Experiment No. 3 Preparations of Solutions: Precaution

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Experiment No.

3
PREPARATIONS OF SOLUTIONS

In this experiment, solutions of NaOH and HCl will be prepared to illustrate the
2 ways of solution preparation: from solids and from a more concentrated solution.

Precaution:

Students must wear safety eye protection while performing this experiment.
Wash hands before touching the eyes and after completing the experiment.

NaOH pellets are corrosive! Handle this solution very carefully, and avoid contact
with your skin or clothes. If you do spill some, wash it off at once with copious amounts
of water.

Concentrated HCl is corrosive and has toxic vapors! Handle this acid very
carefully, and avoid contact with your skin or clothes. If you do spill some, wash it off
at once with water and soap.

Materials:

250-mL volumetric flask concentrated HCl 250-mL beaker


NaOH pellets 100-mL volumetric flask pipette
Graduated cylinder spatula droppers
Watch glass Analytical balance

Procedure:

I. Preparation of Solutions from Solids 250 mL of 1.0 M NaOH solution

1. Calculate the mass of NaOH pellets needed to prepare a solution with a


concentration of 1.0 M. Show your calculations.
2. Using a clean and dry 250-mL beaker, weigh the calculated mass of NaOH pellets
using top-loading balance. (An analytical balance is not suitable in weighing
NaOH pellets since it is hygroscopic).
3. Add enough distilled water to dissolve the pellets and stir. The dissolution is
exothermic, so cool the solution if necessary.
4. When completely dissolved, transfer quantitatively into a 250-mL volumetric
flask using distilled water to wash the beaker. Add enough distilled water to
make a volume of about 200 mL. Cover and cool the flask and solution to room
temperature.
5. Bulk the solution to the mark with distilled water and cover. Mix the solution
thoroughly by repeated shaking and inversion of flask.
6. The prepared solution is a 1.0 M NaOH. Transfer the solution into a dry and
clean plastic bottle and label properly.

(NEVER store any solution in a volumetric flask as it is not a storage container.


Never store NaOH or any basic solutions in glass containers as they slowly etch the
glass.)

100 mL of 3.0 M hydrochloric acid solution

1. Calculate the volume of concentrated HCl needed to prepare a solution with a


concentration of 3.0 M. Show your calculations.
2. Pipette out the calculated volume of concentrated HCl solution into a 100-mL
volumetric flask containing about 25-mL of distilled water. (Always add
concentrated acid to water; never water to acid when diluting acid solutions.)
3. Add enough distilled water to make a volume of about 90-mL. Swirl to mix, cover
the flask and cool the solution to room temperature, if necessary.
4. Bulk the solution to the mark with distilled water and cover. Mix the solution
thoroughly by repeated shaking and inversion of the flask.
5. The prepared solution is a 3.0 M HCl. Transfer the solution into a dry and clean
reagent bottle and label properly.

Notes:
a. Never store any solution in a volumetric flask as it is not a storage container. Do
not discard stock 3.0 M HCl, this will be used in FUTURE experiments.
b. Never store NaOH or any basic solutions in glass containers. Do not discard
stock 1.0 M NaOH, this will be used in FUTURE experiments.
Report Sheet: Experiment 3

Preparation of Solutions

Experimental Purpose:

Data Sheet:

Calculations:

QUESTIONS
1. Define the terms “stock solution”, “aliquot”, and “dilution” and state the role
played by each during the preparation of a solution.
2. What is parallax error? What steps can be taken to minimize this type of error
when using a volumetric device?
3. Describe how you would prepare the following solutions:
a. 100.00 mL of 1.00 M NaCl in water, beginning with solid sodium chloride.
b. 250 mL of 1.0 M Na2SO4 in water, beginning with a 2.5 M sodium sulfate
solution.
c. 250 mL of 0.500 M HCl in water, beginning with 12 M HCl.
4. It is something necessary during an analysis to convert from one unit of
concentration to another. Show how you would convert between each of the
following pairs of concentration units. State what additional information would
be needed for each of these conversions. Confirm your approach by using
dimensional analysis.
a. Converting a concentration in g/L to molarity
b. Converting a concentration in molarity to molality
5. A doctor orders 100 mL of 2.0% (w/v) ibuprofen. If you have 8.0% (w/v) ibuprofen
on hand, how many milliliters do you need?

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