SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

Name: JOHN PAOLO BAYRO LACANILAO (04210003511)

Section: MEDTECH 3-Y1-6
Subject: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY - LECTURE

ACTIVITY: LABORATORY MATHEMATICS

1. A 5 N solution is diluted 1:4. The resulting solution is diluted 4:15. What is the concentration in
normality of the final solution? A. 0.25 B. 0.33 C. 2.5 D. 3.0

ANSWER: B. 0.33N

2. A colorimetric method calls for the use of 0.1 mL of serum, 5 mL of reagents, and 4.9 mL of
water. What is the dilution of the serum in the final solution? A. Ito5 B. 1 to 10 C. ItoSO D. 1 to
100

ANSWER: D. 1 TO 100

3. A solution of a colored substance that is known to follow Beer's law has an absorbance of
0.085 when measured in a cell 1 cm in length. Calculate the absorbance for a solution of twice
the concentration measured in the same cell. A. 0.042 B. 0.085 C. 0.170 D. 5.90

ANSWER: C. 0.170A

4.In a spectropho tome trie procedure that follows Beer's law, the absorbance of a standard
solution of concentration 15 mg/dL is 0.50 in a 1-cm cell. The absorbance of the sample solution
is 0.62. What is the concentration? A. 0.62mg/mL B. 6.2mol/L C. 12.1 mg/dL D. 18.6 mg/dL

ANSWER: D. 18.6 mg/dL

5. A stock standard solution of urea contains 10 mg/mL of urea nitrogen. How much stock (in
milliliters) is needed to prepare 200 mL of a working standard containing 20 mg/dL of urea
nitrogen? A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

ANSWER: C. 4

6. How many milliliters of a 50%v/v acetic acid solution are required to prepare 1 L of 5 %v/v
acetic acid? A. 0.01 B. 0.10 C. 10 D. 100

ANSWER: D. 100

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7. How many grams of sulfosalicylic acid (mol wt = 254) are required to prepare 3%w/vsolution?
A. 3.0 B. 7.6 C. 30 D. 254

ANSWER: C. 30g

8. A quantitative protein analysis is performed on an aliquot of a 24-hour urine specimen. The

test indicates the presence of 1.2% protein. If a total urine volume of 2155 mL is collected, how
many grams of protein are excreted in the 24-hour specimen? A. 0.056 B. 2.6 C. 25.9 D. 258.6

ANSWER: C. 25.9 g/24hr.

9. How many grams of H2SO4 are required to prepare 750 mL of a 2 M solution? A. 36.8 B. 73.5
C. 98 D. 147

ANSWER: D. 147.11/147

10. How many grams of NaOH are required to prepare 4 L of a 2 N solution? A. 40 B. 80 C. 160
D. 320

ANSWER: C. 160g

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