Question

230g sample of a compound contains 136.6g carbon, 26.4g hydrogen, and 31.8g nitrogen. What is masspercentif oxygen

Answer 1

Answer:

15.3 %

Explanation:

Step 1: Given data

• Mass of the sample (ms): 230 g

• Mass of carbon (mC); 136.6 g

• Mass of hydrogen (mH): 26.4 g

• Mass of nitrogen (mN): 31.8 g

Step 2: Calculate the mass of oxygen (mO)

The mass of the sample is equal to the sum of the masses of all the elements.

ms = mC + mH + mN + mO

mO = ms - mC - mH - mN

mO = 230 g - 136.6 g - 26.4 g - 31.8 g

mO = 35.2 g

Step 3: Calculate the mass percent of oxygen

%O = (mO / ms) × 100% = (35.2 g / 230 g) × 100% = 15.3 %