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What mass of sodium carbonate would be required to prepare 250 ml of 0.1 M sodium car

What mass of sodium carbonate would be required to prepare 250 ml of 0.1 M sodium carbonate?

please help and explain it to me, i really dont understand
Reply 1
you have a volume and a concentration so work out the moles n = (C x V)/1000

Then work out the mass m = n x Mr (you know that sodium carbonate is Na2CO3 so use the periodic table to work out the Mr)
(edited 10 years ago)
Original post by wag12k12dunkno
What mass of sodium carbonate would be required to prepare 250 ml of 0.1 M sodium carbonate?

please help and explain it to me, i really dont understand

Okay, so here is how you do it :smile:
First, you find the moles of sodium carbonate in the given solution.
moles=concentraton x volume (n=cv)
=0.1mol/dm3 x (250/1000)dm3
(0.1M = 0.1mol/dm3 and converting 250ml into dm3 by dividing by 1000)
=0.025mol

Next, you find out the molecular mass of Na2CO3=
( 23 x 2) + 12 + (16 x 3)
= 46 + 12 + 48
=106 (g/mol)

Then, you find out the mass of Na2CO3 needed to give .025 mol (the amount of moles in the solution)
moles= mass / molar mass
Therefore, mass = moles X molar mass
=0.025 x 106
2.65g

Hope this helps :smile:
Reply 3
Original post by Munrot07
you have a volume and a concentration so work out the moles n = (C x V)/1000

Then work out the mass m = n x Mr (you know that sodium carbonate is NaCO3 so use the periodic table to work out the Mr)

thanks but isnt sodium carbonate na2co3 and so will it be 0.025*106=2.56g! and also can you explain how it all works
Reply 4
Original post by 4evershinee
Okay, so here is how you do it :smile:
First, you find the moles of sodium carbonate in the given solution.
moles=concentraton x volume (n=cv)
=0.1mol/dm3 x (250/1000)dm3
(0.1M = 0.1mol/dm3 and converting 250ml into dm3 by dividing by 1000)
=0.025mol

Next, you find out the molecular mass of Na2CO3=
( 23 x 2) + 12 + (16 x 3)
= 46 + 12 + 48
=106 (g/mol)

Then, you find out the mass of Na2CO3 needed to give .025 mol (the amount of moles in the solution)
moles= mass / molar mass
Therefore, mass = moles X molar mass
=0.025 x 106
2.65g

Hope this helps :smile:

thanks so much! i just did it before the reply but this was very clear, cheers
Original post by wag12k12dunkno
thanks so much! i just did it before the reply but this was very clear, cheers

No probs :tongue:
Reply 6
Original post by 4evershinee
No probs :tongue:

What mass of calcium chloride would be required to prepare 2 litres of 0.5 M calcium chloride

So do i find out the moles so (2*0.5)/1000= 0.001

so then moles= mass/molar mass
so mass= moles* molar mass

molar mass of cacl2 is 111

so 0.001*111= 0.111

i know iv gone wrong somewhere here :frown:
Reply 7
Original post by Munrot07
you have a volume and a concentration so work out the moles n = (C x V)/1000

Then work out the mass m = n x Mr (you know that sodium carbonate is Na2CO3 so use the periodic table to work out the Mr)

please help with next question im not sure where i went wrong i dont know if i had to divide by 1000 or not
Reply 8
Original post by wag12k12dunkno
What mass of calcium chloride would be required to prepare 2 litres of 0.5 M calcium chloride

So do i find out the moles so (2*0.5)/1000= 0.001

so then moles= mass/molar mass
so mass= moles* molar mass

molar mass of cacl2 is 111

so 0.001*111= 0.111

i know iv gone wrong somewhere here :frown:


convert L to ML = 2L = 2000ML
2000 X 0.5/1000= 1
1 x 111 = 111

Remember that ml=cm3 they're both the same.
Reply 9
Original post by wag12k12dunkno
please help with next question im not sure where i went wrong i dont know if i had to divide by 1000 or not


you only divide by 1000 if you have cm^3 because you need it in dm^3. If the volume is in dm^3 do not divide by 1000. 1dm^3 = 1 litre
Original post by cleveradam
convert L to ML = 2L = 2000ML
2000 X 0.5/1000= 1
1 x 111 = 111

Remember that ml=cm3 they're both the same.

why do i have to convert L to ML in the last question i just divided by 1000
Original post by Munrot07
you only divide by 1000 if you have cm^3 because you need it in dm^3. If the volume is in dm^3 do not divide by 1000. 1dm^3 = 1 litre

ok cheers
Original post by Munrot07
you only divide by 1000 if you have cm^3 because you need it in dm^3. If the volume is in dm^3 do not divide by 1000. 1dm^3 = 1 litre

how do i find the number of moles in an element if im given the amount of grams of the element

moles= mass/molar mass dw i was being dumb
(edited 10 years ago)
Original post by Munrot07
you only divide by 1000 if you have cm^3 because you need it in dm^3. If the volume is in dm^3 do not divide by 1000. 1dm^3 = 1 litre

dw i worked it out
(edited 10 years ago)
thanks a lot
You need to prepare 2.500 L of 1M sodium carbonate. What mass of sodium carbonate is required for this solution?
Original post by wag12k12dunkno
thanks so much! i just did it before the reply but this was very clear, cheers


You need to prepare 2.500 L of 1M sodium carbonate. What mass of sodium carbonate is required for this solution?
can u fix this one?
Original post by mrcullen
You need to prepare 2.500 L of 1M sodium carbonate. What mass of sodium carbonate is required for this solution?
can u fix this one?


I just tried many times and I got incorrect

the mass for Na2CO3. 105.99 g/mol
and I got for my question 264.975 g/mol so could check out for me please ?
Original post by mrcullen
You need to prepare 2.500 L of 1M sodium carbonate. What mass of sodium carbonate is required for this solution?
can u fix this one?


I just tried many times and I got incorrect

the mass for Na2CO3. 105.99 g/mol
and I got for my question 264.975 g/mol so could check out for me please ? :frown:

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