A sodium hydroxide solution has a concentration of 40.0 g dm−340.0\,\mathrm{g\,dm^{-3}}40.0gdm−3.
2NaOH+H2SO4→Na2SO4+2H2O\mathrm{2NaOH + H_{2}SO_{4} \rightarrow Na_{2}SO_{4} + 2H_{2}O}2NaOH+H2SO4→Na2SO4+2H2O
Relative atomic masses: H=1\mathrm{H} = 1H=1, O=16\mathrm{O} = 16O=16, Na=23\mathrm{Na} = 23Na=23, S=32\mathrm{S} = 32S=32.
What volume of this solution contains exactly enough sodium hydroxide to react with 4.90 g of H2SO4\mathrm{H_{2}SO_{4}}H2SO4?
25.0 cm325.0\,\mathrm{cm^{3}}25.0cm3
50.0 cm350.0\,\mathrm{cm^{3}}50.0cm3
100 cm3100\,\mathrm{cm^{3}}100cm3
123 cm3123\,\mathrm{cm^{3}}123cm3
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