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Express the composition of each of the following compounds as the mass percents of its elements...?


59) Express the composition of each of the following compounds as the mass percents of its elements.

a) formaldehyde, CH2O
b) glucose, C6H12O6
c) acetic acid, HC2H3O2

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Answered by bobpursley
Example: b) glucose.
a. determine the molecular mass of the compound: 6*12+12*1+6*16= 180
Percent of C= 6*12/180 x 100
percent of H= 12*1/180 x 100
percent of O= 6*16/180 x 100
and of course, the percents should add to 100.
Answered by Innocent
Acetic acid, HC2 H3 O2
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