BLOOMFIELD Academy Let Love Light Your Life

Center for Science and Technology

SECOND Quarter
CHEMISTRY 9
ACTIVITY 1
SY 2019-2020
CN:__________ Score:_______________
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Year /Section:_______________________ Teacher: Mr. Van Denver Bautista

Activity: PERCENTAGE COMPOSITION

Mass of element in the compound

% mass of element = Mass of the compound x 100 %

Or

% of each element= no. of atoms of the elements x atomic mass x 100 %

                                 formula mass

Procedure: Use the formula above to solve the problem situation below.

1. Soil that is already depleted with the nutrients needs fertilizer. One of the nutrients
needed to replenish the soil is nitrogen. If you are an agricultural technician helping a
farmer, which among these fertilizers are you going to use. Show your computations to
convince the farmer of your choice.
a. Ammonia (NH3)
b. Ammonium sulphate (NH4)2SO4
c. Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3

2. Glucose (C6H12O6) is a six-carbon sugar (hexose) which is also known as the blood
sugar. It is an energy source that fuels our body. How many percent of carbon is present
in glucose?

3. The “fuel value” of the hydrogen-containing fuels depends on the mass percentage of
hydrogen (H). Rank the following compounds in terms of their “fuel value” with 1 as the
highest fuel value and 3 as the one with the lowest value:
a. Ethane (C2H6)
b. Propane (C3H8)
c. Ethanol (C2H5OH)