Sodium hydrogencarbonate, NaHCO3\mathrm{NaHCO_{3}}NaHCO3, contains sodium, hydrogen, carbon and oxygen. Use Na=23\mathrm{Na} = 23Na=23, H=1\mathrm{H} = 1H=1, C=12\mathrm{C} = 12C=12 and O=16\mathrm{O} = 16O=16.
Which element makes up 14.3% of the mass of sodium hydrogencarbonate?
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