Question

Caustic soda is 19.1 M NaOH and is diluted for household use. What is the household concentration if 10 mL of the concentrated solution is diluted to 400 mL?

Answer 1

Hello!

To calculate the household concentration of NaOH we need to use the dilution formula, clearing for M2, as you can see in the equation below:

$M1*V1=M2*V2 \\ \\ V2= \frac{M1*V1}{V2}$

Now, we input the values from the data we have onto this equation. M1=19,1 M; V1=10 mL; V2=400 mL, and solve the equation to get the result:

$V2= \frac{M1*V1}{V2}= \frac{19,1M*10mL}{400 mL}=0,48M$

So, the household concentration of NaOH will be 0,48 M

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