Ion Concentrations
Part of the Stoichiometry section of Coddy's Chemistry journey. Lesson 15 of 41.
In CaCl₂ no CaCl₂ is left whole: each one became one Ca²⁺ and two Cl⁻.
CaCl₂(s) → Ca²⁺(aq) + 2Cl⁻(aq)
So [Ca²⁺] = and [Cl⁻] = . Square brackets mean "the concentration of".
[Ca²⁺] = 0.2 M, [Cl⁻] = 0.4 M
Multiply the concentration of the solid by the number of that ion in the dissolution equation. The volume does not change the concentrations.
Challenge
Sodium sulfate dissolves as Na₂SO₄(s) → 2Na⁺(aq) + SO₄²⁻(aq). A flask holds of Na₂SO₄. What is [Na⁺], and how many moles of Na⁺ are in the flask?
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