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Answer:
29.41% of Calcium and 47.04% of Oxygen
Explanation:
The percent composition of an atom in a molecule is defined as 100 times the ratio between the mass of the atom and the mass of the molecule.
The mass of the molecule of the problem (Ore) is 46.28g. That means the percent composition of Calcium is:
13.61g / 46.28g * 100 = 29.41% of Calcium
And percent composition of Oxygen is:
21.77g / 46.28g * 100 = 47.04% of Oxygen
Hydrated salts are when salt crystals have water molecules bound. Anhydrous salts are when the water has been removed.
mass of water removed = hydrated salt - anhydrate salt
= 11.75 g - 9.25 g = 2.50 g
number of water moles = 2.50 g / 18 g/mol = 0.139 mol
number of cobalt (II) chloride moles = 9.25 g / 130 g/mol = 0.0712 mol
ratio of water moles to CoCl₂ moles - 0.139 mol / 0.0712 mol = 1.95
rounded off 2 moles of water for every 1 mol of CoCl₂
formula - CoCl₂.2H₂O
name - Cobalt(II) chloride dihydrate
