Lithium carbonate, li2co3, contains 18.8 % lithium and is used in the treatment of mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder. what mass of lithium is present in a 1.70−g dose of lithium carbonate?
Assuming that the percentage composition is on the basis of weight percentage, therefore the mass of lithium would simply be the product of the two, that is: mass Lithium = 0.188 * 1.70 g mass Lithium = 0.3196 g = 0.32 g