Calculating Molarity of Cu2Cl2 Dimer Solution

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The discussion focuses on calculating the weight of a 1 Molar solution of Cu2Cl2, a dimer of CuCl. It is established that for practical purposes, one can assume the solution has a 1M analytical concentration of Cu2Cl2 without needing to account for dissociation. The key point is that the molecular weight of Cu2Cl2 is used directly for calculations, similar to how one treats acetic acid solutions. Additionally, the density of the solution is necessary to determine the mass of the solution accurately.

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Could you please help me out with this?

What would be the weight of 1 litre of a 1 Molar solution of Cu2Cl2?Cu2Cl2 is a dimer of CuCl right and some of it should dissociate to give the same right?
so will it be equal to that of
a)molecular weight of Cu2Cl2?
b)Molecular weight of CuCl?
c)or do we have to find the equilibrium conc of CuCl and Cu2Cl2 in the solution and take the average molecular weight?
 
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If you have 1M solution of acetic acid you ususally don't bother with dissociation, you just assume it is 1M analytical (or formal) concentration. Same approach here - don't bother with what happens after dissolution. You need solution with 1M analytical concentration of Cu2Cl2.

What I don't get here is how are you going to find the mass of the solution without knowing its density. Or are you asking about how much substance you should take to prepare 1L of solution?
 

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