Calculate the percent composition of calcium phosphateShow all your work and label all units

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Calculate the percent composition of  calcium phosphateShow all your work and label all units

saifoo.khan · Answer

Calculate the percent composition of  calcium in calcium phosphate. Show all your work and label all units
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anonymous · Answer

calculate the percent composition of calcium phosphate. Show all your work and label all units.

anonymous · Answer

that's the question

saifoo.khan · Answer

It's incomplete.

anonymous · Answer

can you explain it to me please

saifoo.khan · Answer

The question should be like you have to find of the composition of a particular element from a whole mixture or compound.

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you!

anonymous · Answer

Calcium phosphate(CaHPO4) percentage composition mean the percentage of each part in it.
get the molar mass of CaHPO4.
DIVIDE the molar mass of Ca, H, P and O4 by the molar mass of CahPO4 
MULTIPLY each result by 100 to get the percentage mass of each element in the molecule.