A student creates a solution by dissolving some Na2SO4 (molar mass = 142.05 g/mol) in enough water to create 0.500 L of solution. If [Na+ ] = 0.125 M then what mass of Na2SO4 was used?

Respuesta :

Answer : The mass of [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex] is, 4.43 grams.

Explanation :

As we know that, when [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex] dissolve in water then it dissociates to give 2 mole of sodium ion [tex]Na^+[/tex] and 1 mole of sulfate ion [tex]SO_4^{2-}[/tex]

The chemical reaction will be:

[tex]Na_2SO_4\rightarrow 2Na^++SO_4^{2-}[/tex]

Thus, the concentration of [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex] = [tex]\frac{\text{Concentration of }Na^+}{2}=\frac{0.125M}{2}=0.0625M[/tex]

First we have to calculate the moles of [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex]

[tex]\text{Concentration of }Na_2SO_4=\frac{\text{Moles of }Na_2SO_4}{\text{Volume of solution}}[/tex]

[tex]0.0625M=\frac{\text{Moles of }Na_2SO_4}{0.500L}[/tex]

[tex]\text{Moles of }Na_2SO_4=0.0312mol[/tex]

Now we have to calculate the mass of [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex]

[tex]\text{Mass of }Na_2SO_4=\text{Moles of }Na_2SO_4\times \text{Molar mass of }Na_2SO_4[/tex]

Molar mass of [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex] = 142 g/mol

[tex]\text{Mass of }Na_2SO_4=0.0312mol\times 142g/mol=4.43g[/tex]

Thus, the mass of [tex]Na_2SO_4[/tex] is, 4.43 grams.