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how many moles of h ions are present in the following aqueous solution? 2,945 ml of 0.183 m nitric acid

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Answer:

0.000539 moles of H ions

Step-by-step explanation:

Nitric acid is HNO3. It is a strong acid, so we will assume that all of the hydrogens will become H ions (H^+1).

Lets assume 0.183 m is really meant to be 0.183 M

M stand for molar, or moles/liter, so we have a solution that contains 0.183 moles nitric acid per liter.

To find the number of actual moles in 2.945 ml of this solution, we can multiply the volume times the concentration:

Volume x Concentration = moles

(2.945 ml)*(0.183 M) = moles

(2.945 ml)*(0.183 moles/liter) = moles [Use moles/liter for M]

(2.945 ml)*(0.183 moles/liter)*(1 liter/1000 ml) = moles [Add a conversion factor to account for the ml and liter units]

Liters and ml both cancel:

(2.945)*(0.183 moles)*(/1000) = moles HNO3 [ = 0.000539 moles HNO3]

There are 0.000539 moles of HNO3 in 2.945 ml of 0.183 M nitric acid.

Therefore, there are 0.000539 moles of H ions present in the sample.

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