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A 40 g sample of sucrose contains 16.8 g of carbon. what is the mass

percentage of carbon in sucrose?

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Thus 100.00 g of sucrose contains 42.11 g of carbon, 6.48 g of hydrogen, and 51.41 g of oxygen; to two decimal places, the percent composition of sucrose is indeed 42.11% carbon, 6.48% hydrogen, and 51.41% oxygen.

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