Question #52037

1 Answer
Oct 21, 2016

molar mass of # Na_2(CO_3)# = 106 grams/mole
The number of moles = 0.50 moles
The concentration is #0.50 moles/dm cubed

Explanation:

The molar mass of Sodium Carbonate can be found by multiplying the number of each atom times its atomic mass and adding all the masses together.

2 x Na = 2 x 23 = 46
1 x C = 1 x 12 = 12
3 x O = 3 x 16 = 48
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Total = 106

The number of moles is the mass divided by the molar mass.

53/106 = 0.50 moles

The concentration is the number of moles divided by the volume so

0.50 moles / (#dm^3#)