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12 April, 16:23

A certain metal alloy is composed of 10% tin, 16% antimony, and 74% lead. If you were to have 500 g of the alloy, how many grams of antimony would be found in this sample?

a. 370g

b. 50g

c. 80g

d. 16g

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  1. 12 April, 17:32
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    c. 80 g

    Explanation:

    metal alloy:

    wt% = (mass compound/mass alloy) * 100

    for antimony:

    ⇒ 16% = (g antimony / g alloy) * 100

    ⇒ 0.16 = g antimony / g alloy

    ∴ g alloy = 500 g

    ⇒ (0.16) * (500 g) = g antimony

    ⇒ g antimony = 80 g
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