Solutions are homogeneous mixtures.  The substance in the solution that is present in the largest quantity is called the solvent.  The substance dissolved in the solvent is the solute.

 

The amount of solute dissolved in a specific amount of solvent is referred to as the concentration of the solution.

 

Percent by mass

            mass of solute                       x 100

            mass of solution

 

Ex: 8.1 g of sugar dissolved in 45.0 g of water.

            mass of solute = 8.1 g

            mass of solution = 8.1 g + 45.0 g = 53.1 g

 

Mass percent = (8.1 g/53.1 g) x 100

= 15% by mass

 

(15 grams solute for every 100 grams solution)

 

Calculate the percent by mass of the following solutions.

17.25 g KCl in 435 mL of water

 

 

0.25 g phenolphthalein in 275 mL of ethanol

 

 

 

How much solute and solvent would be required to prepare the following solutions?

100.0 g of 2.5 % NaCl solution

 

 

 

250.0 g of 2.5% NaCl solution

 

 

 

745.0 g of 1.8% NaHCO3 solution

 

 


Molarity -- expression of concentration using number of solute particles (moles) present rather than mass of solute present

 

Molarity (M)    =          moles of solute         

                                    liters of solution

 

Example:  5.85 g of NaCl in 500.0 mL of solution

 

5.85 grams NaCl  x  1 mol NaCl = 0.100 mol NaCl

                                    58.44 g NaCl                        

 

Molarity =                   0.100 mol       =          0.200 M

                                    0.5000 L

 

Question:  How many grams of NaCl would be needed to make 200.0 mL of 0.300 Molar NaCl solution?

0.300 mol       x          0.2000 L         =          0.0600 mol

            1 L

 

0.0600 mol     x          58.44 g           =          3.51 g NaCl

                                    1 mole

Calculate the molarity of the following solutions.

170.0 g of BaCl2 in 250.0 mL of solution

 

 

11.5 g of NaOH in 1.50 L of solution

 

 

 

1.56 g HCl in 26.8 mL of solution

 

 

 

 

Calculate the number of moles of solute present in the following solutions.

25 mL of 0.75 M AgNO3

 

 

1.75 L of 1.0 x 10-3 M ZnCl2

 

 

 

2.5 L of 12.3 M formaldehyde (CH2O)

 

 


Calculate the mass of solute needed to prepare the following solutions.

1.0             L of 0.200 M K2Cr2O7

 

 

 

3.75 L of 0.200 M NaIO3

 

 

 

525 mL of 0.050 M CuSO4

 

 

 

 

 

Note: To prepare solutions of a known concentration (standard solutions), a volumetric flask is used to accurately measure the volume of the final solution.  (See Fig 4.10)

 

 

What mass of solute is contained in 1.5 L of 0.10 M H2SO4?

 

 

 

 

What volume of 0.14 M NaCl would contain 1.0 mg NaCl?

 

 

 

 

 

Dilution of Solutions: Solutions of high concentration can be diluted by adding more solvent

 

Diluting only adds solvent, so the number of moles of solute remains the same.

 

Initial Molarity(M1) x Initial Volume(V1)  = moles of solute

Final Molarity(M2) x Final Volume(V2) = moles of solute

 

Dilution Equation: M1(V1) = M2(V2)

 

100.0 mL of a 2.0 M solution of AgNO3 is diluted by adding 900.0 mL of water.  What is the concentration of the new solution?

M1 =   2.0 M              V1 =  100.0 mL = 0.1000 L

M2 =   ?                      V2 =  0.1000 L + 0.9000 L = 1.000 L

 

2.0 M   x  0.1000 L    =          M2  x  1.000 L

M2       =          2.0 (0.1000)   =          0.20 M

                           1.000

 

How many milliliters of water must be added to 50.0 mL of a 0.40 M NaCl solution to obtain a 0.050 M NaCl solution?

M1 = 0.40 M                          V1 = 0.0500 L

M2 = 0.050 M                        V2 = ?

0.40 (0.0500) = 0.050(V2)               V2 = 0.40 L

0.40 L – 0.0500 mL = 0.35 L of water must be added

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solution Stoichiometry

 

Reactions which take place in solution still involve use of mole ratios.

 

Problem 1: Sodium bicarbonate can be added to spilled sulfuric acid to neutralize it as shown:

2NaHCO3 + H2SO4 ---> Na2SO4 + 2H2O + 2CO2

 

If  30.0 mL of 6.0 M sulfuric acid are spilled, what is the minimum mass of sodium bicarbonate which must be used to neutralize it?


Problem 2: If 17.50 mL of 1.84 M CuSO4 solution reacts with excess NaOH, what mass of Cu(OH)2 will be produced?

 

 

CuSO4 (aq)+2 NaOH (aq)à Cu(OH)2 (s)+Na2SO4 (aq)

 

 

 

 

 

Problem 3: If 17.50 mL of 1.84 M CuSO4 solution reacts with 30.00 mL of 2.00 M NaOH, what mass of Cu(OH)2 will be produced?

 

 

CuSO4 (aq)+2 NaOH (aq)à Cu(OH)2 (s)+Na2SO4 (aq)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem 4: If 20.00 mL of 0.187 M CaCl2 solution reacts with 10.00 mL of 0.425 M Na2CO3, what mass of CaCO3 will be produced?

 

 

CaCl2 (aq)+ Na2CO3 (aq)à CaCO3 (s)+2 NaCl (aq)


Titrations -- Titration problems involve reacting ions that are present in two separate solutions with each other.

·        An indicator is used which changes color when exactly enough of Reactant 1 has been added to Reactant 2 to completely use up all of Reactant 2.

·        When the color change is noted, the addition of Reactant 1 is stopped and the volume of Reactant 1 added is measured.  This volume can be used along with the concentration of Reactant 1 to determine the number of moles of Reactant 1 added.

·        Stoichiometry can be used to determine the number of moles of Reactant 2 that must have been present to react with Reactant 1.

·        The number of moles and the volume of Reactant 2 can be used to determine the molarity of Reactant 2.

·        An acid-base titration involves the addition of an acid of known concentration to a base of unknown concentration, or vice-versa.

 

Example:   25.00 mL of an unknown concentration NaOH solution could be titrated with a 1.25 M H2SO4 solution.  A few drops of phenolphthalein indicator added to the NaOH solution before the titration begins would make the NaOH solution turn pink.  When exactly enough acid is added to completely neutralize all of the base, the solution will turn colorless.

 

If the following data was obtained, calculate the concentration of the NaOH solution.

Volume of NaOH used:        25.00 mL

Volume of H2SO4 used:                    37.62 mL

Concentration of H2SO4:      1.25 M

 

 


What volume of 0.0496 M HClO4 is needed to neutralize 25.0 mL of 0.505M KOH?

HClO4 (aq)          + KOH(aq)                      à KClO4 (aq)    + H2O(l)              

 

 

 

 

 

What is the concentration of a NaOH solution if  36.2 mL of this solution is needed to neutralize 25.0 mL of 0.0513 M HNO3?

HNO3 (aq)            + NaOH(aq)       à NaNO3 (aq)  + H2O(l)              

 

 

 

 

 

What mass of calcium carbonate is needed to neutralize 26.7 mL of 0.0887 M HCl?

2 HCl (aq)+ CaCO3 (s)  à CaCl2 (aq)+H2O(l)+ CO2(g) 

 

 

 

What is the concentration of a magnesium hydroxide solution if 10.00 mL of this solution is needed to neutralize 27.25 mL of 0.174 M H3PO4?

2 H3PO4 (aq)+3 Mg(OH)2 (aq)   à Mg3(PO4)2 (aq)+6 H2O(l)     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the concentration of a phosphoric acid solution if 15.00 mL of this solution is needed to neutralize 24.69 mL of 2.65 M Mg(OH)2?

2 H3PO4 (aq)+3 Mg(OH)2 (aq)   à Mg3(PO4)2 (aq)+6 H2O(l)