Concentration Terms
**1. What is the molarity of SO₄²⁻ ions in an aqueous solution that contains 34.2 ppm of
Al₂(SO₄)₃?**
*(Assume complete dissociation and density of solution = 1 g/mL.)*
(a) 3 × 10⁻⁴ M
(b) 2 × 10⁻⁴ M
(c) 1 × 10⁻⁴ M
(d) None of these
**2. The density of a 56.0% by mass aqueous solution of 1-propanol (CH₃CH₂CH₂OH) is
0.8975 g/cm³. What is the mole fraction of 1-propanol?**
(a) 0.292
(b) 0.227
(c) 0.241
(d) 0.276
**3. If the concentration of glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) in blood is 0.9 g/L, what will be its
molarity?**
(a) 5 M
(b) 50 M
(c) 0.005 M
(d) 0.5 M
**4. An aqueous solution of ethanol has a density of 1.025 g/mL and is 2 M. What is the
molality of this solution?**
(a) 1.79
(b) 2.143
(c) 1.951
(d) None of these
**5. A solution contains a liquid (molar mass = 50 g/mol) in water with a molarity of 9 M
and a molality of 10 m. What is the density of the solution?**
(a) 1.00 g/cm³
(b) 0.95 g/cm³
(c) 1.05 g/cm³
(d) 1.35 g/cm³
**6. Wood’s metal contains 50.0% bismuth, 25.0% lead, 12.5% tin, and 12.5% cadmium by
mass. What is the mole fraction of tin?**
*(Atomic masses: Bi = 209, Pb = 207, Sn = 119, Cd = 112)*
(a) 0.202
(b) 0.158
(c) 0.176
(d) 0.221
**7. How many molecules of H₂SO₄ are present in 100 mL of 0.02 M H₂SO₄ solution?**
(a) 1.2044 × 10²⁰ molecules
(b) 1 × 10²³ molecules
(c) 6.022 × 10²³ molecules
(d) 1.2044 × 10²³ molecules
**8. What will be the molality of a solution containing 18.25 g of HCl gas in 500 g of
water?**
(a) 0.1 m
(b) 1 M
(c) 0.5 m
(d) 1 m
**9. If 80 g of copper sulfate (CuSO₄·5H₂O) is dissolved in deionized water to make 5 L of
solution, the concentration of the copper sulfate solution is x × 10-3 mol L-1. The value of x
________.**
**10. A 100 mL solution of Na₃PO₄ contains 3.45 g of sodium. The molarity of the solution
is _____ × 10⁻² mol L⁻¹.**
*(Nearest integer)*
*(Atomic masses: Na = 23.0 u, O = 16.0 u, P = 31.0 u)*
**11. The molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving 6.3 g of oxalic acid (H₂C₂O₄·2H₂O)
in 250 mL of water is x ×10-2 mol L-1. The value of x is ________.**
*(Nearest integer)*
*(Atomic masses: H = 1.0, C = 12.0, O = 16.0)*
**12. A solution is made by mixing the following solutions:**
- **300 mL of 1.5 M Al₂(SO₄)₃**
- **300 mL of 2 M CaSO₄**
- **400 mL of 3.5 M CaCl₂**
Assuming complete dissociation of these compounds, determine the final molarity of:
1. **SO₄²⁻ (sulfate ions)**
2. **Ca²⁺ (calcium ions)**
3. **Cl⁻ (chloride ions)**
**13. The volume strength of 1 M H₂O₂ is:**
*(Molar mass of H₂O₂ = 34 g/mol)*
(a) 16.8
(b) 11.35
(c) 22.4
(d) 5.6
**14. The strength of an 11.2 volume solution of H₂O₂ is:**
*(Given: Molar mass of H = 1 g/mol, O = 16 g/mol)*
(a) 13.6%
(b) 3.4%
(c) 34%
(d) 1.7%
**15. 8 g of NaOH is dissolved in 18 g of H₂O. The mole fraction of NaOH in the solution
and the molality (in mol kg⁻¹) of the solution, respectively, are:**
(a) 0.167, 11.11
(b) 0.2, 22.20
(c) 0.2, 11.11
(d) 0.167, 22.20
16. 100 mL of 10% NaOH (w/V) is added to 100 mL of 10% HCl (w/V). The nature of the resultant
solution is:
(a) Alkaline
(b) Strongly alkaline
(c) Acidic
(d) Neutral
17. 1 M HCl and 2 M HCl are mixed in a volume ratio of 4:1. What is the final molarity of the HCl
solution?
(a) 1.5
(b) 1
(c) 1.2
(d) 1.8
18. Arrange in decreasing order (first having the highest and then others following it) of mass of
pure NaOH in each of the aqueous solutions:
1. 50 g of 40% (w/W) NaOH
2. 50 mL of 50% (w/V) NaOH (density of soln. = 1.2 g/mL)
3. 50 g of 15 M NaOH (density of soln. = 1 g/mL)
(a) i, ii, iii
(b) iii, ii, i
(c) ii, iii, i
(d) ii, i, iii
19. 0.2 mole of HCl and 0.2 mole of barium chloride were dissolved in water to produce a 500 mL
solution. The molarity of the Cl⁻ ions is:
(a) 0.06 M
(b) 0.09 M
(c) 1.2 M
(d) 0.80 M
20. Three solutions X, Y, and Z of HCl are mixed to produce 100 mL of a 0.1 M solution. The
molarities of X, Y, and Z are 0.07 M, 0.12 M, and 0.15 M, respectively. What respective volumes of X,
Y, and Z should be mixed?
(a) 50 mL, 25 mL, 25 mL
(b) 20 mL, 60 mL, 20 mL
(c) 40 mL, 30 mL, 30 mL
(d) 55 mL, 20 mL, 25 mL
