Concentration Definition and 550 Threads

Homework Statement 50.0 mL sample of 2.0 10–4 M CuNO3 is added to 50.0 mL of 4.0 M NaCN. The formation constant of the complex ion Cu(CN)3 is 1.0 10^9. What is the copper(I) ion concentration in this system at equilibrium? The Attempt at a Solution I did a dilution and got the new...

Dear All Does anyone have any idea about how to determine the concentration of liquid urea. The concentration is a bit higher (0.5-1.5 mol/L). Is there any laboratory techniques or Kit? I looked for and found everywhere the method to measure the amount of urea in blood and urea but what I want...

Homework Statement Hi. A patient produced 1122 mL of urine in 24 hours. A 1.00-mL aliquot of the sample was treated with Mo(Vl) and ascorbic acid and was diluted to a volume of 50.00 mL. A calibration curve was pre- pared by treating 1.00-mL aliquots of phosphate standard solutions...

Hello all of you very bright physicists, The local physics dept. is not answering us thus far and long story short we need a rough estimate of the power of a light source based on wavelength and a measured concentration of photons. We need a method of converting the photon concentration...

Homework Statement A 0.0200 mol/L acid solution has a pH of 2.347. Calculate the percent ionization of this acid. Calculate the Ka of this acid The Attempt at a Solution I first calculated the hydronium ion concentration: 10^-pH = 10^-2.347 = 4.5*10^-3 I then used this concentration...

What is the volume you need to take from 32% HCl solution in order to get a solution in final volume of 300 ml and with Molar concentration of 0.1 M. The solution density is 1.159 gr/ml. I don't understand why will we have change... the mass will stay the same won't it? and the density is...

Homework Statement A saturated solution of SrSO4 has a [SO42-] of 1.0x10-4M. What is the [Sr2+]? A. 3.4x10-3M B. 5.8x10-4M C. 1.0x10-4M D. 3.4x10-7M Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution It's a multiple choice practice test and the answer key tells me that A is the...

Hi, I have a question regarding the change in charge carrier concentration change. For a given semiconductor, say Silicon, when it is not doped, it is easy to understand that {n_0} \times {p_0} = n_i^2, however, on doping with donors to form a n-type semiconductor, we have {n_0} \approx...

Homework Statement On boiling 1litre of N/5 HCl, the volume of the aqueous solution decreases to 250ml. If 3.65g of HCl is removed from solution, then the concentration of resulting solution becomes? N/5 N/2.5 N/20 N/10 Homework Equations HCl=36.5g/ mol The Attempt at a Solution...

If someone could check my work on this, I'd appreciate it: Thanks!

What is the concentration of chromate?? Homework Statement A solution of K2CrO4 has an absorbance value 0.555 in a cell of 1.00cm path-length at a wavelength of 370nm. The value of the molar absorbtivity is 5.25x103M-1cm-1 for K2CrO4 at the wavelength. What is the concentration of this...

Homework Statement If the pH of a natural water is 7.8 and the alkalinity was measured to be 125 meq/L, determine the following: -Alkalinity as mg/L CaCO3: Answer = 6250 mg/l CaCO3 -Approximate the total carbonate concentration CT, in moles per liter: Answer = 0.125 moles per liter...

Homework Statement I need to find the concentration of the H2O2 that we usedHomework Equations 2KMnO4 + 5H2O2 + 3H2SO4 → 2MnSO4 + 5O2 + 8 H2O + K2SO4 (not sure if correct) we got an average of 34.5 ml of titrant, for solution we were adding the titrant to being 5ml of Hydrogen peroxide, and...

Adsorption of Benzene using Activated Carbon - Increase in concentration!? I'm not quite sure where to post but here it goes. I'm performing an adsorption experiment of benzene from solution using commercial activated carbon. It is expected that the concentration of benzene would decrease...

Homework Statement A known mass of methylamine, CH3NH2, was dissolved in water at 25 celsius 50.0 cm^3 of this solution was taken and titrated with 1.00x10^-1 mol dm^-3 hydrochloric acid solution, HCL(aq). The change in pH as an increasing volume of hydrochloric acid was added is shown in the...

Please see the attached,this is the last question of my chemistry homework but I can't figure it out.And sorry for that I can't type any attempt at a solution because I don't understand what it is asking for.And something appears in the question like V2-2(V1) confused me.Hope someone can help or...

Hello, My problem is as follows: The lab I am working on requires the construction of a calibration curve from the measured absorbance of samples of known phenol concentration to intrapolate the phenol concentration of two unknown samples. I have constructed the calibration curve and...

Homework Statement In a first order decomposition in which the rate constant is 0.03 sec-1, how much of the compound (in mol/L) is left after 39 sec, if there was 2.00 mol/L at the start? I'm using a few equations and trying to plug it in but I don't know whether they are appropriate or not...

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Homework Statement On boiling 1litre N/5 HCl, the volume of the aqueous solution decreases to 250mL. If 3.65g of HCl is removed from the solution then the concentration of resulting solution becomes? Homework Equations No idea, from where should i start

Homework Statement The concentration of Al3+ ion in aqueous solution of Al2(SO4)3 is 0.28M, Then the concentration of SO42- ion in this solution will be? Homework Equations Al2(SO4)3 → 2Al3+ + 3SO42- The Attempt at a Solution What should i compare to start of with?

I have read a few papers that were written in the early 1900's where their concentration measurements are M/4, M/8, M/16, M/32, M/256. I am not sure what this means and I was wondering if anyone could relate these concentration measurements to normal concentration measurements we use now, such...

Hi, I have a gas cylinder 99.999% CO2. I want to apply the CO2 to my sample at different concentration. e.g.) 50ppm, 100ppm, 1000ppm. How do I make these concentrations of CO2 from my gas cylinder? Any practical advice would be truly appreciated. cheers

Hi all! I am currently doing trials on different fertilizer production methods. I want to make urea sulfate crystals from fertilizer grade urea granules (46% N) and sulfuric acid. I suspect it would be a straightforward process, dissolve the urea in acid and precipitate the crystals and...

Please check if right. Determine the mass concentration for N20 at a mixing ratio of 311 ppb at P = 1 atm, T= 298 K. My work #density of N20 = Concentration of N20 * #density air PV = #moles of air R T PV/RT = # moles of air PV/RT = Numberofmolecules/Avagardo # = #moles of air...

Hello people, I m quite new at this forum, and since I m not a native American, I may have some problems with translating the problem to English, but I will try my best. There are some problems in the same type with that in my worksheet, and I can solve none of them. Here is the question...

I have been wondering if there is an explanation to why diffusion always goes down the concentration gradient? If it is a random molecular movement than why do we always end up with a uniform distribution of molecules?

Please Help! Volumetic Analysis - calculate concentration Dear Physics Forum Fiends, I was wondering if anyone out there who needs to earn some extra points to get into heaven perhaps or is simply feeling extraordinarily generous, might like to give this problem a go? I am woefully lost...

This question may sound a bit odd, but is there a relatively simple way(by simple, I mean inexpensive) to determine how much acrylamide is in a certain type of food(e.g. French fries, potato chips)?

Homework Statement Hei!Half life of the reaction is about 1,25 billion years. Assuming that the age of Earth is 5 billion years,the concentration of K on Earth since its formation decreased: a)2times b)4times c)8 times d)16times The Attempt at a Solution So I just do like that...

Homework Statement 15.1g of calcium hydroxide completely dissociates in distilled water forming 855ml of basic solution. a) Dissociation Equation b) Calculate the concentration of OH in the solution c)Calculate the pH of the above solution Homework Equations c=n/v pH=-log[H] The...

Hello all, I am a Pre-Junior at Drexel University Mechanical Engineering Major. I am entering the BSMS program this fall. I need to choose a specialization for my Master's Degree. I have three choices - 1. Mechanics 2. Thermal Fluid Sciences 3. Control Systems. As my title states...

Homework Statement Available are 1L of 0.1M NaCl and 2L of 0.2M CaCl2 solutions. Using only these two solutions what maximum volume of a solution can be prepared having [Cl-]=0.34M exactly. Both electrolytes are strong. a)2.5L b)2.4L c)2.3L d)None Homework Equations NaCl-->Na++Cl-...

Greetings! We are currently doing a study about the elemental composition of ambient particles in the atmosphere. Basically, here's what we do: (1) Get samples of particulates using an air sampler with known flow rate. The particulates are deposited on a filter. One filter is used per...

I am working on making Meads (Honey wine) and after speaking to a master Vinter he advised I lower the pH of my starting water & honey mixture to 3.5 for various reasons. I'm interested in experimenting to see if this gives a noticeable taste difference to the mead. I know honey is Basic but...

A person suffering from Hypothermia has a sodium ion concentration in the blood of 0.114 M and a total blood volume of 5.1 L. What mass of sodium chloride needs to be added to the blood to bring sodium ion concentration up to 0.139 M? (assuming no change in blood volume)...

In the ni=\sqrt{Nc*Nv}*e^{\frac{-Eg}{2kT}} formula for intrinsic carrier concentration, what values Nc,Nv and Eg take in relation to temperature? Are they each calculated for that temperature or, for example, is Eg always taken for 300K? My guess is they should all be calculated for given...

I have been conducting liquid phase adsorption experiments of xylene and toluene using activated carbon. I made solutions at 2 concentrations (200ppm and 400ppm) of individual components of toluene and xylene in methanol, as a solvent. Initially, the plan was to use Gas Chromatography to...

Hello, I recently did an experiment where I examined and analyzed crystals using SEM-EDS. One of the major parts of my experiment was to determine the concentration of a certain element (calcium) in the different crystal samples. I noticed that some calcium peaks were higher than others. Does...

Homework Statement A particular sample of vinegar has a pH of 2.90. If acetic acid is the only acid that vinegar contains (Ka = 1.8 x 10-5), calculate the concentration of acetic acid in the vinegar. Homework Equations Ka = [Products]/[Reactants] pH = -log[H+] The Attempt at a...

I'm a bit unclear on terminology with semiconductors: is there a difference between the "intrinsic carrier density" and the "electron concentration" or "hole concentration"?

1. Find the equlibrium constant if there is 0.030moles/L of Carbon Dioxide going in the forward direction and water is in excess to form Carbonic Acid (H2CO3) Homework Equations [products]/[reactants] = K The Attempt at a Solution I'm trying to figure out how Carbon Dioxide in...

Determining Initial and Equilibrium Concentration (Help!) Homework Statement You are given the equation Fe3+ + SCN- -> FeSCN- You are performing an experiment in which you are mixing Fe(NO3)3 and NaSCN. A table is given and I will only list the first sets of data because if i can figure out...

I have question, The electron and hole concentration in a intrinsic semiconductor are n1 and p1 respectively.When doped with a p-type material these change to n and p repectively,then a)n+p = n1+p1 b)n+n1= p+p1 c)np1 = n1p d)np = n1p1 could anyone explain what would be the solution. I...

What are the current accepted paradigms on concentration and Focus? I want to know more information about it, links are also greatly appreciated. Sometimes I can study for a very long-period of time with complete concentration. And other times I just can't seem to focus as much as I would...

Homework Statement 15 cm3 of 0.200 mol dm-3 sodium hydroxide solution was made up to 100 cm3 with 0.120 mol dm-3 sodium sulfate solution. Determine the molar concentration of sodium cations in the resultant mixture. 2. The attempt at a solution Moles of sodium ions in sodium hydroxide =...

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could help me with 3 questions: 1) Without pH papers, how do you calculate the pH of a 5% H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) solution? I know vinegar is a weak acid, but would a 5% acetic acid have the same pH of a %5 H2So4 solution? 2) If a non-polar solvent...

I'm working on a lab for my chem class and we have to calculate all of the different ion concentrations within some titrations that we did. Here I have to calculate the concentration before anything is added. Na+ + C2H3O2- + H2O → HC2H3O2 + OH- + Na+ the pH is 8.4458 for a 30.0 mL NaC2H3O2...

(A disclaimer: I'm not an expert, having genuine confusion) There is a high concentration of introductory material on wave-particle duality that claims that the uncertainty principle manifests itself identically to the behavior of waves in the macro world. This however appears to be in direct...

The question is: 100 mL of 0.2 mol/L sodium carbonate solution and 200 mL of 0.1 mol/L calcium nitrate solution are mixed together. Calculate the mass of calcium carbonate that would precipitate and the concentration of the sodium nitrate solution that will be produced. I believe the...