Question

A compound is found to be made up of 3.21 g Carbon and 1.02 g Oxygen. Determine the percent composition from this data?

Answer 1

Given :

A compound is found to be made up of 3.21 g Carbon and 1.02 g Oxygen.

To Find :

The percent composition from this data.

Solution :

We know, percentage composition is given by :

`\%mass = (mass)/(mass of compound)* 100`

So, percentage composition of Carbon is :

`\%Carbon = (3.21)/(3.21+1.02)* 100\\\\\%Carbon = (3.21)/(4.23)* 100\\\\\%Carbon = 75.89 \%`

Since, compound is made up of Carbon and Oxygen.

So, %Oxygen is ( 100 - 75.89 )% = 24.11%

Hence, this is the required solution.