How many liters of each solution do you need to get 3.0 mol of HCl?

a. 12.0 M HCl
b. 2 M HCl
c. 0.5 M HCl
d. 0.010 M HCl

1 Answer
Mar 21, 2018

By definition..."concentration"="moles of solute"/"volume of solution"

Explanation:

And so to gets the "volume"..we arrange the given quotient..

"volume of solution"="moles of solute"/"concentration"

a. And so if 3.0*mol are required from 12.0*mol*L^-1 HCl...we take the quotient...

(3.0*mol)/(12.0*mol*L^-1)=0.250*L (mind you I don't think you can get HCl at this concentration....)

b. And if 3.0*mol are required from 2.0*mol*L^-1 HCl...we take the quotient...

(3.0*mol)/(2.0*mol*L^-1)=1.50*L

c. And if 3.0*mol are required from 0.5*mol*L^-1 HCl...we take the quotient...

(3.0*mol)/(0.50*mol*L^-1)=6.0*L

d. And if 3.0*mol are required from 0.010*mol*L^-1 HCl...we take the quotient...

(3.0*mol)/(0.010*mol*L^-1)=300.0*L

And clearly this last is an impratical proposition....