Question

Allicin contains 59.9 g of carbon, 21.7 g of hydrogen, 24.4 g of oxygen, and sulfur. What is the mass percent of sulfur in a 162 g sample of the compound?"

Answer 1

You can get the mass of sulfur on this compound by minus other element mass from total mass. So the mass is 162-59.9-21.7-24.4=56 g. The mass percent is 56/162*100%=34.57 %.

Answer 2

Answer: The mass percentage of sulfur in the given compound is 34.56 %.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given:

Mass of carbon in compound = 59.9 g

Mass of oxygen in compound = 24.4 g

Mass of Hydrogen in compound = 21.7 g

Mass of the compound = 162 g

Mass of sulfur in compound =
`162-(59.9+24.4+21.7)=56g`

To calculate the mass percent of an element in a compound, we use the equation:

`\text{Mass percent of sulfur}=\frac{\text{Mass of sulfur in compound}}{\text{Mass of the compound}}* 100`

Putting values in above equation, we get:

`\text{Mass percent of sulfur}=(56g)/(162g)* 100 = 34.56\%`

Hence, the mass percentage of sulfur in the given compound is 34.56 %.