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Given information

Given: 

Compound = lead(II) phosphate  

Find:

1. Chemical formula of compound =?

2. Mass percentage of each component =?

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

Conceptual plan:

A. Steps to determine the chemical formula:

  1. Write the symbol of cation and anion with their charges. Charges can be determined by group numbers from the periodic table.
  2. Balance the positive and negative charge by adjusting the subscripts of cation and anion.

 

B. Steps to determine the mass percent of each element :

  1. Determine the molar mass of  of compound.
  2. Find mass percent of each element by using the formula:

 

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