We’re being asked to calculate moles of C.
We’re given the mass percent of the solution and we're going to use the mass percent formula shown below:
Assume 100 g compound, well have 88.14 g C.
A compound isolated from the rind of lemons is found to be 88.14 % carbon and 11.86 % hydrogen by mass.
How many moles of C?
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