How To Do Percent Composition?

Find the molar mass of each element in the compound

Multiply each element’s molar mass by the number of atoms of that element in the formula

Add all of the element masses to get the total molar mass of the compound

Divide each element’s total mass by the compound’s total molar mass

Multiply each result by 100 to get the percent composition of each element

Check that all percentages add up to 100%

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