A beaker contains a water solution of unknown monoprotic* acid (molar mass of the acid is known to be 91.2 g/mol). The solution can be neutralized by Ca(OH)2. If it took 44.1 mL of 0.06 M Ca(OH)2 solution to react with all of the acid in 9.8 g of the solution, what is the mass percent of the acid in the solution? Round the result (in %) up to one decimal place   *monoprotic acid in this context is the acid that contains only one hydrogen atom in its formula; for example HCl or HNO3

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A beaker contains a water solution of unknown monoprotic* acid (molar mass of the acid is known to be 91.2 g/mol). The solution can be neutralized by Ca(OH)2. If it took 44.1 mL of 0.06 M Ca(OH)2 solution to react with all of the acid in 9.8 g of the solution, what is the mass percent of the acid in the solution?

Round the result (in %) up to one decimal place

 

*monoprotic acid in this context is the acid that contains only one hydrogen atom in its formula; for example HCl or HNO3

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