How To calculate molar concentration?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the molar concentration of a solution formed by mixing 40 ml of iron nitrate at 1.8M with 21.5 ml of iron nitrate at 0.808M. To determine the final molar concentration, one must first calculate the number of moles of each solution using the formula: moles = concentration × volume. After finding the total moles from both solutions, the total volume can be approximated by summing the individual volumes, leading to the final concentration calculation.

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A 40 ml volume of iron nitrate (1.8M) is mixed with 21.5ml of iron nitrate (0.808M) calculate the molar concentration of the final solution.

what would be the steps to solve this problem. I am assuming i have to find the number of moles of each given the data but from there I am unsure.
 
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Total number of moles in total volume.

Note that total volume can be calculated only in an approximated way, as - in general - volumes are not additive. Difference is usually negligible, but it does exist.
 
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