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A 0.6025 g sample was dissolved, and the Ca2+ and Ba2+ ions present were precipitated as BaC2O4·H2O and CaC2O4·H2O. The oxalates were then heated in a thermogravimetric apparatus leaving a residue that weighed 0.5713 g in the 320o-400oC range and 0.4673 g in the 580o-620oC range. Calculate the percentages of Ca and Ba in the original sample.