Han purple, a synthetic inorganic pigment developed in china in ancient times, has the chemical formula bacusi2o6. what is its percent by mass silicon? a. 18.0% b. 15.9% c. 27.2% d. 38.9% e. 7.96%

The mass percent of silicon in the given compound is 15.9 %

Explanation:

We are given:

A chemical compound having chemical formula

To calculate the percent by mass of silicon in given compound, we use the equation:

Mass of silicon =

Mass of compound =

Putting values in above equation, we get:

Hence, the mass percent of silicon in the given compound is 15.9 %