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The mass percentage of hydrochloric acid within a solution is 40.00%. Given that the density of this solution is 1.200 g/mL, find the molarity of the solution.
Consider 100 g of solution.
40.00 % of HCl by mass means 40 g of HCl is present in 100 g of solution.
Volume of solution = Mass/Density
= 100/1.200
= 83.33 mL = 0.0833 L
No. of moles of HCl in solution = Mass/Molar Mass
= 40/36.5
= 1.096 moles
Molarity of solution = No. of moles of solute/Volume of solution in litres
= 1.096/0.0833
= 13.16 M