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Calculate Molarity of Urea Solution from Density

Dissolving 120 g120\text{ g} of urea (mol. wt. 6060) in 1000 g1000\text{ g} of water gave a solution of density 1.15 g/mL1.15\text{ g/mL}. The molarity of the solution is

Options

A

1.78 M1.78\text{ M}

B

2.00 M2.00\text{ M}

C

2.05 M2.05\text{ M}

Correct
D

2.22 M2.22\text{ M}

Step-by-Step Solution

To calculate the molarity of the urea solution, we follow these step-by-step calculations:

  1. Calculate the number of moles of solute (urea):
    The formula for moles (nn) is:
    n=Mass of ureaMolar mass of urean = \frac{\text{Mass of urea}}{\text{Molar mass of urea}}
    Given:

    • Mass of urea = 120 g120\text{ g}
    • Molar mass of urea = 60 g/mol60\text{ g/mol}

    n=120 g60 g/mol=2 molesn = \frac{120\text{ g}}{60\text{ g/mol}} = 2\text{ moles}

  2. Calculate the total mass of the solution:
    Mass of solution=Mass of urea+Mass of water\text{Mass of solution} = \text{Mass of urea} + \text{Mass of water}
    Mass of solution=120 g+1000 g=1120 g\text{Mass of solution} = 120\text{ g} + 1000\text{ g} = 1120\text{ g}

  3. Calculate the volume of the solution:
    Using the relation between mass, volume, and density (dd):
    Volume of solution (V)=Mass of solutionDensity of solution\text{Volume of solution } (V) = \frac{\text{Mass of solution}}{\text{Density of solution}}
    Given:

    • Density (dd) = 1.15 g/mL1.15\text{ g/mL}

    V=1120 g1.15 g/mL=11201.15 mLV = \frac{1120\text{ g}}{1.15\text{ g/mL}} = \frac{1120}{1.15}\text{ mL}

    Converting the volume from mL\text{mL} to liters (L\text{L}):
    VL=11201.15×1000 L=11201150 L=112115 LV_{\text{L}} = \frac{1120}{1.15 \times 1000}\text{ L} = \frac{1120}{1150}\text{ L} = \frac{112}{115}\text{ L}

  4. Calculate the molarity (MM) of the solution:
    Molarity is defined as the number of moles of solute per liter of solution:
    Molarity (M)=nVL\text{Molarity } (M) = \frac{n}{V_{\text{L}}}

    M=2112115=2×115112=230112≈2.0535 MM = \frac{2}{\frac{112}{115}} = \frac{2 \times 115}{112} = \frac{230}{112} \approx 2.0535\text{ M}

Rounding off to two decimal places gives 2.05 M2.05\text{ M}.

Thus, the correct option is C.