Question

I need to make 500 mL of a 0.1 M solution of copper sulfate. If I only have 0.4 M solution available, what volume should I initially use?

Answer 1

1000 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

The final volume is 1000 mL means we need to add more 500 mL into the 500 mL of 1.0 M CuSO4 C u S O 4 solution, so we will get 0.5 M solution of CuSO4 C u S O 4 . Thus, 500 mL of water should be added to 500 mL of 1.0 M CuSO4 C u S O 4 solution to dilute it to 0.5 M.