Question

This is the chemical formula for methyl acetate: CH32CO2. Calculate the mass percent of hydrogen in methyl acetate. Round your answer to the nearest percentage. %

Answer 1

Answer: The mass percent of hydrogen in methyl acetate is 8 %

Explanation:

The given chemical formula of methyl acetate is $CH_3COOCH_3$

To calculate the mass percentage of hydrogen in methyl acetate, we use the equation:

$\text{Mass percent of hydrogen}=\frac{\text{Mass of hydrogen}}{\text{Mass of methyl acetate}}\times 100$

Mass of hydrogen = (6 × 1) = 6 g

Mass of methyl acetate = [(3 × 12) + (6 × 1) + (2 × 16)] = 74 g

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\text{Mass percent of hydrogen}=\frac{6g}{74g}\times 100=8.10\%=8\%$

Hence, the mass percent of hydrogen in methyl acetate is 8 %