Composition Determination of a Mixture
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Composition Determination of a Mixture

You are given a sample that contains a mixture of the following two arsenic-containing minerals: gersdorffite (NiAsS) and getchellite (AsSbS3). You start with a sample of this mixture that has a mass of 88.78 grams. You perform a reaction that converts the arsenic (As) in these minerals into the form arsenic(III) oxide (As2O3), and 49.54 grams of this product are obtained.

What is the percent by mass of gersdorffite in the original sample? (click here if you want step-by-step help to solve this problem)
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What is the percent by mass of gersdorffite?
% by mass

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