Answer to Question #181655 in General Chemistry for Zee

Question #181655

A 3.526 g sample of a hydrocarbon, upon combustion in a combustion analysis apparatus, yielded 10.87 g of carbon dioxide. Calculate the mass percent of carbon in the hydrocarbon.

Expert's answer

Mass "percent=\\frac{3.526}{10.87}\u00d7100=33.4" %

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