Cinnabar, mercury(II) sulfide, HgS, is mined as a primary source for elemental mercury. a. What is the mass percent of Hg in HgS? b. How many grams of Hg can be obtained from 7.5 x 105 kg of the ore? c. How many atoms of Hg are there in the ore sample?

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Cinnabar, mercury(II) sulfide, HgS, is mined as a primary source for elemental mercury. a. What is the mass percent of Hg in HgS? b. How many grams of Hg can be obtained from 7.5 x 105 kg of the ore? c. How many atoms of Hg are there in the ore sample? 

 

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