Question

2. You have been tasked with preparing one litre of 1M, 2M and 3M solutions of sodium hydroxide. To complete the task, you have access to an analytical balance with a

maximum capacity of 60g that is accurate to the nearest 0.01g, 3 one litre volumetric flasks, accurate to ±0.12mL. a. Determine the uncertainty in the concentration of each of the solutions using the balance and the one litre flasks. [8C₁ = ±1.73 10-4M, 8C₂ = ±2.98* 10-¹M, SC3= 4.01 10-4M] OR [8C₁ = +1.73 10-4M, 8C₂ = ±3.47*10-4M, 8C3 = 4.38 10-4M b. You accidentally break the flask for the 3M solution mid-way through preparing the solution. Instead, you now need to use four 250mL flasks accurate to ±0.08mL. Determine the total uncertainty in the concentration of 1L of 3M solution prepared this way. [SC3b = 4.33 * 10-³M OR 8C3b = 2.165 10-³M]

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