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Breaking Down Mixtures: Finding Mass Percent of Sodium Compounds
Chapter 3, Problem 3.122(choose chapter or problem)
A mixture of NaBr and \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) contains 29.96 percent Na by mass. Calculate the percent by mass of each compound in the mixture.
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QUESTION:
A mixture of NaBr and \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\) contains 29.96 percent Na by mass. Calculate the percent by mass of each compound in the mixture.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
The goal of the problem is to calculate the percent by mass of each compound in the mixture.
Given:
Mass of Na = 29.96 %
Let’s consider there is 100 g of the compound. So, there is 29.96 g of Na. Let ‘x’ be the mass of NaBr, and 100 - x be the mass of \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\).
This amount of Na is given is the mass of Na in NaBr and the mass of Na in \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\). That is:
29.96 g Na = mass of Na in NaBr + mass of Na in \(\mathrm{Na}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}\)
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Breaking Down Mixtures: Finding Mass Percent of Sodium Compounds
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