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Calculate the amount of benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) required for preparing 250 ml of 0.15 M solution in methanol.


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Calculation of the amount of benzoic acid

  1. Step 1: Calculation of the number of moles of benzoic acid
    Molarity=NumberofmolesofsoluteVolumeofsolutioninliters
    No.of moles of benzoic acid required = 0.15x2501000
    No.of moles of benzoic acid required = 0.0375 moles
  2. Calculating the molar mass of benzoic acid
    Molar mass of benzoic acid = 7(12)+6(1)+2(16)
    Molar mass of benzoic acid =84+6+32
    Molar mass of benzoic acid = 122 g/mol
  3. Calculation of the mass of benzoic acid
    Mass of benzoic acid required = 122×0.0375
    Mass of benzoic acid required = 4.575 g

Therefore the amount of benzoic acid required is 4.575 g.


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