Neco 2024 Chemistry Question 15

Practice objective / multiple choice question 15 from the 2024 Neco Chemistry examination.

Neco 2024 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 15 NECO • 2024 • CHEMISTRY • objective

A 0.500 g sample of an impure solid is suspected to contain calcium carbonate (\( \text{CaCO}_3 \)). The sample is treated with excess \(0.1500\ \text{M}\) hydrochloric acid, using \(25.00\ \text{mL}\) of the acid. After the reaction, the excess acid is back‑titrated with \(0.1000\ \text{M}\) sodium hydroxide, requiring \(12.35\ \text{mL}\) of the base. Calculate the percentage purity of calcium carbonate in the sample.

Answer Options

A. ≈ 27.8 % purity
B. ≈ 22.5 % purity
Correct Answer C. ≈ 25.2 % purity
D. ≈ 30.1 % purity
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
≈ 25.2 % purity

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This is Neco 2024 Chemistry Question 15. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Chemistry examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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