Question

Describe how you would make 250 ml of a 3 M solution of sodium acetate (NaOAc = 82.03 g/mol). First figure out how much sodium acetate you would need, then describe how you would make the solution if you were given a bottle of solid sodium acetate, a volumetric flask, and DI water.

Answer 1

You need to do the following conversion to pass from 3M in 250 mL to g of sodium acetate

`3 M (mol/L)*(1L/1000 mL)*(250 mL)*(82.03 g/1 mol)=61.52 g`

Step-by-step explanation:

First, you need to dissolve 61.52 g of solid sodium acetate (MW 82.03 g/mol) in 200 ml of DI water. Then, using a volumetric flask add water to bring the total volume of the solution to 250 mL.