What is the concentration of a solution which contains 0.28g of potassium hydroxide in 100 cm\(^{3}\) of solution [KOH = 56]

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Chemistry - 2021 (Objective) Subject: Chemistry

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What is the concentration of a solution which contains 0.28g of potassium hydroxide in 100 cm\(^{3}\) of solution [KOH = 56]

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To calculate the concentration of a solution, we need to know the amount of solute and the volume of the solution. The given amount of potassium hydroxide is 0.28 g and the volume of the solution is 100 cm\(^{3}\) or 0.1 dm\(^{3}\). First, we need to calculate the number of moles of potassium hydroxide in the solution by dividing its mass by its molar mass: Number of moles of KOH = Mass of KOH / Molar mass of KOH = 0.28 g / 56 g/mol = 0.005 mol Then, we can calculate the concentration of the solution in mol dm\(^{-3}\) by dividing the number of moles by the volume of the solution in dm\(^{3}\): Concentration of KOH solution = Number of moles / Volume of solution = 0.005 mol / 0.1 dm\(^{3}\) = 0.05 mol dm\(^{-3}\) Therefore, the concentration of the solution is 0.05 mol dm\(^{-3}\). is the correct answer.

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