Question

A chemist dissolves 0.096 g of CuSO4 · 5 H2O in water and dilutes the solution to the mark in a 500-mL volumetric flask. A 6-mL sample of this solution is then transferred to a second 500-mL volumetric flask and diluted.

A) What is the molarity of CuSO4 in the second solution? Answer in units of M.
B) To prepare the second 500 mL of solution directly, what mass of CuSO4 · 5 H2O would need to be weighed out? Answer in units of mg

Answer 1

(A) 4.616 * 10⁻⁶ M

(B) 0.576 mg CuSO₄·5H₂O

Step-by-step explanation:

• The molar weight of CuSO₄·5H₂O is:

63.55 + 32 + 16*4 + 5*(2+16) = 249.55 g/mol

• The molarity of the first solution is:

(0.096 gCuSO₄·5H₂O ÷ 249.55 g/mol) / (0.5 L) = 3.847 * 10⁻⁴ M

The molarity of CuSO₄·5H₂O is the same as the molarity of just CuSO₄.

• Now we use the dilution factor in order to calculate the molarity in the second solution:

(A) 3.847 * 10⁻⁴ M * 6mL/500mL = 4.616 * 10⁻⁶ M

To answer (B), we can calculate the moles of CuSO₄·5H₂O contained in 500 mL of a solution with a concentration of 4.616 * 10⁻⁶ M:

• 4.616 * 10⁻⁶ M * 500 mL = 2.308 * 10⁻³ mmol CuSO₄·5H₂O

• 2.308 * 10⁻³ mmol CuSO₄·5H₂O * 249.55 mg/mmol = 0.576 mg CuSO₄·5H₂O