3.3 Molarity
Moles of solute per liter of solution as the working concentration unit, and the dilution equation relating concentration and volume before and after.
12 exercises
3.3 Exercise 2
What information is needed to calculate the molarity of a sulfuric acid solution?
3.3 Exercise 4
Determine the molarity for each of the following solutions:
(a) 0.444 mol of CoCl2 in 0.654 L of solution
(b) 98.0 g of phosphoric acid, H3PO4, in 1.00 L of solution
(c) 0.2074 g of calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, in 40.00 mL of solution
(d) 10.5 kg of Na2SO4·10H2O in 18.60 L of solution
(e) 7.0 10−3 mol of I2 in 100.0 mL of solution
(f) 1.8 104 mg of HCl in 0.075 L of solution
3.3 Exercise 6
Consider this question: What is the mass of the solute in 0.500 L of 0.30 M glucose, C6H12O6, used for intravenous injection?
(a) Outline the steps necessary to answer the question.
(b) Answer the question.
3.3 Exercise 8
Calculate the number of moles and the mass of the solute in each of the following solutions:
(a) 2.00 L of 18.5 M H2SO4, concentrated sulfuric acid
(b) 100.0 mL of 3.8 10−6 M NaCN, the minimum lethal concentration of sodium cyanide in blood serum
(c) 5.50 L of 13.3 M H2CO, the formaldehyde used to “fix” tissue samples
(d) 325 mL of 1.8 10−6 M FeSO4, the minimum concentration of iron sulfate det…
3.3 Exercise 10
Consider this question: What is the molarity of KMnO4 in a solution of 0.0908 g of KMnO4 in 0.500 L of solution?
(a) Outline the steps necessary to answer the question.
(b) Answer the question.
3.3 Exercise 12
Calculate the molarity of each of the following solutions:
(a) 0.195 g of cholesterol, C27H46O, in 0.100 L of serum, the average concentration of cholesterol in human serum
(b) 4.25 g of NH3 in 0.500 L of solution, the concentration of NH3 in household ammonia
(c) 1.49 kg of isopropyl alcohol, C3H7OH, in 2.50 L of solution, the concentration of isopropyl alcohol in rubbing alcohol
(d) 0.029 g of I…
3.3 Exercise 14
There is about 1.0 g of calcium, as Ca2+, in 1.0 L of milk. What is the molarity of Ca2+ in milk?
3.3 Exercise 16
If 0.1718 L of a 0.3556-M C3H7OH solution is diluted to a concentration of 0.1222 M, what is the volume of the resulting solution?
3.3 Exercise 18
What volume of a 0.33-M C12H22O11 solution can be diluted to prepare 25 mL of a solution with a concentration of 0.025 M?
3.3 Exercise 20
What is the molarity of the diluted solution when each of the following solutions is diluted to the given final volume?
(a) 1.00 L of a 0.250-M solution of Fe(NO3)3 is diluted to a final volume of 2.00 L
(b) 0.5000 L of a 0.1222-M solution of C3H7OH is diluted to a final volume of 1.250 L
(c) 2.35 L of a 0.350-M solution of H3PO4 is diluted to a final volume of 4.00 L
(d) 22.50 mL of a 0.025-M sol…
3.3 Exercise 22
A 2.00-L bottle of a solution of concentrated HCl was purchased for the general chemistry laboratory. The solution contained 868.8 g of HCl. What is the molarity of the solution?
3.3 Exercise 24
What volume of a 0.20-M K2SO4 solution contains 57 g of K2SO4?
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