THREE H REDWOOD ACADEMY

Guadalupe Osmeña Village, Punta Princesa, Cebu City

Tel. No. 266 – 3305

Name: Score:
Schedule: Science(1-2 PM)
Teacher: Date:
Gather some labels of processed food products that you eat at home. Make a
list of the chemical compounds(with their corresponding formulas) that these
food products contain. Choose at least 1 of these known compounds and
calculate the percent composition by mass of each. Tabulate your data and
results.

Product: Marty's Cracklin' (Plain Salted)

Compounds:

 Fat (No formula since it's not specified on what kind of fat it is)
 Cholesterol (C27H46O)
 Carbohydrate (Cm(H2O)n)
 Sugar (C12H22O11)
 Protein (C9H11NO3)
 Maltodextrin(C6nH(10n+2)O(5n+1))
 Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
 Citric Acid (C6H8O7)
 Malic Acid (C4H6O5)
 Disodium Inosinate (C10H11N4Na2O8P)
 Disodium Guanylate (C10H12N5Na2O8P)

Compound Chosen: Malic Acid(C4H6O5)

Mass of C: 4 mol x 12.01 g/mol = 48.04 g

Mass of H: 6 mol x 1.01 g/mol = 6.06 g
Mass of O: 5 mol x 16.00 g/mol = 80 g
Total Mass of C4H6O5: 48.04 g + 6.06 g + 80g = 134.1 g

48.04 g
% Mass of C: x 100 = 35.8%
134.1 g

6.06 g
% Mass of H: x 100 = 4.5%
134.1 g

80 g
% Mass of O: x 100 = 59.7%
134.1 g
 THREE H REDWOOD ACADEMY
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Conclusion: C4H6O5 is 35.8% C, 4.5% H, and 59.7% O by mass.