A 0.3400 g piece of brass is allowed to react with hydrochloric acid at the base of eudiometer. The hydrogen gas generated in the reaction occupies a volume of 48.1 mL and leaves behind a column of acid that is 3.65cm in height. If barometric pressure is measured to be 0.9978 atm, determine the percentages of copper and zinc assuming the temperature of the solution is 22 degrees celsius.

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A 0.3400 g piece of brass is allowed to react with hydrochloric acid at the base of eudiometer. The hydrogen gas generated in the reaction occupies a volume of 48.1 mL and leaves behind a column of acid that is 3.65cm in height. 

If barometric pressure is measured to be 0.9978 atm, determine the percentages of copper and zinc assuming the temperature of the solution is 22 degrees celsius. 

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