Answer:
2.40 M
Explanation:
The molarity of a solution tells you how many moles of solute you get per liter of solution.
Notice that the problem provides you with the volume of the solution expressed in milliliters,
mL
. Right from the start, you should remember that you must convert this volume to liters by using the conversion factor
1 L
=
10
3
mL
Now, in order to get the number of moles of solute, you must use its molar mass. Now, molar masses are listed in grams per mol,
g mol
−
1
, which means that you're going to have to convert the mass of the sample from milligrams to grams
1 g
=
10
3
mg
Sodium chloride,
NaCl
, has a molar mass of
58.44 g mol
−
1
, which means that your sample will contain
unit conversion
280.0
mg
⋅
1
g
10
3
mg
⋅
molar mass
1 mole NaCl
58.44
g
=
0.004791 moles NaCl
This means that the molarity of the solution will be
c
=
n
solute
V
solution
c
=
0.004791 moles
2.00
⋅
10
−
3
L
=
2.40 M
The answer is rounded to three sig figs, the number of sig figs you have for the volume of the solution.
