Creating a Stock Solution 15/11/2023, 13:32

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Name:__________________________

Dilution
You are a work study student in our chemistry department. Amy, your supervisor
has just asked you to prepare 250ml of 2.00M HNO3 solution for tomorrow's
undergraduate experiment. The Stock Solutions cabinet is under the Stockroom
Explorer. You will find find a 2.50 liter bottle containing 15.4M HNO3. Please
prepare a flask containing 250ml of a 2.00M solution. To ensure proper credit,
please write your calculations in the space given below.

Need some help?

In designing your procedure, it is useful to remember that diluting a substance does

not change the amount of that substance. So the number of moles of the
substance before the dilution is the same as the number of moles after the dilution
(conservation of matter). The number of moles in solution is given by the
concentration (C in moles/liter) multiplied by the volume (V in liters). So the
conservation of matter implies:

C1V1 = C 2V2

where C is concentration and V is volume. 1 labels the solution before the dilution
and 2 labels the solution after the dilution. (This expression is based on the
number of moles of the substance between the same before and after the dilution,
with C (moles/liter) * V (liter) = moles).

Important: Please describe your complete procedure and the key quantities you
measure. Points are based on whether or not you explain your procedure in
sufficient detail for us to know what you did. You are not graded on the method
you used; all approaches that produce accurate results are fine.

Experimental part: DONE

How did you prepare this solution?

250ml
How many milliliters of stock solution did you need to make this solution?
32.5ml.
Well done! You did a good job!

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