Question

An alloy of bronze is manufactured by melting 51.2 g of copper with 6.84 g of tin. What is the percent copper in the bronze?

Answer 1

Percentage of copper = 88%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

Mass of copper = 51.2 g

Mass of tin = 6.84 g

Percentage of copper = ?

Solution:

Formula:

Percentage of copper = mass of copper / total mass × 100

Now we will determine the total mass:

Total mass = mass of copper + mass of tin

Total mass = 51.2 g + 6.84 g

Total mass = 58.04 g

Now we will calculate the percentage of copper.

Percentage of copper = 51.2 g / 58.04 g × 100

Percentage of copper = 0.88 × 100

Percentage of copper = 88%