Chemical Formulas as Formulas: Converting between Grams of a Compound and Gram of a Constituent Element.   Iron is found in Earth's crust as several iron compounds. Calculate the mass (in kgkg) of each compound that contains 7.1×103 kg of iron. Given: Fe2O3 (hematite) Express your answer in kilograms to two significant figures. The answer :  Mass = 1.1 x 104 kg   But I don't know how it got here. I keep getting 4.9 kg for my answer. Converted it to kilograms also is a challenge for me. I know that 1 g = 1000 kg and that  1 kg = 0.001 g. But i'm not sure how to apply it.

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  • Chemical Formulas as Formulas: Converting between Grams of a Compound and Gram of a Constituent Element.

 

Iron is found in Earth's crust as several iron compounds. Calculate the mass (in kgkg) of each compound that contains 7.1×103 kg of iron.

Given: Fe2O3 (hematite)

Express your answer in kilograms to two significant figures.

The answer :  Mass = 1.1 x 104 kg

 

But I don't know how it got here. I keep getting 4.9 kg for my answer. Converted it to kilograms also is a challenge for me. I know that 1 g = 1000 kg and that  1 kg = 0.001 g. But i'm not sure how to apply it.

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