Combined Science GCSE
Percentage composition
What Percentage composition means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Percentage composition
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The fraction of a compound's mass contributed by a particular element, found by dividing the element's total mass by the compound's relative formula mass and multiplying by 100.
Topics that use Percentage composition
- Relative formula mass (AQA GCSE)
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