According to the USP, the percentage purity of ascorbic acid in tablets must be 90.0% to 110.0%. The amount of pure ascorbic acid determined after the assay procedure was 0.3226 g. If the weight of the sample used was 0.4529 g and the average weight of five 500-mg tablets was 0.6185, the sample conforms to the USP specifications.  True  False

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According to the USP, the percentage purity of ascorbic acid in tablets must be 90.0% to 110.0%. The amount of pure ascorbic acid determined after the assay procedure was 0.3226 g. If the weight of the sample used was 0.4529 g and the average weight of five 500-mg tablets was 0.6185, the sample conforms to the USP specifications.

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