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What is the percentage by mass of sulphur in Al2(SO4)3[A12SO4 =
342g/mol, S = 32]​

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Answer: The percentage by mass of sulphur in
Al_2(SO_4)_3 is 9.36%

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass percent of an element is the ratio of mass of that element by the total mass expressed in terms of percentage.


{\text {Mass percentage}}=\frac{\text {mass of sulphur}}{\text {Total mass}}* 100\%

Given: mass of sulphur = 32 g/mol

mass of
Al_2(SO_4)_3 = 342 g/mol

Putting in the values we get:


{\text {Mass percentage}}=(32g/mol)/(342g/mol)* 100\%=9.36\%

The percentage by mass of sulphur in
Al_2(SO_4)_3 is 9.36%

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