Calculate the molarity of the solute in a solution containing 14.2 KCl in 250 mL solution?
I know molarity is (moles of the solute/ liters of the solution)
The issue I dont understand is the 14.2 KCl I dont know what the units are. I am assuming its not grams
I know molarity is (moles of the solute/ liters of the solution)
The issue I dont understand is the 14.2 KCl I dont know what the units are. I am assuming its not grams
If so, your approach will be to determine the number of moles in the sample using the molar mass of potassium chloride.
To put it simply, molarity is the number of moles of solute a solution contains per liter of solution, which indicates its concentration.
The number of sig figs you have for the volume of the solution is the answer, which is rounded to two sig figs.
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To calculate the molarity (M) of the solute in a solution, you need to know the number of moles of the solute (in this case, KCl) and the volume of the solution in liters.
First, you need to convert the volume of the solution from milliliters (mL) to liters (L): [ 250 , \text{mL} = 250 \times 10^{-3} , \text{L} = 0.25 , \text{L} ]
Next, you need to calculate the number of moles of KCl: [ \text{moles of KCl} = \frac{\text{mass of KCl (in grams)}}{\text{molar mass of KCl}} ]
The molar mass of KCl is the sum of the atomic masses of potassium (K) and chlorine (Cl): [ \text{molar mass of KCl} = 39.10 , \text{g/mol (K)} + 35.45 , \text{g/mol (Cl)} = 74.55 , \text{g/mol} ]
Now, plug in the values to find the number of moles of KCl: [ \text{moles of KCl} = \frac{14.2 , \text{g}}{74.55 , \text{g/mol}} \approx 0.1907 , \text{moles} ]
Finally, calculate the molarity of the solution using the formula: [ \text{Molarity (M)} = \frac{\text{moles of solute}}{\text{volume of solution in liters}} ]
[ \text{Molarity (M)} = \frac{0.1907 , \text{moles}}{0.25 , \text{L}} = 0.7628 , \text{M} ]
Therefore, the molarity of the solute (KCl) in the solution is approximately 0.7628 M.
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