Chapter 21, Problem 21.172QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The mass percentage of ${\text{CaCO}}_{\text{3}}$ in antacid has to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The mass percentage of a compound can be calculated by using the mass of the compound to the total mass of the compound. It can be given as,

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

To calculate the mass percentage of ${\text{CaCO}}_{\text{3}}$ in antacid