at 95% confidence level in the precision of the two laboratories given that sq = 3.55 from 5 samples and se = 2.21 from 4 samples. (3 marks) QUESTION 3 a) Write three properties of primary standard. Give an example of a primary standard. (4 marks) b) Back titration is required in some chemical analysis as shown in chemical equations below. 2HNO: +CaCOs—> Ca(NOs)p + CO2 + HO HNO; + NaOH —* NaNO; + H2O i) Give two reasons why back titration is employed in some chemical analysis. (2 marks) Name one suitable indicator for the above titration (1 mark) Draw the titration curve for the above titration. (2 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL