Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 3 - Sections 3.1-3.12 - Exercises - Conceptual Problems - Page 136: 159

Answer

Oxygen>Sulfur>Hydrogen

Work Step by Step

Right away I notice that hydrogen is much lighter per mole than anything else, therefore it goes as the lowest percentage. Next, I see that there are four times the amount of oxygen per mole compared to sulfur. With sulfur having a molar mass at 32g/mol and oxygen having a molar mass of 16g/mol, oxygen will have twice the mass percentage of sulfur.
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