What is the percentage of sulfur in copper(I) sulfide, {eq}Cu_2S? {/eq}
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What is the percentage of sulfur in copper(I) sulfide, {eq}Cu_2S? {/eq}
Mass Percentage:
Each compound has different chemical formula because of having definite composition of elements in it. The expression for finding mass percentage {eq}\left( \% \right) {/eq}. is shown below.
{eq}{\rm{Mass}}\;{\rm{Percentage}} = \dfrac{{{\rm{Mass}}\;{\rm{of}}\;{\rm{element}}}}{{{\rm{Mass}}\;{\rm{of}}\;{\rm{compound}}}} \times 100 {/eq}
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View this answerThe given compound is {eq}{\rm{C}}{{\rm{u}}_{\rm{2}}}{\rm{S}} {/eq}.
The expression for finding the mass percentage is shown below:
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