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Stock Acid/Base Solutions

Remember, “Acid into water is the way you ought-ter” …always add concentrated acid to H2O, not the other way around.

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
10 N NaOH100 g. NaOH
q.s. to 250 mL w/ ddH2O
5N NaOH50 g. NaOH
q.s. to 250 mL w/ ddH2O
2N NaOH20 g. NaOH
q.s. to 250 mL w/ ddH2O
1N NaOH10 g. NaOH
q.s. to 250 mL w/ ddH2O
   
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl)
Straight from bottleN= 12.1
  
5N HCl100 mL HCl
150 mL ddH20
2N HCl40 mL HCl
210 mL ddH2O
1N HCl20 mL HCl
230 mL ddH2O
   
Glacial Acetic Acid (CH3COOH)
Straight from bottleN=17.4
  
10N Glacial140 mL Glacial
110 mL ddH2O
5N Glacial70 mL Glacial
180 mL ddH2O
2N Glacial28 mL Glacial
222 mL H2O
1N Glacial 14 mL Glacial
 236 mL ddH2O
  
Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) 
10N KOH 140.3 g. KOH
 250 mL ddH2O
5N KOH 70.15 g. KOH
 250 mL ddH2O
2N KOH 28 g. KOH
 250 mL ddH2O
1N KOH 14 g. KOH
 250 mL ddH2O
Tris
1M Tris, pH 8.0 60.55 g. Trizma Base
 400 mL ddH2O
 pH 8.0 w/ HCl
 q.s. to 500 mL w/ ddH2O
 Autoclave