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14 December, 17:09

In 1928, 47.5 g of a new element was isolated from 660 kg of the ore molybdenite. the percent by mass of this element in the ore was:

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  1. 14 December, 17:33
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    To take the percent by mass of this element, we use the formula:

    % mass = (mass of element / mass of ore) * 100%

    % mass = (47.5 g / (660 kg * 1000 g / kg)) * 100*

    % mass = 7.20 x 10^-3 %
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