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The mass percentage of nitrogen in urea,
CO
(
NH
X
2
)
X
2
, is (H = 1, C = 12, N = 14, O = 16):
A
3.33%
B
63.64%
C
46.67%
D
23.33%
Answer: C
M
=
12
+
16
+
2
(
14
+
2
)
=
60
. Two N atoms give
28
, so
%
N
=
28/60
×
100
=
46.67%
.
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