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Molarity Virtual Lab

This document provides instructions for a virtual lab on molarity. It describes using a simulation to mix a drink mix solute into water, observing how concentration and color change as more solute is added. It asks questions about how concentration is affected by adding or removing water from solutions of CuSO4.

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Molarity Virtual Lab

This document provides instructions for a virtual lab on molarity. It describes using a simulation to mix a drink mix solute into water, observing how concentration and color change as more solute is added. It asks questions about how concentration is affected by adding or removing water from solutions of CuSO4.

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Molarity Virtual Lab:

Virtual Lab Document

Go to: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/concentration/latest/concentration_en.html.

Familiarize yourself with the operation of the various functions of the simulation. You can always press the
RESET button to return to the original situation.

Press Reset. Move the Concentration Probe into the liquid. Then Shake some Drink mix into the water.

1. Which substance is a solute, and which is a solvent in this experiment? [ The drink mix is a solute, and the
water is the solvent ]

2. How does the concentration expressed in mol/L change as more drink mix is added to the liquid?
[ Increases ]

3. What is the relationship between concentration and the amount of solute? [ Higher concentration of red the
solution will become. ]

4. What is the relationship between the concentration and color of the solution? [ As more solute is added,
the color of the solution turned red. ]

5. Given below are two beakers: Beaker A and Beaker B. Both beakers contain the Drink Mix solution.
However, the amount of solute is different in each solution (as you can see, the color of the solution is
different). Use the drawing tool to draw the solute particles in both beakers. Also, keep in mind the
relationship between the concentration and color of the solution while adding solute particles to the
solutions. Remember, since the color of both solutions is different, both solutions cannot have the
same number of solute particles. You can use dots to show solute particles. To draw dots:
Click on the beaker image -> Edit ->click on the shape

-> select shape

-> select an oval to draw dots as particles of solute.

Beaker A

Beaker B
6. Push the valve on the top left to add water to the container. What happens to the concentration as the
quantity of water increases? [ It gets lighter? ]

7. Remove water with the Evaporation Slider Bar on the bottom. What happens to the concentration as the
quantity of water decreases? [ The water decreases…? ]

Press Reset, then Select CuSO4.


Move the Concentration Probe into the liquid. Gently shake enough CuSO4 in the container to create a 1.0
mol/L (it is okay if you have a couple of decimal numbers) solution in the ½ liter of water originally in the
beaker.
8. Calculate the number of moles of solute in the beaker. (½ liter = 0.5 L) [ ? ]

9. Using your answer from #9, predict the concentration if the solution is diluted to a volume of 1 liter. Show
the calculation of this concentration, and include units in all your work. [ ? ]

10. Add water with the valve in the upper left until there is 1 liter of water in the beaker. What is the
concentration? Does this match your calculation? Yes or No. [ ? ]

11. Using your answer from #9, predict the concentration if the solution is now concentrated (by using
evaporation) to a volume of .75 liters. Show the calculation of this concentration, and include units in all your
work. [ ? ]

12. Evaporate water with Evaporation Slider Bar at the button until there is .75 liter of solution in the
beaker. (1/2 way between .5 liters and 1 liter). What is the concentration? Does this match your calculation?
Yes or No. Explain.[ ? ]

13. SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES (highlight the correct answer for each)
A) Adding solute (solid) to an unsaturated solution causes the concentration of
the solution to INCREASE /DECREASE/ REMAIN UNCHANGED.
B) Adding pure water to a saturated solution will cause the concentration of
the solution to INCREASE /DECREASE/ REMAIN UNCHANGED.
C) Adding a solid salt to a saturated solution causes the concentration of
the solution to INCREASE /DECREASE/ REMAIN UNCHANGED.
D) Evaporation acting on an unsaturated solution causes the concentration of
the solution to INCREASE /DECREASE/ REMAIN UNCHANGED
E) Evaporation acting on a saturated solution causes the concentration of
the solution to INCREASE /DECREASE/ REMAIN UNCHANGED.

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