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A sample of sodium chloride was found to contain 60.66 g of sodium and 39.34 g of chloride. How many

grams of each element would be expected in a 200.0 g sample of sodium chloride?

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Answer:

78.68g Na

121.32 Cl

Step-by-step explanation:

This one is more easy than the wording makes it seem. Since there are 60.66g of sodium (Na) and 39.34g of Chlorine (Cl) it adds up to 100g, so in this case you can just double each amount, and get what each would be in a 200g sample.

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