A scientist wants to make a solution of tribasic sodium phosphate, na3po4, for a laboratory experiment. How many grams of na3po4 will be needed to produce 725 ml of a solution that has a concentration of na+ ions of 1.00 m ? Express your answer to three significant figures and include the appropriate units.

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Answer :

The correct answer is for mass of Na₃PO₄ 39.7 g.

Given  : 1) Molarity of Na⁺ ions = 1.00 M or 1.00 [tex]\frac{mol}{L} [/tex]

2) Volume of solution = 725 mL

Converting volume of solution from mL to L :

Conversion factor : 1 L = 1000 mL  

[tex]Volume of solution = 725 mL * \frac{1L }{1000 mL}[/tex]

Volume of solution = 0.725 L


Following steps can be  done to find mass of  :

Step 1 : Write the dissociation reaction of Na₃PO₄ .

[tex]Na_3PO_4  <=>  3 Na^+  +  PO_4^3^-[/tex]

Step 2:  Find moles of Na⁺ ions :

Mole of Na⁺ ions can be calculated using molarity formula  which is :[tex]Molarity (\frac{mol}{L} ) = \frac{mole of Na^+ }{volume of solution }[/tex]

Plugging value of Molarity and volume

[tex]1.00 \frac{mol}{L} = \frac{Mole of Na^+ ions}{0.725 L}[/tex]

Multiplying both side by 0.725 L

[tex]1.00 \frac{mol}{L}* 0.725 L = \frac{mole of Na^+ ions}{0.725 L} * 0.725 L[/tex]

Mole of Na⁺ ions = 0.725 mol

Step 3: Find mole ratio of Na₃PO₄ : Na⁺ :

Mole ratio  is found from coefficients from balanced reaction as:

Mole of Na₃PO₄ in balanced reaction = 1

Mole of Na⁺ ion =  3

Hence mole ratio of Na₃PO₄: Na⁺ = 1 : 3

Step 4 : To find mole of Na₃PO₄

Mole of Na₃PO₄ can be calculated using mole of Na⁺ ion and Mole ratio as :

[tex]Mole of Na_3PO_4= Mole of Na^+  * Mole ratio[/tex]

[tex]Mole of Na_3PO_4 = 0.725 mol  *  \frac{1 mole of Na_3PO_4}{3 mole of Na^+ }[/tex]

Mole of Na₃PO₄ =  0.242 mol

Step 5 : To find mass of Na₃PO₄

Mole of Na₃PO₄ can be converted to mass of Na₃PO₄ using  molar mass of Na₃PO₄ as :

[tex]Mass (g) = mole (mol) * molar mass \frac{g}{mol}[/tex]

[tex]Mass of Na_3PO_4 =  0.242 mol * 163.94 \frac{g}{mol}[/tex]

Mass of Na₃PO₄ = 39.619 g

Step 6 : To round off mass of Na₃PO₄ to correct sig fig .

The sig fig in 750 mL and 1.00 M is 3 . So mass of Na₃PO₄ can rounded to 3 sig fig as :

Mass of Na₃PO₄ = 39.7 g


Tribasic Sodium phosphate is widely used as a cleaning agent and helps to prevent the growth of bacteria. The grams of tribasic sodium phosphate required by the scientist is 39.619 or 39.7 grams.

Given that,

  • Molarity of sodium ions = 1.00 M
  • Volume of the solution = 725 mL or 0.725 L
  • Now, calculating the moles of ions from the balanced equation:
  • Na[tex]_3[/tex]PO[tex]_4[/tex] ⇔ 3 N[tex]\text a^+[/tex] + PO[tex]_4^{3-}[/tex].
  • [tex]\begin{aligned}\text {Molarity}&=\dfrac{\text{moles of Na}^+}{\text{Volume of solution}}\\\\\text {1.00}&=\dfrac{\text{moles of Na}^+}{\text{0.725}}\\\\\text {1.00} \times 0.725}&=\dfrac{\text{moles of Na}^+}{\text{0.725}} \times 0.725 \end[/tex]
  • Number of moles of sodium ions = 0.725 moles

Now,

The mole ratio of tribasic sodium phosphate can be calculated as :

  • Mass of Na[tex]_3[/tex]PO[tex]_4[/tex] = Moles of N[tex]\text a^+[/tex] x Mole ratio
  • Mass of Na[tex]_3[/tex]PO[tex]_4[/tex] = 0.725 x [tex]\dfrac {\text{1 mole of Na}_3 \text{PO}_4}{\text {3 moles of Na}^+}[/tex]
  • Mass of Na[tex]_3[/tex]PO[tex]_4[/tex] = 39.619 gram.

Now, rounding off the mass of tribasic sodium phosphate, it can be written as:

Mass of Na[tex]_3[/tex]PO[tex]_4[/tex] = 39. 7 g

Therefore, the mass of Na[tex]_3[/tex]PO[tex]_4[/tex] required by the scientist is approximately 39.7 g.

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