Fluorite, a mineral of calcium, is a compound of the metal with fluorine. Analysis shows that a 18.66 g sample of fuorite contains 9.590 g of calcium. How do you calculate the mass of fluorine in the sample?

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Fluorite, a mineral of calcium, is a compound of the metal with fluorine. Analysis shows that a 18.66 g sample of fuorite contains 9.590 g of calcium. How do you calculate the mass of fluorine in the sample?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-10T03:21:25

Subtract the mass of calcium from the total mass. The result is the mass of fluorine in the sample.

Explanation:

Since fluorite $({CaF}_{2})$ $("CaF"_2)"$ contains calcium and fluorine, the mass of fluorine can be determined by subtracting the known mass of calcium from the known mass of the fluorite crystal.

$mass of fluorine$ $"mass of fluorine"$ $=$ $=$ $18.66 g - 9.590 g = 9.07 g$ $"18.66 g"-"9.590 g"="9.07 g"$

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Fluorite, a mineral of calcium, is a compound of the metal with fluorine. Analysis shows that a 18.66 g sample of fuorite contains 9.590 g of calcium. How do you calculate the mass of fluorine in the sample?

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