Determine the mass of oxygen in a 7.20 g sample of al2(so4)3.

Given:

7.20 g sample of Al2(SO4)3

Required:

Mass of oxygen

Solution:

                Since you are not given a chemical reaction, just base your solution to the chemical formula given.

Molar mass of Al2(SO4)3 = 342.15 g/mol

7.20 g Al2(SO4)3 (1 mol/342.15g)(3mol O/2 mol Al)(1 mol O2/1/2 mol O2)(32g O2/1mol O2) = 4.04 g O2