Answer:
% NiCl2 = 24.13%
% water = 78.57%
Explanation:
Mass percentage = mass of solute/mass of solution × 100
According to this question, a solution contains 159 g of NiCl2 in 500 g of water. Hence, mass of the solution is calculated as follows:
Mass of solution = 159g + 500g
Mass of solution = 659g
Therefore;
A) % Mass of NiCl2 in solution = mass of NiCl2/mass of solution × 100
% Mass of NiCl2 in solution = 159/659 × 100
% Mass of NiCl2 in solution = 0.2413 × 100
= 24.13%
B) % Mass of water in solution = mass of water/mass of solution × 100
% Mass of water in solution = 500/659 × 100
% Mass of water in solution = 0.7587 × 100
% Mass of water in solution = 75.87%
