Use the table below to answer the following questions. Data Table
Sample
Mass of sample (g) Mass of A (g) Mass of B (g)
1
9.63
6.42
3.21
Mass A/Mass B
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2
95.62
63.75
31.87
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3
40
32
8
?
4
25.5
170
8.5
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a. What is the ratio of the mass of A to the mass of B in each sample?
b. How do these ratios compare?
c. What can you conclude about the samples?
d. Assume that the chemist was looking for a compound that is 66.67% A and 33.33% B. How could the chemist determine
successful in finding this compound?
w Our calculations