Analytical Chemistry Lec Prelim (Set A)

A. Multiple choices. Write the letter of your choice. (3 pts each) 7. The mother liquor of a NaCl solution has a concentration of 5.00
M. Two milliliters (1.00 mL) of the aliquot is dispensed on another
1. Light travels at the speed of 3.00x108 meters per second. How container and added with 9.00 mL of water (diluent). How many
many kilometers can light travel in 1.05 minutes? serial dilutions of the same condition should be performed for it to
a) 2.00x107 km b) 1.90x1010 km have a final concentration of 1.6 mM?
c) 1.89x107 km d) 2.00x1010 km a) 1 dilution b) 2 serial dilutions c) 3 serial dilutions
e) 2.90x108 km f) 9.33x1012 km d) 4 serial dilutions e) 5 serial dilutions f) 6 serial dilutions

2. You dissolved 29.23 g of NaCl in a 250.0 mL of water. What is the 8. How would you prepare a 500 mL of 1.50 M NaCl solution?
concentration of the solution? a) Weigh 87.7 g of NaCl; dissolve in a volumetric flask, and dilute
a) 1.0 M NaCl b) 1.50 M NaCl c) 2.000 M NaCl until the 500 mL mark.
d) 1.0 m NaCl e) 1.50 m NaCl f) 2.000 m NaCl b) Weigh 43.8 g NaCl; dissolve in a volumetric flask, and dilute until
the 500 mL mark.
3. You placed 29.23 g of NaCl inside a 1.00 L volumetric flask, c) Weigh 87.7 g of NaCl; dissolve in a 500 mL of water.
dissolved the salts, and diluted to the mark. What is the d) Weigh 43.8 g of NaCl; dissolve in a 500 mL of water.
concentration of the solution? e) Weigh 87.7 g of NaCl; dissolve in a 500 g of water.
a) 0.5 M NaCl b) 0.500 M NaCl f) Weigh 43.8 g of NaCl; dissolve in a 500 g of water.
c) 0.5 m NaCl d) 0.500 m NaCl
e) 29,000 ppm NaCl f) 2.923x104 ppm 9. When you dissolve 21.9 g NaCl in 250 mL of water, what is the
molarity of the solution? dsolution = 1.05 g/mL
4. How many parts per million (ppm) are there in a 0.500 M a) 1.50 M NaCl b) 1.60 M NaCl c) 1.57M NaCl
solution of table sugar (sucrose, C12H22O11, MM=342 g/mol)? d) 1.52 M NaCl e) 1.58 M NaCl f) 1.48 M NaCl
a) 1.71x105 ppm b) 3.42x105 ppm
c) 171 ppm d) 342 ppm 10. When you dissolve 10.0 g of NaCl in 90.0 g of water, what is the
e) 684 ppm f) 6.84x105 ppm concentration of the solution in % by mass?
a) 11.1% b) 10.0% c) 10%
5. You have a 5.00 M NaCl stock solution. How many mL of the d) 11% e) 90% f) 89%
stock solution should be dispensed to prepare a 500 mL of 0.100 M
NaCl? 11. What is the concentration of the solution in the previous
a) 0.001 mL b) 0.00100 mL c) 10 mL number (10) expressed in ppm? dsolution = 1.05 g/mL
d) 10.0 mL e) 0.00010 mL f) 25.0 mL a) 105 ppm b) 90.0 ppm c) 100 ppm
d) 87700 ppm e) 100000 ppm f) 105000 ppm
6. How many ppm is there is 1.50 mM (millimolar) of NaCl?
a) 87.7 ppm b) 90.0 ppm c) 100 ppm 12. Mr. A, Mr. B, and Mr. C were drinking together. Mr. A, being the
d) 877 ppm e) 900 ppm f) 1000 ppm socialite man that he is, prefers to only drink hard liquors. Mr. B
settled with just drinking beer. Mr. C drank soju being the avid
7. The mother liquor of a NaCl solution has a concentration of 5.00 Kpop and Kdrama fan that he is ordered soju. If Mr. A drank 700
M. Two milliliters (2.00 mL) of the aliquot is dispensed on another mL of wine with 12% by volume ethanol, Mr. B drank 1.00 L of beer
container and added with 8.00 mL of water (diluent). How many with 4.5% (v/v) ethanol, and Mr. C drank 5 shot glasses (1 shot
serial dilutions of the same condition should be performed for it to glass = 100 mL) of soju having 25% (v/v) ethanol, which of the
have a final concentration of 8.00 mM? following statement(s) are correct?
a) 1 dilution b) 2 serial dilutions c) 3 serial dilutions a) Mr. A drank the most ethanol.
d) 4 serial dilutions e) 5 serial dilutions f) 6 serial dilutions b) Mr. B drank the most ethanol.
c) Mr. C drank the most ethanol.
8. A mother liquor of a NaCl solution having a concentration of 5.00 d) Everyone drank the same volume of ethanol
M is taken two milliliters (2.00 mL) of the aliquot dispensed on e) Mr. A and Mr. C drank the same volume of ethanol.
another container and added with 8.00 mL of water (diluent). What f) Mr. A and Mr. B drank the same volume of ethanol.
is the final concentration in ppm at the 3rd dilution?
MMNaCl = 58.45 g/mol 13. A saltwater solution from the Red Sea is subjected to
a) 4.00 ppm b) 40.0 ppm mL c) 205 ppm spectroscopic analysis for the concentration of chloride, but due to
d) 234 ppm e) 324 ppm f) 400 ppm its high concentration it cannot be analyzed directly. Serial
dilutions are necessary to indirectly analyze the concentration of
9. How many milliliters of diluent should be added to a 2.00 mL of the saltwater sample. A 2.00 mL aliquot of the sample is added with
aliquot taken from a mother liquor of NaCl solution having a 8.00 mL of diluent. Serial dilution was performed 5 times. The
concentration of 5.00 M to reduce the concentration to to 0.500 M. concentration of the solution at the 5th dilution was detected as
Assume only one dilution is performed. 9.00 ppm. What is the concentration of the original saltwater
a) 12.0 mL b) 16.0 mL c) 20.0 mL sample?
d) 18.0 mL e) 22.0 mL f) 24.0 mL a) 28000 ppm b) 28125 ppm c) 30000 ppm
d) 27700 ppm e) 25000 ppm f) 10000 ppm
9. How many milliliters of diluent should be added to a 5.00 mL of
aliquot taken from a mother liquor of NaCl solution having a 14. A mixed salt solution is prepared by mixing two salts together.
concentration of 5.00 M to reduce the concentration to to 0.500 M. Sodium chloride (NaCl) with a mass of 14.6 g, and sucrose (MM =
Assume only one dilution is performed. 342 g/mol) with a mass of 34.2 g were placed in a 500 mL
a) 30.0 mL b) 35.0 mL c) 40.0 mL volumetric flask, dissolved, and diluted until the mark. A 2.00 mL
d) 45.0 mL e) 50.0 mL f) 55.0 mL aliquot from the solution was added with 8.00 mL of water as
diluent, and diluted 3 times. Respectively, what are the
9. How many milliliters of aliquot taken from a mother liquor of concentrations of NaCl and sucrose in the final solution at the 3rd
NaCl solution having a concentration of 5.00 M should be added dilution?
with 50.0 mL of diluent to reduce the concentration to 0.250 M. a) 0.500 M NaCl, 0.200 M sucrose
Assume only one dilution is performed. b) 0.0200 M NaCl, 8.00 mM sucrose
a) 2.53 mL b) 2.63 mL c) 3.13 mL c) 0.100 M NaCl, 0.0400 M sucrose
d) 3.53 mL e) 4.13 mL f) 2.13 mL d) 2.50 M NaCl, 1.00 M sucrose
e) 4.00 mM NaCl, 1.60 mM sucrose
10. In question number nine (9), what is the final concentration in f) 1.00 mM NaCl, 0.500 mM sucrose
ppm at the 3rd serial dilution assuming same conditions (volumes
of aliquot and diluent) each time? 15. If ppm is mg/L solution, what is molality?
a) 40.0 ppm b) 35.5 ppm c) 36.5 ppm a) mg solute /kg solution b) mol solute/L solution
d) 23.4 ppm e) 32.4 ppm f) 30.0 ppm c) mol solute/L solvent d) mol/kg solvent
e) g solute/L solution f) mol solute/mol solvent
11. How much volume of mother liquor containing 5.00 M NaCl
should be dispensed to prepare a 250 mL of diluted solution of Bonus: (2 points)
NaCl having a concentration of 0.250 M? Give your best joke aside from your score in this exam. Joke :)
a) 10.5 mL b) 12.5 mL c) 15.0 mL
d) 7.50 mL e) 17.5 mL f) 22.5 mL