Concentrated nitric acid is 16M. What volume of nitric acid must be diluted must with distilled water to prepare 5L of 0.1M nitric acid?
mL x M = mL x M
To find the volume of concentrated nitric acid that must be diluted, we need to use the formula:
C1V1 = C2V2
Where C1 and V1 are the concentration and volume of the initial solution (in this case, the concentrated nitric acid), and C2 and V2 are the concentration and volume of the final solution (0.1M nitric acid).
Given:
C1 = 16M
V1 = volume of concentrated nitric acid to be determined
C2 = 0.1M
V2 = 5L
We can rearrange the formula to solve for V1:
V1 = (C2V2) / C1
Substituting the given values:
V1 = (0.1M * 5L) / 16M
V1 = 0.05L
Therefore, you would need to dilute 0.05 liters (or 50 milliliters) of concentrated nitric acid with distilled water to prepare 5 liters of 0.1M nitric acid.