AP Chemistry : Solutions

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Chemistry

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Concentration And Units

Which of the following is equivalent to molarity?

Possible Answers:

Moles of solute per liter of solution

Moles of solute per kilogram of solvent

Kilograms of solute per mole of solution

Moles of solute per liter of solvent

Correct answer:

Moles of solute per liter of solution

Explanation:

Molarity, molality, and normality are the three principle ways to measure concentration. Molarity is a measure of moles of solute per liter of solution. Molality is a measure of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Normality expressly relates to acids and bases, and is the measure of moles of solute divided by the number of hydrogen equivalents per mole, all divided by liters of solution. Normality is also referred to as "equivalents (of acid) per liter."

Example Question #1 : Concentration And Units

Given that 50 mL of 3M HI was present, what volume would be needed to change the concentration to 0.75M?

Possible Answers:

180mL

150mL

50mL

200mL

Correct answer:

150mL

Explanation:

Use the equation M1V1 = M2V2, and plug in the corresponding values to solve for V2:

V2 = (3)(50)/(0.75) = 200mL

We started out 50mL of the solution, so you have to add 150mL to get a final volume of 200mL.

Example Question #1 : Concentration And Units

What is the concentration of Ca in a solution of 1 mol CaCl2 in 1 L of distilled water? (M = molarity, m= molality)

Possible Answers:
2 M
1 M
2 m
1 m
Cannot be determined
Correct answer: 1 m
Explanation:

The definition of molality is moles of solute in 1 kg of the solvent, whereas molarity is the number of moles of solute per 1 L of solutioin. Since 1 mol of CaCl2 is added to 1 L of water, this means that the volume of the final solution is greater than 1 L. Thus, molality is the more accurate concentration determinant, since the solution is probably close to 1 L. 

Example Question #6 : Titrations

Which of the following aqueous solutions is the most concentrated?

Possible Answers:

All of these solutions have the same concentration.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to answer this question, it helps to know that 1 kilogram of water is equal to 1 liter of water, due to its density. Two of the above options refer to a 1m solution of hydrochloric acid. The other is a 1M solution. 

All three of the options have the same amount of hydrochloric acid (one mole). For molarity, the hydrochloric acid is diluted with water until one liter of solution is created. For molality, one mole of HCl is added to one kilogram of water. Since one kilogram of water is one liter, this becomes the same concentration.

One a very small level, the 1M HCl solution will be slightly more concentrated. Creating a molal solution does not take into account the volume of the solute. If, for example, 100 cubic centimeters of HCl were added to one kilogram of water, the resulting volume would be more than one liter, making the concentration slightly less than 1M. This discrepancy is usually not accounted for in basic chemistry, but you should be familiar with the concept.

Example Question #1 : Concentration And Units

What is the molality of a solution created by mixing 4.3g NaCl into 43g of water?

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Molality can be defined:

Molality=\hspace{1 mm}\frac{mol\hspace{1 mm}solute}{kg\hspace{1 mm}solvent}

It is slightly different from Molarity and has different uses.

Molality=\hspace{1 mm}\frac{4.3\hspace{1 mm}g\hspace{1 mm}NaCl}{43\hspace{1 mm}g\hspace{1 mm}H_20}\times\frac{1000\hspace{1 mm}g\hspace{1 mm}H_2O}{1\hspace{1 mm}kg\hspace{1 mm}H_2O}\times\frac{1\hspace{1 mm}mole\hspace{1 mm}NaCl}{58.44\hspace{1 mm}g\hspace{1 mm}NaCl}=1.71\hspace{1 mm}m

 

Example Question #1 : Identifying Unknown Concentration

How much solid NaOH must be dissolved to make 740mL of a 0.32M solution?

Possible Answers:

9.47g

9.47 * 102g

The sodium hydroxide will boil off with the water

4.26g

12.8g

Correct answer:

9.47g

Explanation:

This problem can be solved by stoichiometry. Remember that 0.32M gives us the moles of NaOH per liter, and solve for the number of moles per 0.740L.

Example Question #9 : Titrations

Find the mass of  in 10L of water if it is a 2m solution.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Molality is grams of solute per kilogram of solvent.

Water has a density of one gram per mililiter, so one liter of water equal to one kilogram. If we have a 2m solution, that means we have two moles of  per kilogram of water.

has a molecular weight of .

This gives us  of .

Example Question #1 : Identifying Unknown Volume

A chemist has a bottle containing a 2M aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid. He needs to create a 50mL solution of hydrochloric acid that has a concentration of 0.5M. What is the volume of 2M hydrochloric acid that he should dilute in order to achieve the desired concentration?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to dilute the concentrated acid, we need to find the amount of concentrated acid that will be diluted to 50mL of total solution. We can find the volume of concentrated acid necessary by setting the final volume and concentration equal to the initial concentration and unknown volume.

The initial concentration is 2M, the final concentration is 0.5M, and the final volume is 50mL

This means that 12.5mL of concentrated acid needs to be diluted to 50mL of solution. This will result in a solution with a concentration of 0.5M.

Example Question #21 : Solutions

A chemist wants to turn a 50.0mL solution of  into a  solution. How much water should she add?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we may use the following equation relating the molarity and volume of two solutions:

Recall:

Plug in known values and solve.

However, this is not the final answer. The whole volume of the second, 0.4M solution is 85mL. Thus the chemist needs to add 25mL of water to the original solution to obtain the desired concentration.

Example Question #22 : Solutions

In order to dilute a 1mL solution that is 0.01M so that the solution is diluted to , how many milliliters does this solution need to be diluted to?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the dilution formula:

Rearranging this equation gives:

Plugging in the values gives:

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