concentration of a substance helpp!

hi all, hope you're all having a nice easter holiday! im not ha, doing chemistry coursework.

anyway! I'm quite stuck on how to work out the concentration of a solution that I've diluted.
the substance i'm using is potassium peroxodisulphate of concentration 0.040moldm^-3.

the concentration of 25cm^3 potassium peroxodisulfate with no water would be 0.040moldm^-3.
but what if I diluted it, say 23cm^3 of p.p with 2cm^3 of water, how would I work out the concentration?

thanks for your help!

Reply 1

Caribbeantwist

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Concentration = moles * volume

Just put in the new volume

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Reply 2

calmpeach

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Original post by alexandraa

Concentration = moles * volume

Just put in the new volume

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hey thanks for the reply!
moles? moles of p.p??

Reply 3

Caribbeantwist

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Original post by calmpeach

hey thanks for the reply!
moles? moles of p.p??

Yes you just use the original moles of the p.p.

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Reply 4

calmpeach

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Original post by alexandraa

Yes you just use the original moles of the p.p.

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alright, so the original moles of p.p in 25cm^3 is: 0.040 * 25/1000 = 0.001

then multiply that by the new volume, 23, 0.001x23 = 0.023moldm^-3

is that right??

Reply 5

Caribbeantwist

12

Original post by calmpeach

hi all, hope you're all having a nice easter holiday! im not ha, doing chemistry coursework.

anyway! I'm quite stuck on how to work out the concentration of a solution that I've diluted.
the substance i'm using is potassium peroxodisulphate of concentration 0.040moldm^-3.

the concentration of 25cm^3 potassium peroxodisulfate with no water would be 0.040moldm^-3.
but what if I diluted it, say 23cm^3 of p.p with 2cm^3 of water, how would I work out the concentration?

thanks for your help!

Conc = moles * volume

0.04 = 25/1000 * m

Moles in 25 cm 3 is 1.6

1.6/25 is 0.064 moles in every cm3

So there would be 1.472 moles in 23 cm3

Conc = moles * volume
= 1.472 * 23/1000
0.0339 Moldm-3

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