Sodium Chlorate Is Used as an Oxidizer in the Manufacture

question 33

Multiple Choice

Sodium chlorate is used as an oxidizer in the manufacture of dyes, explosives, and matches. Calculate the mass of solute needed to prepare 1.575 L of 0.00250 M NaClO₃ (ℳ = 106.45 g/mol) .

• A)419 g
• B)169 g
• C)0.419 g
• D)0.169 g
• E)0.00394 g

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