Answer to Question #195205 in Organic Chemistry for Josefina A. Jakosa

Question

What weight of strontium acetate containing 99% 

Sr(CH3COO)2 • ½H2O must be used as sample in an assay 

according to the general method for alkali salts of organic acids 

if, after treatment of the ash with 50 ml of 0.5162 N 

hydrochloric acid acid, it is desirable to consume 30 ml of 

0.4675 N sodium hydroxide in the back titration?

Answer 1

=1.2778g Strontium acetate