Question

The water in a 2500-L aquarium contains 1.25 g of copper. Calculate the concentration of copper in the water in ppm (remember 1 L H2O=1 kg).

Answer 1

Answer:

0.5ppm

Explanation:

Step 1:

Data obtained from the question.

Volume of water = 2500L

Mas of Cu = 1.25 g

Step 2:

Determination of the concentration of Cu in g/L. This is illustrated below:

Volume of water = 2500L

Mas of Cu = 1.25 g

Conc. of Cu In g/L =?

Conc. g/L = Mass /volume

Conc. of Cu in g/L = 1.25/2500

Conc. of Cu in g/L = 5x10^–4 g/L

Step 3:

Conversion of the concentration of Cu in g/L to ppm. This is illustrated below

Recall:

1g/L = 1000mg/L

Therefore, 5x10^–4 g/L = 5x10^–4 x 1000 = 0.5mg/L

Now, we know that 1mg/L is equal to 1ppm.

Therefore, 0.5mg/L is equivalent to 0.5ppm