What is the molarity of 50% w/w HCl solution for which ρsolution=1.15gcm3?

1 Answer
Jul 27, 2017

You have not specified a solvent.......and the question has not been written by a chemist......

Explanation:

We assume an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, and clearly a 1mL volume of the stuff contains 50%×1cm3×1.15gcm3=0.575g HCl.....

And thus the concentration is.......moles of solutevolume of solution

50%×1cm3×1.15gcm336.46gmol11×103L15.8molL1.

The most concentrated hydrochloric acid you can buy is 3638%(ww); typically we are supplied conc. HCl as a 10.5molL1 solution in the laboratory.