Solvent extraction was used to extract fat from butter. The original butter sample had a mass of 19.6 g. Following fat extraction, the remaining sample (not the fat) had a mass of 4.2 g. Calculate the percent fat (by mass) of butter.

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Answer:

Percentage mass of fat(grams) ≈ 78.60 %

Explanation:

The mass of the whole butter is 19.g grams, this means the mass of the original butter before solvent extraction was 19.6 grams.

Mass of original butter = 19.6 grams

Following the extraction of fat, the remaining sample of the original butter mass reduced to 4.2 grams . This means the mass of the fat extracted from the butter is 19.6 grams - 4.2 grams = 15.4 grams.

The mass of the fat = 15.4 grams

Percentage mass of fat(grams) = mass of fat/mass of original butter ×  100

Percentage mass of fat(grams) = 15.4/19.6 × 100

Percentage mass of fat(grams) = 1540/19.6

Percentage mass of fat(grams) = 78.5714285714

Percentage mass of fat(grams) ≈ 78.60 %

Answer:

What is the percent of mass remaining for Sample A?

97.4

⇒ 100.0 %

What is the percent of mass remaining for Sample B?

99.4

⇒ 98.6 %

What is the percent of mass remaining for Sample C?

97

⇒ 100.0 %

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