Mass percentage

Science 7
Mass Percentage
Is a one way of representing the
concentration of an element in a compound
or a component in a mixture.
Formula of mass percentage:
For example: 1
For example no. 2

1. 40.5 grams of calcium hydroxide is dissolved in enough

water to make 215 grams of solution.
Answers:
Mass% = x 100
= 0.1884 x 100
= 18.84%
For example 3

1. Compute for percentage by mass of sugar. 10 g of sugar

dissolved in 250 g of water.
Answers:
% by mass = x 100
= x 100
= 0.0385 x 100
% by mass = 3.85%
Seatwork no. 1

What is the mass percentage of salt in a solution made by

dissolving 25 grams of salt in 200 grams of water?
Seatwork no. 2

A solution is made by dissolving 15 grams of sugar in 100

grams of water. What is the mass percentage of sugar in the
solution?
Seatwork no. 3

1. If 50 grams of potassium chloride is dissolved in 300 grams

of water, what is the mass percentage of potassium chloride
in the solution?
QUIZ:

1. A solution is made by dissolving 10 grams of calcium chloride in 100 grams of

water. What is the mass percentage of calcium chloride in the solution?
2. What is the mass percentage of ethanol in a solution made by dissolving 40 grams
of ethanol in 160 grams of water?
3. A solution is made by dissolving 5 grams of glucose in 50 grams of water. What is
the mass percentage of glucose in the solution?
4. If 30 grams of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 300 grams of water, what is the
mass percentage of sodium hydroxide in the solution?
5. What is the mass percentage of sucrose in a solution made by dissolving 25 grams
of sucrose in 200 grams of water?