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Question 1 of 9

A pharmacist needs to make up 80 g of Paraffin Ointment BP 1988. If the percentage of White Beeswax in the ointment is 2 %, how many grams of White Beeswax does the pharmacist need?

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g
The pharmacist needs 1.6 g of the White Beeswax.

Amount of Specific Item = Total Amount of All Items x Percentage
100

Amount of Beeswax needed = 80 x   2  g
100
Amount of Beeswax needed = 1.6 g

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Question 2 of 9

Paraffin OIntment BP 1988 contains 15 g of Cetostearyl Alcohol in 300 g of ointment. What is the percentage of the Cetostearyl Alcohol - by mass?

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%
The percentage of Cetostearyl Alcohol is 5 %.

Percentage =   Amount of Specific Item    x 100 %
Total Amount of All Items

Percentage of Cetostearyl Alcohol =   15  x 100 %
300
Percentage of Cetostearyl Alcohol = 5%

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Question 3 of 9

A pharmacist made up an ointment containing 25 g of Calamine resulting in a Calamine concentration of 12.5 % by mass? How many grams of ointment did the pharmacist make?

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g
The pharmacist made up 200 g of the ointment.
Total Amount = Actual Amount of Item x        100         
percentage

Total amount of ointment = 25 x   100  g
12.5
Total amount of ointment = 200 g

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Question 4 of 9

A chemical experiment yields 9.7 g of a compound but the expected yield was 10.1 g of the compound. What was the actual percentage yield - to one decimal place?

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%
The percentage yield to one decimal place was 96.0 %.

Percentage =    Amount of Specific Item    x 100 %
Total Amount of All Items
Percentage Yield =    Actual Yield    x 100 %
Expected Yield

Percentage yield of compound =    9.7    x 100 %
10.1
Percentage yield of compound = 96.03 = 96.0 % to one decimal place.

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Question 5 of 9

If 33.33% of Opiate Squill Linctus BP 1988 is Squill Oxymel, how many ml (to nearest ml) of Squill Oxymel are needed to prepare 150 ml of the linctus?

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ml
50 ml of Squill Oxymel are needed.

Amount of Specific Item = Total Amount of All Items x    Percentage    
100

Amount of Squill Oxymel needed = 150 x   33.33   ml
100
Amount of Squill Oxymel needed = 50 ml to nearest ml

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Question 6 of 9

350 g of Compound Benzoic Acid Ointment contains 6 % Benzoic Acid by mass and 3 % Salicylic Acid by mass. The only other ingredient of the ointment is Emulsifying Ointment. How many grams of Emulsifying Ointment does the 350 g of ointment contain?

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g
The 350 g of ointment contains 318.5 g of Emulsifying Ointment.

Percentage of Emulsifying Ointment = 100 - 6 - 3 % = 91 %
(subtract the percentages of Benzoic Acid and Salicylic Acid)
Amount of Specific Item = Total Amount of All Items x    Percentage    
100
Amount of Emulsifying Ointment = 350 x   91    g
100
Amount of Emulsifying Ointment = 318.5 g

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Question 7 of 9

How many grams of Coal Tar would you need if you needed to prepare 180 g of a paste containing 6 % by mass of coal tar - to one decimal place?

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g
You would need 10.8 g of Coal Tar.
Amount of Specific Item = Total Amount of All Items x    Percentage    
100

Amount of Coal Tar needed = 180 x   6    g
100
Amount of Coal Tar needed = 10.8 g to one decimal place

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Question 8 of 9

A pharmacist has two eye drop solutions. The first solution contains 58.5 ml of Distilled Witch Hazel in 450 ml of solution. The second solution contains 35 ml of Distilled Witch Hazel in 250 ml of solution. What is the difference - in percent - between the strengths of the 2 solutions, considering Witch Hazel only?

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%
The difference between the 2 solutions is 1%.
Percentage =    Amount of Specific Item     x 100%
Total Amount of All Items

Percentage Witch Hazel in first solution = 58.5 x 100 = 13%
450
Percentage Witch Hazel in second solution = 35 x 100 = 13%
250
Therefore difference in strength is 14-13 % = 1%

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Question 9 of 9

An experiment yielded 4.2 g of a compound which was a percentage yield of 89.7 %. What was the expected maximum yield of the experiment for this compound - to one decimal place?

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g
The expected maximum yield was 4.7 g to one decimal place.

Total Amount = Actual Amount of Item x       100       
Percentage

Maximum Yield = Actual Yield x              100            
Percentage Yield
Maximum Yield of Compound = 4.2 x    100   g
89.7
Maximum Yield of Compound = 4.68 g = 4.7 g to one decimal place.

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