Is My Calculation of Molar Concentration Correct?

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The discussion centers on calculating the molar concentration of iodide ions (I-) in a reaction mixture consisting of 20 mL of 0.1 M KI, 0 mL of 0.1 M KCl, 10 mL of 0.003 M Thiosulfate, and 20 mL of 0.10 M Persulfate. The calculation performed yields an initial concentration of 0.04 M I- after determining the moles of I- and dividing by the total volume of the solution. Participants confirm that the question is ambiguous regarding whether it asks for the initial concentration or the concentration after the reaction, but agree that the initial concentration calculation appears correct.

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The questions asks us to: Determine the molar concentration of I- in a reaction mixture. The reaction was as follows (data):

20 mL of .1 M KI
0 mL of .1 M KCl
10 mL of .003 M Thiosulfate
20 mL of .10 M Persulfate

I did the following:

20 ml I- x (1 L / 1000 mL) = .02 L I-

.02 L I- x (.1 mol / 1 L) = .002 mol I-

.002 mol / .05 L solution (20 mL + 0 mL + 10 mL + 20 mL) = .04 M I-

Little rusty, wanted to make sure I did this right.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
 
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Question is ambiguous. Does it ask for initial concentration, or for concentration after reaction took place?

Initial looks OK to me.

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k, going with it heh. I do believe it is initial because we have no post-reaction data.
 
Well, you may calculate post reaction from stoichiometry.

I have not checked, but could be final concentration of I- is identical to initial.

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