Question

1 How many moles of solute are in:

Answer 1

Moles of solute for both a and b are the same = 1 mol

Further explanation

Given

a 500 cm³ of solution, of concentration 2 mol/dm³

b 2 litres of solution, of concentration 0.5 mol/dm³

Required

moles of solute

Solution

Molarity shows the number of moles of solute in every 1 liter of solution or mmol in each ml of solution

Can be formulated :

$\large \boxed {\bold {M ~ = ~ \dfrac {n} {V}}}$

a.

V = 500 cm³ = 0.5 L

M = 2 mol/L

n=moles = M x V

n = 2 mol/L x 0.5 L

n = 1 mol

b.  

V = 2 L

M = 0.5 mol/L

n=moles = M x V

n = 0.5 mol/L x 2 L

n = 1 mol