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What is the percentage composition of copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and sulfur (S) in a sample of pyrite? Use elemental analysis to determine the amount of each element present in the sample and calculate the percentage composition by mass.

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It seems there is a misunderstanding in the question. Pyrite is an iron sulfide mineral with the chemical formula FeS2, and it does not contain copper  Cu . To calculate the percentage composition by mass of iron  Fe  and sulfur  S  in pyrite, we will use the molar masses of these elements.The molar mass of iron  Fe  is 55.845 g/mol, and the molar mass of sulfur  S  is 32.066 g/mol. The molecular formula of pyrite is FeS2, so the molar mass of pyrite is:Molar mass of pyrite = Molar mass of Fe + 2 * Molar mass of SMolar mass of pyrite = 55.845 g/mol + 2 * 32.066 g/mol = 119.977 g/molNow, we can calculate the percentage composition by mass of iron  Fe  and sulfur  S  in pyrite:Percentage of Fe =  Molar mass of Fe / Molar mass of pyrite  * 100Percentage of Fe =  55.845 g/mol / 119.977 g/mol  * 100 = 46.55%Percentage of S =  2 * Molar mass of S / Molar mass of pyrite  * 100Percentage of S =  2 * 32.066 g/mol / 119.977 g/mol  * 100 = 53.45%So, the percentage composition of iron  Fe  in pyrite is 46.55%, and the percentage composition of sulfur  S  is 53.45%. There is no copper  Cu  in pyrite.

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