Calculate the concentration of nitric acid in moles per litre in a sample which has a density of 1.41gmL−1 and the mass per cent of nitric acid in it being 69%.
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Solution
100gm of HNO3 solution contains 69gm of HNO3 by mass.
∴ No. of moles in 69gm of HNO3=6963=1.095 mole
Volume of 100gm HNO3 solution =100g1.41gmL−1
=70.92mL
=70.92×10−3L
∴ Concentration of HNO3=1.095mole70.92×10−3L=15.44moleL−1