SOLUTION: Help! I cant figure this out been trying for hours. (1) Find the volume of pure nitric acid in a 16.0ml sample of 19% nitric acid.

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Question 1050942: Help! I cant figure this out been trying for hours.
(1) Find the volume of pure nitric acid in a 16.0ml sample of 19% nitric acid.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have a mixture of acid plus water and other chemicals. This is 16 mL

19% of this mix is pure acid, so take 19% of 16 to get

16*0.19 = 3.04

The final answer is 3.04 mL