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title: "A student is instructed to prepare \\(250.\\text{ mL}\\) of \\(0.600\\text{ M}\\) \\(\\text{HCl(aq)}\\) by diluting a \\(5.00\\text{ M}\\) \\(\\text{HCl(aq)}\\) stock solution with distilled water. What volume of the \\(5.00\\text{ M}\\) \\(\\text{HCl(aq)}\\) stock solution is required to prepare the solution?"
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# A student is instructed to prepare \(250.\text{ mL}\) of \(0.600\text{ M}\) \(\text{HCl(aq)}\) by diluting a \(5.00\text{ M}\) \(\text{HCl(aq)}\) stock solution with distilled water. What volume of the \(5.00\text{ M}\) \(\text{HCl(aq)}\) stock solution is required to prepare the solution?

A student is instructed to prepare \(250.\text{ mL}\) of \(0.600\text{ M}\) \(\text{HCl(aq)}\) by diluting a \(5.00\text{ M}\) \(\text{HCl(aq)}\) stock solution with distilled water. What volume of the \(5.00\text{ M}\) \(\text{HCl(aq)}\) stock solution is required to prepare the solution?

- **A.** \(1.20\text{ mL}\)
- **B.** \(3.00\text{ mL}\)
- **C.** \(12.0\text{ mL}\)
- **D.** \(30.0\text{ mL}\)

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