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What is the mass percent of fluorine in phosphorus pentafluoride (PF5)?
p = 30.97 grams
f = 18.998 grams
and in pf5 the fluorine atoms are 5
PF5 has the molar mass => 30.97 + 5 * 18.998 => 125.97 g/mol
mass percent of fluorine => mass of F / total mass * 100
=> 95 / 125.97 * 100
=> 75.4147 %