Calculate the molar concentration for each of the following.

a)The concentration of a brine solution containing 225 g for pure sodium chloride dissolved in 4.00 L of solution.

b)The volume that must be added to 4.2 mol of magnesium chloride to make a 0.045 M solution.

c)The concentration of ethanol that is considered the legal limit when driving: 0.08 g of C2H6O(1) in 100 mL of blood.

1 answer

For all of these just follow the definition that M = mols/L solution.

a. mols NaCl = grams NaCl/molar mass NaCl
Then M = mols L = ?

b. M = mols/L. You know mols and M, solve for L.

c. Convert 0.08g to mols. mols = grams/molar mass = ?
That many mols in 0.1 L means ? mols ethanol in 1 L? That gives you M.