A stock solution has a concentration of 0.625 M. A 0.0800 M solution is required. If you use a 50.0 mL volumetric flask for the dilution, what volume
(in mL) needs to be taken from the stock solution?

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Explanation:

After the solution is prepared, the volumetric flask is expected to contain of the solution

The concentrations of the solutions are given in the unit moles-per-liter. Hence, convert the unit of the volume of the volumetric flask to liters:

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Calculate the number of moles of the solute in the volumetric flask:

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All these of the solute would have come from the stock solution that was initially added to the flask.

The concentration of the stock solution is . Calculate the volume of the stock solution that would contain of the solute:

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Convert the unit of the required stock solution to milliliters:

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