Question
1.000 grams of KHP consumed 43.3 mL of KOH solution. What is the molarity of the KOH solution?
Answers
DrBob222
KOH + KHP ==> H2O + K2P.
mols KHP = grams/molar mass = ?
Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert mols KHP to mols KOH. That's a 1:1 ratio; therefore, ? mols KHP = the same mols KOH.
Then M KOH = mols KOH/L KOH. You know mols and L, solve for M
mols KHP = grams/molar mass = ?
Using the coefficients in the balanced equation, convert mols KHP to mols KOH. That's a 1:1 ratio; therefore, ? mols KHP = the same mols KOH.
Then M KOH = mols KOH/L KOH. You know mols and L, solve for M