Chapter 4, Problem 53E

Saccharin ${\text{(C}}_{\text{7}}{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}{\text{NO}}_{\text{3}}\text{S)}$ is sometimes dispensed in tabletform. Ten tablets with a total mass of 0.5894 g weredissolved in water. This solution was then oxidized toconvert all the sulfur to sulfate ion, which was precipitatedby adding an excess of barium chloride solution.The mass of ${\text{BaSO}}_{\text{4}}$ obtained was 0.5032 g. What is theaverage mass of saccharin per tablet? What is the averagemass percent of saccharin in the tablets?