Practice problems

# Question
1 What is the density of 216 ml of a liquid that weighs 73 g ?
2 What is the weight in grams of 113 ml liquid, with a specific gravity of 1.90?
3 If a drug has specific gravity of 2.00. How many ml of drug do you need to get 90 g of drug?
4 What is the specific gravity of a 490 ml of liquid that weighs 406 g?
5 How many mg of a drug will be there in 10 ml of 0.15 % w/v timolol ophthalmic solution?
6 What is the volume of isopropyl alcohol required to make 920 ml of rubbing alcohol (70% v/v isopropyl alcohol)
7 How many grams of dextrose are required to prepare 3010 ml of 75 % solution?
8 Calculate the % w/v of 24 w/w % NaCl solution having a specific gravity of 1.18.
9 Calculate the % w/w of a solution prepared by dissolving 65 g of a drug in 1650 ml of water?
10 A pharmacist dispenses 40 ml of 9 % w/v ibuprofen suspension, which is to be taken as 2 teaspoonful’s per day. How many milligrams of ibuprofen are contained per teaspoonful?
11 Express 1 : 778 as a percent strength.
12 Express 4.50 % as a ratio strength.
13 Calculate the milligrams of drug required to prepare 85 ml of a 1: 95 antiseptic solution.
14 How many milligrams of hexachlorophene should be used in compounding the following prescription?

Hexachlorophene 1 : 4100
Hydrophilic ointment ad 5 g
Sig. apply
15 Express 93 g in 550 ml as mg/ml.
16 Express 53 % w/v as mg/ml.
17 Express 1: 4700 (w/v) as mg/ml.
18 Calculate the concentration of copper in ppm if 62 ml of tap water contains X 10 -6 parts of copper.

Answers

The Answer to question 1 is: 0.34 g/ml

The Answer to question 2 is: 214.70 g

The Answer to question 3 is: 45.00 ml

The Answer to question 4 is: 0.83

The Answer to question 5 is: 15.00 mg

The Answer to question 6 is: 644.00 ml

The Answer to question 7 is: 2257.50 g

The Answer to question 8 is: 28.32 % w/v

The Answer to question 9 is: 3.79 % w/w

The Answer to question 10 is: 450 mg

The Answer to question 11 is: 0.13 %

The Answer to question 12 is: 1 : 22

The Answer to question 13 is: 894.74 mg

The Answer to question 14 is: 1.22 mg

The Answer to question 15 is: 169.09 mg/ml

The Answer to question 16 is: 530.00 mg/ml

The Answer to question 17 is: 0.21 mg/ml

The Answer to question 18 is: 1.61 ppm