The question is incomplete. Here is the complete question.
A nitric acid solution containing 71.0% HNO₃ (by mass) has a density of 1.42g/mL. How many moles of HNO₃ are present in 1.98L of this solution?
a. 62.8 mol
b. 31.7 mol
c. 22.3 mol
d. 3.16 x 10⁻² mol
e. none of these
Answer: b. 31.7 mol
Explanation: The solution has density of 1.42g/mL. So, in 1980 mL of solution:

m = d.V
m = 1.42(1980)
m = 2811.6 g
There are 2811.6 grams of solute.
Nitric acid in this solution is 71% by mass, which means
m = 2811.6(0.71)
m = 1996.236 g
In this solution, mass of nitric acid is 1996.236 grams.
Molar mass of HNO₃ is M = 63.01g/mol.
Then:


n = 31.68 moles
In 1.98L of a nitric acid solution, there are 31.7 moles of HNO₃.
Answer:

Explanation:
Hello,
In this case, the total heat is computed via:

It means, by adding all the involved heat, which simply result:

Thus, such heat must be provided to the ethanol, that is why it remains positive.
Best regards.
This is more to do with Bioaccumulation of mercury, where the mercury is absorbed into the issue of animals, and so animals higher in the food chain consume a lot of tissue matter hence increasing mercury content in their system.