New substance produced Determine chemical composition Determine composition by mass Convert mass to % = % composition Use atomic & molar mass to determine - correct chemical formula
% composition of water Water = H + O Results reveal g H reacted = 22.5 g of water m H = 2.5g m H2O = 22.5g m o = (22.5g – 2.5g) = 20.0g %H = 2.5g/22.5g x 100% = 11.1% %O = 20.0g/22.5g x 100% = 88.9%
Sample Problem Sodium and chlorine when they are allowed to react - combine to form sodium chloride In an experiment, 3.45 g of sodium metal reacted with 5.33 g of chlorine gas to give 8.78 g of sodium chloride Calculate % composition by mass of sodium chloride.
Solution m Na+ = m Cl- = m NaCl = %Na = %Cl =
Calculate contribution of each element to the total mass 1 st - cal mass of each element + atoms 2 nd - cal total mass of all elements in compound 3 rd - divide mass of each element by total mass = % comp
Sample Problem Determine % composition of sodium phosphate Na 3 PO 4 Solution