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A chemistry handbook lists the solubility of sodium iodide (NaL) as 184 g per 100 ml of water at 25o C.
What would be the percent by mass of a NaL solution prepared by dissolving 95.0 g NaL in 450 g water?
Answer – We are given, solubility of sodium iodide (NaI) = 184 g per 100 mL
We are asking for the percent by mass of a NaI solution prepared by dissolving 95.0 g NaI in 450 g water
We know,
Water density = 1g/mL
Means 450 g = 450 mL
We also given solubility of sodium iodide
100 mL = 184 g
So, 450 mL = ?
= 828 g of NaI
Means in the 450 mL water there are 828 g of NaI is soluble and we are given 95.0 g of NaI, means all NaI gets dissolved in the solution
So total mass of solution = 450 g + 95 g
= 545 g
Percent by mass of a NaI solution = mass of NaI in solution / total mass of solution *100%
= 95 g / 545 g * 100 %
= 17.4 %