Calculate the mass percentage of benzene and carbon tetrachloride
calculate the mass percentage of benzene and carbon tetrachloride
Answer: To calculate the mass percentage of benzene and carbon tetrachloride in a mixture containing both compounds, we need to know the masses of each compound present in the mixture.
For example, let’s say we have a mixture that contains 20 grams of benzene (C6H6) and 80 grams of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4).
The total mass of the mixture is:
20 g + 80 g = 100 g
To find the mass percentage of benzene in the mixture, we can use the following formula:
mass percentage of benzene = (mass of benzene / total mass of mixture) x 100%
Substituting the values we have:
mass percentage of benzene = (20 g / 100 g) x 100% = 20%
So the mass percentage of benzene in the mixture is 20%.
Similarly, to find the mass percentage of carbon tetrachloride in the mixture, we can use the following formula:
mass percentage of carbon tetrachloride = (mass of carbon tetrachloride / total mass of mixture) x 100%
Substituting the values we have:
mass percentage of carbon tetrachloride = (80 g / 100 g) x 100% = 80%
So the mass percentage of carbon tetrachloride in the mixture is 80%.