1. Write the balanced chemical equation:
BaCl₂(aq) + Na₂SO₄(aq) → BaSO₄(s) + 2NaCl(aq)
2. Calculate moles of Na₂SO₄:
* Molar mass of Na₂SO₄ = (2 * 22.99 g/mol) + (32.07 g/mol) + (4 * 16.00 g/mol) = 142.04 g/mol
* Moles of Na₂SO₄ = (742 mg / 1000 mg/g) / 142.04 g/mol = 0.00522 mol
3. Determine moles of BaCl₂ needed:
* From the balanced equation, 1 mole of BaCl₂ reacts with 1 mole of Na₂SO₄.
* Therefore, 0.00522 mol of BaCl₂ is needed.
4. Calculate the molarity of the BaCl₂ solution:
* Molarity = moles of solute / volume of solution (in liters)
* Volume of BaCl₂ solution = 57.0 mL = 0.0570 L
* Molarity of BaCl₂ = 0.00522 mol / 0.0570 L = 0.0916 M
Therefore, the molarity of the BaCl₂ solution is 0.0916 M.