Concentration Problems

Percentage Solutions
1. Calculate the mass percentage of a solution made by dissolving 23.5 g of
K
2
SO
4
in 250. g of water.
2. Calculate the percentage by mass of a solution that contains 15.50 grams of
NaCl in 110 grams of water.
3. What is the volume percentage of a solution that is made by dissolving 32
mL of HCl in 500 mL of water?

Molarity
4. What is the molarity of a solution if 0.75 mol of Ca
3
(PO
4
)
2
are dissolved in
325 mL of water?
5. What is the molarity of a solution when 14.0 g of NH
4
Br is dissolved in
enough water to make 150.0 mL of solution?
6. How many moles of Na
2
SO
4
are dissolved in 450 mL of a 0.250 M solution?
7. Determine the number of grams needed to make 2.50 L of a 1.75 M
solution of KOH.

Molality
8. A solution is prepared by dissolving 17.12 g of sucrose, C
12
H
22
O
11
in 275 g of
H
2
O. What is the molality of that solution?
9. In cars, ethylene glycol C
2
H
6
O
2
is used as a coolant and antifreeze. If a
mechanic fills a radiator with 6.5 kg of ethylene glycol and 1.5 kg of water,
what is the molality of the water?
10. Determine the number of grams of solute needed to make a 3.50 m
solution of MgCl
2
in 0.450 kg of H
2
O.
11. Determine the new boiling point after enough solute has been added to
water to make a 0.750 m solution.
12. Determine the new freezing point after enough solute has been added to
water to make a 1.25 m solution.
Mass or volume of solute x 100
Total mass or volume
M = mol mol = M x L
L
m = mol mol = m x kg T
f
= -1.86m T
b
= 0.51m
kg