What is the #%"w/v"# of #"NaOH"# if #"4.0 g"# of it was in #"500 mL"# and #"10 mL"# of it was used to get #"100 mL"#?
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#"0.08% w/v NaOH"# , assuming the#"500 mL"# is the final total volume of the starting solution.
It's a little unclear exactly what you mean, but I assume you are saying:
#"4.0 g"# of sodium hydroxide was dissolved in water and diluted to#"500 mL"# .#"10 mL"# of that solution was diluted to#"100 mL"# .- We want the resultant concentration in
#% "w/v"# .
We define
#bb(%"w/v" = "g solute"/"mL soln" xx 100%)#
We started with:
#"4.0 g NaOH"/"500 mL soln"xx100% = 0.8% "w/v NaOH"# ,
because the
If we then take
Since the volume multiplied by
We can more easily see this in the dilution equation, where
#M_1V_1 = M_2V_2#
#(0.8% "w/v NaOH")("10 mL") = M_2("100 mL")#
#=> M_2 = ((0.8% "w/v NaOH")(10 cancel"mL"))/(100 cancel"mL")#
#= color(blue)(0.08% "w/v NaOH")#