To prepare one liter of one molar solution of sodium hydroxide we need one mole of sodium hydroxide. you will need to dissolve 40 g of sodium hydroxide in one liter of water to get one liter of 1 molar solution.
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Molarity
Molarity(M) of a solution is defined as the number of moles of solute dissolved per litre of solution. Molarity=VolumeofsolutioninlitresNo.ofmolesofsolute
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Molarity equation
If a solution having molarity M1 and volume V1is diluted to volume V2 so that the new molarity is M2 then as the total number of moles will remain constant, we have M1V1=M2V2