FIRST PRACTICE

CONCENTRATION OF A
SOLUTION AND
RELATION WITH THE
DENSITY

MIREN MARTIN AND SILVIA GARCIA

 MATERIALS
BALANCE
To measure
the sugar g

TEST TUBE
To measure
the water ml

GLASS
To mix the water
and the sugar
 MATERIALS
SUGAR
The solvent in
the solution

MIXING SPOON/
SPATULA
For mixing and
pouring the sugar

WATER
The disolvent
in the solution
 PROCESS
1. Take a glass and pour in it the
amount of sugar indicated in the
table. This amount depends on the
solution in which you are working in.
Use the balance to measure the
sugar g.
2. In a test tube measure the ml of
water and mix it with the sugar
previously measured. Make sure to
disolve all the sugar in the water.
3. Take the balance and measure the
mass of the solution.
4. Measure the volume of the solution
with a test tube.
5. Calculate the concentrations and
densities of the solutions.
 TABLE
1st 2nd 3rd 4rd
GLASS GLASS GLASS GLASS

SUGAR 1 5 10 20

WATER 48.1 50 50 50

MASS OF
THE 49.1 54.4 60.1 70
SOLUTION

VOLUME
OF THE 48.1 53 56.5 62
SOLUTION

CONCENT
RATION
0.02 0.091 0.17 0.29
OF THE
SOLUTION

DENSITY
OF THE 0.02 0.094 0.18 0.32
SOLUTION
 GRAPHIC AND
CALCULATIONS

n is always 0 because if there is no sugar,

no concecentration and no density, n
equals 0.
The calculations we have made are similar
to the ones the Excel graphic has given us.
TYPES OF SOLUTIONS
1) Dilute Solution: 50 ml of water + 1g of
sugar. This solution is mostly water with a
small amount of sugar, so it’s a dilute
solution.

2) Dilute Solution: 50 ml of water + 5g of

sugar. As the first one, this solution is also
mostly water with a slightly larger amount of
sugar, but it's still considered dilute.

3) Concentrated Solution: 50 ml of water +

10g of sugar. This solution has a higher
concentration of sugar compared to the
previous examples. It's a concentrated
solution.

4) Saturated Solution: 50 ml of water + 20g of

sugar. This solution contains the maximum
amount of sugar that can dissolve in 50 ml of
water at a given temperature. It's a saturated
solution.