Calculate the molarity of the solutions made by dissolving the following amounts of solute in water and making the volume up to the stated value.
5.0mol nitric acid in 2.0L
Do I just find the molarity for nitric acid only, because when I write out the balanced equation, the ratio is 1:1:1:1
I don't know what kind of equation you are writing but molarity = mols/L; therefore,
M = 5 mols/2 L = 2.5M
To calculate the molarity of the solution, you need to know the number of moles of solute (in this case, nitric acid) and the volume of the solution. The molarity (M) is defined as moles of solute per liter of solution.
In this case, you have 5.0 moles of nitric acid and you are making a solution with a volume of 2.0 liters. To calculate the molarity, you divide the moles of nitric acid by the volume of the solution:
Molarity (M) = moles of nitric acid / volume of solution
Molarity (M) = 5.0 mol / 2.0 L
Molarity (M) = 2.5 M
Therefore, the molarity of the solution is 2.5 M.