Chapter 4, Problem 5QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The mass percent of the carbon in the active ingredient is to be calculated.

Concept Introduction:

The mass percent is defined as the ratio of mass of the element (part) to the total mass of the compound (whole) This ratio is multiplied by $100\text{ \%}$ and is represented as,

$\text{mass \%}=\frac{\text{mass of part}}{\text{mass of the whole}}\times 100\text{ \%}$