Question

A 65.0-mL aqueous solution contains 7.54 g of copper (II) chloride, CuCl2. Calculate the molarity of the solution. {Ans. ~ [CuCl2] = 0.862 M} Write the set up of the calculation that leads to the answer.

Answer 1

The first thing we need to remember is that:

We have 7.54g of CuCl2 so we need to express this amount in moles dividing by the molar mass of CuCl2.

This is:

And, also remember that 65.0mL equals 0.065L.

Now, replacing in the molarity equation:

Thus the answer is 0.862M.