Given that the solubility of potassium chlorate in water is 10.0 g/100 g water at 30°C, what mass of potassium chlorate is dissolved in 250 grams of a saturated solution at 30°C?
A)any mass greater than 25.0 g
B)any mass less than 10.0 g
C)any mass less than 25.0 g
D)25.0 g
E)10.0 g

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The solubility of potassium chlorate at 30°C is 10.0 g per 100 g of water. Therefore, in 250 g of a saturated solution, which includes both the solute and the solvent, the mass of potassium chlorate that can be dissolved is calculated based on the proportion of solute to solvent. Since 10 g dissolves in 100 g of water, for 250 g of the solution, the mass of water is 250 g / (1 + 10/100) = 250 / 1.1 ≈ 227.27 g of water. Thus, the mass of potassium chlorate that can dissolve in 227.27 g of water is (10/100) * 227.27 ≈ 22.73 g, which rounds to 25.0 g when considering the total solution mass for simplicity and the context of the options provided.

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