Percent CompositionPercent Composition AKA “Mass Percent”AKA “Mass Percent” AKA “Percent by Mass”AKA “Percent by Mass” Component Mass Component Mass
Total MassTotal Mass
Example: Example: CC22HH44OO22
2(12.01 g/mol) = 24.02 g/mol2(12.01 g/mol) = 24.02 g/mol Mass CMass C4( 1.01 g/mol) = 4.04 g/mol 4( 1.01 g/mol) = 4.04 g/mol Mass HMass H++ 2(16.00 g/mol)2(16.00 g/mol) = 32.00 g/mol = 32.00 g/mol Mass OMass O 60.06 g/mol60.06 g/mol Mass CMass C22HH44OO22
X 100%X 100%
% Composition % Composition
% C % C
% H% H
% O% O
Total = 100.00% Total = 100.00%
%100g/mol 60.06g/mol 02.24
%100Mass Total
MassComponent
100% g/mol 60.06g/mol 4.04
100% g/mol 60.06g/mol 32.00
39.99% 39.99% CC
53.28% 53.28% OO
6.73% H6.73% H
Practice:Practice:What is the percent composition for each What is the percent composition for each component in sodium carbonate, Nacomponent in sodium carbonate, Na22COCO33??
2(22.99 g/mol) = 45.98 g/mol2(22.99 g/mol) = 45.98 g/molNaNa
12.01 g/mol = 12.01 g/mol12.01 g/mol = 12.01 g/molCC+ 3(16.00 g/mol)+ 3(16.00 g/mol) = 48.00 g/mol = 48.00 g/molOO
105.99 g/mol Na105.99 g/mol Na22COCO33
Na:Na:
C:C:
O:O:
Total = Total = 100.00%100.00%
%100g/mol 105.99g/mol 98.45
%100g/mol 105.99
g/mol 2.011
%100g/mol 105.99g/mol 48.00
43.38% Na43.38% Na
45.29% O45.29% O
11.33% C11.33% C
Converting Mass Percent to an Converting Mass Percent to an Empirical Formula (Mole Ratio)Empirical Formula (Mole Ratio)
Determine the empirical formula of a Determine the empirical formula of a compound that contains 58.84% Barium, compound that contains 58.84% Barium, 13.74% Sulfur and 27.43% Oxygen.13.74% Sulfur and 27.43% Oxygen.
Assume 100 gAssume 100 g
58.84% Ba58.84% Ba 58.84 g Ba58.84 g Ba13.74% S13.74% S 13.74 g S13.74 g S27.43% O27.43% O 27.43 g O27.43 g O
Ba mol 0.4285 g 137.32
mol 1 g 58.84 :Ba
S mol 0.4286 g 32.06
mol 1 g 13.74 :S
O mol 1.714 g 16.00
mol 1 g 27.43 :O
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Ba : S : OBa : S : O0.4285 mol0.4285 mol : : 0.4286 mol0.4286 mol : : 1.714 mol1.714 mol 0.4285 mol 0.4285 mol 0.4285 0.4285 mol 0.4285 mol 0.4285
mol mol
1.000 : 1.000 : 4.0001.000 : 1.000 : 4.000
BaSOBaSO44
Barium SulfateBarium Sulfate