Answer: 0.067 litres of water
Step-by-step explanation:
The mode is:
Concentration of new solution = Moles of acid in original solution / (Volume of original solution + Volume of water added)
Assume volume of water added is w.
12 = 16 (0.2) / (0.2 + w)
(0.2 + w) * 12 = 3.2
0.2 + w = 3.2 / 12
w = (3.2 / 12) - 0.2
w = 0.067 litres of water
The amount of water you should add to the solution is 0.067 liters.
Given
You have 0.2 liters of an acid solution whose acid concentration is 16 moles per liter.
You want to dilute the solution with water so that its acid concentration is only 12 moles per liter.
You can also use the solution dilution calculator in order to calculate the concentration of ions in a diluted solution.
The amount of water you should add to the solution is given;
[tex]\rm Concentration \ of \ new \ solution =\dfrac{\text{Moles of acid in original solution } }{\text{Volume of original solution + Volume of water added}}\\\\12=\dfrac{16(0.2)}{0.2+w}\\\\12 (0.2+w)=16(0.2)\\\\2.4 +12w=3.2\\\\12w=3.2-2.4\\\\12w=0.8\\\\w=\dfrac{0.8}{12}\\\\w=0.067[/tex]
Hence, the amount of water you should add to the solution is 0.067 liters.
To know more about concentration click the link given below.
https://brainly.com/question/882576
