Saccharin, One of the First Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Used in Soft-Drinks

question 2

Multiple Choice

Saccharin, one of the first non-nutritive sweeteners used in soft-drinks, is 500 times sweeter than sugar in dilute aqueous solutions. The solubility of saccharin is 1.00 gram per 290 mL of solution. What is the molarity of a saturated saccharin solution? (ℳ_saccharin = 183.2 g/mol)

• A)0.0188 M
• B)0.632 M
• C)1.58 M
• D)3.45 M
• E)None of these choices are correct.

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