Question

A solution is made by diluting a standard solution by adding 25 mL of the standard solution to 75 mL of distilled water. What is the concentration of the resulting solution?

Answer 1

Answer:

The concentration of the resulting solution is 0.25 or one quarter of the standard solution

Explanation:

Whereby the molar concentration of the standard solution is P molar per liter, we have

25 ml of the standard solution contains

25/1000×P moles of the standard solution such that the resultant solution has a volume of 25 + 75 = 100 ml contains 0.025 P moles of the standard solution

The concentration of a solution is the number of moles contained per liter, which gives

100 ml contains 0.025 P moles

1 liter = 1000 ml will contain 1000/100 × 0.025 = 0.25 P moles of the stanard solution

Therefore, the concentration of the resulting solution is 0.25 or one quarter of the standard solution.