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1.2 Calculate the mass per cent of different elements present in sodium sulphate (Na₂SO₄ ).

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The different elements present in sodium sulphate are:

Sodium (Na), Sulphur (S), and Oxygen (O).

The molar mass of sodium sulphate $Na_{2}SO_{4}$ ; $= (2\times Atomic\ mass\ of\ Na) + (1\times Atomic\ mass\ of\ S) + (4\times Atomic\ mass\ of\ O)$

$= 2\times (23.0\ u) + (32.066\ u) + 4\times (16.00\ u)$

$= 142.066\ u$

So, Mass percentage of an element in a compound is given by,

$= \frac{Mass\ of\ element\ in\ the\ compound}{Molar\ mass\ of\ the\ compound} \times 100$

Therefore,

The mass per cent of Sodium (Na):

$=\frac{46.0\ u}{142.066\ u} \times 100$

$=32.379\%$

$\approx 32.4\%$

The mass per cent of Sulphur (S):

$=\frac{32.066\ u}{142.066\ u} \times 100$

$= 22.57 \%$

$\approx 22.6\%$

The mass per cent of Oxygen (O):

$=\frac{64.0\ u}{142.066\ u} \times 100$

$= 45.049 \%$

$\approx 45.0\%$

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