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What is the percent sodium in sodium chloride?

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The total mass of sodium chloride is 58.44 g/mol.

The mass of sodium is 22.99 g/mol.

To find the percent sodium in sodium chloride can be found by dividing the amounts.


(22.99)/(58.44)\approx0.39

Therefore, the percent sodium is 39%.

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