Asked by Kristy

The values on the label of a bottle of nitric acid are specific gravity 1.42 and assay 60%. Use these values to determine the molarity of the solution. Show your work.

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Answered by bobpursley
lets start with a liter of that stuff.

mass is 1420 grams,
sixty percent is acid, or .6*1420=?

the remainder is water.

molarity=molesacid/volumesolution
= acid mass/molmassHNO3 / 1 liter

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