68.6k views
1 vote
A 7.28 g sample of chromium metal was heated to produce chromium oxide. The weight of the compound was 10.63 g. What is the percent chromium in this compound?

User Joknawe
by
4.6k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

68.48%

Step-by-step explanation:

The percent mass of an element in a compound tells us about the amount of such element contributed to the total compound.

In this case, 7.28 g sample of chromium metal was heated to produce chromium oxide with weight of 10.63 g. The percent mass of chromium in chromium oxide can be calculated by using the formula:

%mass of Cr = mass of Cr/mass of Chromium oxide × 100%

%mass of Cr = 7.28/10.63 × 100

%mass of Cr = 0.6848 × 100

%mass of Cr = 68.48%

User Pere
by
4.8k points