MOLARI

OBJECTIVES:
Express concentration of solutions
using the concept of molarity.
Perform calculations for solution
concentration given appropriate
data.
 MOLARITY (M)
 the
 
concentration of a solution expressed as
the number of moles of solute per liter of
solution.
Molarity (M) =
For example, a 0.25 M
NaOH solution (this is read
as 0.25 molar) contains 0.25
moles of sodium hydroxide
in every liter of solution. 
To calculate molarity: (Method 1)
1. Calculate the number of moles of
solute present.
2. Calculate the number of liters of
solution present.
3. Divide the number of moles of solute
by the number of liters of solution.
Instead of calculating the
moles of solute and liters of
solution present individually,
you can also string all the
calculations together in one
problem.
(Method 2)
1. Divide the amount of solute by the
volume of solution (regardless of the
initial units given).
2. Use dimensional analysis to convert the
amount of solute to moles of solute.
3.Use dimensional analysis to convert the
volume of solution to liters of solution (if
necessary).
 SAMPLE PROBLEMS:
1. What is the molarity of a solution prepared by dissolving
15.0 g of sodium hydroxide in enough water to make a total
of 225 mL of solution?
Method 1:
•Calculate the number of moles of solute present.

mol NaOH = 15.0g NaOH x 1 mol NaOH

40.0 g NaOH
mol NaOH = 0.375 mol NaOH    
•Calculate the number of liters of solution
present.
225 m
L soln = x 1L = 0.225 L soln
L
1000 mL
• Divide the number of moles of solute by
the number of liters of solution.
M = 0.375 mol NaOH = 1.67 M NaOH
0.225 L soln
Method 2:

•Divide the amount of solute by the volume of

solution (regardless of the initial units given).

M = 15.0 g NaOH
225 mL soln
•Use dimensional analysis to convert the
amount of solute to moles of solute.
Use dimensional analysis to convert the
volume of solution to liters of solution
(if necessary).
2. What is the molarity
of a solution that
contains 1.724 moles of
H2SO4 in 2.50 L of
solution?
3. What is the molarity of a
solution prepared by
dissolving 25.0 g of HCl in
enough water to make 150.0
mL of solution?
(MM of HCl = 36.45g/mol)
 SW

1. Calculate the molarity of a 250 mL solution which contains 5.0

g . (Ca=40.08 ; Cl=35.44)
2. Calculate the molarity of a 100 mL solution having 2.0 moles
of NaOH.
3. Calculate the mass of solute needed to prepare 500 mL of 2M
HCl. (molar mass = 36.45 g/mol)
4. Calculate the number of moles of solute in each of 100 mL of
0.5M . (H=1.01 ; S=32.05 ; O=16)
5. What volume of solution is prepared from 2.0 g NaOH (molar
mass = 40g/mol) with a concentration of 0.6M.