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    Calculating Molarity

    Home The properties and behavior of many solutions depend not only on the nature of the solute and solvent but also on the concentration of the solute in the solution. Chemists use many different units when expressing concentration; however, one of the most common units is molarity. Molarity (M) is the concentration of a solution expressed as the number of moles of solute per liter of solution
    Molarity (M) ! moles solute liters solution

    "or example, a #.$% M &a'( solution (this is read as #.$% molar) contains #.$% moles of sodium hydroxide in every liter of solution. )nytime you see the abbreviation M you should immediately thin* of it as mol+,. -n order to calculate the molarity of a solution, you need to *now the number of moles of solute and the total volume of the solution. To calculate molarity .. Calculate the number of moles of solute present. $. Calculate the number of liters of solution present. /. 0ivide the number of moles of solute by the number of liters of solution. -nstead of calculating the moles of solute and liters of solution present individually, you can also string all the calculations together in one problem .. 0ivide the amount of solute by the volume of solution (regardless of the initial units given).

    $. 1se dimensional analysis to convert the amount of solute to moles of solute. /. 1se dimensional analysis to convert the volume of solution to liters of solution (if necessary). The following example will illustrate both methods. 2xample 3hat is the molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving .%.# g of sodium hydroxide in enough water to ma*e a total of $$% m, of solution4 Method .

    Calculate the number of moles of solute present.


    mol &a'( ! .%.#g &a'( x . mol &a'( 5#.# g &a'( mol &a'( ! #./6% mol &a'(

    Calculate the number of liters of solution present.


    , soln ! $$% m, x ., .### m, ! #.$$% , soln

    0ivide the number of moles of solute by the number of liters of solution.


    M ! #./6% mol &a'( ! ..76 M &a'( #.$$% , soln

    Method $

    0ivide the amount of solute by the volume of solution (regardless of the initial units given).
    M ! .%.# g &a'( $$% m, soln

    1se dimensional analysis to convert the amount of solute to moles of solute.


    M ! .%.# g &a'( x . mol &a'(

    $$% m, soln

    5#.# g &a'(

    1se dimensional analysis to convert the volume of solution to liters of solution (if necessary).
    M ! .%.# g &a'( $$% m, soln , soln x . mol &a'( 5#.# g &a'( x .### m, soln . , soln

    M ! ..76 mol &a'( ! ..76 M &a'(

    )s you can see, both methods give exactly the same result. Choose whichever method is most comfortable for you. 8ust remember that ultimately your units must be mol+, (! M). Chem 1115 Chem 1215 Tutorial List Practice Problems .. 3hat is the molarity of a solution that contains ..6$5 moles of ($9'5 in $.%# , of solution4 $. 3hat is the molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving $%.# g of (Cl (g) in enough water to ma*e .%#.# m, of solution4 Check Answers

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