Chapter 4, Problem 4.94QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The mass percentage of iron in ore has to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The mass percentage of compound can be calculated by taking the calculated mass of the substance to the total mass of the sample whole multiplied by 100.

The mass percent can be calculated with formula,

$\text{Mass}\text{percent(in}\text{percentage)=}\frac{\text{Calculated}\text{mass(in}\text{grams)}}{\text{total}\text{mass(in}\text{grams)}}\text{×100}$

To calculate the mass percentage of iron in ore