BASIC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AS120
TUTORIAL 1: CHM256 INTRODUCTION TO ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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1. List any six major steps in performing chemical analysis (in correct sequences).
2. For the following problems, determine whether its solution requires a qualitative
analysis, or quantitative analysis or both:
a) To determine and compare the percentage yield of fish oil in siakap and
tilapia fish.
b) To determine the presence of ascorbic acid in canned fruit juices.
c) To compare the amount of potassium content in varieties of local durians.
3. a) State the difference between qualitative and quantitative analysis.
b) A student is required to carry out a mini project that involves quantitative
analysis. Name one example of a project title that involves quantitative chemical
analysis.
4. Calculate the number of millimoles of solute in:
i) 175 mL of 0.320 M HClO4.
ii) 15.0 L of 8.05 x 10-3 M K2Cr2O4.
iii) 5.00 L of an aqueous solution that contains 6.75 ppm of AgNO 3.
iv) 851 mL of 0.0200 M KOH.
5. A solution is prepared by dissolving 1.260 g AgNO3 (169 g/mol) in a 250 mL
volumetric flask and dilute it to volume.
a) calculate the molarity of the solution.
b) How many milimoles of AgNO3 were dissolved?
c) What is the concentration of the solution in ppm?
6. A 250 mL solution containing 0.348 g MgCl2.2H2O (131.25) was prepared.
Calculate the
a) molarity of the solution
b) concentration in % w/v of the solution
c) concentration in parts per million of the solution.
7. Calculate the:
i) volume of a 0.125 molar solution of acetic acid containing 6.0 g of the
acid.
ii) mass of NaCl in a 36 mL sample of a 1.7 M NaCl solution.
iii) molarity of 23.75 ppm F-standard solution.
8. A stock solution of KI (166.0 g/mol) contains 107.6 g KI per liter of solution. The
solution’s density at 20°C is 1.0781 g/mL. What is the concentration of the
solution in
a) %w/v
b) % w/w
c) ppm
d) molarity
9. 25.00 mL of solution are found to contain 3.45 x 10 -8 moles of fluorides ion.
What is a part per billion of F for this solution? (Atomic mass of F = 18.9984)
BASIC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AS120
10. Calculate the concentration of Al in ppm in 2.60 x 10 -3 M Al2(SO4)3. (Atomic
mass of Al = 27, Al2(SO4)3 = 342.2) 2
11. A sodium chloride solution has a concentration of 1.20 % w/v. Calculate its
molar concentration (Molar mass of NaCl = 58.4)
12. A 25 mL of solution of 6.6 % v/v acetic acid, CH3COOH in water is diluted to
100 mL. Calculate its final concentration in % v/v.
13. A student prepared a solution by pipetting 10 mL of 0.25 M solution of sodium
phosphate Na3PO4 into a 250 mL volumetric flask, then diluting to the mark with
deionised water.
a) what is the molarity of the diluted solution of Na3PO4?
b) Calculate the concentration of the diluted Na 3PO4 in unit % v/v.
c) What is the concentration of Na+ in the 250 mL flask in unit parts per
million?
14. The concentration of an aqueous solution Ca 3(PO4)2 is 0.020 M. Determine the
concentration of:
i) Ca2+ in mol/L
ii) PO4 3- in ppm (95.0 g/mol)
15. A 2.6 g sample of a plant tissue was analysed and found to contain 3.6 µg zinc
(Zn). What is the concentration of zinc
a) in % w/w
b) in ppm
16. Describe how you would prepare 500 mL 0.250 M ethylene glycol (MW = 62.07)
from a concentrated 31% (w/w) solution that has a density of 1.0350 g/mL.
17. Show calculations and describe how to prepare the following solutions:
i) 0.1 L 100 ppm CaCO3 solution
ii) ii) 0.5 L, 4.5 % (w/v) aqueous ethanol.
18. Explain briefly the preparation of 250 mL 10% (w/v) of Ca(NO 3)2 in the
laboratory.
