A 0.45-gg sample of aspirin is decomposed into its constituent elements and found to contain 0.27 g Cg C, 0.020 g Hg H, and 0.16 g Og O. Calculate the mass percent compositions of CC, HH, and OO in aspirin. Express your answers to two significant figures separated by commas. mass % C, mass % H, mass % O = ? %

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A 0.45-gg sample of aspirin is decomposed into its constituent elements and found to contain 0.27 g Cg C, 0.020 g Hg H, and 0.16 g Og O.

Calculate the mass percent compositions of CC, HH, and OO in aspirin.
Express your answers to two significant figures separated by commas.
mass % C, mass % H, mass % O = ? %
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