Chapter 7
Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight · 19 exercises
Problem 1
What physical propertics are used for the separation of the components of a mixture by (a) filrration; (b) chromatography; (c) distillation?
3 step solution
Problem 4
Identify the following as homogencous or hcterogeneous mixtures and suggest a technique for scparating their components: (a) gasolinc and motor oil; (b) carbonated water; (c) charcoal and sugar.
4 step solution
Problem 5
A chemist studying the propertics of photographic emulsions needed to prepare \(25.00 \mathrm{~mL}\). of \(0.155 \mathrm{M}\) \(\mathrm{AgNO}_{3}\) (aq). What mass of silver nitrate must be placed into a \(25.00-\mathrm{mL}\) volumctric flask and dissolved and diluted to the mark with water?
4 step solution
Problem 6
(a) A chemist prepared a solution by dissolving \(1.230 \mathrm{~g}\) of \(\mathrm{KCl}\) in enough water to make \(150.0 \mathrm{~mL}\) of solution. What molar concentration of potassium chloride should appear on the label? (b) If the chemist had mistakenly used a 500 -mL. volumetric flask instead of the 150.0-mL flask in (a), what molar concentration of potassium chloride has the chemist actually prepared?
6 step solution
Problem 8
A student investigating the propertics of solutions containing carbonate ions prepared a solution containing \(7.112 \mathrm{~g}\) of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}\) in a \(250.0-\mathrm{mL}\) volumetric flask. Some of the solution was transferred to a burer. What volume of solution should be dispensed from the buret to provide (a) \(5.112 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~mol} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}\); (b) \(3.451 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~mol} \mathrm{CO}_{3}^{2-}\) ?
4 step solution
Problem 9
Explain how you would prepare an aqueous solution of \(0.010 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{KMnO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) starting with (a) solid \(\mathrm{KMnO}_{4} ;\) (b) \(0.050 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{KMnO}_{4}\) (aq).
4 step solution
Problem 10
(a) A 12.56-mL sample of \(1.345 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) is diluted to \(250.0 \mathrm{~mL}\). What is the molar concentration of \(\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) in the diluted solution? (b) A \(25.00-\mathrm{mL}\) sample of \(0.366 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{HCl}(\mathrm{aq})\) is drawn from a reagent bottle with a pipet. The sample is transferred to a \(125.00-\mathrm{mL}\) volumetric flask and diluted to the mark with water. What is the molar concentration of the dilute hydrochloric acid solution?
3 step solution
Problem 11
(a) What volume of a \(0.778 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}\) (aq) solution should be diluted to \(150.0 \mathrm{~mL}\) with water to reduce its concentration to \(0.0234 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{CO}_{3}(\mathrm{aq})\) ? (b) An experiment requires the use of \(60.0 \mathrm{~mL}\) of \(0.50 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaOH}\) (aq). The stockroom assistant can only find a reagent bottle of \(2.5 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaOH}\) (aq). How is the \(0.50 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaOH}(\) aq \()\) solution to be prepared?
6 step solution
Problem 13
(a) Determine the mass of anhydrous copper(II) sulfate that must be used to prepare \(250 \mathrm{~mL}\) of a \(0.20 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{CuSO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) solution. (b) Determine the mass of \(\mathrm{CuSO}_{4}-5 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) that must be used to prepare \(250 \mathrm{ml}\). of a \(0.20 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{CuSO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) solution.
3 step solution
Problem 14
The sulfuric acid solution that is purchased for a stockroom has a molarity of \(17.8\) M; all sulfuric acid solutions for experiments are prepared by dilution of this stock solution. (a) Determine the volume of \(17.8 \mathrm{M}\) \(\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) that must be diluted to \(250 \mathrm{~mL}\) to prepare a \(2.0 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) solution. (b) An experiment requires a \(0.50 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) solution. The stockroom manager estimates that \(6.0\) L of the acid is needed. What volume of \(17.8 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}(\mathrm{aq})\) must be used for the preparation?
5 step solution
Problem 15
A chemist prepared an aqueous solution by mixing \(2.50 \mathrm{~g}\) of ammonium phosphate trihydrate, \(\left(\mathrm{NH}_{4}\right)_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4} \cdot 3 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}\) and \(1.50 \mathrm{~g}\) of potassium phosphate, \(\mathrm{K}_{3} \mathrm{PO}_{4}\), with \(500 \mathrm{~g}\) of water. (a) Determine the number of moles of formula units of each compound that was measured. (b) How many moles of \(\mathrm{PO}_{4}{\underline{\phantom{xx}}}^{3-}\) are present in solution? (c) Calculate the mass of phosphate ions present in the solution. (d) What is the total mass of the water present in the solution?
5 step solution
Problem 16
To prepare a very dilute solution, it is advisable to perform successive dilutions of a single prepared reagent solution, rather than to wcigh a very small mass or to measure a very small volume of stock chemical. A solution was prepared by transferring \(0.661 \mathrm{~g}\) of \(\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{Cr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{7}\) to a \(250.0\)-mL volumetric flask and adding water to the mark. A \(1.000-\mathrm{mL}\). sample of this solution. was transferred to a 500 -mL. volumetric flask and diluted to the mark with water. Then \(10.0 \mathrm{~mL}\) of the diluted solution was transferred to a 250 -mL. flask and diluted to the mark with water. (a) What is the final concentration of \(\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{Cr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{\text {, in solution? (b) What }}\) mass of \(\mathrm{K}_{2} \mathrm{Cr}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{7}\) is in this final solution? (The answer to the last question gives the amount that would have had to have been weighed out if the solution had been prepared directly.)
4 step solution
Problem 17
What mass (in grams) of anhydrous sohute is needed to prepare each of the following solutions? (a) \(1.0 \mathrm{~L}\) of \(0.10 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{NaCl}(\mathrm{aq}) ;\) (b) \(250 \mathrm{~mL}\) of \(0.10 \mathrm{M}\) \(\mathrm{CaCl}_{2}(\mathrm{aq}) ;\) (c) \(500 \mathrm{~mL}\) of \(0.63 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{6}(\mathrm{aq})\).
3 step solution
Problem 18
Describe the preparation of cach solution, starting with the anhydrous solute and warer and using the corrcsponding volumetric flask: (a) \(25.0 \mathrm{~mL}\) of \(6.0 \mathrm{M}\) \(\mathrm{NaOH}(\mathrm{aq}) ;\) (b) \(1.0 \mathrm{~L}\), of \(0.10 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{BaCl}_{2}\) (aq); (c) \(500 \mathrm{~mL}\) of \(0.0010 \mathrm{M} \mathrm{AgNO}_{3}(\mathrm{aq})\).
6 step solution
Problem 19
Calculate the mole fraction of each component in the following solutions: (a) \(2.5 .0 \mathrm{~g}\) of water and \(50.0 \mathrm{~g}\) of ethanol, \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{OH}\); (b) \(25.0 \mathrm{~g}\) of water and \(50.0 \mathrm{~g}\) of methanol, \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OH}\); (c) a glucowe solution that is \(0.10 \mathrm{~m}\) \(\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{12} \mathrm{O}_{6}(a q)\).
5 step solution
Problem 21
Calculate the molality of the solute in each of the following solutions: (a) \(10.0 \mathrm{~g}\) of \(\mathrm{NaCl}\) dissolvcd in \(250 \mathrm{~g}\) water; (b) \(0.48 \mathrm{~mol}\) of \(\mathrm{KOH}\) dissolved in \(50.0 \mathrm{~g}\) water; (c) \(1.94 \mathrm{~g}\) of urea, \(\mathrm{CO}\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2}\), dissolved in \(200 \mathrm{~g}\) water.
3 step solution
Problem 22
(a) What mass (in grams) of \(\mathrm{NaOH}\) must be mixed with \(250 \mathrm{~g}\) of water to prepare a \(0.22 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{NaOH}\) solution? (b) Calculate the amount (in moles) of cthylene glycol, \(\mathrm{HOC}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{OH}\), that should be added to \(2.0 \mathrm{~kg}\) of water to prepare a \(0.44 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{HOC}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{4} \mathrm{OH}\) (aq) solution. (c) Determine the amount (in moles) of HCl that must be dissolved in \(500 \mathrm{~g}\) water to prepare a \(0,0010 m\) HClaq) solution.
4 step solution
Problem 23
In a laboratory exercise, a student mixes \(2.5 .0 \mathrm{~g}\) of cthanol, \(\mathrm{C}_{2} \mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{OH}\), with \(150 \mathrm{~g}\) of water. (a) What is the mole fraction of ethanol in the solution? (b) What is the molality of cthanol in the solution?
4 step solution
Problem 28
Nitric acid is purchased from chemical suppliers as a solution that is \(70 \% \mathrm{HNO}_{3}\) by mass. What mass (in grams) of a \(70 \% \mathrm{HNO}_{3}(\mathrm{aq})\) solution is required to prepare \(250 \mathrm{~g}\) of a \(2.0 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{HNO}_{3}\) (aq) solution? The density of \(70 \% \mathrm{HNO}_{3}(\mathrm{aq})\) is \(1.42 \mathrm{~g} \cdot \mathrm{cm}^{-1}\).
5 step solution