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Calculate the mass percent of titanium in the mineral ilmenite, FeTiO3.

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Molar mass FeTiO3 => 151.7102 g/mol

atomic mass Ti => 47.867 u

% ( atomic mass Ti / molar mass FeTiO3 ) x 100

= ( 47.867 / 151.7102) x 100

= 0.3155 x 100

= 31.55 % of Ti

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