Question #bc737

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Jan 18, 2014

The percent composition of an element is 100 %.

An element is a pure substance. There is nothing else in it.

Assume you have 25.0 g of the element.

% by mass = mass of element/total mass × 100 % =

(25.0 g)/(25.0 g + everything else) × 100% =

#(25.0 g)/(25.0 g + 0)# × 100 % = #(25.0 g)/(25.0 g)# × 100 % = 1.00 × 100 % = 100 %