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Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution. What should be the molarity of such a sample of the nitric acid, if the density of the solution is 1.504 g mL-1 ?

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a

15.23 M

b

17.00 M

c

15.00 M

d

16.23 M

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

68%HNO3 means 
68 g of nitric acid in 100 g solution.
Density of the solution= 1.504 g mL-1
 Moles of HNO3=6863=1.079mol
         HNO3=1+14+16×3=63gmol1
 Volume of the solution =1001.504=66.5mL=0.0665L
 Molarity of the solution =1.0790.0665=16.23M
 

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