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Find the percentage of calcium in calcium carbonate `(CaCO_(3))`.

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Molecular mass of `CaCO_(3)=40+12+(16xx3)=100 u`
Atomic mass of Ca = 40
`therefore` Percentage of `Ca=(40)/(100)xx100=40%`.
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