How many grams of aspirin are contained in 50.0 mL of a 0.050 M solution?
Analysis
Use the molarity to convert the volume of the solution to moles of solute. Then use the molar mass to convert moles to grams.
How many grams of aspirin are contained in 50.0 mL of a 0.050 M solution?
Analysis
Use the molarity to convert the volume of the solution to moles of solute. Then use the molar mass to convert moles to grams.
[1] Identify the known quantities and the desired quantity.
0.050 M ? g aspirin
50.0 mL solution
known quantities desired quantity
[2] Determine the number of moles of aspirin using the molarity.
[3] Convert the number of moles of aspirin to grams using the molar mass (180.2 g/mol).