The concentration of arsenic in an insecticide can be determined gravimetrically through its precipitation as MgNH4AsO4. After the formation of the precipitate, it must be ignited for total conversion to Mg2As2O7, which is then cooled and weighed. Considering that a sample of 1,627 g of the insecticide produced 106.5 mg of Mg2As2O7, determine the% (m/m) As2O3 in the insecticide. Given the molar masses: Mg2As2O7 = 310.447 g / mol and As2O3 = 197.841 g / mol

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The concentration of arsenic in an insecticide can be determined gravimetrically through its precipitation as MgNH4AsO4. After the formation of the precipitate, it must be ignited for total conversion to Mg2As2O7, which is then cooled and weighed. Considering that a sample of 1,627 g of the insecticide produced 106.5 mg of Mg2As2O7, determine the% (m/m) As2O3 in the insecticide.

Given the molar masses: Mg2As2O7 = 310.447 g / mol and As2O3 = 197.841 g / mol

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