Experiment No. 3 Preparations of Solutions: Precaution
Experiment No. 3 Preparations of Solutions: Precaution
Experiment No. 3 Preparations of Solutions: Precaution
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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:
Procedure:
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?