When 80.0cm^3 of 0.500 M hydrochloric acid was added to 1.75g of impure CaCO3, not all HCl reacts. The unreacted HCl required 22.4 cm^3 of a 0.500 M solution of NaOH for complete reaction. Calculate percentage by mass of CaCO3 in the impure sample.

Balanced equations: CaCO3 + 2 HCl --> CaCl2 + H2O + CO2 , HCl + NaOH --> NaCl + H2O
HCl moles that react overall: (80.0 cm3 x 0.500 mol dm3) / 1000 dm3 cm-3 = 4.00 x 10-2 mol

HCl moles that react with just NaOH:(22.4 cm3 x 0.500 mol dm-3) / 1000 dm3 cm-3 = 1.12 x 10-2 mol

Ratios of the two balanced equations, work out the moles of HCl that reacted with CaCO3:
1 : 1, HCl : NaOH --> 1.12 x 10-2 mol HCl reacted with NaOH
2 : 1, HCl : CaCO3 --> (4.00 - 1.12) x 10-2 mol / 2 = 1.44 x 10-2 mol HCl reacted with CaCO3.
Determine the Mr of CaCO3 :(40.078 + 12.011 + (3 x 15.999) g mol-1 = 100.086 g mol-1
Determine the mass of CaCO3 that reacted with HCl:1.44 x 10-2 mol x 100.086 g mol-1 = 1.44 g
Determine percentage by mass of CaCO3 in the impure sample:(1.44 g / 1.75 g) x 100% = 82.4 %

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