percent composition

What is the percent by mass of oxygen in MgO?

• 20%
• 40%
• 50%
• 60%

What is the percent by mass of magnesium in MgO?

• 20%
• 40%
• 50%
• 60%

What is the percent by mass of fluorine in CaF₂ (gram-formula mass = 78 g/mol)?

• 24%
• 49%
• 51%
• 65%

What is the percent composition by mass of sulfur in the compound MgSO₄ (gram formula mass = 120 g/mol)?

• 20%
• 27%
• 46%
• 53%

In which compound is the percent composition by mass of Cl equal to 42%?

• HClO (gram formula mass = 52 g/mol)
• HClO₂ (gram formula mass = 68 g/mol)
• HClO₃ (gram formula mass = 84 g/mol)
• HClO₄ (gram formula mass = 100 g/mol)

Find the percent composition of Cu₂S?

• %Cu= 67.987 %S= 32.013
• %Cu= 79.854   %S= 20.145
• %Cu= 35.946   %S= 64.054

What is the percent composition of Benzene, C₆H₆?

• C = 50%
  H = 50%
• C = 85.7 %
  H = 14.3%
• C = 92.2%
  H = 7.8%
• C = 71.9%
  H = 28.1%

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

A compound consists of 72.2% magnesium(Mg) and 27.8% nitrogen(N) by mass. What is the empirical formula?

• Mg₄N₃
• MgN₂
• Mg₃N₂ 
• MgN

Which of the following is considered an empirical formula?

• CH₃COOH
• C₆H₁₂O₆
• H₂O

What is the percentage of oxygen in carbon dioxide? (CO2)

• 27.3%
• 72.7%
• 30%
• 70%