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Author: Donald A. McQuarrie, Peter A. Rock, Ethan B. Gallogly
Publisher: University Science Books
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.18P
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Mass percentage of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in 3.70g of ethanol has to be calculated.

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Relative amount of the elements present in a particular compound is same always.  It does not matter where the compound is obtained or prepared.  Mass percentage can be calculated by simple calculation using the mass of the element present in the compound and the total mass of the compound.

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