Test Bank General Chemistry, 10th edition 19
72. The amount of calcium in a 15.0-g sample was determined by converting the calcium to
calcium oxalate, CaC2O4. The CaC2O4 weighed 12.6 g. What is the percent of calcium in
the original sample?
73. A compound containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen is subjected to elemental
analysis. Upon complete combustion, a 0.1804-g sample of the compound produced
0.3051 g of CO2 and 0.1249 g of H2O. What is the empirical formula of the compound?
74. A 3.075 g sample of a compound containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen is burned
in an excess of dioxygen, producing 6.990 g CO2 and 2.862 g H2O. What mass of oxygen is
contained in the original sample?
75. A 4.043 g sample of a compound containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen is burned
in an excess of dioxygen, producing 9.191 g CO2 and 3.762 g H2O. What percent by mass
of oxygen is contained in the original sample?