For practice, the molecular formula for ascorbic acid is C6H8O6, and you used 6 g in this experiment, calculate the molarity of the ascorbic acid. Now calculate the concentration in moles per drop (assume 1 mL = 20 drops).
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Answer:

0.68 M

Explanation:

The concentration of a solute refers to Molarity= [tex]\frac{moles}{Liter}[/tex]

We need to find moles, we can do that by using stoichiometry to convert 6g > moles using molar mass.

Molar mass of C6H8O6= 176 g/mol; this is our key to converting the amount we have to moles.

6g C6H8O6 x [tex]\frac{1 mol}{176 g}[/tex]C6H8O6 = 0.034 mol C6H8O6

Now we need our volume per drop.

We know 1000 mL=1 L

We have 20 drops per 1 mL, so 1 mL / 20 = 0.05 mL per drop. But we need Liters, so we'll convert it to Liters.

0.05 mL x [tex]\frac{1 L}{1000mL}[/tex] = 0.00005L

Now we can solve for Molarity.

Molarity of C6H8O6 = [tex]\frac{0.034 mols}{0.00005 L}[/tex] = 0.068M of C6H8O6