Practice Problems – Solution Preparation and Stoichiometry

1. Calculate the p-value for each of the indicated ions in the following solutions. Assume all
compounds are 100% dissociated.
a. H+, Cl-, and Zn2+ in a solution that is 0.400 M HCl and 0.204 M in ZnCl2.
b. H+, Ba2+, and ClO4- in a solution that is 2.35 x 10-4 M Ba(ClO4)2 and 4.75 x 10-4 M in
HClO4.
2. A solution was prepared by dissolving 5.76 g of KCl·MgCl2·6H2O (277.85 g/mol) in
sufficient water to give 2.000 L. Calculate
a. The molar analytical concentration of KCl·MgCl2
b. The molar concentration of Mg2+.
c. The molar concentration of Cl-.
d. The percentage weight per volume (%w/v) of KCl·MgCl2·6H2O in this solution.
e. The number of millimoles of MgCl2 in 25.0 mL of this solution.
f. ppm K+
g. pMg for the solution.
h. pCl for the solution.
3. Exactly 750.0 mL of a solution that contained 480.4 ppm of Ba(NO3)2 were mixed with
200.0 mL of a solution that was 0.03090 M in Al2(SO4)3.
a. What mass of BaSO4 precipitate was formed?
b. What will be the molar concentration of the unreacted reagent in the resulting
mixture?
4. A bottle of concentrated sulfuric acid, labeled 98.0 wt%, has a concentration of 18.0 M.
a. How many milliliters of this reagent should be diluted to 1.000 L to give 1.00 M
H2SO4?
b. Calculate the density of 98.0 wt% H2SO4.
5. Sulfamic acid is a primary standard that can be used to standardize NaOH:
+
H3NSO3- + OH- → H2NSO3- + H2O
What is the molarity of a sodium hydroxide solution if 34.26 mL of this solution required
0.3337 g of sulfamic acid?
6. The primary component of limestone is the mineral calcite (CaCO3). The carbonate content
of a 0.5413 g of powdered limestone sample was measured by suspending the powder in
water, adding 10.00 mL of 1.396 M HCl, and heating to dissolve the solid and expel CO2.
CaCO3 (s) + 2H+ → Ca2+ + CO2 (g) + H2O
The excess acid required 39.96 mL of 0.1004 M NaOH for complete titration. Find the
weight percent calcite in the limestone sample.
Answer Key:
1. a. pH = 0.398, pCl = 0.0926, pZn = 0.690
b. pH = 3.323, pBa = 3.629, pClO4 = 3.024
2. a. 0.0103 M KCl·MgCl2
b. [Mg2+] = 0.0103 M
c. [Cl-] = 0.0311 M
d. 0.288% (w/v)
e. 0.258 mmol MgCl2
f. 405 ppm K+
g, pMg = 1.984
h. pCl = 1.507
3. a. 0.3218 g BaSO4
b. 6.022 x10-3 M
4. a. 55.6 mL
b. 1.80 g/mL
5. 0.1003 M NaOH
6. 91.97% CaCO3