Chemistry 10th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-13361-066-3

Chapter 3 - Chemical Equations and Reaction of Stoichiometry - Exercises - Mixed Exercises - Page 111: 84

Answer

The percent of $Fe_3O_4$ in the ore equals to $3.885\%$.

Work Step by Step

We can calculate the mass of $Fe_3O_4$ required to obtain $2.11g$ of iron: $m(Fe_3O_4)=m(Fe)×\frac{Mr(Fe_3O_4)}{3×Ar(Fe)}=2.11g×\frac{232}{3\times 56}=2.91g$ Hence, the percent of $Fe_3O_4$ in the ore equals to: $α=\frac{2.91g}{75g}=3.885\%$.
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