What is Percent: Definition and 231 Discussions

In mathematics, a percentage (from Latin per centum "by a hundred") is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign, "%", although the abbreviations "pct.", "pct" and sometimes "pc" are also used. A percentage is a dimensionless number (pure number); it has no unit of measurement.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents Top users
  1. R

    Weight Percent Concentration

    Homework Statement What is the weight percent concentration of a saline solution prepared by dissolving 2.440 mole of KCl in 10 L of water? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution
  2. U

    Partial derivative of function w.r.t. the percent change of the variable

    Homework Statement Rewrite this in terms of f, f, ∂f/∂x, and x: ∂f(x,y)/∂(%Δx) = ∂f(x,y)/∂(d log(x) ) Homework Equations ∂(%Δf(x,y))/∂(%Δx) = ∂logf(x,y)/∂log(x)= ∂f(x,y)/∂x*x/f(x,y). ∂f(x,y)/∂log(x)=x∂f(x,y)/∂x The Attempt at a Solution I found that (%Δx) can be written as...
  3. K

    Calculating % Yield of Ester in Chemistry Lab

    % yield ester I'm having a problem with my chemistry lab report. the question is: What would the % yield of ester be if the reaction were simply allowed to equilibrate (i.e. no products are removed)? I think the the yield is going to smaller but i don't know why. pls help
  4. M

    Centripetal Force Lab Percent Error and Accepted Values Help PLEASE

    Hi! I need help and please do not delete this! What I need help with i cannot put into the template provided. I am sorry but I need help with a lab report. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU TO NOT DELETE THIS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT FOLLOW THE TEMPLATE! I REALLY REALLY NEED HELP! I need to find the...
  5. B

    Percent change in thermionic emission

    % change in thermionic emission Q1. Determine the % change in thermionic emission for an oxide-coated filament of work function of 1.3eV if the temperature is decreased by 1.00% at a temperature of 2300K I'm uncertain but i used dJ/J=dT/T ( 2 + ((1160x1.3)/1000) to get a 15% change in...
  6. Z

    Percent weight and particle size

    Is there a difference between percent weight and percent number? I am working with particle size and I am really confused because I would expect that they would be the same? eg. WEIGHT----Number of particles 5---3 2---1 8---1 % weight of 3 would be 3*5/(5*3+2*1+8*1) = 60%? % number of...
  7. M

    Partial derivatives and percent error

    Homework Statement When two resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel, their effective resistance R = (R1R2)/(R1+R2). Show that is R1 and R2 are both increased by a small percentage c, then the percentage increase of R is also c. Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I...
  8. J

    Maximum Percent Recovery of pure acetanilide?

    Homework Statement Solubility of acetanilide in water is 5.5g/100mL at 100C 0.53g/100mL at 0C A 0.150g sample of acetanilide containing only traces of impurities was recrystalized using a total of 3mL of hot water. a) What is the maximum possible percent recovery of pure acetanilide...
  9. B

    Percent of initial total mechanical energy lost during a round trip?

    Given: Mass= 5 kg Vo= 40 m/s Vf=50 m/s s=150 m Ho=0 Hf=50.2 m g=9.8 m/s/s friction=6.26 N θ=30° *You will probably not use all of these values* What percent of initial total mechanical energy is lost during the round trip? (a block (with mass m) going up an inclined plane, and...
  10. M

    Percent error using acceleration and 1/mass

    I'm doing a lab where I had to use a cart and a pully, collecting data to compare the net force and the acceleration and again for acceleration vs mass. The acceleration vs mass graph was a curve, which we then straightened out to give us a graph of acceleration vs 1/mass. I am wondering how i...
  11. J

    Rotating Polarizer 90 Degrees With Only 10 Percent Loss

    Homework Statement Describe how to rotate the plane of polarization of a plane-polarized beam of light by $90^\circ$ and produce only a 10 percent loss in intensity using "perfect" polarizers. The solution says to use 24 polarizers, with each at an angle of $3.75^\circ$ with the next...
  12. Saitama

    Chemistry Find Mole % of N2H4 in Mixture: Homework Statement

    Homework Statement A mixture of NH3 and N2H4 is placed in a sealed container at 300K. The total pressure is 0.5atm. The container is heated to 1200K, when both substances decompose completely according to the equations, 2NH3--->N2+3H2 N2H4--->N2+2H2 After decomposition is complete, the...
  13. S

    Calculating percent abundance for 3 isotopes

    For my chemistry class, I need to be able to calculate percent abundances for multiples isotopes, if given the mass of the isotopes and average atomic mass of the element. The percent abundance of 1 isotope may be given. The teacher has said that calculating for a problem with 3 isotopes is...
  14. G

    Producing Phosphoric Acid: Calculating Percent Yield

    Approximately 12 million kilograms of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) are produced annually for fertilizers, detergents, and agents for water treatment. Phosphoric acid can be prepared by heating the mineral fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F) with sulfuric acid in the presence of water. Ca5(PO4)3F + 5H2SO4 +...
  15. L

    Percent Error Formula: Find the % Error in Lab w/ 10 mL Water

    Homework Statement I need to find the percent error from a lab I did in class. i have all the data but I don't know what would be used for the theoretical weight and experimental weight in the percent error formula. I used 10 mL, 25 mL, and 50 mL of water in a graduated cylinder. I'll just...
  16. I

    Percent change in photon energy

    [b]1. Homework Statement A photon of wavelength is incident on an electron at rest. On collision, the photon is scattered at an angle θ with increased wavelength . Suppose θ = pi/2, what is the percent change in photon energy for this collision in (a) a microwave oven with wavelength = 3.0...
  17. U

    Percent error and vectors

    Homework Statement What will happen to the percent error of graphical or force table method as the number of vectors to be added increases? Give proof. 3 vectors A = 400 g B = 450 g C = 427 g Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution First, I computed for the percent...
  18. G

    Compute percent uncertainty of Resistor

    Homework Statement The relationship between resistance with temperature is expressed by the equation of R= R0[1+ α(T-T0)], where Ro is the resistance at the reference temp. T0 and α for the resistor material has been determined to be 0.0048 ± 0.1% oC. In the range 0 to 100* C, in which we...
  19. J

    Matlab % Error for Euler's Method

    Homework Statement I am trying to find the percent error in Euler's method with 3 different step sizes. The Attempt at a Solution Below is some coding I have calculating percent error of Euler's method however there has to be a more efficient way to input the matrices, I have found...
  20. Simfish

    What percent of professors have open positions for new grad students?

    It seems that most professors seem to have positions open for undergrads (although undergrads don't need pay). But what about graduate students? Is it a good idea to *always* email any prospective advisor, asking him if he has open positions available for new grad students? It seems that...
  21. P

    Proof of 50% Rule in Memory Fragmentation Analysis

    statistical analysis of first fit for instance reveals that even with some optimization given N allocated blocks, another 0.5N blocks will be lost to fragmentation. that is one-third of memory may be unusable. This property is known as the 50-percent rule. can anybody explain to me the proof...
  22. G

    Percent water vapor - greenhouse gas

    I'm have armchair interest in greenhouse gases. One of the interesting points is the amount of greenhouse effect that CO2 has versus water vapor. I go to this page http://www.climate4you.com/GreenhouseGasses.htm and find that the relative percentage of atmospheric humidity is 45%. I...
  23. N

    Percent Difference Between Theta and Sin (Theta) help

    Homework Statement This is what my professor is asking me to do: Show a table for when sin(theta) and theta have a percent difference of 1%, 5%, and 10%. (i.e. this table will have three columns)" You are to show this table (for all three quantities) such that the behavior leading slightly...
  24. L

    Calculate the percent difference of free fall acceleration.

    1. Calculate the percent difference of freefall acceleration for the light and heavier picket fence Lighter Picket Fence - Mass 95.84 g | Acceleration 6.4141 m/s2 Heavier Picket Fence - Mass 128.16 g | 8.995 m/s2 2. Compare each of the values from the graphs to the accepted value of free...
  25. G

    Calculating Resultants and Percent Error

    Well I am almost done with my lab report finally and I just hit a speed bump. When I calculate my percent error something popped up in my calculator showing that I have like 80% error in the last 2 problems. Anyone know why am I getting this huge marginal error? please note that 30 125 200 288...
  26. M

    Understanding the true impact of gun violence: A scientific perspective

    Hi, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct place or not. I'm having a discussion with one of my high school age daughters about gun violence. We've started this discussion because of the recent shooting in Arizona. I'm trying to explain to her that given the number of guns in the US...
  27. jegues

    Computing true percent relative error (Taylor Series)

    Homework Statement See figure attached, Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution Isn't the Maclaurin series just simply the Taylor series around 0? (\text{i.e. } (x-c), \quad c=0, \quad x ) Also for part B, how do we go about solving for | \epsilon_{t} |? Thanks...
  28. P

    Calculating Percent Yield of Al2O3

    Homework Statement If the reaction of 2.5 g of Al with 2.5 g of O2 produced 3.5 g of Al2O3, what is the percent yield of Al2)3? Be sure to write and balance equation. Homework Equations Percent Yield = (actual yield / theoretical yield ) x 100 The Attempt at a Solution 4Al + 302...
  29. P

    Percent Composition of Carbon in Dimethylsulfoxide (C2H6SO4)

    Homework Statement What is the percentage of carbon in dimethylsulfoxide, C2 H6 SO4? Homework Equations mass of C / total mass x 100 = percentage of carbon The Attempt at a Solution The total mass = 126 total mass of C = 24 Wouldn't it be 24 / 126 x 100 = 19 % But...
  30. 3

    Percent Growth of Exponential Function

    Homework Statement If there is a quantity T comprised of two other quantities such that T=L+B, and quantity T and B are both increasing in every period at a fixed percent such that %growth T > %growth B, it will be true that %growth L > %growth T. It will also be true that as n approaches...
  31. K

    Calculate Mass Percent: HNO3 in Sample

    Homework Statement A sample conaining both HCl and HNO3 had a density of 1.083g/ml. A 43.00 ml amount of this sample required 29.09 ml of 0.2828 M NaOH for titration. Another 43.00 ml amount of this sample required 7.88 ml of 0.1505 M AgNO3 for titration. Calculate the mass percent of HNO3...
  32. C

    Experimental percent error in kinetic energy for elastic collision

    Homework Statement Experimental percent error in kinetic energy : (Ki -Kf)/Ki*100% = My Ki - 128.35 J Kf = -8.926J - which I am still not sure if it should be negative or positive. This is for a linear track with two carts. First, I determined Velocity from the equation of the line. Then...
  33. M

    Percent difference and uncertainty

    Homework Statement How do we solve this problem? % Difference = (l 0.282 +/- 0.0019 - 0.288 +/- 0.04 l) / 0.285 +/- 0.02 Homework Equations Percent Difference = (l value - average value l)...
  34. L

    Volume of Sulphuric Acid (Mass Percent)

    The Density of a solution of sulphuric acid is 1.8022g/cc, and it is 88.00 percent by mass. What volume of the solution (in milliliters) do you need to supply 43.0 g of sulphuric acid? I'm not too sure how to solve this question, I tried it and thought it was too simple? This is what I did...
  35. C

    Chemistry Mass Percent Question

    Homework Statement 0.3106 g of an iron-containing compound yield 0.07017 g Fe2O3 upon oxidation. What is the mass percent of the iron in the compound?? Homework Equations stoichiometry? The Attempt at a Solution (0.07017 g Fe203)(1 mole Fe2O3/ 159.7 g Fe2O3)(2 moles Fe/1 mole...
  36. N

    Molar Solutions with percent concentrations

    1. The molecular weight of NaCl is 58.54. A 1 M solution of NaCl has 58.54 g NaCl dissolved in distilled water to a total volume of 1000 mL or 1 L. a .1 M solution has .854 g/L. A .2 M solution has 11.71 g/L. Qustion 1 - What is the molarity of a 5% w/v NaCl solution? Question 2 - What is...
  37. N

    How Do You Calculate the Percent by Mass of Na2SO4 * 10H2O in a Hydrated Sample?

    Homework Statement A thoroughly dried 1.283 sample of Na2SO4 is exposed to the atmosphere and found to gain 0.395 in mass. What is the percent, by mass, of Na2SO4 * 10H20 in the resulting mixture of anhydrous and the decahydrate? Homework Equations 1 mol Na2SO4 = 142.0428 g 1 mol H20...
  38. C

    Percent change in mass when gaining charge.

    Homework Statement When an object such as a plastic comb is charged by rubbing it with a cloth, the net charge is typically a few microcoulombs. If that charge is 3.6*10^-6 C, by what percentage does the mass of a 39g comb change during charging? Homework Equations n/a? The...
  39. I

    How Accurate Are Calculations of Circle Area and Sphere Volume?

    I have 2 problems that I'm wondering if they're right or not... Thanks for the help. Homework Statement 10) What is the area, and its approximate uncertainty, of a circle of radius 3.8 x 104cm?Homework Equations A=πr2The Attempt at a Solution A=π380002 A=4536459792cm2 Then, I did the same...
  40. M

    Calculating Error Rate for Valid Results: A Wins Over 99.9% of the Time

    there are 1000 valid results, but 1 is invalid. in other words, 99.9% of the results are valid. what is the error rate for this to be possible? basically right now i have these facts -- if A has more than B, A wins. in order for a result to be considered "valid," A must have more wins than B...
  41. P

    Redox titration (calculating percent iron in sample)

    Homework Statement A mass of iron ore weighing 0.2792g was dissolved in dilute acid and all the iron was converted to Fe2+(aq). The iron II solution required 23.30ml of 0.0194M KMnO4 for titration. Calculate the percentage of iron in the ore.Homework Equations Wrote out my redox reactions...
  42. W

    Calculating percent error in a lab

    calculating percent error in a lab please help! Homework Statement I have to calculate an experimental value for g using values from my lab. I got -45.9 as my value, and now i have to calculate the percent error Homework Equations a= g (m2 - m1/ m2+m1) was the equation i used...
  43. 0

    Calculate Mass Percent of Cu & Zn in Brass Alloy

    Brass, an alloy of Zn and Cu, reacts with hydrochloric acid as follows: Zn (s) + 2 HCl (aq) → ZnCl2 (aq) + H2 (g) Cu does not react with HCl. When 0.5065 g of a certain brass alloy is reacted with excess HCl, 0.0985 g of ZnCl2 is eventually isolated. What is the composition of the...
  44. A

    Mass percent related problems

    a pb-contaminated water sample contains .0011% pb by mass. how much of the water (in mL) contains 150mg of pb. the density of the solution is 1.0g/mL. to solve that would you just start with 150mg of pb then convert that to grams, use the mass % as a conversion factor by making it 100g...
  45. G

    Solve Ka: Percent Ionization of Formic Acid - 2.85%

    Homework Statement What concentration of formic acid would give an aqueous solution in which 2.85 percent of the formic acid molecules are ionized? Assume that Ka for formic acid is 1.80E-4 . Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution X^2 / .0285 - X = 1.8E-4 X = .00226 M =...
  46. R

    Percent increase/decrease cylinder (no values)

    By approximately what percent would the volume of a right circular cylinder increase or decrease if the height were to increase by 2% and the radius of the base were to decrease by 1.5%? Partial differentials makes sense in this case, I am just stuck when I have no usable values. Volume of...
  47. S

    Weight percent concentration calculation with partition coefficients

    Homework Statement what is the weight percent concentration of SO2 in the exsolved aqueous fluid phase that existed with solution if sulphur has ppm by weight of 90. partition coefficient= 47 Homework Equations partition coefficient- 47= concentration of aqueous fluid/ concentration of...
  48. J

    Percent change in tension to achieve specified change in frequency

    % change in tension to achieve specified change in frequency Homework Statement A particular guitar string is supposed to vibrate at 219 Hz, but it is measured to actually vibrate at 224 Hz. By what percentage should the tension in the string be changed to get the frequency to the correct...
  49. M

    Determining the Mass percent comp. of an Aqueous Hydrogen peroxide

    Homework Statement In lab we recorded a barometric pressure of 768.2 torr. Suppose we didn't have access to a barometer and assumed that atmospheric pressure was 760 mm Hg. Would the mass percent of hydrogen peroxide that you calculated for the solution be higher or lower than the value you...
  50. S

    Weight percent of hypochlorite in bleach

    Homework Statement If 5 mL of a bleach sample is diluted to 100 mL and then 30.00 mL of the dilute solution is titrated with 29.65 mL of a 0.1034 M solution of thiosulfate what is the weight percent of hypochlorite in the 5 mL of bleach? Homework Equations OCl−(aq) + 2I−(aq) → I2(aq) +...
Back
Top