Question

A sample of a compound consisting only of copper and sulfur contains 88.39g of the metal and 44.61g of non-metal. How many grams of sulfur? Enter your answers in scientific notation

Answer 1

(88.39 / (88.39 + 44.61) ) x (5264000) = answer for copper grams

(44.61 / (88.39 + 44.61)) x (5264000) = answer for sulfur grams

Sulfur is a non-metal used to make paper, number 16 on periodic table.