Question

Determine the molar concentration of na+ and po4 3- in a 2.25 M Na3 PO4 solution

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The concentration of Na^+ in the solution is 6.75 M.

B. The concentration of PO4^3- in the solution is 2.25 M.

Explanation:

We'll begin by writing the balanced dissociation equation for Na3PO4.

This is illustrated below:

Na3PO4 will dissociate in solution as follow:

Na3PO4(aq) —> 3Na^+(aq) + PO4^3-(aq)

Thus, from the balanced equation above,

1 mole of Na3PO4 produce 3 moles of Na^+ and 1 mole of PO4^3-

A. Determination of the concentration of Na+ in 2.25 M Na3PO4 solution.

This can be obtained as follow:

From the balanced equation above,

1 mole of Na3PO4 produce 3 moles of Na^+.

Therefore, 2.25 M Na3PO4 solution will produce = (2.25 x 3) /1 = 6.75 M Na^+.

Therefore, the concentration of Na^+ in the solution is 6.75 M

B. Determination of the concentration of PO4^3- in 2.25 M Na3PO4 solution.

This can be obtained as follow:

From the balanced equation above,

1 mole of Na3PO4 produce 1 mole of PO4^3-

Therefore, 2.25 M Na3PO4 solution will also produce 2.25 M PO4^3-.

Therefore, the concentration of PO4^3- in the solution is 2.25 M.