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Old 09-29-2005, 06:05 PM
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Anyone good with chem?

I'm having a bit of trouble on this one problem. It doesn't sound like a combustion problem, because it would normally mix with 02 to make CO2 and H20 but I cant figure out how to write a balanced chemical equation out of it, because it doesnt specify what happens to the sulfer:

When M2S3(s) is heated in air, it is converted to MO2(s). A 4.000 g sample of M2S3(s) shows a decrease of 0.277g when heated in air. What is the atomic mass of M. Report your answer to 1 decimal place.


Any help would be greatly appreciated

p.s. M is an unspecified element
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