Question

As you enter the lab, you find two bottles labeled "concentrated ammonium phosphate." In one paragraph, using your own words, describe the steps you could take to change one of the bottles

into a diluted solution, and one of the bottles into a saturated solution. Be sure to use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Answer 1

Dilute ammonium phosphate by adding water using the dilution formula. To make it saturated, add the solute to water until no more dissolves, indicating saturation.

Step-by-step explanation:

To dilute one bottle of concentrated ammonium phosphate, you would add a measured amount of solvent (water) to decrease the solute's concentration. First, calculate the desired final concentration based on the initial concentration and then use the dilution formula C1V1 = C2V2, where C1 and V1 are the concentration and volume of the concentrated solution, and C2 and V2 are the concentration and volume of the diluted solution respectively.

To prepare a saturated solution, add the concentrated ammonium phosphate to water while stirring until no more solute dissolves; the point at which additional solute begins to accumulate at the bottom of the container indicates saturation. During this process, you should adhere to safety protocols, such as wearing gloves and goggles, and conduct the procedure in a fume hood if applicable. It is important to note that saturated solutions are dynamic, where solute particles are constantly dissolving and precipitating, and the saturation point is affected by temperature.