the ascorbic acid found in one 500.0 mg tablet. What is the percent vitamin C by mass in the tablet?

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Chapter4: Types Of Chemical Reactions And Solution Stoichiometry
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You prepare a standard NaOH solution for the laboratory, using
potassium hydrogen phthalate (KHC,H,O,, abbreviated KHP) as the
primary standard. KHP (molar mass = 204.22 g/mol) has one acidic
hydrogen. It took 31.55 mL of the NaOH solution to titrate (react
exactly with) 0.750 g KHP. You then use the standard base solution to
determine the amount of ascorbic acid in a 500.0 mg tablet of vitamin
C. Ascorbic acid (HC̟H,O, molar mass 176.12 g/mol) also has one
acidic hydrogen, and is usually mixed with some filler in preparing the
tablets. It requires 19.14 mL of the NaOH to titrate (react exactly with)
the ascorbic acid found in one 500.0 mg tablet. What is the percent
vitamin C by mass in the tablet?
Transcribed Image Text:You prepare a standard NaOH solution for the laboratory, using potassium hydrogen phthalate (KHC,H,O,, abbreviated KHP) as the primary standard. KHP (molar mass = 204.22 g/mol) has one acidic hydrogen. It took 31.55 mL of the NaOH solution to titrate (react exactly with) 0.750 g KHP. You then use the standard base solution to determine the amount of ascorbic acid in a 500.0 mg tablet of vitamin C. Ascorbic acid (HC̟H,O, molar mass 176.12 g/mol) also has one acidic hydrogen, and is usually mixed with some filler in preparing the tablets. It requires 19.14 mL of the NaOH to titrate (react exactly with) the ascorbic acid found in one 500.0 mg tablet. What is the percent vitamin C by mass in the tablet?
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