Concentration of Solutions Percent by Volume

Concentration of Solutions
(Percent by Volume)
What I Know
Directions: Read each

questions carefully. Choose
the letter that corresponds to
the correct answer.
1. Alcohol is a widely used disinfectant
in this pandemic. A solution of 65%
ethyl or isopropyl alcohol is enough to
destroy the virus. How much alcohol is
present in a 100 mL solution?
A. 60 mL B. 65 mL
C. 70 mL D. 75 mL
2. What is the concentration, in
percent by mass, of 0.85 g of
solute in 50.0 g of solution?
A. 0.14 % B. 1.38%
C. 1.41% D. 1.70 %
3. A beverage contains 9% alcohol which means
that ____________
A. the solution contains 100 mL of alcohol in 100
mL of water.
B. the solution contains 3 mL of alcohol in 97 mL
of water.
C. the solution contains 9 mL of alcohol in 91 mL
of water.
D. the solution contains 300 mL of alcohol in 700
mL of water.
4. What is the percent by volume of
ethanol in a solution that contains 23
milliliters of ethanol dissolved in 1
liter of water?
A. 0.23% B. 2.30%
C. 23.30% D. 25.00%
5. What is the percent by volume
of isopropyl alcohol in a solution
that contains 400 mL of isopropyl
alcohol in 2.3 L of water?
A. 1.20% B. 2.10%
C. 12.20% D. 17.39%
When you add a small amount of sugar to
water, the solid disappears. We say that it
__________. The water particles are attracted
to the _______ particles. Although the sugar
particles are still there, we can’t see them
anymore. Sugar is soluble in water and has
formed a solution. When there is a solid
solute and liquid solvent, we use percent by
_________.
Percent by volume are for solutions that
involve a liquid solute and solvent, and
expresses concentration by volume of its
components. It expresses the
concentration of a liquid solution as
percentage of the volume of solute to the
volume of the solution (g/100 mL).
Most rubbing alcohol products sold in this
pandemic have a concentration of 70%,
which could be isopropyl or ethyl alcohol.
Lesson 2 Concentration of Solutions 12
This means that 70% is alcohol and the
other 30% is water (by volume of solute
and solvent). Percent by volume could be
computed as:
However, there are instances
when the volume of the
solutions is not equal to the
volume of the solvent and
solute; this is because the
volume of the liquid is not
absolutely proportionate.
SAMPLE EXERCISES
1. Most alcoholic beverages
contain ethanol (ethyl alcohol).
A 750 mL bottle of wine
contains 93.75 mL of ethanol.
What is the percent by volume
concentration of ethanol in the
bottle?
Identify the given quantities.
Given:
Volume of solute = 93.75 mL

Volume of solution = 750 mL
Know what’s being asked.
Asked: % Volume = ?
Choose applicable equation.
Solution:
Substitute the given quantities and cancel
same units.
Multiply result by 100
Make sure you have the correct

unit
% Volume = 12.50%
2. How many milliliters
of ethyl alcohol are
present in a 50 mL
bottle of a 70% alcohol
solution?
What’s More
Directions: Solve the following

problems. Show your solutions and
express your answer in two decimal
places. Write your answer in your
notebook.
1. Boric acid is said to be soluble
to water. How will you prepare 50
mL solution that is 2% boric acid?
2. What is the percent by volume

of a 90mL solution that contains
25 mL methanol?
What I Have Learned
The present pandemic makes us more conscious
and adherent to disinfecting our surroundings. A
lot of it are commercially available and are out
of stock due to high demand. A concentration of
at least 60% alcohol by volume is enough to
destroy most viruses including coronavirus. A
100% (anhydrous) alcohol has serious side
effects, including headache, nausea, vomiting
and irritation of the nasal passages and lungs,
and may cause loss of consciousness.
Given the recent situation, and
you were provided with an ethyl
alcohol (ethanol) solution and a
20 mL medicine cup. How
would you prepare a 1.5 L
solution with 60% ethyl alcohol
concentration?
Assessment
1. Alcohol as disinfectant is normally
sold as a solution of 70% ethyl or
isopropyl alcohol. How much
alcohol is present in a 100 mL
solution?
A. 30 mL B. 60 mL
2. A beverage contains 3% alcohol which
means that ______________
A. The solution contains 30 mL of alcohol.
B. The solution contains 30 mL water in 70 mL
of water.
C. The solution contains 3 mL of alcohol in 97
mL of water.
D. The solution contains 300 mL of alcohol in
700 mL of water
ethanol in a solution that contains 35
milliliters of ethanol dissolved in 115
milliliters of water?
A. 0.23% B. 2.33%
C. 23.33% D. 25.00%
isopropyl alcohol in a solution that
contains 24 mL of isopropyl
alcohol in 1.1 L of water?
A.1.20% B. 2.18%
C. 2.22% D. 12.21%
5. Nail polish is said to have varnish as a
solute and propanone as a solvent. How
much propanone is present in 50%
concentration of 150 mL solution?
A. 50 mL B. 55 mL
C. 70 mL D. 75 mL

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