A 0.2121g sample of an organic compound was burned in a stream of oxygen and the carbon dioxide produced was collected in a stream of barium hydroxide . Calculate the percentage carbon in the sample if 0.6006g barium carbonate was formed

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Answer:

The answer to your question is: 17.26% of carbon

Explanation:

Data

CxHy = 0.2121 g

BaCO₃ = 0.6006 g

Molecular mass BaCO₃ = 137 + 12 + 48 = 197 g

Reaction

                    CO₂  +  Ba(OH)₂  ⇒   BaCO₃  +  H₂O

Process

1.- Find the amount of carbon in BaCO₃

                              197 g of BaCO₃   ---------------  12 g of Carbon

                               0.6006 g           ----------------    x

                               x = (0.6006 x 12) / 197

                               x = 0.0366 g of carbon

2.- Calculate the percentage of carbon in the organic compound

           0.2121 g of organic compound  ---------------  100%

           0.0366g                                       --------------    x

                              x = (0.0366 x 100) / 0.2121

                              x = 17.26%

The percentage of carbon in the sample if 0.6006g barium carbonate was formed is 17.26%.

What is an organic compound?

An organic compound is made up of three elements, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Given, the sample of the compound 0.2121g

BaCO₃ = 0.6006 g

The molecular mass of BaCO₃ is 197 g

The reaction is

CO₂  +  Ba(OH)₂  ⇒   BaCO₃  +  H₂O

Step1: Calculating the amount of Carbon in BaCO₃

Now, 197 g of BaCO₃ is = 12 g of carbon

So, 0.6006 g of BaCO₃ will be

[tex] \rm \dfrac{0.6006 \times 12}{197} = 0.0366 g[/tex]

step2: Calculating the percentage of carbon

0.2121 g of organic compound = 100%

0.0366g will be

[tex] \rm \dfrac{ (0.0366 \timess 100)}{0.2121} =  17.26%[/tex]

Thus, the percentage of carbon in the sample is 17.26 g.

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