[CHM 111] Finding the moles of KOH and H2SO4

Andrew J. Pounds pounds at sandbox.mercer.edu
Sat Sep 19 14:58:46 EDT 2020



On 9/19/20 1:42 PM, wrote:
> Hey Dr. Pounds!,
>
> I was emailing to ask regarding how to calculate the moles of KOH and 
> H2SO4 for the lab. Do we use the initial mass of the aluminum and then 
> convert that to moles of KOH and H2SO4, or do we use density and 
> volume of each substance to find the mass in grams, and then convert 
> the masses into moles?
>
> Thank you for your time!,
>
>

In the lab procedures you were told the molarity of both the KOH and the 
H2SO4 as well as the volumes to use.  Based on what we discussed in 
class, if you multiply the volumes by the molarities, you know the moles.



-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Director of the Computational Science Program
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627

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