# dilution of Calcium Hydroxide [closed]

I have a 30% solution of Calcium Hydroxide. I want to make a 1% solution. How would I go about doing this? I tried using C1 x V1 = C2 x V2

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• How about you show your calculation as your approach seems to be right – Avnish Kabaj Jun 26 '18 at 19:09
• You can't possibly have a 30% solution of calcium hydroxide. Other than that, your approach is right. – Ivan Neretin Jun 26 '18 at 19:18
• right formula, wrong reality. I agree with Ivan. – MaxW Jun 26 '18 at 19:31
• @user65526 Welcome to chemistry SE! If you haven't yet, take the tour and visit the help center. I would agree with Avnish, try to write up your attempt using Mathjax and then other users can fix any formatting issues to show you how it is done. – Tyberius Jun 26 '18 at 19:31

Let’s imagine you have 10 mL of this 30% $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$ solution. You are right to plug into the equation that you specified.

$$C_1*V_1 = C_2*V_2$$

$$30\%*10 mL = 1\%*V_2$$

$$\begin{split} V_2 & = \frac{30\%*10 mL}{1\%}\\ & = 300 mL \end{split}$$

This means that the final volume will be 300 mL. However, since there are already 10 mL of solution, you only need to add 300 mL - 10 mL = 290 mL of solution.

• I'm glad you started off Let’s imagine.... Wikipedia list solubility as 1.73 g/L (20 °C). That's a long way from a 30% solution. // You're also wrong that you could add 290 ml water and 10 ml 30% Ca(OH)2 and get 300 ml of solution. You'd need to take 10 ml of base and dilute to 300 ml. – MaxW Jun 26 '18 at 20:40
• @MaxW :) (characters needed) – Shady Puck Jun 26 '18 at 20:41
• @MaxW Your comment is confusing me: What's the difference between 10 ml 30% Ca(OH)2 and 10 ml base? – Shady Puck Jun 26 '18 at 20:59
• None. You'd of course need "about" 290 ml of water. But as an analytical chemist I was trying to point out that volumes aren't really additive. I greatly prefer to think of diluting the 10 ml to 300 ml total rather than adding 10 ml and 290 ml to get 300 ml. – MaxW Jun 26 '18 at 21:08
• Ivan and Max W it is a 30% solution, which of course is mixed constantly. – user65526 Jun 27 '18 at 14:44