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Offline k42490

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Chemistry Atomic Mass
« on: September 06, 2007, 08:36:55 PM »
you have 2 distinct gaseous compunds made from elements x and y:
compund 1: 30.43%x, 69.57%y
compund 2: 63.64%x, 36.36%y

when you react gas x with y, you get:
1 volume gas x + 2 volumes gas y -> 2 volumes compund 1

2 volumes gas x + 1 volume gas y -> 2 volumes compund 2

Assume simplest possible formula and determine relative atomic masses of element x and element y.

i don't understand how to incorporate the percents.
 

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Re: Chemistry Atomic Mass
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2007, 12:06:47 PM »
I assume you should read the % as mass%

So then you read it as follows:
compound 1 : 1 gram comp. 1 is built up by 0.3043 grams X and 0.6957 grams Y

similar for compound 2

you then have mole fractions and mass fractions of X and Y for both compounds, and are able to calculate the fraction atomic mass X/atomic mass Y

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