Analytical Chemistry Activity
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: