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In water, hydrogen and oxygen are in the ratio 1 : 8 by mass.
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In water, hydrogen and oxygen are in the ratio by mass. How much hydrogen and how much oxygen are there in of water?
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A compound is two or more elements joined chemically in a fixed ratio by mass, with new properties, split only by a chemical change. Water is hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio ; iron sulphide is iron and sulphur in the ratio . A mixture can have any ratio.
The worked solution
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Step 1. One part. .
Step 2. Hydrogen. part: .
Step 3. Oxygen. parts: .
Answer: of hydrogen and of oxygen.
Check. .
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