The level of contamination of chloroform was found to be 15 ppm. It means 15 g of chloroform is present in how many grams of solution?
1.0 g
100 g
1000 g
106 g
15 ppm means 15 g of chloroform is present in 106 g of solution.
A sample of drinking water was found to be severely contaminated with chloroform, CHCl3, supposed to be carcinogenic in nature. The level of contamination was 15 ppm (by mass).
(i) Express this in percent by mass.
(ii) Determine the molality of chloroform in the water sample.