11g of organic compund on combustion produce 6g of CO2. Calculate % of carbon
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The atomic mass of carbon is 12.
Weight of carbon in the 6g CO2 is
= (12×6)/44 = 1.64 grams.
So the mass of carbon in the compound was 1.64 grams.
The % mass of C in the compound of the total weight 11g is
1.64/11 ×100 = 14.909 = 15 % (approx)
The % of carbon in the compound = 15%.
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