Chapter 14, Problem 104QRT

(a)

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Interpretation:

The acid and the base that form ammonium lactate by a neutralization reaction has to be identified.

(b)

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Interpretation:

A prediction has to made whether an ammonium lactate solution is acidic, neutral, or basic has to be done with an explanation.

(c)

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Interpretation:

The amount of ammonium (mol) lactate in $1.5g$ of the cream which contains $12\%$ of ammonium lactate by weight has to be calculated.

(d)

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Interpretation:

The total number of ammonium and lactate ions present in $1.5g$ of the cream has to be calculated.