Question

Suppose you are working with a NaOH stock solution but you need a solution with a lower concentration for your experiment. Calculate the volume of the 1.475 M stock NaOH solution needed to prepare 250.0 mL of 0.1374 M dilute NaOH solution.

Answer 1

Answer:

$V_1=23.3~mL$

Explanation:

In this case, we have a dilution problem. We have to remember that in the dilution procedure we go from a solution with higher concentration to a solution with lesser concentration. Therefore we have to start with the dilution equation:

$C_1*V_1=C_2*V_2$

Now we can identify the variables:

$C_1=~1.475_M$

$V_1=~?$

$C_2=~0.1374_M$

$V_2=~250.0~mL$

If we plug all the values into the equation:

$1.475_M*V_1=0.1374_M*250.0~mL$

And we solve for $V_1$:

$V_1=\frac{0.1374_M*250.0~mL}{1.475_M}$

$V_1=23.3~mL$

I hope it helps!