Concentrated nitric acid used in laborat | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter Solutions, Solutions NCERT Solutions

Question:

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 acid if the density of the solution is 1.504 g mL-1?

Answer:

Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in an aqueous solution. This means that 68 g of nitric acid is dissolved in 100 g of the solution.

Molar mass of nitric acid (HNO3) = 1 × 1 + 1 × 14 + 3 × 16 = 63 g mol - 1

Then, number of moles of HNO3 = 68 / 63 mol 

= 1.08 mol

Also density  = 1.504g/mL-1    (given)

Therefore from the formula density = mass / volume, we get

Volume of solution = 1000/1.504 = 66.49 mL

Therefore molarity of nitric acid = (1.08/66.49) x 1000 = 16.24 M


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Comments

  • Alaina
  • 2019-11-26 20:39:04

Thanks


  • anshu keshari
  • 2019-08-18 13:47:35

100g solution not 1000


  • Neha
  • 2019-06-21 18:32:02

Awesome app👌👌👌👌👌


  • Abhishek kumar
  • 2019-06-12 10:31:59

Bilkul thik h


  • Om shiv pathak
  • 2019-04-23 18:39:18

Ise wayer dencity 100 not 1000


  • Yash awasthi
  • 2019-04-21 09:41:47

Volume should be 100 not 1000😟


  • Aditi
  • 2019-04-18 23:25:06

The volume of the solution should be 100g not 1000g


  • Aditi
  • 2019-04-18 23:23:56

Volume of the solution should 100gnot 1000g


  • Dhananjay
  • 2019-04-02 20:23:22

Vol=45.21mL Molarity=23.88M


  • Dhananjay
  • 2019-04-02 20:22:59

Vol=45.21mL Molarity=23.88M


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Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter . This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Excercise 2 , Question 4: Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution. Wha....