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Which has a higher mass percent of magnesium mgo or mg3n2?

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The compound that has higher mass percent is Mg3N2 which is 72%


Step-by-step explanation
calculate the % mass of Mg in each compound

% composition of mg= molar mass of Mg/ total molar mass of the compound x100

in MgO = 24 /40 x100 = 60%

in Mg3N2 =72/100 x100 = 72 %

therefore the % composition in Mg3N2 is higher

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