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what volume of 0.5 M EDTA should be added to a solution to make it 1L at a concentration of 1mM EDTA (biotechnology)

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Answer: 2 mL of 0.5M EDTA

Step-by-step explanation:

1. The best equation to use for this is M1V1 = M2V2

M represents the concentration and V represents the volume.

2. Plug in known values and convert mM to M.

0.5M * V1 = .001M * 1L

Now solve for V1

3. V1 = .002L --> 2.0 mL

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