Concentration Calculations - Solutions

(units must be consistent, g for both masses;mL or L for both volumes)

1. What mass of solute is in 300mL of 2gL-1 salt solution?

0.6g

2. What mass of mercury is in 1L of contaminated water with a mercury

concentration of 0.1ppm?

0.1mg

3. What volume of 20%w/v NaCl solution will contain 1kg of salt?

5L

4. Milk contains 1.5g/L of calcium. What volume must be drunk in order to

obtain 600mg of calcium?

0.4L

5. A solution contains 2g of NaCl in 500mL of solution. Find its concentration

in: a) gL-1 b)%w/v c) %w/w

a) 4g/L
b) 0.4% w/v
c) 0.4% w/w

6. Convert:
a. 0.024M Na2CO3 to %(m/v)

0.254% (m/v)

b. 1024 ppm (m/v) to %(m/v)

0.1024 %(m/v)

c. 0.012M CuSO4 to g/L

1.92 g/L

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 d. 0.0025M C6H12O6 to %(m/v)

0.045% (m/v)

7. The concentration of ethanol (CH3CH2OH) in red wine is 13%(v/v)

a. Calculate the volume of ethanol in a 750mL bottle of red wine.

97.5 mL

b. If the density of ethanol is 0.79gmL-1, calculate the mass of ethanol in

the bottle of red wine.

77g

c. Determine the molarity of the ethanol in the red wine sample.

2.2 M