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Solutions 1 Solutions Concentration Solution concentration = how much solute dissolved in solvent Coffee crystal = solute Water = solvent Liquid Coffee = solution so a solute is dissolved in solvent to make a solution Sodium chloride in makes salt water Sucrose (common table sugar) in water makes sugar water Lemon juice and sucrose (sugar) in water make lemonade Ways to Express Concentration 1. Percent by mass (%) = (mass solute/ mass of solution) x 100 2. Mole Fraction X X A = n A / n total = moles of some solute A/ total moles in solution And if mixture of multiple components A, B, C, then 1= X A + X B + X C + 3. Molality (mol/kg) = m moles of solute/ kg of solvent = m 4. Molarity (mol/l) = M moles of solute/ liter of solution = M 5. Normality (equiv/ L) = N equivalents of solute/ liter of solution = N (Normality used in acid base or redox reactions)

Solutions 2 Use of symbols for molar mass MW molecular weight or MM molar mass or FW formula weight are same Example (ex) water MW = MM = FW = 18.0 g/mol Concentration Examples 1. Percent by weight (mass) 2. Mole fraction 3. Molality 4. Molarity Given the mixture below: 23.0g Ethanol M.W. = 46.0g/mol solute CH 3 CH 2 OH 85.0g Water M.W. = 18.0 g/mol solvent H 2 O and a total of 100 ml of ethanol/water solution or ethanol(aq) aq means aqueous (in water) 1. Find Percent by mass (%) ethanol = [mass ethanol solute/ ( mass of solute + mass solvent)] x 100 = (23/ (85 + 23)) x 100 = 21.3% ethanol and 78.7% water by weight 2. Find Mole Fraction of ethanol = moles of ethanol/ total moles in solution (23.0g ethanol) (mol/46.0g) = 0.500 mol ethanol (85.0g water) (mol/18.0g) = 4.72 mol water Mole fraction = 0.500/(4.72 +.50) = 0.500/5.22 = 0.096 C 2 H 6 O ethanol 0.904 H 2 O water 3. Find Molality (mol/kg) of ethanol solution = moles of solute ethanol/ kg of solvent = 0.50 mol ethanol/0.085 kg water = 5.9 (mol/kg) = 5.9 m ( solution is 5.9 molal )

Solutions 3 4. Find Molarity (mol/l) of ethanol solution = moles of solute/ liter of solution = 0.50 mol/ 0.100 L solution = 5.0(mol/L) = 5.0 M (solution is 5.0 molar) Note: In very dilute aqueous solution the molarity ~ molality (approximately equal) because 1 L water = 1 kg water that is density of water is 1 kg/l so if very dilute solution 1.0 kg ~ 1.0 L Normality Normality = equivalents of solute/ L of solution Acid-base reactions relates to changes in H + or OH - Redox reaction relates to loss or gain (transfer) of electrons Consider these 1.0 M (molar) solutions and note the normality may be same or more N is equal to molarity or small multiple of molarity N = n M where n = integer so for examples below M multiplied by integer based on H +, OH -, or e - (in other equations n may represent number of moles: here n is just an integer 1, 2, 3 ) 1 M HCl 1H + + Cl - 1N N= 1 M H 2 SO 4 2H + 2- + SO 4 2N N = 2 M H 3 PO 4 3H + 3- + PO 4 3N N = 3 M CH 3 COOH 1H + + CH 3 COO - 1N N = 1 M 1M NaOH Na + + 1 OH - 1N N = 1 M Ca(OH) 2 Ca 2+ + 2 OH - 2N N = 2 M 1M 3e - + Al 3+ Al 3N N = 3 M 2e - + Cu 2+ Cu 2N N = 2 M 1e - + Fe 3+ Fe 2+ 1N N = 1 M

Solutions 4 1 Normal solution (1N) contains one equivalent N is equivalent of solute/ L of solution = ( g solute/(g/equivalent ) )/ L of solution Example: NaOH 40 g/mol (molar mass) 40g/ equivalent (equivalent mass) since NaOH Na + + 1 OH - H 2 SO 4 98 g/mol (molar mass) 49 g/ equivalent (equivalent mass) since H 2 SO 4 2H + + SO 4 2-2H+ so (98g/(49g/equiv))/ (1L ) = 2N (equivalent/liter) (98g/ (98g/mol))/ (1L ) = 1M (mole/liter) Equivalent weights (masses) are weights (masses) of substances that are equivalent in chemical reaction for example: 49g of H 2 SO 4 will neutralize 40g of NaOH so these are equivalent weights Conversion between molarity and molality To convert from molarity to molality directly, must know density. Ex: What is molality of 2.00M NaCl(aq) solution with a density of 1.08 g/ml? Assume you have 1.000L (can assume convenient amount even if not given) then 2.00 mol of NaCl is 2.00 mol (58.5 g /mol) = 117 g NaCl If density is 1.08 g/ml then 1.000 L = 1000 ml (1.08 g/ml) = 1080 g total mass Water portion is 1080 g total 117 g NaCl = 963 g H 2 O and so m = mol solute / kg solvent = 2.00 mol / 0.963 kg = 2.08 m NaCl(aq) To convert molar to molal assume 1.000 L of solution To convert molal to molar assume 1.000 kg of solvent

Solutions 5 Lab Applications Below are examples of very useful solution calculations for lab and lecture work 1. Make a solution Example (ex): How much glucose is required to prepare 200 ml of 0.150 M of glucose? Glucose is C 6 H 12 O 6 so Molar mass (MM) or molar weight (MW) = 6(12) + 12(1) + 6(16) = 180 g/mol Moles = (concentration) (volume) Mol = (conc ) (vol) Mol = ( mol / L) (L) notice how units give you equation since molarity M = mol/l Moles of solute needed = (concentration)(volume) = (0.150 mol/l)(0.200l) = 3.00 x 10-2 mol so mass needed is (3.00 x 10-2 mol)(180 g/mol) = 5.40g glucose Procedure is to measure out amount needed then add to volumetric flask and add water to dilute to mark 2. Do a Dilution ex: How many ml of 18.0 M sulfuric acid are required to prepare 300 ml of 1.0 M H 2 SO 4 M 1 V 1 = M 2 V 2 Before After note: moles constant since (M)(V) = mol (18.0 mol/l)(v 1 ) = (1.0 mol/l)(0.300l) V 1 = 0.0167 L V 1 = 16.7 ml So add 16.7 ml of 18.0M sulfuric acid to enough water to make 300mL solution Notice that in the above problem can use L on both sides or ml because concentration units cancel out (18.0 mol/l)(v 1 ) = (1.0 mol/l)(300 ml) V 1 = [(1.0 mol/l) / (18.0 mol/l)] (300 ml) V 1 = 16.7 ml

Solutions 6 REMEMBER to THINK UNITS and THINK EQUATIONS in all problem based work Henry s Law Concentration of gas dissolved in solution is greater if pressure of gas above liquid is greater C gas = k H P gas mol/l = (mol/l atm) (atm) or g/l = (g/ L atm) (atm) where C gas is concentration of gas dissolved in liquid (mol/l) P gas is the pressure of gas above liquid (atm) k H is the Henry s law constant that connects these two values (mol/l)/atm (determine k H experimentally or look up available values in tables A carbonated beverage is sealed under high pressure of CO 2 and this causes more carbon dioxide to dissolve in water. and so when opened with lower pressure in the air around us than in the can, the CO 2 is less soluble and bubbles out of solution. ex: Consider a carbonated beverage bottled under 5.0 atm of pressure. What is the concentration of CO 2 when bottled under above pressure and after opened where pressure of atmospheric CO 2 is 0.00039* atm? Henry s law constant k H (CO 2 in water) is 0.0313 mol/ (L atm ) Calculate C gas (mol/l) as 0.16 and 1.2 x10-5 C gas = k H P gas for above pressures using Coke goes flat (loses fizz) after opened because pressure of CO 2 above liquid is much less than when bottled and sealed. (*note: atmospheric CO 2 is about 390 ppm parts per million (ppm) and so if exactly 1 atm pressure then move decimal 6 places to left 0.000390

Solutions 7 Colligative Properties Colligative properties depend only on concentration of solute rather than the specific type of solute and include: Vapor pressure lowering Freezing point depression Boiling point elevation Osmotic pressure Vapor pressure lowering Raoult s Law says adding nonvolatile solute to solvent causes the vapor pressure of the solute to be lower. or Raoult s Law equation is P solution = X solvent P o solvent P solution = vapor pressure of solution X solvent = mole fraction of solvent in solution P o solvent = vapor pressure of pure solvent Since mole fraction (0 < X < 1) is more than 0 and less than 1 for a solution then P solution < P o solvent ex: if vapor pressure of pure solvent is 24 torr then if mole fraction is 0.20 what is vapor pressure? P solution = X solvent P o solvent P solution = (0.20) (24 torr) P solution = 4.8 torr note that only solvent is considered to have vapor pressure the solute does into go into vapor phase ex: Water at 100 o C has what pressure? and if X solute = 0.10 then what is new vapor pressure of water in this new mixture at 100 o C? X solvent = 1 - X solute P solution = X solvent P o solvent 0.90 0.90 atm (or 684 torr)

Solutions 8 Freezing point depression and Boiling point elevation On phase diagram for water below can observe the normal freezing point (liquid solid) and normal boiling point (liquid gas) that occurs at 1.00 atm pressure http://www.naturalsci.gardner-webb.edu/faculty/vtotten/pchem/h2ophase.gif In a solution (mixture): the freezing point is lower than pure solvent the boiling point is higher than pure solvent ΔT f freezing point depression ΔT b boiling point elevation

Solutions 9 FP Depression and BP Elevation Equations used are: ΔT f = K f C m C m = concentration in molality (m = mol solute/kg solvent) ΔT b = K b C m water solvent constants: constant) K f = -1.86 o C/m (freezing point depression K b = 0.51 o C/m (boiling point elevation constant) Does not matter what solute you use but use K f and K b values for solvent Those would be given on exam and may need to be looked up in textbook for homework ex: in car radiators we add ethylene glycol to raise boiling point for summer driving and lower freezing point in winter driving. Ethylene glycol (antifreeze) (http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/chemical/pim227.htm) So what is the freezing point of 621 g of ethylene glycol in 2000g of water? MW = 62.1 g/mol 621g = 10.0 mol 2000g of water in radiator (2.00 kg) C m = 10.0 mol/ 2.00 kg = 5.00 m ΔT = (-1.86 o C/m)(5.00m) = -9.30 o C Note if K f given as positive ( as it is in some tables of data) Then have to change to negative since fp is always decreased and since water freezes at 0.00 o C then this would be lower by T solution = T solvent + T = 0.00 + (- 9.30) = - 9.30 o C And solution would freeze at - 9.30 o C

Solutions 10 If instead of molecular solid an ionic solid is dissolved then the effect may be larger since we must count all the things dissolved in solution And we use equations: ΔT f = i K f C m ΔT b = i K b C m where i is number of actual of effective different ions dissolved Consider a 5.00 m solution of NaCl(aq) then 5.00 m in Na + and 5.00 m in Cl so a 5.00 m solution of NaCl(aq) would have i = 2 (1 Na + and 1 Cl ) ΔT f = i K f C m ΔT = (2) (-1.86 o C/m) (5.00m) = -18.60 o C And for 5.00 CaCl 2 (aq) since Ca 2+ and Cl - and Cl - then i=3 ΔT f = i K f C m ΔT = (3) (-1.86 o C/m) (5.00m) = -27.90 o C In some problems value of i maybe given and not be an integer because there is some clustering of ions and i is less then you would expect to calculate. If this is the case just use the given value of i given, otherwise calculate based on number of ions.

Solutions 11 Osmotic Pressure (http://www.chem.arizona.edu/~salzmanr/480a/480ants/colprop/colprop.html) Semipermeable membrane means solute molecules or ions cannot go through but solvent molecules can go through. Solvent molecules such as water will go through membrane to dilute solution unless a pressure equal to the osmotic pressure is applied to stop the flow. Pressure needed to stop flow is: Osmotic pressure = π

Solutions 12 Osmotic pressure flow direction Think of solvent (normally water) going from where there is more water (solvent side) to where there is relatively less water (solution side) Osmosis is process by which solvent molecules move through membrane from more solvent (lower concentration) into side with less solvent (higher concentration ) With the injection of large amounts of fluid such as I.V. fluids must use isotonic solutions Hypertonic greater concentration than cell fluid Isotonic same concentration as cell fluid Hypotonic lower concentration than cell fluid http://www.sirinet.net/~jgjohnso/homeostasis.html ex: Contact lens solution is made to be isotonic with corneal cells in eye Remember solvent moves to make two sides less different by diluting more concentrated side. ex: two sugar solutions of diff conc observe (1.0M water water 5.0M )

Solutions 13 Osmotic pressure calculation Osmotic pressure π V = n R T or π = M R T n = moles of solute, V = volume of solution (L) R = gas constant ( 0.08206 L atm / mol K ) T = temperature in (K, Kelvin) π = osmotic pressure (atm) M = n/v (mol/l) or molarity ex: How much glucose needed in 1.00 L solution to make the solution isotonic with blood given that Blood (red blood cells) π = 7.7 atm and Temp=37 o C or T = (37 + 273 ) = 310K (Glucose MM=MW= 180g/mol where MM=molar mass and MW=molar weight) π V = n R T (7.7 atm)(1.00 L) = (n) (.08206 L atm/ mol K) (310 K) 0.303 mol = n or (.303 mol)(180 g/mol) = 54 g 54 g of glucose Application of Reverse osmosis is to Purify salt water (desalination) Force water through membrane by applying pressure above osmotic pressure Salt will not go through membrane but only water ex: San Diego CA http://www.sdcwa.org/issue-desal reverse osmosis info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/reverse_osmosis Persian Gulf War in 1990s Saudi desalination plants shut down so oil dumped into water by Iraq would not destroy filters in reverse osmosis facilities. Reverse osmosis is used to get pure water from ocean water and requires special filters.

Solutions 14 Colligative Properties of Electrolyte Solution (ions in solution) Presence of ions applies in all cases of colligative properties ΔT f in solutions of -1.86 1m glucose C 6 H 12 O 6 1m C 6 H 12 O 6 expected amount for 1m -3.72 1m NaCl 1m Na + 1m Cl - so 2x as much lowering -5.58 1m CaCl 2 1m Ca 2+ 2m Cl - so 3x as much lowering In some problems value of i maybe given and not be an integer because there is some clustering of ions and i is less then you would expect to calculate. If this is the case just use the given value of i given, otherwise calculate based on expected number of ions. Ex: approximate as NaCl i = 2 CaCl 2 i = 3 Colligative properties depend on amount of solute molecules or ions added to solvent. Count everything in solution true for osmotic pressure so expect 1.0 M solution of NaCl would have 2x osmotic pressure of 1.0 M of C 6 H 12 O 6 expect effective conc = 2 mol/l with both Na+ and Cl - ions 1 mol/l C 6 H 12 O 6 with molecules

Solutions 15 Colloids Particles (collections of molecules) suspended in another medium 1 phase ( s, l, g ) suspended in another ( s, l, g ) example phases general name for smoke solids in gas aerosol milk butterfat liquid in water liquid emulsion marshmallow NO 2 in solid foam fog water in air aerosol Can show it is colloid and not solution by Tyndall effect (the scattering of light ) ex: water droplets in air form fog or cloud because this colloid mixture scatters light In water a substance can be hydrophobic (water fearing) hydrophilic (water loving) or Polar and Nonpolar: Like dissolves Like Substances can be hydrophobic (water fearing) or hydrophilic (water loving) ex: oil is nonpolar (hydrophobic) water is polar ( hydrophilic) polar molecule has more negative and more positive side ( H 2 O HCl ) nonpolar molecule the charges are uniformly distributed ( CH 4 C 10 H 22 ) larger molecules may have polar and nonpolar regions soap has a nonpolar portion and polar portion tail nonpolar head polar

Solutions 16 Like dissolves like means: polar solutes dissolve in polar solvents nonpolar solutes dissolve in nonpolar solvents 1) Example Given that: purple iodine I 2 is nonpolar blue food coloring dye is polar yellow cooking oil is nonpolar colorless water is polar We observe the following: I 2 in water NOT dissolve water remains colorless I 2 in oil dissolves forms red solution blue dye in water dissolves forms blue solution blue dye in oil NOT dissolve oil remains yellow 2) Example Small layer of oil in jar of water do not mix Layer of yellow oil stays on top of colorless layer of water Shake and they still separate into two layers Add enough soap or detergent and shake and the oil and water will mix together. Soap and detergent molecules have polar portion and nonpolar portion. More info on soaps and detergents at: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~doetqp-p/courses/env440/env440_2/lectures/lec19/lec19.html

Solutions 17 An Association colloid (micelle) is formed with soap or detergent Soap molecules form a sphere (micelle) around oil with polar portions extended out to dissolve in water. Soap (nonpolar/polar parts) used to remove oil or grease. The hydrophobic part attracts to nonpolar grease or oil and the hydrophilic part is attracted to polar water For more information see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/surfactant