Problems on Concentration of Solutions

Name: _______________________________________ Yr. & Sec: _____________ Score: _________

Solve the following problems. Show all necessary solutions.
1. A 3.0 mL sample of solution has 2.5 x 10-3 grams of calcium ion. Calculate the concentration in each of
the following units:

a) %(m/v)

b) ppt

c) ppm

2. How many grams of solid are needed to prepare a 10.0% NaCl solution in 200 grams of water?

3. What is the percent by mass of a solution that contains 0.0500 moles of NaI dissolved in 25.0 grams of
water?

4. A flask contains 15.0 grams of bromine dissolved in 125 ml of benzene. If the density of benzene is
0.877 g/mL, what is the molality of the solution?

5. What mass of FeCl2 should be added to 750 grams of water to make a solution that is 0.90m?
6. An aqueous solution is prepared by diluting 3.30 mL acetone (d = 0.789 g/mL) with water to a final
volume of 75.0 mL. The density of the solution is 0.993 g/mL. What are the molarity, molality and mole
fraction of acetone in this solution? (CH3COCH3)

7. The molality of an aqueous solution of sugar (C 12H22O11) is 1.62 m. Calculate the mole fractions of sugar
and water.

8. Concentrated sulfuric acid has a density of 1.84 g/mL and is 95.0% by mass H 2SO4. What is the
molarity

9. Fifteen grams of glucose (C6H12O6) is dissolved in enough water to make a 750.0 mL of solution.

a) What is the molarity of the solution?

b) How many moles of glucose are contained in 230 mL of the above glucose solution? 

c) What volume (L) of this glucose solution would contain 0.058 moles of glucose?