Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry - Result Question 6

####6. The percentage composition of carbon by mole in methane is (2019 Main, 8 April II)

(a) $75 %$

(b) $20 %$

(c) $25 %$

(d) $80 %$

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Solution:

  1. Key Idea The percentage composition of a compound is given by the formula.

$%$ composition $=[$ Composition of a substance in a compound $/$ Total composition total of compound $] \times 100$

In $CH _4$,

mole of carbon $=1$

mole of hydrogen $=4$

$\therefore %$ of carbon by mole in $CH _4=\frac{1}{1+4} \times 100=20 %$



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