Question

What is the concentration of 10.00 mL of HBr if it takes 16.73 mL of a 0.253 M LiOH solution to neutralize it?

Answer 1

First. let's write the reaction formula: HBr +LiOH ----> LiBr + H₂O

let's get the moles of LiOH first

moles= Molarity x Liters

moles= 0.253 M x 0.01673 Liter= 0.00423 moles LiOH

using the balanced equation, you can see that 1 mol LiOH is equal to 1 mol HBr. so:

0.00423 mol LiOH = 0.00423 mol HBr

now let's find the concentration

molarity= mol/ Liters

0.00423 mol/ 0.01000 Liters= 0.423 M