Dapsone tablets, labelled 50 mg has an average tablet weight of 0.6509 g.  2.0g of powdered tablets reacted (see reaction below) with 26.05 mL of 0.0506N sodium nitrite (NaNO2) solution.  Determine the amount of Dapsone as a percentage of the Label Strength (or Label Claim). Report your answer to 1 decimal place.  Given: Dapsone molar mass, 248.302 g/mol Dapsone structure   Reaction:  Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) reacts with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to generate nitrous acid (HNO2).  NaNO2 + HCl ® HNO2 + NaCl  Nitrous acid (HNO2) then reacts with each amino group on Dapsone, and an indicator indicates the endpoint.   R-NH2 (full structure shown above) + HNO2 + HCl ® R-N2Cl + 2H2O

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Dapsone tablets, labelled 50 mg has an average tablet weight of 0.6509 g. 

2.0g of powdered tablets reacted (see reaction below) with 26.05 mL of 0.0506N sodium nitrite (NaNO2) solution.  Determine the amount of Dapsone as a percentage of the Label Strength (or Label Claim). Report your answer to 1 decimal place. 

Given: Dapsone molar mass, 248.302 g/mol

Dapsone structure
 

Reaction: 

Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) reacts with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to generate nitrous acid (HNO2). 

  1. NaNO2 + HCl ® HNO2 + NaCl

 Nitrous acid (HNO2) then reacts with each amino group on Dapsone, and an indicator indicates the endpoint.  

  1. R-NH2 (full structure shown above) + HNO2 + HCl ® R-N2Cl + 2H2O
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