## post assessment

Maggie Doan 1I
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### post assessment

5.00 g of KMnO4 is dissolved in a 150.00 mL flask of water. If 20.00 mL of this solution is removed and placed in a new 2nd 250.00 mL flask and filled with water, what is the concentration of the solution in the 2nd flask? Molar Masses: K (39.10 g/mol), Mn (54.94 g/mol), O (16.00 g/mol)

Why do you use 20.00 mL as your Vintial when trying to find Mfinal?

Isabel Nakoud 4D
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### Re: post assessment

5.00 g of KMnO4 is dissolved in a 150.00 mL flask of water. If 20.00 mL of this solution is removed and placed in a new 2nd 250.00 mL flask and filled with water, what is the concentration of the solution in the 2nd flask? Molar Masses: K (39.10 g/mol), Mn (54.94 g/mol), O (16.00 g/mol)

Why do you use 20.00 mL as your Vintial when trying to find Mfinal?

If you are confused because you believe that 150.00 mL should be the initial Volume, let me clarify that you use the 150.00 mL to find the initial Molarity of KMnO4. After you find the molarity, you have your solution. Then, a 20.00 mL sample of that solution is taken and it is diluted with the 250.00 mL (Final Volume). Therefore, you are trying to compare the initial Molarity to the final Molarity (which you are solving for), and so to do that you are comparing the initial Volume of 20.00 mL to 250.00 mL.

Hope this helps, if not, reply and I'll come back again to answer!