0.509g sample pure platinumetal was reacted with HCl to firm O.889g of platinum and chlorine. what is the percent by mass of pla

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valina [46]

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0.509g sample pure platinumetal was reacted with HCl to firm O.889g of platinum and chlorine. what is the percent by mass of pla

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stepan [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-19T15:13:33+03:00

stepan [7]3 years ago

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Platinum plus chlorine equals 0.889 grams whereas the platinum alone is 0.509grams so 0.509/0.889grams = 57% of the mass of the platinum plus chlorine. The chlorine would be 0.889-0.509=0.38 grams. The chlorine would make up about 42.7% of the total mass in grams.