A sample of a substance containing only magnesium and chlorine was tested in the laboratory and was found to be composed of 74.5% chlorine by mass. If the total mass of the sample was 190.2 grams, what was the mass of the magnesium?

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In a binary compound, $XY$, if $%X$ is given, then, clearly, $%Y=100-X%$ with respect to mass.

So we take that figure and multiply it by the mass of the sample to give under $50* g$.

Note that you could use the data given to give an empirical formula for the compound.

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