Treatment of a 0.2500-g sample of impure potassium chloride, KCl (74.551 g/mol) with an excess of AgNO3 (169.87 g/mol) resulted in the formation of 0.2912 g of AgCl (143.32 g/mol). Calculate the: a. mass in grams of KCl in the sample b. percentage of KCl in the sample

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Treatment of a 0.2500-g sample of impure potassium chloride, KCl (74.551 g/mol) with an excess of AgNO3 (169.87 g/mol) resulted in the formation of 0.2912 g of AgCl (143.32 g/mol). Calculate the:

a. mass in grams of KCl in the sample

b. percentage of KCl in the sample (keep extra digits in answer from a)

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