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Calculate the percentage of each element in calcium carbonate (atomic mass: C=12, O=16, Ca=40).
Given data:
Atomic masses:
C=12, O=16, Ca=40
Formula:
The formula to find the percentage of an element is
\frac{\text{X}}{\text{Y}}\times100
Where,
X =
Y =
Solution:
Molecular mass of CaCO_3 =
% of Ca in CaCO_3 =
% of C in CaCO_3 =
% of O in CaCO_3 =