Wednesday, April 24, 2013

To What Volume You Dilute A Solution


To what volume should you dilute 20mL of a 11.0M {\rm{H}}_2 {\rm{SO}}_4 solution to obtain a 0.140M {\rm{H}}_2 {\rm{SO}}_4 solution? 
 
Dilution Equation: M1*V1 = M2*V2

Find out what the final volume,V2, should be as a start.

V2 = M1*V1 / M2

= (11.0M)(20 mL)/(0.140M)

= 1571.42857 mL
 
* 1000 ml = 1 L

1571.42857 mL/1000 = 1.57142857 = 1.6 (rounded to two significant numbers)