Block 2

Question 1

Define percent weight in volume (% w/v)

Answer 1

(x) grams of substance/in 100 mL of total prepared liquid

Question 2

Define percent weight in weight (% w/w)

Answer 2

(x) grams of a substance/100 g of a preparation (l or s)

Question 3

Define percent volume in volume (%v/v)

Answer 3

(x) mL of a substance / 100 mL total prepared liquid

Question 4

Define mg %

Answer 4

(x) mg of substance/ 100 mL of liquid

Question 4

Define parts per million (ppm)

Answer 4

(x) parts of an agent per 1 million parts of a whole

Question 5

Define parts per billion (ppb)

Answer 5

(x) parts of an agent per 1 billion parts of the whole

Question 6

What is the formula for specific gravity?

Answer 6

sp. g = grams of a substance / mass of equal volume of water

Question 7

How many cm are in 1 inch?

Answer 7

2.54 cm

Question 8

how many mL are in 1 pint?

Answer 8

473 mL

Question 9

How many mL are in 1 quart?

Answer 9

946 mL

Question 10

How many mL in 1 deciliter (dL)?

Answer 10

100 mL

Question 11

Please Never Mix My Green Kaleidoscope

Answer 11

Pico, nano, micro, milli, grams, kilo
(1000 fold each time)

Question 12

What are the two equations for specific volume?

Answer 12

sp. v = 1/sp. g
sp. v = volume of a substance / volume of equal weight of water