Question

A student dilutes 50.0 mL of a 0.10 mol/L solution of HCl to 0.010 mol/L by adding water. Which statement is true?

Select one:

a.
The total amount of solute remain the same.


b.
The volume of the solution remains the same.



c.
The volume of the solvent remain the same.


d.
The total amount of solute decreases. (SAID IT WAS INCORRECT)

Answer 1

Diluting a solution involves adding additional solvent to reduce the concentration of the solute. In this case the total amount of solute remains the same.

The correct answer is c. The volume of the solvent remain the same.