Question

Which is more concentrated vinegar ( 5%. {W/V }acetic acid) or 1 M acetic acid.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

1 M acetic acid is more concentrated than vinegar (5% W/V acetic acid).

Answer 3

Yes, I can explain it.

The concentration of vinegar is given in terms of mass/volume percentage i.e., 5% (W/V) acetic acid means 5 grams of acetic acid in 100 ml of vinegar. On the other hand, 1 M acetic acid means 1 mole of acetic acid in 1 liter of solution.

To compare the concentration of both solutions, we need to convert them to the same unit. We can convert 5% (W/V) acetic acid to molarity using the formula:

Molarity = (Mass of solute in grams / Molar mass of solute) / Volume of solution in liters

The molar mass of acetic acid is 60.05 g/mol. Therefore, the molarity of 5% (W/V) acetic acid solution can be calculated as:

Molarity = (5 g / 60.05 g/mol) / (100 ml / 1000 ml/L) = 0.83 M

This means that 1 M acetic acid solution is more concentrated than 5% (W/V) acetic acid solution.