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A nitric acid solution is composed of 63.75 g of HNO3 and 205.65 mL of pure water. What is the percent by mass of the nitric acid solution? Use the density of water as 0.9984 g/mL.
water mass = volume x density
= 205.65 x 0.9984
= 205.32 g
% mass of HNO3 = (mass of HNO3 / total mass ) x 100
= (63.75 / 63.75 + 205.32) x 100
= 23.69 %