Question

A solution contains 5.00 5.00 g of solute in 13.9 13.9 g of solvent. What is the mass percent of the solute in the solution?

Answer 1

The answer is 26.45%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Mass of solute = 5 g

Mass of solvent = 13.9 g

Required

Mass percent = ?

Solution

Mass percent is calculated by

Mass percent = (Mass of solute / mass of solution) x 100

Mass percent = mass of solute / (mass of solute + mass of solution) x 100

Mass percent =
`=(5/(5+13.9))*100\\`

Mass percent = 26.45 %