POST LAB QUESTION

A. Units of Measurement

a. Provide the correct conversion units for the following measurements:

100 Å thickness of cell membrane = __________10_____________ nm

8 Å diameter membrane pore = _______________800______________ pm

15 g haemoglobin per 100 ml blood = ____________150_____________ mg/ml

100 ml plasma = ________________0.1_________________________ L

25°C room temperature = ______________77____________________ °F

98.6°F body temperature = ______________37__________________ °C

b. A power lifter lifts 500 lb 6 ft off the ground. How much work has he performed?

______3000__________ ft-lb work = ____________414.9__________ kg-m

work

How many calories of energy did he use to produce this work?

_______972.2______ cal
 If he performs this feat 11 times in 1 minute, what is his power output?
____746____ W

B. Concentration of Solutions

Atomic weights: Na = 23 K = 39
Ca = 40 Cl = 35.5

Molecular weights: Glucose = 180 NaCl = 58.5

KCl = 74 CaCl2 = 110

1. How many grams of glucose would you need to make 500 ml of an 8 % solution?

_______40__________ g

2. If 6 g of NaCl is dissolved in 1 L of solution, what percent concentration is

prepared?

__________0.6________________ %

3. How many grams of KCl would you need to make 250 ml of a 0.5 M solution?

____________9.31______________ g

4. What molar concentration would a 9 % solution of glucose be?

_______0.5________ M

5. What percent would a 300 mM solution of CaCl2 be?

________3.22_____________ %
6. Sodium ions are found in the extracellular fluid (ECF) in a concentration of 150

mM. How many grams per litre is this? ____________3.45_____________ g/L

7. What osmolar concentration would an 11.7 % solution of NaCl be? ______4____

Osm

8. A 0.9 % solution of NaCl is considered isotonic to mammalian cells. What molar

concentration is this? ____________0.15________________ M

9. What percent concentration of KCl would be isotonic to body cells?

_____1.11_____ %

10. You want to make 500 ml of an isotonic glucose solution to infuse into a patient.

How many grams of glucose do you need? ___________27___________ g