Percentage Composition of Compounds

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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

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The composition of a sample of wustite is Fe0.93O1.00.  What percentage of iron is present in the form of Fe (III)?

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The percentage weight of Zn in white vitriol   [ZnS O 4 .7 H 2 O] is approximately equal to   (Zn=65,S=32,O=16andH=1)

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0.765 g of an acid gives 0.535 g of CO2 and 0.13 g of H2O then ratio of percentage of C and H is

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

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The natural titanium oxide, known as rutile and containing 39.95% of oxygen, is isomorphous with SnO2, known as cassiterite. Calculate the atomic weight of titanium.

Give the answer by rounding off the value to the nearest integer

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0.096 g of stannic chloride gave 25.84 mL of its vapour at 120°C and 350 mm pressure. If the chloride contains 54.6% of chlorine and tin has the valency equal to 4, what will be the atomic weight of tin?

Round-off the answer to the nearest integer.

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There are two common oxides of Sulphur, one of which contains 50% O2 by weight, the other almost exactly 60%. The weights of Sulphur which combine with 1 g of O2 (fixed) are in the ratio of:

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What is the mass percentage of carbon in carbon monoxide?

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0.12 g of an organic compound 'X' containing phosphorus, on reacting with magnesia mixture gave 0.22 g of magnesium pyro-phosphate Mg2P2O7. The percentage of phosphorus in the compound 'X' is:

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Calculate the weight of copper present in 50 g of CuSO4.

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

Fe 2 O 3 + C Fe + CO 2 )
 

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In the compound  CaCO 3 · 3 Ca 3 PO 4 2  , What percentage of oxygen is present ?

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

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Haemoglobin contains 0.3465% of iron and consists of 4 atoms of Fe per molecule. Using the given statement, find the molecular mass of haemoglobin (in kg mol1).  Atomic mass: Fe=558u

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What is the percentage composition of Cr in 1 mole of the compound K2Cr2O7 ?

(Atomic mass : K=39 u; Cr=52 u;  O=16 u)

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What is the amount of H2O2 required to give 252g of HNO3, provided the impurity of H2O2 is 20%?

N2H4+H2O2HNO3+H2O

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30 g alloy of Al and Mg when heated with excess of dil. HCl forms AlCl3 and MgCl2 respectively. If the volume of H2(g) released at NTP is 33.6 L, then what is the composition of the alloy?

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R''1200KCaO+CO2
Calculate the mass (in mg ) of carbon in 1.5g sample of pure 'R'. [Given: At. Wt. of C=12,O=16,Ca=40u]

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Calculate the molar mass of myoglobin based on information given below:
Myoglobin (Mb), an oxygen storage protein, contains 0.34% Fe by mass, and in each molecule of myoglobin, one ion of Fe is present. (Molar mass of Fe=55.845 g mol-1)

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Mark the correct empirical formula of the compound. The following analysis was given and observed.

  1. 0.45 g of an organic compound gave on combustion, 0.792 g of CO2 and 0.324 g of water.
  2. 0.24 g of the same substance was Kjeldahlised and the ammonia liberated was absorbed in 50 mL of M/8 H2SO4.
  3. The excess acid required is 77 mL of N/10 NaOH for complete neutralisation.