What is the mass percent of potassium sulfate in solution if 78g of potassium sulfate is dissolved in 500 mL of water? (The density of water is 1.00 g/mL)

13.5 %

Explanation:

First we calculate the mass of 500 mL of water, using its density:

Then we calculate the mass percent of potassium sulfate, using the formula:

Mass of Potassium Sulfate / Total Mass * 100%

the number of valence electrons for each molecule or ion is shown beneath the structure. remember hydrogen will not have more than two electrons. this hydrogen is part of a covalent bond (sharing two electrons). a double bond here would cause hydrogen to share four electrons with phosphorus.

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