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Sat 2 Dec, 2006 09:53 pm
compound X2Y is 60% by mass, calculate the percent Y by mass of the compound X2Y2
how u do this 1..
I assume you mean
"compound X2Y is 60% X by mass, calculate the percent Y by mass of the compound X2Y2 "
If that is so then X:Y = 3:4 (which is also true for X2:Y2)
So %Y =4/7 x 100%= appx 57.14%
(If on the other hand X2Y was 60% Y by mass, then similar reasoning would give %Y=75% in X2Y2)