0.644 g of wood bleach, which contains oxalic acid, H2C2O4, was placed in an Erlenmeyer flask.  The wood bleach was titrated with 23.57 mL of 0.379 M KOH solution.  Determine the percent by mass of the H2C2O4 (a diprotic acid) in the sample of wood bleach. Enter your answer with the correct number of significant figures.  If you do not enter the correct number of significant figures, your answer may be graded as incorrect even if it is otherwise correct.

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0.644 g of wood bleach, which contains oxalic acid, H2C2O4, was placed in an Erlenmeyer flask.  The wood bleach was titrated with 23.57 mL of 0.379 M KOH solution.  Determine the percent by mass of the H2C2O4 (a diprotic acid) in the sample of wood bleach.

Enter your answer with the correct number of significant figures.  If you do not enter the correct number of significant figures, your answer may be graded as incorrect even if it is otherwise correct.

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