Mass percent is one of the methods of expressing
the concentration of a solution. In this methods what
are the units of mass percent?
Answers
Explanation:
Mass percentage is used to representing the concentration of an element in a compound or a component in a mixture. It is calculated as the mass of a component divided by the total mass of the mixture and multiplied by 100%.
Mass percentage is the mass of the element or the solute divided by the mass of the compound or the solute. The result obtained is multiplied by 100 to give a percent.
The formula for the amount of an element in a compound is calculated by:
mass percent = (mass of element in 1 mole of compound in grams / mass of 1 mole of compound in grams) x 100
The formula for a solution is as follows.
mass percent = (mass of solute in grams / mass of solution in grams) x 100
or
mass percent = (mass of solute in grams / mass of solution in grams) x 100
Therefore, the final answer is given in %.
Mass percentage has no units because it is simply a ratio.
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