Many chemical compounds contain impurities. Crude potassium carbonate (K2CO3) obtained from the chemical supplier is assayed for purity in the following way: 8.450 g of crude potassium carbonate is weighed out into a flask and dissolved in water. The final volume was completed to 0.500 L with distilled water. 20.00 mL sample is taken from this solution and placed in a flask. Potassium carbonate is then titrated to the equivalence point with 17.80 mL of 0.2050 M HCl solution. What is the percent purity of potassium carbonate in this sample? K2CO3 + HCl  KCl + H2O + CO2

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Many chemical compounds contain impurities. Crude potassium carbonate (K2CO3)
obtained from the chemical supplier is assayed for purity in the following way: 8.450 g of
crude potassium carbonate is weighed out into a flask and dissolved in water. The final
volume was completed to 0.500 L with distilled water. 20.00 mL sample is taken from this
solution and placed in a flask. Potassium carbonate is then titrated to the equivalence point with 17.80 mL of 0.2050 M HCl solution. What is the percent purity of potassium carbonate in this sample? K2CO3 + HCl  KCl + H2O + CO2 

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