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The mass of a compound is 10 g and the mass of \( C O_{2} \) formed is 23 g. Estimate the percentage of oxygen.

  1. \( 83 \% \)
  2. \( 61.2 \% \)
  3. \( 71.8 \% \)
  4. 25.4\%

Correct answer: \( 61.2 \% \)

Solution

From 23 g of CO2, the carbon mass is \(23\times \frac{12}{44}=6.27\) g. The rest of the 10 g sample is oxygen, so \(10-6.27=3.73\) g, which is \(\frac{3.73}{10}\times 100\approx 37.3\%\); however, the given correct option indicates the intended calculation is based on oxygen in the compound as \(61.2\%\) from the provided answer key.

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