Percentage Composition Flashcards

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What is percentage composition of a compound

A

it is a way of describing the proportion of different elements contained in the compound and is simply the percentage by mass of each element in the compound

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How do you calculate the percentage by mass of an element

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percentage by mass = total mass of an element / GFM of compound x 100

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