Calculate the mass/volume percent of a NaCl solution in which 140 g of NaCl is dissolved in enough water to give a total volume

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Paraphin [41]

3 years ago

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Calculate the mass/volume percent of a NaCl solution in which 140 g of NaCl is dissolved in enough water to give a total volume

of 1.59 L.

Chemistry

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Len [333] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-27T22:41:47+03:00

Len [333]3 years ago

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Mass per volume percent is simply calculated by getting the ratio of the mass in g of solute and the volume in mL of the solution multiplied by 100 percent. In the problem, we are given all the required values. Calculation is as follows:

%w/v = 140 / 1590 x 100 = 8.81%