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Find the percent of oxygen in CaClO3)2 Show your work

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So in calcium chlorate, there is one calcium, 2 chlorines, and 6 oxygens. To find the percent of oxygen in the compound, find the weight of the oxygen and divide it by the total weight of the compound:

weight of oxygen (95.94g/mol) / weight of entire compound (206.98g/mol)
= 0.4635

Finally, to convert this to a percentage you multiply it by 100

0.4635 x 100 = 46.35% Oxygen by mass
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