Question

Calculate the mass percent composition of iron for the third one of these iron ores.

Iron is mined from the earth as iron ore. Common ores include Fe2O3 (hematite), Fe3O4 (magnetite), and FeCO3 (siderite).

Answer 1

`\% Fe=48.2\%`

Step-by-step explanation:

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In this case, since the percent composition of an element in a compound is given by:

`\% i =(z_i*m_i)/(MM)*100\%`

Whereas i represent the element in the compound for which we want compute the mass percent. As required for siderite, FeCO3 whose molar mass is 115.854 g/mol, and knowing there is one iron atom there with an atomic mass od 55.85 g/mol, the mass percent of iron there is:

`\% Fe=(1*55.85)/(115.854)*100\%\\\\\% Fe=48.2\%`

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