Chapter 19.5, Problem 19.9E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Mass percent of phosphorus present in hydroxyapatite has to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

Mass percent of element is the percent mass of element present in the total mass of the compound.  This can be given by the equation,

    $\begin{array}{l}\text{Mass}\text{Percent}\text{=}\frac{\text{molar}\text{mass}\text{of}\text{element}}{\text{molecular}\text{mass}\text{of}\text{compound}}\text{×}\text{100}\\ \end{array}$