If Calcium Carbonate Found in Limestone Is 40

question 55

Multiple Choice

If calcium carbonate found in limestone is 40.0% calcium, how many grams of calcium are in 485 g of calcium carbonate?

• A)12.1 g of calcium
• B)291 g of calcium
• C)19,400 g of calcium
• D)194 g of calcium

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Definitions:

Segregation

The process during cell division in which paired alleles are separated into different gametes, ensuring genetic diversity.

Alleles

Variants of a gene that occur on the same place on a chromosome and determine distinct traits that can be passed from parents to offspring.

Gamete Formation

This is the process by which male and female reproductive cells (gametes) are produced, typically involving meiosis to ensure genetic diversity.

Recessively Inherited Trait

A genetic characteristic that is expressed in an organism only when two recessive alleles for the trait are inherited, one from each parent.