Percentage Composition of Compounds
Percentage Composition of Compounds: Overview
This topic covers the concept of Determination of Percentage Composition of a Compound.
Important Questions on Percentage Composition of Compounds
The composition of a sample of wustite is . What percentage of iron is present in the form of Fe (III)?

The percentage weight of Zn in white vitriol is approximately equal to

of an acid gives of and of then ratio of percentage of and is

In each molecule of carbon tetrachloride, the mass percent of carbon and chlorine respectively are _____ and _____

The natural titanium oxide, known as rutile and containing of oxygen, is isomorphous with known as cassiterite. Calculate the atomic weight of titanium.
Give the answer by rounding off the value to the nearest integer

of stannic chloride gave of its vapour at and pressure. If the chloride contains of chlorine and tin has the valency equal to what will be the atomic weight of tin?
Round-off the answer to the nearest integer.

There are two common oxides of Sulphur, one of which contains by weight, the other almost exactly . The weights of Sulphur which combine with of (fixed) are in the ratio of:

What is the mass percentage of carbon in carbon monoxide?

of an organic compound '' containing phosphorus, on reacting with magnesia mixture gave of magnesium pyro-phosphate . The percentage of phosphorus in the compound '' is:

Calculate the weight of copper present in of .

How much 70% pure iron could be produced from 140 kg of 80% pure Fe2O3 during the preparation of iron from haematite (Fe2O3)
( )

In the compound , What percentage of oxygen is present ?

Which of the following pair have the same percentage of carbon in them?

Haemoglobin contains of iron and consists of atoms of Fe per molecule. Using the given statement, find the molecular mass of haemoglobin (in ). Atomic mass:

What is the percentage composition of in 1 mole of the compound ?
(Atomic mass : )

What is the amount of required to give of , provided the impurity of is

alloy of and when heated with excess of dil. forms and respectively. If the volume of released at NTP is , then what is the composition of the alloy?

Calculate the mass (in ) of carbon in sample of pure '. [Given: At. . of

Calculate the molar mass of myoglobin based on information given below:
Myoglobin , an oxygen storage protein, contains by mass, and in each molecule of myoglobin, one ion of is present. (Molar mass of )

Mark the correct empirical formula of the compound. The following analysis was given and observed.
- of an organic compound gave on combustion, of and of water.
- of the same substance was Kjeldahlised and the ammonia liberated was absorbed in of .
- The excess acid required is of for complete neutralisation.
