The percent by mass of calcium chloride in a solution is found to be 2.65 % CaCl. If 50.0 g of calcium chloride is used, what is the mass of the solution?
To find the mass of the solution, we first need to calculate the mass of calcium chloride present in the solution.
Mass of CaCl2 = 2.65% of total mass of solution
= 2.65/100 * total mass of solution
= 0.0265 * total mass of solution
Given that 50.0 g of calcium chloride is used, we can set up the equation:
50.0 g = 0.0265 * total mass of solution
total mass of solution = 50.0 g / 0.0265
total mass of solution = 1886.79 g
Therefore, the mass of the solution is 1886.79 g.