A manufacturer prepares a 750 kg batch of powder mixture. Zinc carbonate makes up 44.0% of the mixture by mass, and the other materials contain no zinc. Zinc carbonate contains 52.0% zinc by mass.
Calculate the maximum mass of zinc in the batch.
142 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 2.6 Calculations involving masses, covering 2.6.1 Relative formula mass and percentage composition, 2.6.2 Empirical and molecular formulae, 2.6.3 Conservation of mass, 2.6.4 Reacting masses and concentration in g dm⁻³, 2.6.5 The mole and the Avogadro constant, and 2.6.6 Limiting reactants and stoichiometry. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.