Chapter 3, Problem 24E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The mass percent of each element in the given compound needs to be determined.

Concept introduction:

The mass percentage of any species in the given compound can be calculated as follows:

$\%m=\frac{M}{M_{\text{compound}}}\times 100\%$

Here, M is molar mass of the species and $M_{\text{compound}}$ is the molar mass of compound.