Protons, neutrons, and electrons… Oh My! Chemistry seems to trouble the non-science major. Bottom line, it is all about relationships! In this post, you apply critical thinking skills to demonstrate what you’ve learned about concepts in chemistry, by applying a concept to a real-life situation. This exercise will build your critical thinking skills as well as your creativity.
Task
Choose a major concept in chemistry from the notes, define it, and then give an example of how it is applied in real life. +400 words include references citation in text is APA
The concept of molarity is a major component of chemistry. Generally, molarity refers to the concentration of a substance in solution, expressed as the ratio of solute to solvent in terms of moles per liter. For example, if there are two moles (the unit for amount or quantity) of sodium chloride dissolved in one liter (1000 milliliters) of water, then that solution has a concentration or “molarity” of two mol/L (Kimball et al., 2019).
Molarity can be applied to many everyday situations such as when making coffee or tea. Brewing the perfect cup requires measuring out just the right amount of loose-leaf tea leaves or ground coffee beans into a pot with some hot water. The goal is usually to measure out enough so that it tastes strong enough but not too bitter. The correct ratio depends on how much liquid you use and how many teaspoons full you put into it; however, these measurements can be expressed in terms of moles per liter. If you want your brew stronger than usual, you can add more teaspoons full until you reach twice or triple the original amount measured which would correspond to doubling or tripling your initial mole concentration thus increasing its strength!
Molarity also applies beyond beverages—it is found in industries like food processing and pharmaceuticals where precise concentrations must be maintained for optimal results and safety purposes. In baking products like breads and cakes, ingredients such as baking soda are often added at concentrations ranging from 0.25-0.75 mol/L depending on their intended purpose; this helps control the rate at which carbon dioxide gas is released during baking process resulting in an evenly risen product with desirable texture qualities (Decker et al., 2017). Similarly, drug manufacturers must adhere strictly regulated standards when producing drugs since even slight variations from specified amounts could produce undesired effects; for instance aspirin tablets typically have an active ingredient content measured by its weight at about 3 grams per 100 pills giving them an approximate final concentration level within 1-3 mmol/L per tablet (Pfizer Consumer Healthcare 2018).
Overall, understanding concepts related to molarity provides us with insight into various processes essential for our daily lives both inside and outside home kitchen settings without us even realizing it! We are able to control precisely what goes into applications while taking advantage chemical properties like acid-base reactivity and gas production all thanks to calculations based upon ratios between substances present known as molars – pretty cool stuff if I do say so myself!