The question is:
Determine the mass % of sodium chlorite in a 4.197 M aqueous solution of sodium chlorite. The density of the solution is 1.3 g mL-1.
I don't really know how to differentiate between the grams of sodium chlorite and the grams of the total solution. Can someone walk me through it?
Determine the mass % of sodium chlorite in a 4.197 M aqueous solution of sodium chlorite. The density of the solution is 1.3 g mL-1.
I don't really know how to differentiate between the grams of sodium chlorite and the grams of the total solution. Can someone walk me through it?
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A 4.197 M solution has 4.197 moles of solute in 1 L (1000 ml) of solution
mass of 4.197 moles NaClO2 = moles x molar mass
= 4.197 mol x 90.442 g/mol
= 379.585074 g
there are 379.585074 g of NaClO2 in 1 L of the solution
density = mass / volume
Therefore mass = density x volume
total mass of 1000 ml solution = 1.3 g/ml x 1000 ml = 1300 g
% mass NaClO2 = mass NaClO2 / total mass solution x 100/1
= 379.585074 g / 1300 g x 100/1
= 29 % (2 sig figs)
mass of 4.197 moles NaClO2 = moles x molar mass
= 4.197 mol x 90.442 g/mol
= 379.585074 g
there are 379.585074 g of NaClO2 in 1 L of the solution
density = mass / volume
Therefore mass = density x volume
total mass of 1000 ml solution = 1.3 g/ml x 1000 ml = 1300 g
% mass NaClO2 = mass NaClO2 / total mass solution x 100/1
= 379.585074 g / 1300 g x 100/1
= 29 % (2 sig figs)