A 25.0-ml sample of hno3 solution requires 35.7 ml of 0.108 m na2co3 to completely react with all of the hno3 in the solution. what is the concentration of the hno3 solution?
If we write the equation of the reaction that will take place, it is: 2HNO₃ + Na₂CO₃ → 2NaNO₃ + H₂CO3
The molar ratio of 2HNO₃ : Na₂CO₃ = 1 : 2 Therefore, we can set up the equation: M₁V₁ = 2M₂V₂ Where the left side of the equation has the molarity and volume of HNO₃ and the right side has the molarity and concentration of Na₂CO₃. Substituting: M₁ = (2 x 0.108 x 35.7) / 25 M₁ = 0.308 M
