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What is Expression of Concentration of Solution?

We always discuss a solution being diluted or concentrated; this is a qualitative way of expressing the concentration of the solution. A dilute solution means the quantity of solute is relatively very small, and a concentrated solution implies that the solution has a large amount of solute. But these are relative terms and do not give us the quantitative concentration of the solution.

So, to quantitatively describe the concentrations of various solutions around us, we commonly express levels in the following way, let’s study each method and determine the formulas for this method:

  1. Percent by weight
  2. Percent by volume
  3. Percent by weight/volume
  4. Molarity
  5. Molality
  6. Normality
  7. Mole Fraction
  8. Parts per Million
  9. Formality
  10. Strength (g/L)
  11. Molarity of mixing

(i) Mass/Weight Percentage or Percentage by Mass/Weight

It is the amount of solute in grams present in 100 grams of the solution. 

Therefore, the formula will be:
Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEETThe ratio mass of solute to the mass of the solvent is the mass fraction. Thus, the mass percentage of solute = Mass fraction × 100.
10% solution of sugar by mass means that 10 grams of sugar is present in 100 grams of the solution, i.e., we have dissolved 10 grams of sugar in 90 grams of water.

(ii) Volume Percentage

It is the volume of solute in mL present in 100 mL solution. 

The formula will be:
Volume Percentage = Volume of solute/Volume of Solution × 100
Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET10% solution of HCl by volume means that 10 mL of liquid HCl is present in 100 mL of the solution.

(iii) Mass by Volume Percentage 

It is the mass of solute present in 100 mL of solution. We can calculate the mass of the solute using the volume percentage.

Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEETThe formula would be:
Mass by Volume Percentage = Mass of Solute/Volume of Solution × 100


It changes on changing temperature.
Example: A 10% (w/v) urea solution. = 10 gm of urea is present in 100 mL of solution.
The density of the solution is required to calculate the weight of solute and the weight of solvent.

(iv) Molarity

The molarity of a solution gives the number of gram molecules of the solute present in one litre of the solution.

Molarity(M) = number of moles of solute/Volume of Solution in L
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Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEETw = Mass of solute in gramsM = molecular weight of solute in gm/mol.
V = volume of solution in ml.
1 mol L-1 solution of KCl means that 1 mol of KCl is dissolved in 1 L of water.

Unit of molarity: mol L-1
↠ Molarity is the most common way of representing the concentration of the solution.
↠ Molarity is dependent on temperature as M ∝ 1/T
↠ When a solution is diluted (x times), its molarity also decreases (by x times)

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Question 1: Calculate the molarity of a solution containing 5 g of NaOH in 450 mL solution.
Solution: Moles of NaOH = 5g/40 g mol-1 = 0.125 mol
Volume of the solution in litres = 450 mL / 1000 mL L-1 
Using equation (2.8),
Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET= 0.278 mol L–1 
= 0.278 mol dm–3

(v) Molality

Molality of a solution is the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 Kg of the solvent.

Molality (m) = Number of moles of solute/Mass of Solvent in Kg
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w = mass of solute in grams
M = molecular wt of solute
W = mass of solvent in gram.

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Thus, if one gram molecule of a solute is present in 1 kg of the solvent, the concentration of solutions is said to be one molal.
The unit of molarity is mol kg-1.
Molality is the most convenient method to express the concentration of solutions because it involves the mass of liquids rather than their volumes. It is also independent of the variation in temperature.
Question 2: Calculate the molality of 2.5 g of ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) in 75 g of benzene.
Solution: Molar mass of C2H4O2 : 12 × 2 + 1 × 4 + 16 × 2 = 60 g mol–1
Moles of C2H4O2 = 2.5/60 g mol-1 = 0.0417 mol
Mass of benzene in kg = 75 g/1000 g kg–1 = 75 × 10–3 kg
Molality of C2H4O2
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(vi) Normality

The normality of a solution gives the number of gram equivalents of the solute present in one litre of the solution.

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Normality (N) = Number of gram equivalent of solute/Volume of Solution in L
Equivalent mass = Molar mass/n - factor


No. of equivalent = Mass of solute/equivalent mass
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w = mass of solute in gram
V = volume of solution in ml
E = equivalent wt of solute
Thus, if one gram equivalent of a solute is present in one litre of the solution,  the concentration of solutions is said to be 1 normal.


↠ 1N = Normal = One gram equivalent of the solute per litre of solution = Normality is 1
↠ N/2 = Seminormal = 0.5 g equivalent of the solute per litre of solution = Normality is 0.5
↠ N/10 = Decinormal = 0.1 g equivalent of the solute per litre of solution = Normality is 0.1
↠ N/100 = Centinormal = 0.01 g equivalent of the solute per litre of solution = Normality is 0.01
↠ N/1000 = Millinormal = 0.001 g equivalent of the solute per litre of solution = Normality is 0.001

Relationship between normality and other Concentration Terms
↠ Molarity × Molecular mass= Strength of the solution (g/L)
↠ Normality × Equivalent mass = Strength of the solution (g/L)
↠ Molarity × Molecular mass= Normality x Equivalent mass
↠ Normality = n × Molarity

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(vii) Mole Fraction

Mole fraction can be defined as the ratio of a number of moles of the component in the solution to the total number of moles of all components in the solution.

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  • It is denoted by the alphabet x and subscript written on the right-hand side of x denotes the component of which mole fraction is being calculated.
  • Mathematically, Mole fraction of a component =
    Number of moles of the component/Total number of moles of all components
  • Let us consider a binary mixture of A and B. let the number of moles of A and B be nA and nB respectively, then
    Mole fraction of A = xA = nA/ nA + nB
    Mole fraction of B = xB = nA/ nA + nB
  • For a solution where a number of components = i

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  • In a given solution sum of the mole fractions of all the components is 

    unity.
    Mathematically, x1 + x2 + x3 …. + xi =1

Question 3:  Calculate the mole fraction of ethylene glycol (C2H6O2) in a solution containing 20% of C2H6O2 by mass.

Solution: Assume that we have 100 g of solution (one can start with any amount of solution because the results obtained will be the same). The solution will contain 20 g of ethylene glycol and 80 g of water.
Molar mass of C2H6O= 12 × 2 + 1 × 6 + 16 × 2 = 62 g mol–1

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Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET

Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET

Mole fraction of water can also be calculated as: 1 – 0.068 = 0.932.

Question 4:  Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in solution containing 30% by mass in carbon tetrachloride.
Solution. 
Total mass of the solution = 100 g
 Mass of benzene = 30 g.
∴ Mass of carbon tetrachloride = (100 - 30)g = 70 g
Molar mass of benzene (C6H6) = (6 × 12 + 6 × 1) g mol– 1 = 78 g mol-1
∴ Number of moles of C6H6  =30/78 mol
= 0.3846 mol
Molar mass of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) = 1 × 12 + 4 × 355 = 154 g mol-1
∴ Number of moles of CCl4 = 70/154 mol = 0.4545 mol
Mole fraction of C6H6
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Question 5: A tank is charged with a mixture of 1.0 × 103 mol of oxygen and 4.5 × 103 mol of helium. Calculate the mole fraction of each gas in the mixture.
Solution. 
The given parameters are
NHe = 4.5 × 103 mol and NO2 = 1.0 × 103 mol
Mole fraction can be calculated as
XHe = 4.5 × 103 mol / 4.5 × 103 mol + 1.0 × 103 mol 
XHe 4.5 mol / 5.5 mol
XHe = 0.82
XO2 = 2.0 × 103 mol / 4.5 × 103 mol + 1.0 × 103 mol
XO2 = 1.0 × 103 / 5.5 × 103
XO2 = 0.18

Question 6: Determine the mole fraction of methanol CH3OH and water in a solution prepared by dissolving 4.5 g of alcohol in 40 g of H2O. M of H2O is 18 and M of CH3OH is 32.
Solution. 
Moles of CH3OH = 4.5 / 32 = 0.14 mole
Moles of H2O = 40 / 18 = 2.2 moles
Therefore, according to the equation
mole fraction of CH3OH = 0.14 / 2.2 + 0.14
= 0.061

Question 7: What is the mole fraction of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in solution if 3.47 moles of CCl4 is dissolved in 8.54 moles of benzene (C6H6)?
Solution. 

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Question 8: What is the mole fraction of formaldehyde (CH2O) in solution if 25.7 grams of CH2O is dissolved in 3.25 moles of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)?
Solution. 
The grams of acetone will need to be converted into moles in order to solve for mole fraction.

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Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET

Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET

Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET

Question 9: 0.100 mole of NaCl is dissolved into 100.0 grams of pure H2O. What is the mole fraction of NaCl?
Solution. 
100.0 g / 18.0 g mol-1 = 5.56 mol of H2O
Add that to the 0.100 mol of NaCl = 5.56 + 0.100 = 5.66 mol total
Mole fraction of NaCl = 0.100 mol / 5.66 mol = 0.018
The mole fraction of the H2O:
5.56 mol / 5.66 mol = 0.982

Question 10: A solution is prepared by mixing 25.0 g of water, H2O, and 25.0 g of ethanol, C2H5OH. Determine the mole fractions of each substance.
Solution. 
(1) Determine the moles of each substance:
H2O ⇒ 25.0 g / 18.0 g/mol = 1.34 mol
C2H5OH ⇒ 25.0 g / 46.07 g/mol = 0.543 mol
(2) Determine mole fractions:
H2O ⇒ 1.34 mol / (1.34 mol + 0.543 mol) = 0.71
C2H5OH ⇒ 0.543 mol / (1.34 mol + 0.543 mol) = 0.29

Question 11: A solution contains 10.0 g pentane, 10.0 g hexane and 10.0 g benzene. What is the mole fraction of hexane?
Solution. 
(1) You need to determine the moles of pentane, hexane and benzene:
to do this, you need the molecular weights. Here are the formulas:
pentane: C5H12
hexane: C6H14
benzene: C6H6
(2) When you have the moles of each, add them together.
(3) Then, divide the moles of hexane by the total.

Question 12: The molality of an aqueous solution of sugar (C12H22O11) is 1.62m. Calculate the mole fractions of sugar and water.
Solution. 

(1) Molality is moles solute / kg of solvent. Therefore we know our solution is:
1.62 mol C12H22O11
1.00 kg = 1000 g of water
(2) Calculate the moles of water present:
1000 g / 18.0152 g/mol = 55.50868 mol
(3) Determine the mole fraction of the sugar:
1.62 mol / (1.62 mol + 55.50868 mol) = 0.028357 = 0.0284 (to three sf)
(4) You can calculate the mole fraction of the water by subtraction.

Question 13: How many grams of water must be used to dissolve 100.0 grams of sucrose (C12H22O11) to prepare a 0.020 mole fraction of sucrose in the solution?
Solution.
(1) Determine moles of sucrose:
100.0 g / 342.2948 g/mol = 0.292145835 mol
(2) Determine moles of water required to make the solution 0.020 mole fraction of sucrose:
0.020 = 0.292 / (0.292 + x)
(0.020) (0.292 + x) = 0.292
0.00584 + 0.02x = 0.292
0.02x = 0.28616
x = 14.308 mol of H2O
Comment: you can also do this:
0.292 is to 0.02 as x is to 0.98
(3) Determine grams of water:
14.308 mol × 18.015 g/mol = 258.0 g

Question 14: Surprisingly, water (in the form of ice) is slightly soluble in liquid nitrogen. At -196 °C, (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen) the mole fraction of water in a saturated solution is 1.00 × 10-5. Compute the mass of water that can dissolve in 1.00 kg of boiling liquid nitrogen.
Solution. 
(1) Use the definition of mole fraction to set up the following:
χwater = moles water / (moles water + moles nitrogen)
1.00 × 10-5 = x / (x + 71.3944041)
I'm going to carry some guard digits until the end of the calculation.
(2) Some algebra:
(1.00 x 10-5) (x) + 7.139440411 × 10-4 = x
0.99999x = 7.139440411 x 10-4
x = 7.139511806 × 10-4 mol of H2O
(3) Calculate grams of water from moles of water:
7.139511806 × 10-4 mol × 18.0152 g/mol = 1.2862 × 10-2 g
1.29 × 10-2 g (to three sf)

Question 15: What is the mole fraction of cinnamic acid in a mixture that is 50.0% weight urea in cinnamic acid (urea = 60.06 g/mol; cinnamic acid = 148.16 g/mol)
Solution. 
(1) Let us assume 100.0 g of this mixture are present.
Therefore:
50.0 g is urea
50.0 g is cinnamic
(2) Convert grams to moles:
urea: 50.0 g / 60.06 g/mol = 0.8325 mol
cinnamic acid: 50.0 g / 148.16 g/mol = 0.3375 mol
(3) Determine mole fraction of cinnamic acid:
0.3375 mol / 1.1700 mol = 0.2885

(viii) Parts per million (ppm)

When a solute is present in trace quantities, it is convenient to express the concentration of solutions in parts per million (ppm). The formula is as follows:

Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEETIn case of mass, we may express it as:
Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET
In case of volume, we may express it as:
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So, we can express the concentration of solutions in parts per million as mass to mass, volume to volume and mass to volume form.

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  • Atmospheric pollution in cities is also expressed in ppm by volume.
  • It refers to the volume of the pollutant in 106 units of volume.
  • 10 ppm of SO2 in the air means 10 mL of SO2 is present in 106 mL of air.

(ix) Formality

It is the number of mass in grams present per litre of solution. In case, formula mass is equal to molecular mass, formality is equal to molarity.

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  • Like molarity and normality, the formality is also dependent on temperature. It is used for ionic compounds in which there is no existence of a molecule.
  • A mole of ionic compounds is called formal and molarity as the formality.

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Where,

  • w = weight of solute,
  • f = formula weight of solute
  • V= volume of solution
  • nf = no. of gram formula weight

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(x) Strength (g/L) 

It is defined as the weight of solute per litre (1000 mL) of solution.

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Example: 10% w/v sucrose solution, then specify its concentration in g/L.

In 100 mL solution, weight of sucrose = 10 g

Therefore, in 1000mL solution= 10/100 = 100 g

Hence strength will be 100g/L

(xi) Molarity of Mixing

Let there be three samples of solution (containing same solvent and solute) with their molarities M1 ,M2 ,M3 and volumes V1 ,V2 ,V3 respectively.

These solutions are mixed; molarity of mixed solution may be given as:

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where, MR is the Resultant molarity

V+ V2 + V3 = Resultant volume after mixing

Note: Molarity is dependent on volume; therefore, it depends on temperature.

1Mmolar solution, i.e, molarity is l
0.5 M or M/2Semimolar
0.1 M or M/2Decimolar
0.01 M or M/100Centimolar
0.001 M or M/100Millimolar

Dilution Formula

The dilution formula is giving by the following expression:

    M1V1 = M2V2

Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEETProblem 1. Calculate the masses of cane sugar and water required to prepare 250 g of 25% cane sugar solution.
Solution. 
Mass percentage of cane sugar = 25
We know that,
Mass percentage = Mass of solute/Mass of solution × 100
25 = Mass of cane sugar/250g × 100
Mass of cane sugar = 25 ×250/100 = 62.5 g
Mass of water (250 -62.5)g = 187.5 g

Problem 2. A tank is charged with a mixture of 1.0 x 103 mol of oxygen and 4.5 x 103 mol of helium. Calculate the mole fraction of each gas in the mixture.
Solution. 
The given parameters are
nHe = 4.5 x 103 mol and nO2 = 1.0 x 103 mol
Mole fraction can be calculated as
xHe = 4.5 x 103 mol / (4.5 x 103 mol + 1.0 x 103 mol)
=4.5 mol / 5.5 mol = 0.82
xO2 = 2.0 x 103 mol / (4.5 x 103 mol + 1.0 x 103 mol)
= 1.0 x 103 / 5.5 x 103
= 0.18

Problem 3. The density of a solution containing 13% by mass of sulphuric acid is 1.09 g/mL. Calculate the molarity and normality of the solution.
Solution. 
Volume of 100 g of the solution
= 100/d = 100/1.09 mL
= 100/1.09 × 1000 litre
= 1/1.09 × 10 litre
Number of moles of H2so4 in 100 g of the solution = 13/98
Molarity = No. of moles of H2So4/Volume of Solu. in litre = 13/98 × 1.09 × 10/1
= 1.445 M
We know that,
Normality = Molarity × n

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Problem 4. What is the mole fraction of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in solution if 3.47 moles of CCl4 is dissolved in 8.54 moles of benzene (C6H6)?
Solution.
Mole Fraction CCI4 (XCCI4) = moles of CCI4/total moles
XCCI4 = 3.47 moles CCI4/3.47 moles CCI4 + 8.54 moles C6H6 
XCCI4 = 0.289

Problem 5. What is the mole fraction of formaldehyde (CH2O) in solution if 25.7 grams of CH2O is dissolved in 3.25 moles of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)?
Solution. 
The grams of acetone will need to be converted into moles in order to solve for mole fraction.
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Mole Fraction CH2O(XCH2O) = moles of CH2O/total moles
XCH2O = 0.856 moles CH2O/0.856 moles CH2O + 3.25 moles CCI4
XCH2O = 0.208

Problem 6. 0.100 mole of NaCl is dissolved into 100.0 grams of pure H2O. What is the mole fraction of NaCl?
Solution. 
100.0 g / 18.0 g mol-1 = 5.56 mol of H2O
Add that to the 0.100 mol of NaCl = 5.56 + 0.100 = 5.66
mol total Mole fraction of NaCl = 0.100 mol / 5.66 mol = 0.018
The mole fraction of the H2O:
5.56 mol / 5.66 mol = 0.982

Problem 7. A solution is prepared by mixing 25.0 g of water, H2O, and 25.0 g of ethanol, C2H5OH. Determine the mole fractions of each substance.
Solution. 
(1) Determine the moles of each substance:
H2O ⇒ 25.0 g / 18.0 g/mol = 1.34 mol
C2H5OH ⇒ 25.0 g / 46.07 g/mol = 0.543 mol
(2) Determine mole fractions:
H2O ⇒ 1.34 mol / (1.34 mol + 0.543 mol) = 0.71
C2H5OH ⇒ 0.543 mol / (1.34 mol + 0.543 mol) = 0.29

Problem 8. A solution contains 10.0 g pentane, 10.0 g hexane and 10.0 g benzene. What is the mole fraction of hexane?
Solution. 
Try it yourself Using hints given below !
(1) You need to determine the moles of pentane, hexane and benzene: to do this, you need the molecular weights. Here are the formulas:
pentane: C5H12 
hexane: C6H14 
benzene: C6H6 
(2) When you have the moles of each, add them together.
(3) Then, divide the moles of hexane by the total.

Problem 9. The molality of an aqueous solution of sugar (C12H22O11) is 1.62m. Calculate the mole fractions of sugar and water.
Solution. 
(1) Molality is moles solute / kg of solvent. Therefore we know our solution is:
1.62 mol C12H22O11 
1.00 kg = 1000 g of water
(2) Calculate the moles of water present:
1000 g / 18.0152 g/mol = 55.50868 mol
(3) Determine the mole fraction of the sugar:
1.62 mol / (1.62 mol + 55.50868 mol) = 0.028357 = 0.0284 (to three sf)
(4) You can calculate the mole fraction of the water by subtraction.

Problem 10. How many grams of water must be used to dissolve 100.0 grams of sucrose (C12H22O11) to prepare a 0.020 mole fraction of sucrose in the solution?
Solution. 
(1) Determine moles of sucrose:
100.0 g / 342.2948 g/mol = 0.292145835 mol
(2) Determine moles of water required to make the solution 0.020 mole fraction of sucrose:
0.020 = 0.292 / (0.292 + x)
(0.020) (0.292 + x) = 0.292
0.00584 + 0.02x = 0.292
0.02x = 0.28616
x = 14.308 mol of H2O
Comment: you can also do this:
0.292 is to 0.02 as x is to 0.98
(3) Determine grams of water:
14.308 mol x 18.015 g/mol = 258.0 g

Problem 11. Surprisingly, water (in the form of ice) is slightly soluble in liquid nitrogen. At -196 °C, (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen) the mole fraction of water in a saturated solution is 1.00 x 10-5. Compute the mass of water that can dissolve in 1.00 kg of boiling liquid nitrogen.
Solution.
(1) Use the definition of mole fraction to set up the following:
χwater = moles of water / (moles of water + moles of nitrogen)
1.00 x 10-5 = x / (x + 71.3944041)
I'm going to carry some guard digits until the end of the calculation.
(2) Some algebra: (1.00 x 10-5) (x) + 7.139440411 x 10-4 = x
0.99999x = 7.139440411 x 10-4 
x = 7.139511806 x 10-4 mol of H2O
(3) Calculate grams of water from moles of water:
7.139511806 x 10-4 mol x 18.0152 g/mol = 1.2862 x 10-2 g
1.29 x 10-2 g (to three sf)

Problem 12. What is the mole fraction of cinnamic acid in a mixture that is 50.0% weight urea in cinnamic acid (urea = 60.06 g/mol; cinnamic acid = 148.16 g/mol)
Solution.
(1) Let us assume 100.0 g of this mixture are present. Therefore:
50.0 g is urea
50.0 g is cinnamic
(2) Convert grams to moles: urea:
50.0 g / 60.06 g/mol = 0.8325 mol
cinnamic acid: 50.0 g / 148.16 g/mol = 0.3375 mol
(3) Determine mole fraction of cinnamic acid:
0.3375 mol / 1.1700 mol = 0.2885

Problem 13. 5 g of NaCl is dissolved in 1000 g of water. If the density of the resulting solution is 0.997 g per cc, calculate molality, molarity, normality and mole fraction of the solute.
Solution.
Mole of NaCl = 5/58.5 = 0.0854 (Mol. wt. of NaCl = 58.5)
Molality = Moles/Wt. of solvent in gram x 1000
= 0.0854/1000 x 1000 = 0.0854 m
Volume of the solution= Wt. of solution in gram/Density in gram / cc 

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Again by definition
Molarity = Moles/Volume of solution in litre
= 0.0854/1.008
= 0.085 M
∴ Normality = 0.085 N (for NaCl, eq. wt. = mol. wt)
Further, Mole of H2O = 1000/18 = 55.55
(1000 gram of water = 1000 ml of water, because density = 1 g/cc)
Total mole = Mole of NaCl + Mole of H2O
= .0854 + 55.55 = 55.6354
Mole fraction of NaCl = 7.85/98.66 = 0.0854/55.6409 = 1.535 x 10–3

Problem 14. If 20 ml of ethanol (density  = 0.7893 gm / ml) is mixed with 40 ml of water (density = 0.9971 gm/ml) at 25°C, the final solution has density of 0.9571 gm / ml. Calculate the percentage change in total volume of mixing. Also calculate the molality of alcohol in the final solution.
Solution. 
Mass of ethanol = v x d
W = 20 × 0.7893 gm = 15.786 gm
Mass of water = v × d
= 40 x 0.9971 gm = 39.884 gm
Total volume = 60 ml
Total mass = 15.786 + 39.884 = 55.67 gm
Let the volume of solution = x ml
X = mass/density = 55.67/0.9571 = 58.165 ml
Change in volume = 60 – 58.165 = 1.835 ml
% change in volume = 1.835/60 x 100
= 3.05%
Molality, m = w/m x 1000/W (in gm) = 15.786/46 x 1000/39.884

Problem 15. Calculate the mole fraction of benzene in solution containing 30% by mass in carbon tetrachloride.
Solution.
Total mass of the solution = 100 g
Mass of benzene = 30 g.
∴ Mass of carbon tetrachloride = (100 - 30)g = 70 g
Molar mass of benzene (C6H6) = (6 × 12 + 6 × 1) g mol– 1 = 78 g mol-1 
∴ Number of moles of C6H6 =30/78 mol = 0.3846 mol
Molar mass of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) = 1 × 12 + 4 × 355 = 154 g mol-1 
∴ Number of moles of CCl4 = 70/154 mol = 0.4545 mol
Mole fraction of C6H6 =
Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET
Expressing Concentration of Solutions | Chemistry Class 12 - NEET

Problem 16. Determine the mole fraction of methanol CH3OH and water in a solution prepared by dissolving 4.5 g of alcohol in 40 g of H2O. Molar mass of H2O is 18 and Molar mass of CH3OH is 32.
Solution. 
Moles of CH3OH = 4.5/32 = 0.14
mole Moles of H2O = 40/18 = 2.2 moles
Therefore, according to the equation
mole fraction of CH3OH = 0.14/2.2 + 0.14
= 0.061

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1. What is the mass/weight percentage or percentage by mass/weight expression of concentration of a solution?
Ans. Mass/weight percentage or percentage by mass/weight is a way to express the concentration of a solution in terms of the mass of the solute divided by the total mass of the solution, multiplied by 100.
2. How is volume percentage used to express the concentration of a solution?
Ans. Volume percentage is a method of expressing the concentration of a solution in terms of the volume of the solute divided by the total volume of the solution, multiplied by 100.
3. What does parts per million (ppm) indicate in the expression of concentration of a solution?
Ans. Parts per million (ppm) is a way to express the concentration of a solution in terms of the number of parts of the solute per million parts of the solution.
4. How is formality used as an expression of concentration of a solution?
Ans. Formality is a measure of concentration in chemistry that takes into account the number of moles of solute per liter of solution, without considering the solute's formula weight.
5. How is strength (g/L) used to express the concentration of a solution?
Ans. Strength (g/L) is a method of expressing the concentration of a solution in terms of the mass of the solute dissolved in one liter of solution.
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