Answer:
Mass of NaF in 250 g tube of toothpaste = 100 mg of NaF
Explanation:
Mass of fluoride per gram of toothpaste = 1 mg
From the given data, the fluoride compound that is most often used in toothpaste is sodium fluoride, NaF, which is 45% fluoride by mass, mass of sodium fluoride per gram of toothpaste can be determined as follows:
1 mg of fluoride per gram of toothpaste = 45% total mass of NaF per gram of toothpaste
100% mass of NaF in toothpaste = 100/45 * 1 mg = 2.22 mg of NaF.
Therefore, mass of NaF per gram of toothpaste is 2.22 mg.
The mass of NaF in 250 g of toothpaste is then calculated below:
In 250 g of toothpaste, mass of NaF = 250 * 2.22 mg = 99.9 mg of NaF
