When a 220 g sample composed of ibuprofen (C13H1802) and some inert material is added, the mass of carbon produced is determined to be 58.2g. Assuming that ibuprofen is the only source of carbon. What percentage of the total mass of sample is due to ibuprofen? (The mass percentages of hydrogen and oxygen in ibuprofen are respectively 8.80% and 15.51%)

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When a 220 g sample composed of ibuprofen (C13H1802) and some inert material is added, the mass of carbon produced is determined to be 58.2g. Assuming that ibuprofen is the only source of carbon. What percentage of the total mass of sample is due to ibuprofen? (The mass percentages of hydrogen and oxygen in ibuprofen are respectively 8.80% and 15.51%)

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The mass percentage of an element in a given compound is a measure of the amount of the element present in the given compound.

The equation to calculate the mass percentage of an element is shown as follows-

Mass space percent equals fraction numerator Mass space of space the space element space present over denominator Mass space of space the space compound end fraction cross times 100 percent sign


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