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A chicken egg has mass 60g. It's shell makes up 10% of the whole egg. The shell is made of Calcium Carbonate; CaCO3. What is the mass of the Ca/ Calcium in the egg shell?​
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A chicken egg has mass 60g. It's shell makes up 10% of the whole egg. The shell is made of Calcium Carbonate; CaCO3. What is the mass of the Ca/ Calcium in the egg shell?​

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60g•0.10=6g This is the mass of the egg shell
CaCO3: 100.09g
Ca: 40.08g
C: 12.01g
O: 16.00g•3=48.00g
Find the percentage of Ca found in Calcium Carbonate
40.08g of Ca/100.09g of CaCO3=0.40
.4•6g of CaCO3=2.4g of Ca
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