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Percentage by mass

Can someone please help me with this...image.jpg
Reply 1
is this gcse or igcse?
Reply 2
Original post by danr2
is this gcse or igcse?


AS level
Reply 3
What can't you do?

You only need n = m / Ar
Reply 4
Original post by Pigster
What can't you do?

You only need n = m / Ar


But it wants you the work out the percentage by mass?
Reply 5
Work out what mass of silver is in the coin, then work that out as a percentage of the mass of the coin.
Reply 6
Original post by Pigster
Work out what mass of silver is in the coin, then work that out as a percentage of the mass of the coin.


Which I can't do...
Reply 7
Which bit can't you do? The mass of silver in the coin, or the percentage bit?
Reply 8
The mass bit I can't do the percentage
Reply 9
Percentage by mass of silver = 100 x calculated mass of Ag in coin / 5.00 (i.e. mass of coin)

m(Ag in coin) = n(Ag+) x Ar(Ag).

n(Ag+) = n(AgCl) = m(AgCl) / Mr(AgCl)

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