CH-1920
Percentage yield and purity
Chemistry · Secondary 4 · Hard · Percentage yield and purity
A sample of impure magnesium oxide contains only magnesium oxide and an inert impurity. When 500 g of this ore is completely converted to magnesium by heating with carbon, 120 g of magnesium is obtained.
What is the percentage purity of magnesium oxide in the ore? (Ar: Mg = 24, O = 16)
What is the percentage purity of magnesium oxide in the ore? (Ar: Mg = 24, O = 16)
- 40 %
- 24 %
- 60 %
- 80 %
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