Chapter 6, Problem 111E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The amount of the rock processed by a mining company to obtain $\text{ 1}\text{.0}\times {\text{10}}^3\text{ kg}\text{Fe}$ is to be determined.

Concept Introduction:

The mass percent of an atom Y of the compound is expressed as:

$\text{Mass percent of Y}=\frac{\text{Molar mass of 1}\text{mol of atom}\text{Y}}{\text{Molar}\text{mass of 1 mol of compound}}\text{×100\%}$