Analytical Chemistry Activity
Analytical Chemistry Activity
C. SEAT WORK
1.Expressing Concentrations in Parts by mass, Parts by volume, and Mole fraction.
a) Find the concentration of calcium (in ppm) in a 3.50-g pill that contains 40.5 mg of Ca.
Given:
Mass of solution=3.50 g
Mass of calcium=40.5 mg
b) The label on a 0.750-L bottle of Italian chianti indicates “11.5% alcohol by volume” How many
liters of alcohol does the wine contain?
Given:
Alcohol by volume=11.5%
Bottle of Italian Chianti=0.750 L
c) A sample of rubbing alcohol contains 142 g of isopropyl alcohol (C 3 H 7 OH ¿ and 58.0 g of water.
What are the mole fractions of alcohol and water?
Given:
Water (solvent)=58.0 g
Isopropyl alcohol=142 g
mole
moles of water=38.0 g =3.22 mol H 2 O
18.02 g
3.22 mol H 2 O
2.39 mol C3 H 8 O 2 +3.22 mol H 2 O
¿ 0.577 H 2 O
2. Interconverting Concentration Terms
a) Given:
Solution by mass=30.0%
Density of mass=1.11g/mL
b) Given:
Moles of solute fraction=70.0 g
Mass percent=0.882 mol H2O2
Solution:
1mol H 2 O
70.0 g H 2 O× =3.88 mol H 2 O
18.02 g H 2 O
0.882 mol H 2 O 2
X H 2 O 2= =0.185
3.88mol H 2 O+0.882 mol H 2 O 2
c) Solution
1 mL
volume ( mL ) of solution=100.0 g × =90.1 mL
1.11 g
mol H 2 O2 0.882mol H 2 O2
molarity= = =9.79 M H 2 O2
L soln 1 L soln
90.1 mL× 3
10 mL
Evaluation
1.) What mass of CO is required to react with 25.13 g of Fe2O3 according to the equation
Fe2O3+3CO⟶2Fe+3CO2?
Given:
Find:
Formula:
Solution:
1 mol of Fe2 O3 3 mol of Co 28.01 g CO
25.13 of Fe2 O3 × × × =13.22 g
159.69 g of Fe2 O 3 1 mol of Fe 2 O3 1 mol of CO
2.) A 20.00-mL sample of aqueous oxalic acid, H2C2O4, was titrated with a 0.09113-M solution of
potassium permanganate, KMnO4.
Given:
Find:
Formula:
Solution:
5 H 2 C 2 O 4+ 2¿
0.02324 L ×0.09113 mol ¿ ¿
3) What is the percent of chloride ion in a sample if 1.1324 g of the sample produces 1.0881 g of
AgCl when treated with excess Ag+ ?
Given:
Find:
Formula:
Solution:
g AgCl → moles AgCl →moles Cl−1 → g → %
g
MW AgCl=143.32
mol
g
MW Cl−1=35.45
mol
1 mol AgCl 1mol Cl−1 35.4 g 100
1.0881 g × × × × =23.76 %
143.32 g 1 mol AgCl 1 mol Cl −1
1.324 g
4) A 0.00215-g sample of polystyrene, a polymer composed of carbon and hydrogen, produced
0.00726 g of CO2 and 0.00148 g of H2O in a combustion analysis. What is the empirical formula
for polystyrene?
Given:
Find:
Formula:
Solution:
y
C x H y ( s ) +O 2 ( g ) → x CO 2 ( g ) +
H O ( g)
2 2
1 mol CO2 1 mol C
0.00726 × ×
43.99 g 1 mol CO 2=1.64 ×10−4 mol H
1.64 ×10−4 mol H
=1 so CH
1.65 ×10−4 mol C
5) A solution contains 5.00 g of urea, CO(NH2)2 (a nonvolatile solute) and 0.100 kg of water. If the
vapor pressure of pure water at 25 °C is 23.7 torr, what is the vapor pressure of the solution
assuming ideal behavior?
Solution: