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Chemistry Questions

Hi could someone please help me with a few questions:

1.growth medium for E.coli contains glucose (Mr = 180) at a concentration of 0.4 % (m/v). What is the molar concentration (molarity)?

2.A patient needs 100 g glucose in the next 24 h. How many litres of a 5 % (m/v) glucose solution must be given?

3.You have a 5 mM stock solution of ATP. What volumes of this solution and water would you mix to prepare 10 ml of a 10-fold dilution?

4.What would be the final concentration of ATP in this diluted solution?

5.Now, what volumes of ATP stock solution and water would you mix to prepare 10 ml of a 1:10 dilution?

6.What volume of 0.5 mol L-1 ATP solution would be required to make up 200 ml of a solution of 50 μmol L-1?


Thanx!!!

Reply 1

1. 0.4% means 0.4g in 100ml, therefore 4g in 1 dm3. Molar conc. = 4/180 dm3

Reply 2

2. 5% (m/v) means 5g in 100ml, so 1 litre will give the patient 50g of glucose, therefore the patient requires 2 litres.

The rest is down to you.