Answer to Question #47453 in Chemistry for Andrea

Question

Mass of test tube & 250mL beaker 130.729g. Mass of test tube compound A 131.756g. Heat test tube and compound A. Mass of test tube 250 mL beaker and compound B 131.369g Add 2mL concentrated nitric acid to test tube and heat. Add 2mL of HNO3 and heat. Mass of test tube 250mL beaker compound C (CuO) 131.071g. Mass of test tube 250mL beaker and copper 130.997g.

Using your experimental data calculate: mass of copper in compounds A,B,C. Mass of other element in compound A and B. Mass of oxygen in compound C.