Question

Calculate the sodium ion concentration when 70.0 mL of 3.0

M sodium carbonate is added to 30.0 mL of 1.0 M sodium
bicarbonate.

Answer 1

4.5 M Na+

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply the molarity by the volume of the solution to get moles.

Note that there are TWO sodium ions in sodium carbonate, therefore the first-mole calculation must be multiplied by two.

Since molarity is defined as moles of ions/liters of solution, the final molarity will be the sum of the calculated moles divided by the sum of the liters of solution.

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