You have a mixture of CrCO3 and CrO in a test tube. The CrCO3 decomposes to chromium(II) oxide and CO2 gas upon heating.  The CrO does not react with heating.  The mass of the sample before heating is 25.61 g.  The mass of the sample after heating is 23.653 g.  Calculate the percent of CrCO3 in the original sample.

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You have a mixture of CrCO3 and CrO in a test tube. The CrCO3 decomposes to chromium(II) oxide and CO2 gas upon heating.  The CrO does not react with heating.  The mass of the sample before heating is 25.61 g.  The mass of the sample after heating is 23.653 g.  Calculate the percent of CrCO3 in the original sample.

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