Chapter 13.3, Problem 13.3.1SR

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Percent by mass of $\text{KCl}$ in a solution has to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

Percent by mass:

Mass percent is mass of the element is divided by total mass of the compound and multiplied by 100.

$\text{Percent mass =}\frac{\text{Mass}\text{of}\text{the}\text{element}}{\text{total}\text{mass}\text{of}\text{the}\text{compound}}\text{×100\%}$