Moe_slow said:
Can I get some assistance with concentration problems?
1. What mass of formaldehyde, CH20 is contained in 250 mL of 8.0 mol/L solution of formaldehyde.
I went about this with first getting the molar mass of formaldehyde; which is 30 g/mol. Then since 8.0 mole/L I divided it by 4 to get 2 mol/250 mL.
Mas= MM x moles
=30 g/mol x 2.0
=60 g
Is this correct?
2. Calculate the concentration of sucrose solution when 5.0 g of sucrose, C^12 H^22 O^11, is added to water make 50.0 mL of solution.
I did this in a mass/volume percent formula.
Mass/volume= (mass of solute(g)/Volume of solution) X100%
=(5.0g /50.0mL)X100%
=10g/ml
Correct?
3. What volume of a 6.0 M solution of potassium nitrate would contain 3.0g of solute.
I am stuck hear a bit. Do I need to use molar mass of potassium to get its mass and then use a mass/mass formula to get the answer?
4. Stock solutions of sulphuric acid are 96.0 % H2SO4 by mass. These stock solutions have a density of 1.84 g/mL. Calculate the concentration of these stock solutions of sulphuric acid in mol/L.
I need mad help to start these off...am a bit thrown off...dont know where to start...
5. Stock solutions of hydrochloric acid have a concentration of 11.66 mol/L and a density of 1.18
g/mL. Calculate the concentration in units of mass/mass percent of these stock solutions.
same as 4...need a place to start...
For concentration problems u must know the almighty formulae:
No. of moles= Concentration x Volume (when the volume is given in L or dm^3)
No. of moles=Concentration x Volume/1000 (when the volume is in mL or cm^3)
And also, No. of moles=Mass/Molar Mass
Then ur all set!
1. First of all ur solution is not correct.
No. of moles= C x V/1000
=8 x 250/1000
=2 moles.
Molar mass of CH20 = 12 + (1 x 20)= 32 g/mol
No. of moles=Mass/Molar Mass
Mass=No. of moles x Molar Mass
=2 x 32=64g
2. I am really surprised at the way u approach to solve these problems...I really wonder how u come up with the concepts u stated...read a couple of good books in chemistry...
Molar Mass of sucrose= (12 x 12) + (1 x 22) + (16 x 11)= 342g/mol
No. of moles of sucrose=5/342=0.0146 mol
No. of moles= C x V/1000
0.0146= C x 50/1000
C=0.292mol/L
3. The molecular formula for potassium nitrate is KNO3.
Molar mass of KNO3= 39 + 14 + (16 x 3) = 101g/mol
No. of moles of KNO3=3/101=0.0297 mol
No. of moles= C x V/1000
0.0297 = 6 x V/1000
V=4.95 mL
Well i got to go to sleep now:zzz: , the rest is for u to find out...
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