 Concentration -

amount of solute present in

a given solution
concentrated- large amount
of solute
 diluted – small amount of
solute
 refers to the mass of solute
dissolved.

To get the mass of solution-

𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
= 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 + 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡
 Toget the percent by mass of solute
( % by mass)

𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒
% 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 = x 100
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

To answer use :
K- Known  U- Unknown  P- Process 
A- Answer
 What is the mass percentage of solution
made by dissolving 4 g NaCl in 100 g of
water

 Known
mass of NaCl – 4 g
mass of H2O – 100 g
 Unknown
mass of solution
% of solute
 Process
1. 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 +
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 4 𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑎𝐶𝑙 +
100 𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝐻2𝑂
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 104 𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
2.
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒
% 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 = x 100
𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

4𝑔
% 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 = x 100 = 3.85
104 𝑔

 Answer –
The prepared solution has 3.85 % of NaCl
A saline solution with a mass of 355 g has
36.5 g of NaCl dissolved in it. What is the
mass/mass percent concentration of the
solution?
 Calculate the mass percent of sodium
hypochlorite in commercial bleach, if
1.00 grams of NaOCl (the active
ingredient in bleach) is dissolved in
19.05 grams of solution.
A medical solution used in a hospital is
0.9% by mass of NaCl. How many grams
are present in a 100g of the solution.

 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 =
% 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑥 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
100%
 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒
% 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 = x100
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

 Determine the volume/volume percent

solution made by combining 25 mL of
ethanol with enough water to produce
200 mL of the solution.
A solution is prepared by dissolving 90 mL
of hydrogen peroxide in enough water to
make 3000 mL of solution. Identify the
concentration of the hydrogen peroxide
solution.
 If6.3mL os acetone are dissolved in a water
solution such that the total volume of
solution is 500.0mL, what is the
concentration of the acetone expressed as a
volume percent?
 Whatis the volume percentage of the 20
mL alcohol in a 100 mL solution?

 What is the volume of alcohol in 500 mL

of wine that contains 12% alcohol by
volume? What is its proof number?
 % 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑥 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
 volume 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒 =
100%

 Proof number = %v x 2
A.T.# __. Solve the ff. problems using
KUPA.
1. A salt solution is containing 8g of
sodium chloride and 160 g of water.
What is the % by mass of the sodium
chloride in the solution?

2. What is the volume percentage of the 20

mL alcohol in a 100 mL solution?