Answer:
15.3 %
Explanation:
Step 1: Given data
- Mass of the sample (ms): 230 g
- Mass of carbon (mC); 136.6 g
- Mass of hydrogen (mH): 26.4 g
- Mass of nitrogen (mN): 31.8 g
Step 2: Calculate the mass of oxygen (mO)
The mass of the sample is equal to the sum of the masses of all the elements.
ms = mC + mH + mN + mO
mO = ms - mC - mH - mN
mO = 230 g - 136.6 g - 26.4 g - 31.8 g
mO = 35.2 g
Step 3: Calculate the mass percent of oxygen
%O = (mO / ms) × 100% = (35.2 g / 230 g) × 100% = 15.3 %
