In the laboratory you dissolve 18.7 g of copper(II) bromide in a volumetric flask and add water to a total volume of 375mL. Required:
a. What is the molarity of the solution?
b. What is the concentration of the copper(II) cation?
c. What is the concentration of the acetate anion?

a) - 0.2 M

b) - 0.2 M

c)- 0

Explanation:

The chemical formula of copper (II) bromide is CuBr₂. Its molar mass (MM) is calculated as follows:

MM(CuBr₂)= MM(Cu) + (2 x MM(Br) = 63.5 g/mol + (2 x 80 g/mol)= 223.5 g/mol

a). Molarity = moles CuBr₂/1 L solution

moles CuBr₂ = mass/MM = 18.7 g x 1 mol/223.5 g = 0.084 mol

Volume in L = 375 mL x 1 L/1000 mL = 0.375 L

M = 0.084 mol/(0.375 L) = 0.223 M ≅ 0.2 M

b). When is added to water, CuBr₂ dissociates into ions as follows:

CuBr₂ ⇒ Cu²⁺ + 2 Br⁻

We have 1 mol Cu²⁺ (copper (II) cation) per mol of CuBr₂. Thus, the concentration of copper (II) cation is:

0.2 mol CuBr₂ x 1 mol Cu²⁺/mol CuBr₂ = 0.2 M

c). The concentration of acetate anion is 0. There is no acetate anion in the solution (the anion from CuBr₂ is bromide Br⁻).