Calculate the percentage by mass of the indicated element in the following compounds: (a) Carbon in acetylene,

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Calculate the percentage by mass of the indicated element in the following compounds:
(a) Carbon in acetylene, C2H2, a gas used in welding
(b) Hydrogen in ascorbic acid, HC6H7O6, also known as vitamin C
(c) Hydrogen in ammonium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, a substance used as a nitrogen fertilizer
(d) Platinum in PtCl2(NH3)2, a chemotherapy agent called cisplatin
(e) Oxygen in the female sex hormone estradiol, C18H24O2
(f) Carbon in capsaicin, C18H27NO3, the compound that gives the hot taste to chili peppers.
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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