Saccharin, an artificial sweetener, has the formula C 7 H 5 NO 3 S. Suppose you have

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Saccharin, an artificial sweetener, has the formula C7H5NO3S. Suppose you have a sample of a saccharin-containing sweetener with a mass of 0.2140 g. After decomposition to free the sulfur and convert it to the SO42− ion, the sulfate ion is trapped as water-insoluble BaSO4 . The quantity of BaSO4 obtained is 0.2070 g. What is the mass percent of saccharin in the sample of sweetener?

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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