What percentage of carbon dioxides mass is carbon? What percentage is oxygen?

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Chemistry

Topaz

27 January, 12:53

What percentage of carbon dioxides mass is carbon? What percentage is oxygen?

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Carbon = 27.3%

Oxygen = 72.7%

Explanation:

Use the Masses of the elements

Carbon dioxide = 44

Carbon = 12

Oxygen = 16

Where for Carbon;

12/44 * 100 = 27.3%

Where for oxygen;

100 - 27.3 = 72.7% or

32/44 * 100 = 72.7%