Alicin contains 59.9 of carbon, 21.7 hydrogen, 24.4 g of oxygen, and sulfur. What the mass percent of sulfur in a 162 g sample of the compound?
1 Answer
Apr 11, 2016
34.5 %
Explanation:
The amount of Sulfur in the given amount of Alicin is
162g - ( 59.9 g + 21.7 g +24.4 g)
162g - 106 g
56 g
Mass % of Sulfur = [ mass of Sulfur / mass of compound ] x 100
= 56 g x 100 / 162 g
= 34.5 %