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A mixture of KClO3 and KCl with a mass of 0.950 g was
heated to produce O2. After heating, the mass of residue
was 0.660 g. Assuming all the KClO3 decomposed to KCl
and O2, calculate the mass percent of KClO3
in the original mixture.
% KClO3
eqn: 2KClO3 ----> 2KCl + 3O2
moles of O2 lost = (0.950 g - 0.660g) / (MW O2 g/mole) = 0.29/32=
9.0625*10^-3 mol
g KClO3 = (2 moles KClO3/3 moles O2) * moles O2 * MW KClO3 (122.55
g/mole) = 0.74 g
% KClO3 = 100% * 0.74g KClO3 / 0.950 g = 77.94 %