Chapter 4.1, Problem 4.3BFP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The molarity of a solution that contains $175\text{ mg}$ of sodium nitrate in a total volume of $15.0\text{ mL}$ is to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

Molarity $\left(M\right)$ is one of the concentration terms that determine the number of moles of solute present in per liter of solution.

The expression to calculate the molarity of a solution when moles of solute and volume of solution are given is as follows:

$\text{Molarity of solution}\left(M\right)=\frac{\text{moles of solute}\left(\text{mol}\right)}{\text{volume of solution}\left(\text{L}\right)}$

The expression to calculate the moles of solute when given mass and molecular mass of compound are given is as follows:

$\text{Moles of compound}\left(\text{mol}\right)=\left[\begin{array}{c}\text{given mass}\text{of compound}\left(\text{g}\right)\\ \left(\frac{\text{1mole}\text{of compound}\left(\text{mol}\right)}{\text{molecular mass of compound}\left(\text{g}\right)}\right)\end{array}\right]$