Question

A certain metal alloy is composed of 10% tin, 16% antimony, and 74% lead. If you were to have 500 g of the alloy, how many grams of antimony would be found in this sample?

a.
80 g
b.
16 g
c.
370 g
d.
50 g

Answer 1

c. 80 g

Step-by-step explanation:

metal alloy:

wt% = (mass compound/mass alloy)×100

for antimony:

⇒ 16% = (g antimony / g alloy)×100

⇒ 0.16 = g antimony / g alloy

g alloy = 500 g

⇒ (0.16)×(500 g) = g antimony

⇒ g antimony = 80 g