Q1. A sample of oil (density = 0.

89 g/ml) was found to have dioxin concentration of 2

ppm. How many milliliters of the oil would contain exactly 0.01 gram of dioxin?
Sol. Given – density of oil = 0.89 g/ml
Dioxin concentration in oil = 2 ppm
Therefore,
Dioxin is 0.002 grams in 1000 milligrams of oil
0.01gm of dioxin will be in 5000 milligrams of oil (by unitary method)
Converting mass to volume:
mass
density , ρ=
volume
5000
ρ=0.89=
V
5000
Volume , V = =5618 mL
0.89

Q2. An aqueous solution contains 0.011 grams of sulfuric acid and 2000 grams of
water. What is the concentration?
Sol. Volume of water = 2000 gms = 2000 mL = 2 Litres
Concentration of solution = 0.011/2 = 0.0055 gm/L = 5.5 mg/L = 5.5 ppm

Q3. Symptoms of lead poisoning become apparent after a person has accumulated
more than 20 mg in the body. Express this amount as parts per million for an 80 kg person.
Sol.
−3
20 x 10 −7
Grams of Pb per g of bodyweight = 3
=2.5 x 10 per g of bodyweight
80 x 10
As we know,
Ppm refers to parts per million or 1/1000000 of a gram per gram of sample.
Therefore, the lead amounts to 0.25 ppm

Q4. If you eat the contents of a 6oz. (180 g) can of tuna that has 0.2 ppm Hg, how much
mercury do you ingest?
Sol.
Ppm refers to parts per million or 1/1000000 of a gram per gram of sample.
Therefore, 0.2 ppm of Hg is 0.2 x 10−6 per g of tuna

The mercury ingested is 0 .2 x 10−6 x 180=3.6 x 10−5 g of Hg