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Example
0.5 mol of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 2 dm3 of water. Calculate the concentration of the sodium hydroxide solution formed.
Concentration =
Concentration = 0.25 mol/dm3
Volume units
Volumes used in concentration calculations must be in dm3, not in cm3. It is useful to know that 1 dm3 = 1000 cm3. This means:
divide by 1000 to convert from cm3 to dm3
multiply by 1000 to convert from dm3 to cm3
For example, 250 cm3 is 0.25 dm3 (250 ÷ 1000). It is often easiest to convert from cm3 to dm3 before continuing with a concentration calculation.
Question
100 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid contains 0.02 mol of dissolved hydrogen chloride. Calculate the concentration of the acid in mol/dm3.
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Converting between units
The relative formula mass of the solute is used to convert between mol/dm3 and g/dm3:
to convert from mol/dm3 to g/dm3, multiply by the relative formula mass
to convert from g/dm3 to mol/dm3, divide by the relative formula mass
Remember: the molar mass is the Ar or Mr in grams per mol.
Example
Calculate the concentration of 0.1 mol/dm3 sodium hydroxide solution in g/dm3. (Mr of NaOH = 40)
Concentration = 0.1 × 40
= 4 g/dm3
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