Question

A chemist prepares a solution of sodium chloride by measuring out 25.4 grams of sodium chloride into a 100. mL volumetric flask and filling the flask to the mark with water. Calculate the concentration in mol/L of the chemist's sodium chloride solution. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

The concentration in mol/L = 4.342 mol/L

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

mass of sodium chloride = 25.4 grams

Volume of the volumetric flask = 100 mL

We all know that the molar mass of sodium chloride NaCl = 58.5 g/mol

and number of moles = mass/molar mass

The number of moles of sodium chloride = 25.4 g/58.5 g/mol

The number of moles of sodium chloride = 0.434188 mol

The concentration in mol/L = number of mol/ volume of the solution

The concentration in mol/L = 0.434188 mol/ 100 × 10⁻³ L

The concentration in mol/L = 4.34188 mol/L

The concentration in mol/L = 4.342 mol/L