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Solutions, Dilutions,
Concentrations and Molarity
“dilution” “dilute”
Solutions & Dilutions
Preparing solutions and making dilutions
Simple dilutions
Mixing parts or volumes
Serial dilutions
Making fixed volumes of specific concentrations
from liquid reagents: (C1)(V1)=(C2)(V2)
Percent solutions (= parts per hundred)
Molar solutions (unit=M=moles/L)
A serial dilution is a series of simple dilutions
which amplifies the dilution factor quickly. The
source of dilution material for each step comes
from the diluted material of the previous.
http://biology.kenyon.edu/courses/biol09/tetrahymena/serialdilution3.htm
Solutions & Dilutions
Preparing solutions and making dilutions
Simple dilutions
Mixing parts or volumes
Serial dilutions
Making fixed volumes of specific concentrations
from liquid reagents: (C1)(V1)=(C2)(V2)
Percent solutions (= parts per hundred)
Molar solutions (unit=M=moles/L)
Making fixed volumes of specific concentrations
from liquid reagents:
(C1)(V1)=(C2)(V2)
C1V1 -source solution attributes; C2V2 -new solution attributes
C= concentration* ; V= volume*
http://www.chemteam.info/Solutions/Molarity.html
Vocabulary to know
Step 2:
Step 3:
Calculate molarity
6g
= 0.150 mol => 0.150 mol = 0.300M NaOH
40 g/mol 0. 500L
How many grams of KCl are needed to prepare 125mL
of a 0.720 M KCl solution?
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
mol
Calculate molarity M=
L
1L 0.720M KCl 74.6 g KCl
125 ml X X X = 6.71 g KCl
1000 ml 1L 1M
In conclusion:
What is the molarity of “X” grams of your favorite
substance dissolved in “X” mL of solution?
grams
= moles
molar mass
moles
= molarity
volume
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