Concentrated nitric acid is labelled as 75% by mass. The volume in mL of the solution which contains 30 g of nitric acid is .

Given: Density of nitric acid solution is 1.25 g/mL

(a) 45 \quad (b) 55

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Concentrated nitric acid is labelled as 75% by mass. The volume in mL of the solution which contains 30 g of nitric acid is .

Given: Density of nitric acid solution is 1.25 g/mL

(a) 45 \quad (b) 55 \quad (c) 32 \quad (d) 40

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Strategy:
 Use the mass-by-mass percentage to determine the total mass of the solution needed, then divide by the density to find the volume in mL.

Step 1: Solution mass
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For  :

Step 2: Volume calculation

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