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Solutions and Dilutions Flashcards

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1
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What does API stand for?

A

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient

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What is an excipient?

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Any other component of medicines that isn’t API

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What is Route of Administration?

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The path medicines take into the body

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What is a solution?

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A solution is a homogeneous mixture of 2 or more substances in a single phase

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What is a solvent?

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Solvent is the component present in larger quantities in a solution

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What is a solute?

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A solute is the component present in smaller quantities in a solution

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What is solubility?

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Maximum of quantity of solute which can dissolve in a given solvent quantity

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What is meant by saturated solution?

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A solution is saturated when no more solute can dissolve and there is excess. Particles switch in and out of the saturated solution

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9
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How is solubility expressed?

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Solubility is expressed in terms of concentration

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What is a mole fraction?

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Mole fraction is the number of moles of solute over the total number of moles in a mixture

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What is the equation for mole fraction?

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n(solute) / n(solute) + n(solvent)

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What is molarity?

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The number of moles of solute dissolved in 1L of solution

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What are the units of molarity?

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molL^-1

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14
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What is a molar solution?

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1 molL^-1

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15
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What is %w/v

A

The number of grams of solute in 100ml of solution

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What is %w/w

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The number of grams of solute in 100g of solution

17
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What is density?

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Ratio of an object’s mass to its volume

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What is the equation for density?

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Density = mass/volume

19
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What are the standard units of density?

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gcm^-3

20
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What is 0°C in K?

A

0°C = 273K

21
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What is a qualitative observation?

A

A change in colour or physical appearance

22
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What is 0°C in °F?

A

0°C = 32°F

23
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What can lead to variations in molarity?

A

Temperature changes can affect solution density and therefore molarity

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