MATTER & CHANGE COURSE Molarity and Molality

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Introduction The people who work in laboratories use the term concentration to designate the amount of solute dissolved in a given amount of solvent. Many of the properties of the solutions depend on their concentrations. The concentration of a solution can be expressed in a qualitative form or quantitatively. The terms diluted or concentrated are used to describe a solution in qualitative form. A solution with a relatively small concentration of solute says that it is diluted; a solution with a high concentration says that it is concentrated. The chemical concentrations are based on the masses of solute and are quantitative expressions of the concentration: The Molarity, (capital letter M) symbolizes the amount of moles of solute by liter of solution. The molality, (lower-case latter m) symbolizes the amount of moles of solute by kilogram of solvent. M = moles of solute / liters of solution m = moles of solute / Kilograms of solvent A solution 1.0 Ms contains 1 mol of solute in each liter of dissolution. A solution 1.0 ms contains 1 mol of solute in each Kilogram of dissolution. Problems: 1. Calculate the Molarity of a 250ml aqueous solution of Sodium Sulphate (Na2SO4) if 26.5 grams of the sulphate were used. R = 0.74 Ms Data Substitution Formula Result

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2. Calculate the Molarity of an aqueous nitric acid solution (HNO3) if 48 grams of the acid were used to to prepare a liter of solution. R = 0.76 Ms Data Substitution Formula Result

3. Calculate the Molarity of an aqueous potassium chloride dissolution (KCl) if 20 grams of the salt are used to prepare 500 milliliter of dissolution. R = 0.54 Ms Data Substitution Formula Result

4. How many grams of hydrochloric acid (HCl) are required to prepare 650 milliliters of an aqueous solution at 0.3 Ms? H=1, Cl= 35.5 Data Substitution
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5. How many grams of potassium bromide (KBr) are required to prepare a 200 milliliter solution at 1.2Ms? K=39, Br=80 Data Substitution Formula Result

6. How many grams of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) are required to prepare a 800 milliliter solution at 2.6 Ms? Na=23, H=1, C=12, O=16 Data Substitution Formula Result

7. How many grams of saccharose (C12H22O11) are needed to prepare an aqueous dissolution at 0.5ms if 2.5 kg of water were used? H=1, C=12, O=16

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8. How many grams of glycerol (C3H8O3) are needed to prepare an aqueous solution at 0.8ms if 1500 grams of water were used. H=1, C=12, O=16 Data Substitution Formula Result

9. Calculate the molality of an aqueous solution if 300 grams of Sodium Chloride (NaCl) are mixed with 2.4 kg of water. Na=23, Cl=35.5 Data Substitution Formula Result

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10. Calculate the molality of a hydrobromic acid aqueous solution if 1.2 Liters of water are used to dissolve 150 grams of the acid. H=1, Br=80 Data Substitution Formula Result

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