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How can I prepare 0.5 molar sulfuric acid?

Curt Weinstein  Follow

Molar mass of H2SO4=98gmol

Molarity = massmolar mass × 1vol.of solvent in dm3

0.5 = m98 × 11

m=49g

Thus add 49 g H2So4 in measuring flask of add small quantity of solvent and shake well then fill the flask till 1 litre.

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Owen Buss  Follow

Start with basic chemistry -

C1V1 = C2V2

where:

C1 = Concentration of undiluted acid in moles

C2 = Concentration of the diluted acid in moles

V2 = Volume of diluted acid you want

Solve for V1 (how much concentrated acid of a given molarity you need) via

V1 = (C2V2)/C1

So - if you are starting with “98% w/w” (high grade) sulphuric acid and you want to make 1 litre of 0.5M Sulphuric Acid.

98% w/w Sulphuric acid = 18.4M Sulphuric acid

V1 = [(0.5 * 1000)/18.4] mls

= 27.2 ml (approx) of 98% Sulphuric acid

Dilute to 1000ml with distilled water to give 1L of 0.5M acid

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