Chapter 11, Problem 126CP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The mass percent of Magnesium chloride in solid.

Concept Introduction:

The mass percentage of a compound is ratio of calculated mass of compound to the total mass whole multiplied by 100. The mass percentage of compound can be given by the equation.

$\text{Mass}\text{percentage(\%)=}\frac{\text{Calculated}\text{mass(in}\text{g)}}{\text{Total}\text{mass(in}\text{g)}}\text{×100}$