Methods of Expressing Concentration of Solutions

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Methods of Expressing Concentration of Solutions: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Concentration Terms of Solutions, Mass Percentage (W/W), Effect of Temperature on Mass Percentage, Volume Percentage (V/V), Percent Mass by Volume, Percent Strength, Parts Per Million, Mole Fraction, etc.

Important Questions on Methods of Expressing Concentration of Solutions

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Liquid benzene  (C6H6) burns in oxygen according to the equation

2C6H6(l)+15O2(g)12CO2(g)+6H2O(g)

How many litres of  O2 at STP are needed to complete the combustion of 39 g of liquid benzene?  (MolecularweightofO2=32,  C6H6=78)

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What is mole percentage?

 

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50 mL of tincture of benzoin, an antiseptic solution contains 10 ml of benzoin. The volume percentage of benzoin is _____%.

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What is volume by volume percentage?

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What is the effect of temperature on normality?

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Which of the following is not affected by temperature?

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Which of the following is not affected by the change in temperature of the solution?

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Mass percentage of a solution does not changes with the change in temperature.

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Which of the following way cannot be used to express the percent strength of the solution?

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Define the term percent strength and also mention its types.

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30 g of sodium chloride is dissolved in 150 ml of solution. Calculate the percentage mass by volume.

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Percent mass by volume is the ratio of the mass of _____ to the volume of solution multiplied by 100.

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2.5 g of potassium chloride is dissolved in 100 ml of solution. Calculate the concentration in term of percentage mass by volume.

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Explain the effect of temperature on mole fraction.

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Which of the following concentration terms is temperature independent?

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Why mole fraction is independent of temperature?

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Calculate mole fraction of solute in an aqueous 4 m solution assuming the density of the solution as 1.0 gmL.

Give your answer up to three decimal places. Give your answer as an nearest integer after multiplying with 1000.

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A sugar syrup of weight 214.2 g contains 34.2 g of sugar C12H22O11. Mole fraction of sugar in the syrup is y×10-4.

Calculate the value of y?

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What is the mass of urea required for making 2.5 kg of 0.25 molal aqueous solution?

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A solution has been prepared by mixing 8.5 mL of ethanol with 80 mL of water. Calculate the volume percentage of the solution.