To measure the amount of calcium carbonate CaCO3  in a seashell, an analytical chemist crushes a  4.300g  sample of the shell to a fine powder and titrates it to the endpoint with  605.mL  of  0.100M  hydrogen chloride  HCl  solution.   The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is: 2HClaq + CO2−3aq + H2CO3aq -> 2Cl−aq   Calculate the mass percent of CaCO3 in the sample.

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To measure the amount of calcium carbonate

CaCO3

 in a seashell, an analytical chemist crushes a 

4.300g

 sample of the shell to a fine powder and titrates it to the endpoint with 

605.mL

 of 

0.100M

 hydrogen chloride 

HCl

 solution.

 

The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is:

2HClaq + CO2−3aq + H2CO3aq -> 2Cl−aq
 
Calculate the mass percent of
CaCO3
in the sample. Be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

 

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