Question

A solution is prepared by dissolving 8.75 grams of sodium chloride in enough volume of water to produce 112.0 grams of the NaCl solution, what is the percent by mass of the solution?

Answer 1

Answer : The percent by mass of the solution is 7.81 %

Explanation : Given,

Mass of NaCl = 8.75 g

Mass of solution = 112.0 g

Now we have to determine the percent by mass of the solution.

$\text{Mass percent}=\frac{\text{Mass of NaCl}}{\text{Mass of solution}}\times 100$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\text{Mass percent}=\frac{8.75g}{112.0g}\times 100=7.81\%$

Therefore, the percent by mass of the solution is 7.81 %