Question

In attempts to lift ron's spirits, dumbledore asks him a fairly easy question: calculate the mass percent composition of carbon in c2h5cl. prof. vitarelli thinks you should try this also.

Answer 1

Mass percentage composition of carbon in the compound is the composition of carbon in the compound. This can be calculated by finding out the mass of carbon in the compound and the mass of the whole compound .
The compound formula is C2H5Cl
Mass of 1 mol of compound -64.5 g
Mass of carbon - 24 g
Mass percentage = 24/64.5 x100
Therefore mass composition percentage of carbon = 37.2%