question archive A wine sample was testing for titratable acidity and yielded a result of 4
A wine sample was testing for titratable acidity and yielded a result of 4
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A wine sample was testing for titratable acidity and yielded a result of 4.3 g/L as tartaric acid. You measured out 1.7 grams of tartaric acid and brought it to 1 liter with the same wine and tested it again. The second result was 5.9 g/L as tartaric acid.
- What was your % recovery of tartaric acid?
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The total mass of tartaric acid is the original 4.3g plus the added 1.7g. The mass of tartaric acid recovered is 5.9g.
% recovery=(5.9÷6.0)× 100%=98.33%
