CONCENTRATION Calculations

The concentration calculation

Concentration is measured in g/dm3 (in other words the mass of chemical in 1 litre of a solution with
water)
Concentration = Mass ÷ Volume
(g/dm3) (g) (dm3)

Exercise 1 – convert the following volumes into dm3 (show your working)
to convert cm3dm3, divide by 1000 to convert m3dm3, multiply by 1000

a) 250cm3 d) 50cm3
b) 125cm3 e) 1000cm3
c) 1.5m3
Exercise 2 – Use the equation to work out the concentration in g/dm3 of the following solutions
(show your working)

a) 10g of magnesium chloride in 1dm3 of solution

b) 1.5g of potassium iodide in 150cm3 of solution
c) 2.3g of lithium chloride in 500cm3 of solution
Exercise 3 – Use the equation to work out the mass (in g) required to make the following
solutions (show your working)

a) 0.5dm3 of a 2g/dm3 solution of silver nitrate

b) 250cm3 of a 1.5g/dm3 solution of sodium chloride
c) 10cm3 of a 0.4g/dm3 solution of sodium carbonate
d) 500cm3 of a 5g/dm3 solution of magnesium sulphate

Also, concentration can be measured in mol/dm3 or moldm-3 (i.e. the number of solute particles
present in 1dm3 of solvent

Concentration = Moles ÷ Volume

(mol/dm3) (mol) (dm3)

Exercise 4 – Work out the concentration in mol/dm3 of the following solutions (show your working)
a) 10g of magnesium chloride in 1dm3 of solution
b) 1.5g of potassium iodide in 150cm3 of solution
c) 2.3g of lithium chloride in 500cm3 of solution

EXTENSION Exercise 5 – convert the following concentrations into the units indicated
a) 0.02 moldm-3 of KI into gdm-3
b) 5 moldm-3 of NaCl into gdm-3
c) 0.05 gdm-3 of LiNO3 into moldm-3
d) 5 gdm-3 of MgCl2 into moldm-3