A 32.44 g sample of iron chloride is found to contain 14.29 g of iron. What is the mass percent of the chlorine in the sample?

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate the mass of chlorine in the sample:

Mass of chlorine = Total mass of iron chloride - Mass of iron
Mass of chlorine = 32.44 g - 14.29 g
Mass of chlorine = 18.15 g

Now, we can calculate the mass percent of chlorine in the sample:

Mass percent of chlorine = (Mass of chlorine / Total mass of iron chloride) * 100
Mass percent of chlorine = (18.15 g / 32.44 g) * 100
Mass percent of chlorine = 55.97%

Therefore, the mass percent of chlorine in the sample is 55.97%.