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3 years ago

A 78.0 g sample of an unknown compound contains 12.4 g of hydrogen. what is the percent by mass of hydrogen in the compound?

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Harman [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

The percentage by mass of hydrogen in the unknown compound is 15.9 %

Explanation:

The formula to be used here is

% by mass of an element in a compound =

(molar mass of the element ÷ molar mass of the compound) × 100

From the question, the mass of the element (Hydrogen) is <u><em>12.4 g</em></u>

The mass of the compound (unknown) is <u><em>78.0 g</em></u>

Hence,

% by mass of hydrogen in the unknown compound = (12.4 ÷ 78) × 100

= 15.9 %

AleksandrR [38]3 years ago

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Formula to find the percent composition of an element in a compound is $\frac {MolarMassOfElement}{MolarMassOfCompound}*100$ .

Now enter the variables into the formula.

$\frac {12.4}{78.0}*100 = 15.897$ %
Round to 3 significant figures. 15.897% = 15.9%

The answer is 15.9% H

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