Concentrated sulfuric acid (18.4 molar) has a density of 11.84 g/ml

[drowningfish134]

Concentrated sulfuric acid (18.4 molar) has a density of 11.84 g per ml
dilution with water to 5.20 molar, density of 1.38 g per ml
can be used as an a electroyte is lead batterys.

What is the molality of the 5.20 molar H2SO4 solution?

well I am not exactly sure where to start, but i know that i need to find moles of solute/kg of solvent. i think i should start with grams in one liter and use that to find the number of grams or moles of solution, but other than that i am pretty lost.

where am i wrong and what's next?

 

[Borek]

Start with 1L of solution, calculate number of moles of sulfuric acid (easy part), mass of solvent (not that hard - start with mass of solution, subtract mass of sulfuric acid) and you are ready to calculate molality.
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Borek
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[drowningfish134]

can someone give me a lil more help, i understand what borek is saying, but how do i find the mass of the solvent, and what method do i use when given the density

 

[Moonbear]

can someone give me a lil more help, i understand what borek is saying, but how do i find the mass of the solvent, and what method do i use when given the density

Do you recall the units for molecular weight and how to determine that using information in the periodic table? You'll need that to help you solve the problem.