Chapter 8.5, Problem 4QQ

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The number of grams of $\text{NaCl}$ present in $\text{10}\text{g}\text{of}\text{a}\text{1}\text{.00}\text{\%}\left(\text{m/m}\right)$ has to be calculated.

Concept introduction:

Percentage by mass: ratio of amount of solute to amount of solution and multiplied with $\text{100}$.

  $\text{percent}\text{by}\text{mass}\text{=}\frac{\text{amount}\text{of}\text{solute}}{\text{amount}\text{of}\text{solute}\text{+}\text{amount}\text{of}\text{solvent}}\text{×}\text{100\%}$