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18 g of C6H12O6 is dissolved in water to make 200 mL of solution. What is the molarity?: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step solutions and concentration video lesson with captions. Final answer: M = 0.499567 mol/L.

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1. The problem
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18 g of C6H12O6 is dissolved in water to make 200 mL of solution. What is the molarity?
2. Step by step
1. $M(\mathrm{C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}}) = 180.156\ \text{g/mol}$
  Molar mass of C6H12O6
2. $n = \frac{m}{M} = \frac{18\ \text{g}}{180.156\ \text{g/mol}} = 0.0999134\ \text{mol}$
  Convert grams to moles
3. $V = \frac{200\ \text{mL}}{1000} = 0.2\ \text{L}$
  Convert the volume to litres
4. $M = \frac{n}{V} = \frac{0.0999134\ \text{mol}}{0.2\ \text{L}} = 0.499567\ \text{mol/L}$
  Molarity is moles per litre
3. The answer
$\text{M = 0.499567 mol/L}$
M = 0.499567 mol/L
4. Check
- n = MV: 0.499567 × 0.2 = 0.0999134 mol ✓

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The problem. Here is the problem: 18 g of C6H12O6 is dissolved in water to make 200 mL of solution. What is the molarity? Molarity is moles of solute per litre of solution.

Step by step. Molar mass of C6H12O6. Convert grams to moles. Convert the volume to litres. Molarity is moles per litre.

The answer. So the answer is M equals 0.499567 mol/L. Molarity (mol/L, written M) uses the volume of the whole solution, not of the solvent alone. To make a solution, weigh the solute, dissolve it in less solvent, then top up to the final volume.

Check. n equals MV: 0.499567 times 0.2 equals 0.0999134 mol, which checks out.

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