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Question
CBSEENCH12005737

Calculate the mass percentage of aspirin (C9H8O4) in acetonitrile (CH3CN) when 6.5 of C9H8O4 is dissolved in 400 g of CH3CN. 

Solution

Answer:

Mass of solute  = 6.5 g
Mass of solution = 450 + 6.5 = 456.6 g

Mass percentage  = Mass of soluteMass of solution×100            = 6.5456.5×100 = 650456.5 = 1.424%.