SOLUTIONS Supplemental Practice Problems 2012
SOLUTIONS Supplemental Practice Problems 2012
SOLUTIONS Supplemental Practice Problems 2012
1. Howwouldyouprepare400mlofa0.24MNaClsolution(MW=58.44g/mole)?
[VxCxMW)0.4Lx0.24moles/Lx58.44g/mole=5.61gNaCldissolvedin/broughtupto400mlwater
2. Howwouldyouprepare750mlofa0.35MNa2PO4solution(MW=141.96g/mole)?
0.75Lx0.35moles/Lx141.96g/mole=37.265gNa2PO4dissolvedin/broughtupto750mlwater
3. Howwouldyouprepare225mlofa0.15Mcitricacidsolution(453.6g/mole)?
0.225Lx0.15moles/Lx453.6g/mole=15.309gcitricaciddissolvedin/broughtupto225mlwater
4. Whatvolumeofstock0.24MNaClisneededtoprepare75mlof0.1MNaCl?
(cv=cv)(0.24M)(V1)=(0.1M)(75ml)V1=(0.1M)(75ml)/(0.24M)=31.25mlofstockNaCl
5. Whatvolumeofstock0.35MNa2PO4isneededtoprepare150mlof0.2MNa2PO4?
V1=(0.2M)(150ml)/(0.35M)=85.714mlofstockNa2PO4
6. Whatvolumeofstock0.15Mcitricacidisneededtoprepare230mlof2.5x103Mcitricacid?
V1=(0.0025M)(230ml)/(0.15M)=3.833mlofstockcitricacid
7. Howmuch(ml)3x103MNa2PO4canbepreparedfrom20mlof0.2MNa2PO4?
[cv=cv]solveforV2:V2=(0.2M)(20ml)/0.003M=1333.33ml
8. Ifyouhave35mlof0.1MNaCl,isitenoughtoprepare200mlof0.06MNaCl?
[cv=cv]solveforV1:V1=((0.06M)(200ml)/(0.1M)=120ml,sono,youdonothaveenoughstock.,OR,usinga
differentapproach,
SolveforV2:V2=((0.1M)(35ml)/(0.06m)=58.333mlstockneededtomakethisamount.
9. Foreachofthefollowing,indicatethemass(g)ofreagentneededtoprepare125mloftheindicatedpercent
solution:
Reagent
Molecularweight Percentsolutionneeded(125ml) Massofreagent(g)
NaCl
58.44
10%
(0.1g/ml)(125ml)=12.5g
Na2PO4
141.96
4.5%
(0.045g/ml)(125ml)=5.625g
Citricacid 453.6
2.5%
(0.025g/ml)(125ml)=3.125g
Percentconcentrationisastraightmass/volume(g/ml)calculationanddoesntneedtheMW.1g/ml=100%solution.
10. Youhave200mlof50XTAE.Whatvolumeofthe50XTAEisneededtoprepare25mlof10XTAE?
Cv=cv:solveforV1:V1=((10X)(25ml)/(50X)=5mlof50XTAEstock
11. Aprotocolcallsforusingaworkingconcentrationof1.5X104Mboricacid.Tosaveshelfspace,youdecideto
makeupa20Xstocksolution.Whatwillbethemolarityofthatstocksolution?
20x1.5x104M=3.0x103M
12. Youmakeup1000mlofabuffercontaining300mlcitricacidand700mldisodiumphosphate(Na2PO4).Ifthe
citricacidstocksolutionis0.15MandtheNa2PO4stocksolutionis0.35M,whataretheworkingconcentrations
ofthesetwocomponentsinthebuffer?
Citricacid=(300ml/1000ml)x(0.15M)=0.045Mor4.5x102M
Na2PO4=(700ml/1000ml)x(0.35M)=0.245Mor2.45x101M
13. Youprepareacrudeextractofalphaamylasefrom2.7gofgerminatedbarleyseedin10mlofbuffersolution.
Whatistheextractconcentrationintermsofmilligramsoftissueextractedpermilliliterofbuffer?
2.7g/10ml=0.27g/mlor270mg/ml
14. Youuse0.5mloftheextractpreparedin#13inatotalreactionvolumeof6ml.Whatistheworking
concentrationoftheextractinthereaction?
(0.5ml)(270mg/ml)/6ml=22.5mg/ml
15. InaplatecountanalysisofE.colicelldensityinawatersampleyoufind57coloniesonanLBagarplate
inoculatedwith100ulof104dilutedwatersample.Whatisthecelldensity(#cells/ml)ofE.coliinthewater
sample?
Given:1colonyarisesfrom1cell
(57cells/100ul)x10=570cells/mlinthe104dilution(thisnormalizestocells/ml)
570cells/mlx104=5.7x106cells/ml=theoriginalcelldensityinthewatersample.