text: how do you dilute solutions? say you have 10ml of water, .1 m hcl, and you want to make it into .08,.06...how?   dilution formula:  c1 x v1 = c2 x v2  as long as both concentrations (c) are the same unit and the volumes (v) are the same unit you can use that formula for any dilution.  ex.  how many ml' s of 0.1m hcl are need to make 10ml of 0.08m?   c1= 0.1  v1 = x   c2= 0.08  v2 = 10 ml  0.1x = (10)(0.08)      x = 0.8 ml  so, you would use 0.8 ml of the 0.1m hcl and add 9.2 ml of water to make 10 ml's of 0.08 m.