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• Find the Percentage Composition for CO

User Eric Thoma
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Answer:

Carbon or the symbol C has a mass percentage of 42.880% while Oxygen or symbol O has a mass percentage of 57.120%

User AndreDuarte
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Answer:

C = 42.86%

O = 57.14%

Step-by-step explanation:

Percentage composition = (mass/molar mass) x 100

CO = Molar Mass 28g/mol

C = 12g/mol

O = 16g/mol

C = 12/28 x 100 = 42.86%

O = 16/28 x 100 = 57.14%

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