GenChem2 Module-3
GenChem2 Module-3
GenChem2 Module-3
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GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2
2nd Semester - Module 3
SOLUTION
CONCENTRATION
AND STOICHIOMETRY
General Chemistry 2 – G11/12
Support Material for Independent Learning Engagement (SMILE)
Module 3: Concentration and Solution Stoichiometry
First Edition, 2021
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Activity 2: Just Concentrate
Direction: Complete the table below by putting the correct information from the
given solution concentration.
Solution Amount of Amount of Amount of
Concentration Solute Solvent Solution
10% (wt/wt) 10 g 90 g 100 g
20% by volume 20 ml 3. 100 ml
5% mass/volume 5g - 5.
0.85 molal 0.85 mol 4. -
0.350 molar 1. - 1L
0.10 ppm 2. 1 kg 1L
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What Is It
Lesson 1: CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTION
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
% (𝐰𝐭/𝐰𝐭) = 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 + 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Sample Problem
1. If 7.5 g of sodium nitrate is dissolved in 85 ml of water, calculate the
concentration of sodium nitrate in the solution.
Solution: To find the total mass of solution, we must add the mass of
solute, 7.5 grams, and the mass of water. Since the density of
water is 1.0 g/ml, 85 ml of water is equivalent to 85 grams of
water. Therefore, the total mass of the solution is 92.5 grams
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
% (𝐰𝐭/𝐰𝐭) = 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 + 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
7.5 g
% (wt/wt) = x 100
7.5 g + 85 g
7.5 g
% (wt/wt) = x 100
92.5 g
% (wt/wt) = 8.1%
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2. A common laboratory reagent is 10% (wt/wt) NaOH solution. How would
you prepare 750 grams of the solution?
Solution: You can prepare 750 g of 10% (wt/wt) NaOH solutions as follows:
b) You can calculate the needed mass of NaOH using the first conversion
factor
𝟏𝟎 𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇
𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇 = 𝟕𝟓𝟎 𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇 = 𝟕𝟓 𝐠
or you may solve it this way:
𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇
𝟏𝟎 % =
𝟕𝟓𝟎 𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟏𝟎%
𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇 = 𝐗 𝟕𝟓𝟎 𝐠
𝟏𝟎𝟎%
𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇 = 𝟕𝟓 𝐠
Solution:
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
% (𝐕𝐨𝐥/𝐕𝐨𝐥) = 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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Sample Problem
1. A 40% (vol/vol) solution of ethylene glycol in water is used to give protection
to a car’s cooling system. What Volume of ethylene glycol would you use to
make five liters of this solution?
Solution: a) You can translate the label 40% (vol/vol) ethylene glycol as:
In these factors, “vol” may be any volume unit you want – mL, liter,
or whatever is required. The problem specified liters, therefore you can use
the second factor and compare the required volume as:
𝟒𝟎 𝐋 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐥
𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐥 = 𝟓 𝐋 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐋 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Solution:
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𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬/𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 = 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Sample Problem
1. A solution is prepared by dissolving 5.0 grams of glucose in enough water
to make 250 mL of solution. Calculate % (wt/vol) glucose.
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
% (𝐰𝐭/𝐯𝐨𝐥) = 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟓. 𝟎 𝐠
= 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝟐𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐋
= 𝟐%
2. A 50 mL of 12% by mass-volume solution was used in an experiment. How
many grams of solute does the solution contain?
b) You can calculate the needed mass of the solute using the
first conversion factor
𝟏𝟐 𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 = 𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐋 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐗
𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐋 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 = 𝟔. 𝟎 𝐠
Solution:
B. Mole Fraction, X
The variation in some physical and/or chemical properties of a solution
especially those containing only two components is sometimes described over
the entire range of concentration. The concentration of the solution is best
described by mole fraction or mole percent.
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𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞, 𝐗(𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞) =
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 + 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐗(𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭) =
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 + 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Sample Problem
1. Compute the mole fraction of acetone X (acetone) and of chloroform (X
chloroform) in a solution prepared by mixing 50.0 g each of acetone (Molar
Mass = 58.0) and chloroform (Molar Mass = 119.5)
Solution: a. The first step is for you to compute the number of moles (n) of
each substance as well as the total number of moles. (solute:
acetone; solvent: chloroform)
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 =
𝐌𝐌 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝟓𝟎. 𝟎 𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
=
𝟓𝟖 𝐠/𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝟓𝟎 𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦
𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 =
𝟏𝟏𝟗. 𝟓 𝐠/𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦
𝟓𝟎. 𝟎 𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦
=
𝟏𝟏𝟗. 𝟓 𝐠/𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦
= 0.862 + 0.862
= 1.28 moles
𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝑿(𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞) =
𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟎. 𝟎𝟖𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐥
=
𝟏. 𝟐𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐥
= 𝟎. 𝟔𝟕𝟑
𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦
𝑿(𝐜𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦) =
𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟎. 𝟎𝟖𝟐 𝐦𝐨𝐥
=
𝟏. 𝟐𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐥
= 𝟎. 𝟖𝟔𝟐
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Activity 6: Knowledge Check on Mole Fraction!
Direction: Solve the given problem. You may use a separate sheet of paper.
Solution:
𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐌=
𝐋 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Sample Problem
1. Calculate the molar concentration of the solution that contains 15
grams of potassium hydroxide (KOH) in 225 ml of solution. (Molar mass
of KOH = 56 g/mol)
𝟏 𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐎𝐇 = 𝟏𝟓 𝐠 𝐗
𝟓𝟔 𝐠
= 0.268 moles
2. Convert 225 ml of solution to Liter of solution using the
conversion factor: 1L = 1000 ml.
𝟏𝐋
𝐋 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 = 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐋 𝐗
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐋
= 0.225 L
Use the formula in computing molarity and substitute the values
obtained above.
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐌=
𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝟎. 𝟐𝟔𝟖 𝐦𝐨𝐥
=
𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝟓 𝐋
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Activity 7: Knowledge Check on Molarity!
Direction: Solve the given problem. You may use a separate sheet of paper.
Solution:
Sample Problem
1. Determine the molal concentration, m of a solution that contains 18
grams of NaOH in 100 ml of water. The molar mass of NaOH is 40
g/mole.
𝟏. 𝟎 𝐠
𝐊𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐋 𝐱
𝐦𝐋
𝟏.𝟎 𝐤𝐠
= 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐠 𝐱 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐠
= 𝟎. 𝟏𝐤𝐠
c. Use the formula in computing molality and substitute the
values obtained above.
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐦=
𝐤𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 𝐦𝐨𝐥
=
𝟎. 𝟏𝐤𝐠
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Activity 8: Knowledge Check on Molality!
Direction: Solve the given problem. You may use a separate sheet of paper.
Solution:
For a very dilute solution where the concentration of the solute is very low
like pesticide residue in water or heavy metal like Hg2+ concentration in
effluents, or even hardness of water, it is convenient to express concentration
in terms of parts per million, ppm.
Parts per million (ppm) expresses the number of parts of solute per one
million parts of the solution.
𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 = 𝐱 𝟏, 𝟎𝟎𝟎, 𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
While these concentrations are very small, but we should not neglect their
importance. Some of the industrial pollutants that are being released daily into
the water we drink and the air we breathe can be extremely harmful in
concentrations as small as 1 ppm.
Sample Problem
1. A water sample was reported to contain 250 ppm CaCO3. How many
grams of CaCO3 is present in 4 liters of water.
The problem asks for the mass in grams of CaCO3 present in 4 liters of
water:
𝟐𝟓𝟎 𝐦𝐠
𝐦𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐂𝐎𝟑 = 𝟒 𝐋 𝐗
𝟏𝐋
= 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐠
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Activity 9: Knowledge Check on Molality!
Direction: Solve the given problem. You may use a separate sheet of paper.
Solution:
_______________1. It states that the mass of the products is equal to the mass of the
reactants.
_______________2. It states that the mass of one element combines with a fixed mass of
another element in a ratio of whole numbers
_______________3. It states that all samples of a given chemical compound have the
same elemental composition
_______________4. For a chemical equation to be correct, it must be __.
_______________5. A number written before the symbol of an element or formula of a
compound.
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The number of moles of a substance can be related to its molar mass and
number of molecules. It can also be related to the volume at Standard Temperature
and Pressure (STP).
Sample Problem
1. What volume of 0.556 M HCl has enough HCl to combine exactly with 25.4 mL of
0.458 M NaOH? The equation for the reaction is,
Solution:
1. Find the moles of NaOH in 25.4 mL of 0.458 M NaOH
2. From the expression of molarity, M = n of solute / L of solution
3. The molarity of the solution gives you two conversion factors:
4. When you use the first conversion factor, you can get the moles of NaOH as:
= 0.0116 moles
5. Use the coefficients of NaOH and HCl from the balanced equation to calculate
how much 0.0116 mole NaOH is equivalent to in mole of HCl.
From the balanced equation, the ratio of coefficients of NaOH and HCl is 1:1
𝟏 𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐂𝐥
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐂𝐥 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟏𝟔 𝒎𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇 𝐗 𝟏𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐎𝐇
6. Find the Volume of HCl using 0.556 M, the given molarity of HCl aqueous
solution.
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐋 𝐇𝐂𝐥
𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐂𝐥 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟏𝟔 𝒎𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝐇𝐂𝐥 𝐗
𝟎. 𝟓𝟓𝟔 𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐂𝐥
= 𝟐𝟎. 𝟗 𝐦𝐋 𝐇𝐂𝐥
2. Calculate the mass (in grams) of calcium nitrate, Ca(NO3)2 that can be produced by
reacting 136 ml of 4.00 M nitric acid, HNO3 with excess calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2.
The molar mass of Ca(NO3)2 = 164 g/mol
Solution:
1. Write the balanced equation for the reaction
2. Use the molarity and Volume of the solution to get the number of moles of
HNO3.
Moles of HNO3 = (molarity) (Volume of the solution in liters)
= (4.0 mole/L) (0.136 L)
= 0.544 mol
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3. Find the number of moles of Ca(NO3)2 using the stoichiometric factor:
𝟏 𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐚(𝐍𝐎𝟑)𝟐
𝐦𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚(𝐍𝐎𝟑)𝟐 = 𝟎. 𝟓𝟒𝟒 𝒎𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝐇𝐍𝐎𝟑 𝐗
𝟐𝐦𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐍𝐎𝟑
How many mL of 0.250 M HCl would react exactly with 30.0 mL of the 0.150
M solution of Ca(OH)2 solution? The chemical reaction involved is:
HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl (aq) + H2O (l)
Given:
Solution:
_______1. Colligative properties arise from the fact that solute affects the
concentration of solvent.
_______2. Vapor pressure is a colligative property.
_______3. Lowering of vapor pressure is not dependent on the number of species
present in the solution.
_______4. The colligative properties of solutions depend on the nature of the solute
and the solvent.
_______5. Colligative molality is the molality times the number of solute particles per
formula unit.
_______6. Osmotic pressure is directly proportional to the concentration of the
solution.
______ 7. Relative lowering of vapor pressure is a colligative property.
______ 8. The boiling point of a solution decreases in direct proportion to the molality
of the solute.
______ 9. When a non-volatile solute is dissolved in a solvent, the vapor pressure of
the solvent is lowered.
______10.The depression of the freezing point is directly proportional to the molality of the
solvent.
What’s More
1. A common laboratory reagent is 10% (wt/wt) NaOH solution. Describe how would
you prepare 750 g of this solution?
2. How would you prepare 250 mL of 0.200 M sodium hydroxide, NaOH solution?
Show the details of your computations and describe exactly how you will prepare
the solution.
3. Comment on the way the solution is prepared. To make 1.00 L of a 0.05 molal
sucrose, C12H22O11 solution you need to dissolve 25 grams of sucrose. Do a detailed
computation to describe how the solution should be prepared. You may also use an
illustration.
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What I Have Learned
Solve the following problems and show your solution.
1. What mass of NaCl is needed to make a 1.5 m solution using 300 g of
water as a solvent?
2. A bottle of wine label reads 12% alcohol by volume. Calculate the volume in
mL of alcohol in 350 ml of wine.
3. How many grams of H3PO4 are in 175 mL of a 3.5 M solution of H3PO4
4. Ammonia and phosphoric acid solutions are used to produce ammonium
hydrogen phosphate fertilizer. What Volume of 14.8 M NH3(aq) is needed to
react with 100 L of 12.9 M of H3PO4(aq)?
What I Can Do
Describe the effects of concentration on the colligative property of the solution. The
1st answer identifies the colligative property involved while the 2nd answer provides
the reason on how it affects the property of the solution.
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Assessment
Direction: Encircle the letter of the best answer.
4. Calculate the grams of NaOH present in 5.0 mL of a 1.0% (m/v) NaOH solution.
A. 0.050 g C. 0.50 g
B. 0.10 g D. 1.0 g
5. How many grams of NaOH are there in 500.0 mL of a 0.175 M NaOH solution?
A. 14 g C. 114 g
B. 3.50 g D. 0.00219 g
8. What is the molality of 6 grams of table salt, NaCl in 10 grams of a solution? (MM
of NaCl = 58.45 g/mol)
A. 1.027 m C. 1.027 m
B. 10.27 M D. 10.27 M
9. What is the molality of an aqueous NaOH solution made with dissolving 5.0
Kg of water and 3.6 moles of NaOH?
A. 3.6 m C. 1.4 m
B. 0.72 m D. 0.090 m
10. After mixing 10.00 g of compound A with 20.00 g of compound B, it is found that
the mole fraction of compound A is 0.400. The mole fraction of compound B must
be:
A. 0.200 C. 0.600
B. 0.400 D. 0.800
11. What is the mole fraction of CaCl2 (molar mass=111 g/mole) when 3.75 g of it is
placed in 10.1 g of water (molar mass=18.0 g/mole)?
A. 0.8752 C. 0.1043
B. 0.5280 D. 0.0568
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12. How many grams of Calcium phosphate, Ca3(PO4)2 can be produced from the
reaction of 2.50 L of 0.250 M Calcium chloride, CaCl2 with an excess Phosphoric
acid, H3PO4. The balanced equation is,
3CaCl2 + 2H3PO4 → Ca3(PO4)2 + 6HCl
A. 34.4 g C. 76.4 g
B. 46.6 g D. 64.6 g
13. How many liters of 0.53 M HCl is required to neutralize 0.78 g sodium
carbonate, Na2CO3? The balanced equation is
2HCl + NaCO3 → 2NaCl + H2CO3
A. 0.028 L C. 1.128 L
B. 0.082 L D. 1.182 L
14. Adding salt to water will make the freezing point of the resulting solution
______0oC.
A. equal to C. lower than
B. higher than D. greater than or equal to
Additional Activity
Activity 6: Which ice cube will melt first?
Before beginning, think about the following questions and write down your predictions:
1. Do you think all of the ice cubes will melt at the same time? Why?
2. If you said “no” to question 1, which ice block do you think will be the first to
completely finish melting?
3. Do you think there will be a big difference between the ice block that melts the
fastest and the ice block that melts the slowest?
Materials Needed:
3 oz cups (can be plastic or paper) Water
1 tablespoon of the following: Marking pen
Table Salt Freezer (0°C)
Granulated Sugar Paper and pen
Flour Stopwatch
Procedure:
1. Measure one tablespoon of each substance and place in four separate cups.
2. Label each cup with the name of the substance it contains.
3. Pour an equal amount of water into each cup. Fill the cups so that they are almost
full to the top. Stir very gently until the substances are fully dissolved (note: the flour
and water mixture will turn into pancake batter). Be careful not to spill any water out
of the cups while stirring.
4. Place the cups in a freezer for 2 hours. Make sure the freezer is set to 0°C or colder.
5. While you wait for the ice cubes to form, create a chart where you can record the
time (minutes) it takes for each ice cube sample to melt.
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WATER SALT FLOUR SUGAR
6. Remove each cup from the freezer and place it outside in the sun.
7. Press “start” on your stopwatch and watch as your ice samples start to melt. When
one of the ice cubes melts completely, record the time under the correct column for
that sample. Keep the timer running and record the time it takes for each ice cube to
fully melt. You may stop the stopwatch after the last ice cube melts.
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References
Ayson, M, et al. General Chemistry 2 Senior High School Textbook, 2016
Bayquen, A and Gardee Peña. General Chemistry 2. Phoenix Publishing House, 2016.
Fajardo, N and Macario Catahan. Chem C8 Chemistry and the Environment, UPOU
Learning Resource, 1994
Rodriquez, M, and Ma. Cecilia de Mesa. Fundamental Concepts of Chemistry II, UPOU
Learning Resource, 1994
Santos, Gil Nonato S., Danac, Alfonso C., O-Chemistry III, 2009
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