The number of oxygen atoms = 3
Mass = 24 g
The formula of a compound shows the composition of the constituent elements
CaCO₃ is composed of 3 types of elements, namely Ca, C and O
The amounts of each of these elements in the compound CaCO₃:
So the number of oxygen atoms = 3
mass of Oxygen :
[tex]\tt mass~O=\dfrac{3\times Ar~O}{MW~CaCO_3}\times mass~CaCO_3\\\\mass~O=\dfrac{3\times 16}{100}\times 50=24~g[/tex]
