3. One modern use for copper-containing alloys such as brass are as doorknobs in hospitals and schools. Copper has antimicrobial properties, which can help limit the spread of some bacteria and viruses on those fixtures. If a brass alloy was used which contains 59% copper by mass and 41% zinc by mass and each doorknob has a mass of 600 g, what is the limiting element and how many doorknobs can you make with 2930 g Cu and 1820 g Zn

58750.08068 is the answer i think

your answer is a. the enthalpy of formation for a pure element in its standard state is always positive.

a. the law of proportion states the combination of 2 atoms in a specific ratio to produce multiple compounds such as the given statement of question ‘1st compound contains 88.8 % cu ’ indicates 88.8 g of cu is present along with 11.2 g oxygen in 100 g of compound whereas the statement ‘2st compound contains 79.9 % cu ’ indicates 79.9 g of cu is present along with 20.1 g oxygen in 100 g of compound

1st compound contains 88.8 g cu

for cu

m = 63 g /mol

atomic % = 88.8 /63 = 1.42

for o

m = 16 g /mol

atomic % = 11.2 /16 = 0.7

b. the emperical formula of 1st compound is

cu1.4o0.7

cu2o