If 3.907 g carbon combines completely with 0.874 g of hydrogen to form a compound, what is the percent composition of this compound?
2 Answers
Explanation:
And, of course for a binary compound,
The compound contains
Explanation:
We know
The mass of the compound must be the sum of the masses of
The formula for percent by mass is
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NOTE: You could have gotten the
That method is simpler, but I prefer using the first method.
If you make a mistake in calculating
The first method does not depend on the