A 500 mL solution contains 1.2 moles of HC1. What is the molarity of this solution? What is n? What is V?
To calculate the molarity of the solution, we need to divide the number of moles of solute by the volume of the solution in liters.
Given:
- Number of moles of HC1 = 1.2 moles
- Volume of solution = 500 mL = 500/1000 = 0.5 liters
Molarity (M) = moles of solute/ volume of solution in liters
Molarity = 1.2 moles / 0.5 liters
Molarity = 2.4 moles/liter
So, the molarity of the solution is 2.4 M.
For the second part of the question:
- n usually represents the number of moles of a substance. In this case, n = 1.2 moles.
- V represents the volume of the solution, which is 500 mL or 0.5 liters.