Preparation of molar solutions

Usman Khaliq Yousaf Baig Syed Anees Asad Zuhaa Ejaz Kazmi
Department of biomedical Department of biomedical Department of biomedical Department of biomedical
engineering engineering engineering engineering
Air university Air university Air university Air university
Islamabad, Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan Islamabad, Pakistan
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Abstract- This work explores the various forms of If the solution is in milli liters we are required to
expressing the concentration of solutions and how convert it into liters.
to prepare the solution in accordance to the
specified concentrations. Two prime parts of a
solution are the solute and solvent. Depending upon
the physical state of the solute the calculations are II. MATERIALS AND METHODS
done in different ways. For liquid solutes the first We require the following apparatus for precise
step is to find the mass but as the liquids are measuring of our chemicals so the eventually we have
expressed in terms of their volumes, we take into accurately formed solution:
account specific conversions. Lastly as acids are not
used in pure forms rather, they are diluted for safe • Beaker
usage we also have to take the impurities into • Pipette
consideration and make the solutions accordingly. • Stirrer
Our goal in this experiment is to form solutions of
different molarities. Molarity basically takes into Our task is to form a 0.1M HCL solution from 35.4%
account the moles of the solute. concentrated solution.

Keywords- Solute, Solvent, Acids, Impure, Molarity The first step in making a solution is to make the
necessary calculations. After the initial step is dealt
I. INTRODUCTION with, we accurately measure the solute with the help
of a pipette. As we have an acid which is only 36.6%
The world of biochemistry revolves around the
pure, we need to perform the following calculations.
formation, utilization and transformation of numerous
Firstly, to make a 0.1 M solution we will calculate the
solutions. An important aspect of solutions is its
mass of the solute from the molarity formula.
concentration. The concentration of the solution is
signified by the amount of solute dissolved in it. We Molarity= Mass of solute/Molar mass of solute x
often use Molarity to express the concentration. The 1/liters off solution
molarity (M) of a solution is used to represent the
amount of moles of solute per liter of the solution [1]. Mass of solute:
Depending upon the type of solute the calculations 0.1= mass of solute/36.5 x 1/0.5
differ slightly. For a solid solute we calculate the
molarity as follows: = 1.825 g of solute.

Molarity= Moles of solute/liters off solution As this is the mass of pure solute and we are dealing
with impure solute we have to make further
Or calculations.
Molarity= Mass of solute/Molar mass of solute x Percentage purity= mass(pure)/mass (impure) x 100
1/liters off solution
Mass (impure)= mass (pure)/percentage purity x 100
Mass (impure)= 1.825/35.4 x 100

= 5.15 g

As we are dealing with a liquid solute the next step is IV. CONCLUSION
to find the volume. We use the density formula as
follows: In this experiment our primary goal was to familiarize
ourselves with the molarity of solutions and how to
Density= mass/volume perform various calculations when dealing with
different solutes.
Volume = mass/ density

Volume= 5.15/1.18= 4.36 ml

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All the calculations are complete. Now we can proceed
to the solution making part. We take 4.36 ml of HCl in I, Zuhaa Ejaz Kazmi would be eternally grateful to our
a pipette and mix it in enough water to form 500ml of supervisor Sir Fahad Shakeel for lending his expertise
solution. and guiding us in writing a research report on this
topic.

III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

We were successful in making the solutions of a 0.1M

HCL solution from 35.4% concentrated solution.

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Fig 1. 0.1M HCL solution from 35.4% concentrated

solution.