2011-03-28, 03:18 PM
OB3LISK Wrote:Don't be offended. Think of it logically. You have 6 spoonfuls of iced tea in 3 ml of water. It's too sweet. You add 3 more ml of water. Does the concentration double or get cut in half?
But of course, come with specifically typed questions and it'll be way easier to help.
Worry not, I'm not offended.
I'm still confused, though.
After going through the problem again, I believe Moon's equation tells me the concentration of HCl moles after adding more water but not the concentration of the whole solution. I believe reaction speed depends on the molar concentration of the entire solution but I only have the moles of HCl in 6 mL, so I'm missing the moles of water in the solution and thus the concentration of moles in the entire solution.
Anyway, I should've added why I was looking for molar concentrations... Too late though, guess I'll wait for the results and ask the TA about it if it turns out to be wrong. I'll be more specific in the future.
Thanks all of you again though. I believe I'm able to grasp the meaning of some of this stuff now, whereas before I was pretty much copy pasting what the book told me to do without knowing what it all meant. >_>

