Sunday, February 19, 2012

Concentration


Parts per million (ppm)and Parts per billion (ppb)
The only difference in the calculations of parts per million and parts per billion is factor used to multiply the ratio. The formulas for these two are:
Parts per million
Concentration
Amount of solute

=

1,000,000
Amount of solvent
Parts per billion
Concentration
Amount of solute

=

1,000,000,000
Amount of solvent

Assignment: Percent, ppm and ppb
1) Calculate the concentration of salt in a solution of water in percent if 45 grams is dissolved in 1,200 ml of water.
2) Calculate the mass of solute in a 10% salt solution if the mass of the solvent is 350 grams.
3) Calculate the mass of solvent in a 6 ppm solution of a drug if the mass of the solute is 0.050 milligrams.
4) What is the concentration in ppm of selenium if 1.3 milligrams is found in 2,500 kg of soil?
5) What is the concentration in ppb of PCB's in a chemical spill, if their is 0.060 mg in 4,600 Kg of soil?
6) Calculate the mass of solute of hydrogen peroxide in a 35 % solution if 450 ml of solution is being used.
7) Calculate the mass of solute PCB's in a 65 Kg person, if the concentration is 4 PPM?
8) What mass of nickel is in a 2.4 Kg sample of propanol if the concentration is 20 ppb?
9) Calculate the mass of solvent that would contain 3.0 mg of a drug if the concentration was 3.5%.
10) Calculate the concentration in ppm if 8 grams of CaCl2 is dissolved in 250 ml of water.

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