Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in aqueous solution.

Concentrated nitric acid used in laboratory work is 68% nitric acid by mass in an aqueous solution. This means that 68 g of nitric acid is dissolved in 100 g of the solution.

Molar mass of nitric acid (HNO3) = 1 × 1 + 1 × 14 + 3 × 16 = 63 g mol−1

Then, number of moles of $\mathrm{HNO}_{3}=\frac{68}{63} \mathrm{~mol}$

$=1.079 \mathrm{~mol}$

Given,

Density of solution = 1.504 g mL−1

$\therefore$ Volume of $100 \mathrm{~g}$ solution $=\frac{100}{1.504} \mathrm{~mL}$

$=66.49 \mathrm{~mL}$

$=66.49 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~L}$

Molarity of solution $=\frac{1.079 \mathrm{~mol}}{66.49 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~L}}$

$=16.23 \mathrm{M}$