You are given a sample that contains a mixture of the following two arsenic-containing minerals: gersdorffite (NiAsS) and getchellite (AsSbS3). You start with a sample of this mixture that has a mass of 57.38 grams. You perform a reaction that converts the arsenic (As) in these minerals into the form arsenic(V) oxide (As2O5), and 36.03 grams of this product are obtained. What is the percent by mass of gersdorffite in the original sample?

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You are given a sample that contains a mixture of the following two arsenic-containing minerals: gersdorffite (NiAsS) and getchellite (AsSbS3). You start with a sample of this mixture that has a mass of 57.38 grams. You perform a reaction that converts the arsenic (As) in these minerals into the form arsenic(V) oxide (As2O5), and 36.03 grams of this product are obtained.
What is the percent by mass of gersdorffite in the original sample? 
Please, give all your calculations with three significant figures.

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