Percentage Composition of Compounds
Percentage Composition of Compounds: Overview
This topic covers the concept of Determination of Percentage Composition of a Compound.
Important Questions on Percentage Composition of Compounds
The composition of a sample of wustite is . What percentage of iron is present in the form of Fe (III)?

The percentage weight of Zn in white vitriol is approximately equal to

of an acid gives of and of then ratio of percentage of and is

In each molecule of carbon tetrachloride, the mass percent of carbon and chlorine respectively are _____ and _____

There are two common oxides of Sulphur, one of which contains by weight, the other almost exactly . The weights of Sulphur which combine with of (fixed) are in the ratio of:

What is the mass percentage of carbon in carbon monoxide?

of an organic compound '' containing phosphorus, on reacting with magnesia mixture gave of magnesium pyro-phosphate . The percentage of phosphorus in the compound '' is:

How much 70% pure iron could be produced from 140 kg of 80% pure Fe2O3 during the preparation of iron from haematite (Fe2O3)
( )

In the compound , What percentage of oxygen is present ?

Which of the following pair have the same percentage of carbon in them?

What is the amount of required to give of , provided the impurity of is

alloy of and when heated with excess of dil. forms and respectively. If the volume of released at NTP is , then what is the composition of the alloy?

Calculate the molar mass of myoglobin based on information given below:
Myoglobin , an oxygen storage protein, contains by mass, and in each molecule of myoglobin, one ion of is present. (Molar mass of )

Mark the correct empirical formula of the compound. The following analysis was given and observed.
- of an organic compound gave on combustion, of and of water.
- of the same substance was Kjeldahlised and the ammonia liberated was absorbed in of .
- The excess acid required is of for complete neutralisation.

of an organic compound gave of on analysis. Calculate the in the compound.

Calculate the number of magnesium atoms present in of Chlorophyll, a green colouring matter of plants responsible for photosynthesis, containing of magnesium by mass.

Chlorophyll is responsible for photosynthesis, that contains of magnesium. Calculate the number of magnesium atoms present in of chlorophyll.

Quantitative estimation of , , and extra elements (e.g., , , , and halogens) is carried out by Liebig’s combustion , Caro's, Dumas, and Kjeldahl’s method.
In the quantitative estimation of oxygen by using .
Where is the mass and is the mass of the compound.

Quantitative estimation of , , and extra elements (e.g., , , , and halogens) is carried out by Liebig’s combustion , Caro's, Dumas, and Kjeldahl’s method.
In the quantitative estimation of phosphorous by using ammonium molybdate, which of the following is formula used?
(Where is the mass of ammonium phospho molybdate and is the mass of the compound)

The composition of wustite is . What is the percentage of iron as ions?
