What is percentage composition?
1 Answer
Jul 5, 2016
"Percentage composition is the percentage by mass of each element present in a compound" - www.chemteam.info
Explanation:
An example of this follows:
Find the percentage compositions of carbon and hydrogen in methane,
Mass of 1 mol of methane:
Mass of hydrogen in 1 mol of methane:
Mass of carbon in 1 mol of methane:
Percentage mass of hydrogen in 1 mol of methane:
Percentage mass of carbon in 1 mol of methane:
Percentage composition of methane: